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Surf and fly-fishing apparel company continues their digital journey

Howler Brothers, the outdoor apparel company, has selected Centric Software^®’s Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution, Centric SMB for emerging brands. Centric Software provides the most innovative enterprise solutions to plan, design, develop, source and sell products such as apparel, footwear, sporting goods, furniture, home décor, cosmetics, food & beverage and luxury to achieve strategic and operational digital transformation goals.

Headquartered in Austin, Texas and founded in 2011, Howler Brothers was formed by friends Chase Heard and Andy Stepanian. The name of the company was inspired by the Howler monkeys they heard on their...

Use of data and analytics to reimagine and enhance customer experience

Shoppers Stop Ltd, one of India’s leading retailer of fashion and beauty brands, is collaborating with Accenture to accelerate its digital commerce transformation across multiple retail channels. The program aims to enhance customer experience and profitability, as well as support Shoppers Stop’s goal of being the go-to digital destination for customers through constant innovation.

“Omnichannel commerce has been a huge focus area for us as we seek to meet and exceed our customers’ evolving needs and expectations,” said Venu Nair, Shoppers Stop’s managing director and chief executive officer. “By collaborating with...

Accenture will host a conference call at 8:00 a.m. EDT on Thursday, Sept. 23, to discuss its fourth-quarter and fiscal year 2021 financial results. A news release containing these results will be issued before the call.

To participate, please dial +1 (877) 692-8955 [+1 (234) 720-6979 outside the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada] and enter access code 6450548 approximately 15 minutes before the scheduled start of the call. The conference call will also be accessible live on the Investor Relations section of the Accenture Web site at www.accenture.com.

A replay of the conference call will be available online at...

Tata Consultancy Services’ End-to-End Services across the Complete Life Sciences Value Chain, TCS ADD Platform, and Strong Domain Expertise, Cited as Key Strengths

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a leading global IT services, consulting and business solutions organization, has been positioned as a Leader in the Everest Group PEAK Matrix^® for Life Sciences Operations Services.

In an assessment of 31 life sciences BPS providers, TCS was placed highest for Vision and Capability. According to the report, TCS is one of the largest providers of services in life sciences operations and offers end-to-end services across the complete value chain including pharmacovigilance, clinical data management,...

AVEVA, a global leader in industrial software, driving digital transformation and sustainability, has announced the launch of AVEVA™ Unified Learning as part of AVEVA’s portfolio available on AVEVA Connect, common cloud platform. The new cloud-based employee development solution helps AVEVA customers advance industrial workers from novice to expert by using blended custom and generic experiential training modules, including AVEVA’s Process Competency Training, Pipeline Competency Training, and The Operations Excellence Group’s OEG Knowledge Library.

Harpreet Gulati, Senior Vice President, Planning, Simulation and Optimization Business, AVEVA commented, “Effective training programs are essential to help prevent industrial accidents and ensure safety, especially...

The award reinforces Wipro’s leadership in AI and automation

Wipro Limited, a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company, was recognized by The Hackett Group for innovation in Artificial Intelligence (AI) led automation, in human resources (HR) functions. Wipro won The Hackett Group’s 2021 Digital Award in the AI-led automation category for its “Hire-to-Retire – AI-led HR Automation for Employee Onboarding and Engagement” solution.

The use of innovative solutions in HR processes accelerates workflows and makes operations more efficient. The comprehensive AI-led transformation of Wipro’s internal Human Resources Shared Services (HRSS) function reduced employee-onboarding time from 7-8 days to...

On September 21st and 22nd, CONTACT Software, together with customers, partners and prominent guests, will present which competencies and technical skills are crucial for the successful digital transformation of companies.

Under the motto "Energizing digital sovereignty for your resilient business", the two-day online event shows how companies can act digitally with confidence in times of increasing dynamism and make the right decisions for the future viability of their business. The open low-code platform CONTACT Elements with application examples from the areas of IoT, PLM, project management and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) will be presented as a flexible solution for maximum resilience and economic...

Patrice Soudan, co-opted independent Director

ESI Group announces the evolution of its Board of Directors to continue supporting the company’s transformation toward best-in-class international listed company. During its meeting of September 3rd, 2021, the Board of Directors co-opted Patrice Soudan as independent Director. He takes over the mandate of Vincent Chaillou, who resigned. Patrice’s mandate ends at the shareholders meeting of 2024.

As Director Patrice Soudan represents a valuable asset for ESI Group thanks to his expertise in leadership and financial management of global publicly listed industrial and technological companies. Patrice Soudan will be member of the Strategic Committee, the Audit Committee,...

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Key takeaways:

• Service Lifecycle Management (SLM) continues to grow in importance for many businesses, often enabling new business models, as well as increasing profitability and customer loyalty.
• Successful SLM environments leverage a digital thread that provides end-to-end connectivity; feedback among design, production, and service organizations; and maintains a comprehensive, actionable digital twin that contains the up-to-date configuration of the managed asset.
• Siemens’ Teamcenter SLM solution enables companies to create an effective collaborative and closed-loop feedback environment among product design, manufacturing, and service. It also enables OEMs, EPCs, and production line builders to plan for service optimization...

This major PLM industry event, the second in a series on disruptive technologies, will take place virtually in November, with a set of all-new presentations.

Ann Arbor, MI, USA & Stockholm, SWEDEN 25 August 2021—CIMdata and Eurostep are pleased to announce the agenda topics for PLM Road Map™ & PDT Fall 2021. The theme for our 2021 PLM Road Map & PDT conferences is “Disruption—the PLM Professionals’ Exploration of Emerging Technologies that Will Reshape the PLM Value Equation.” The fall event will expand upon the topics discussed during the spring event...