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Snuvik Technologies today announced it has achieved the Cloud Standard designation within the OPN Cloud program. The OPN Cloud program enables members to showcase their expertise, skills and investment in Oracle Cloud, as well as differentiate themselves with Oracle’s integrated cloud applications and platform services."To be recognized as one of Oracle’s leading Cloud Standard partners is a tremendous achievement and testament to Snuviks’ commitment, which helps clients achieve their desired business outcomes in an accelerated manner with less risk," said Mainak Mitra, Global Delivery Head, Snuvik Technologies. To achieve the Oracle Cloud Standard designation, Snuvik Technologies has not only demonstrated its skills and expertise in Oracle Cloud Applications but also developed vertical applications for availability within the Oracle Cloud Marketplace. With this development, Snuvik plans to increase its cloud expertise and leverage business opportunities around Oracle Cloud. To view the original press release, please click here. Search for Oracle on CIMdata.com

Independent Computer Consulting Group, Inc. (“ICCG”) is pleased to announce the addition of Infor’s best of breed solution – Fashion Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), to its solution portfolio for Fashion and Apparel customers. This along with Cloud Suite Fashion (Infor M3) and Infor Supply Chain Execution Suite completes the suite for the Textiles, Fashion and Apparel vertical. Infor Fashion PLM was created using the latest Infor technologies to help fashion brands, manufacturers and private brand retailers develop styles more quickly and efficiently and improve speed to market, which is one of the key competitive differentiators for Fashion Designers and Apparel Manufacturers and Distributors. ICCG Inc. is an Infor enterprise software-focused consulting firm with global presence and a track record of over 2,000 business transformation projects, with execution across not only Infor M3 ERP system, but also Supply Chain Planning and Execution systems, Warehouse Management solutions, and now PLM solutions deployments.

“No Treat for You: Pets Miss Meals after Auto-Feeding App PetNet Glitches” is the title of an article about an IoT connected pet-feeder, SmartFeeder by PetNet (www.petnet.io), that left some pets hungry due to a 10-hour server outage. The level of engineering complexity in the SmartFeeder is nowhere near what can be expected in systems-of-systems such as connected intelligent factories or transportation systems where it would be much easier to miss failure modes due to low engineering intuition in the face of the growing complexity of functional architectures, functional loops, multiple disciplines, and high software content. As a result, the complex systems-of-systems of tomorrow are much more likely to trigger product recalls and launch delays than the products of today. A robust and systematic way of mitigating the risks posed by low engineering intuition must be developed to make the connected intelligent products dependable.  In a recent CIMdata webinar, Why

Many different industries rely on configure-to-order (CTO) or engineer-to-order (ETO) strategies to profitably deliver products to their customers. Product companies want to mass customize their way to markets of one. Product configurators have long addressed this problem, some technical and some targeted toward business users. Both configuration skills and costing accuracy are essential to make it work. But, as in other disciplines, many of these solutions are designed for experts. Configure-Price-Quote (CPQ) solutions take this one step further, using engineering and enterprise data to quickly develop profitable bids and solutions to customers’ problems. As part of our research on this topic, CIMdata identified over 70 firms with CPQ offerings that are “getting to CPQ” from different directions. The figure below illustrates the types of firms offering CPQ solutions. Types of firms offering CPQ solutions (Courtesy of CIMdata) Configuration management (CM) specialists like Tacton and Configit have offerings in this space. Many are

Stage-Gate International has named Planview Enterprise one of the first software products to be certified Stage-Gate® Ready for Innovation Team Agility, a new criteria category designed to give product development teams more agility, flexibility and speed. Planview Enterprise gives organizations the ability to capture ideas, prioritize products, visualize roadmaps, optimize resource capacity, manage the gated commercialization process, and monitor product performance. With smart cars driving themselves and home appliances talking behind our backs, the Internet of Things has connected our world in ways we never imagined. As a result, new product development teams quickly adapt to market dynamics to get the best products to consumers. The Innovation Team Agility category from Stage-Gate enables new product development teams to use a hybrid innovation model to incorporate best-in-class project management methodologies into a Stage-Gate Idea-to-Launch process. Planview Enterprise, now certified Stage-Gate Ready for Innovation Team Agility, provides an interactive, multi-dimensional perspective into portfolio management scenarios supporting strategic

Elmo Solutions announces the immediate availability of the Agni Link CAD/PDM/PLM Integration System for SAP ERP. The leader in manufacturing data integration has begun shipping a connector for Agni Link, its live, bidirectional CAD/PDM/PLM-ERP data integration system, that will provide support for SAP ERP and SAP Business Suite. The new connectors will allow live, bidirectional integration between SAP ERP platforms and a number of CAD/PDM/PLM applications, including: SOLIDWORKS SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional, Enterprise PDM (EPDM) AutoCAD and its various “flavors” (Mechanical, Electrical, etc.) Autodesk Revit Autodesk Inventor Autodesk Vault Solid Edge "We are excited to welcome SAP among our partners. This represents an important milestone for the Elmo Solutions family of products,” says Science Officer Ricardo Talbot. "The Elmo Solutions development team is dedicated to providing the highest level of dependability to its SAP users. Knowing Agni Link is an SAP-compatible product will reassure these users they are achieving a very high level of productivity when using Agni Link and SAP.” Agni Link

PROLIM is proud to sponsor ACE 2017, the biggest and most collaborative ACE event, on March 21st – 23rd, 2017 in Nashville, TN. ACE 2017 is a great place to network with Aras users & partners, hear about next generation PLM strategies, see the latest solutions and find out what Aras has in store for the future. Learn how to get even more value from the solutions they are using and how to prepare for the evolving changes industry is undergoing. * See innovative new solutions that will transform business * Learn about the latest technological advancements in PLM * Attend focused sessions on a wide range of both business & tech topics * Hear best practices from Aras users who have been there done that At ACE 2017 you will: · Explore – Attend focused sessions on a wide range of both business & tech

Geometric Limited has announced that the Scheme of Arrangement & Amalgamation between Geometric, HCL Technologies Limited (“HCL”) and 3D PLM Software Solutions Limited (“3D PLM”) has become effective on March 2, 2017. Under the transaction the entire business of Geometric has been transferred to HCL. Simultaneously Geometric has been merged into 3D PLM. Geometric is a specialist in the domain of engineering solutions, services and technologies. Its portfolio of Global Engineering services, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, Embedded System solutions, and Digital Technology solutions enables companies to formulate, implement, and execute global engineering and manufacturing strategies aimed at achieving greater efficiencies in the product realization lifecycle. To view the original press release, please click here. Search for 3D PLM Software Solutions Limited on CIMdata.com Search for Geometric on CIMdata.com Search for HCL Technologies on CIMdata.com

In moments of complete candor, most architects, engineers, contractors, owner-operators, and other involved parties will share their frustration with the way things are commonly done in AEC. The problem is much bigger than individual frustration, however: Over the past 20 years, while manufacturing productivity in the United States (and in other countries) has roughly doubled, construction productivity has been stagnant. The problem is magnified for larger projects. According to a study by Bent Flyvbjerg of Oxford University, roughly 90% of megaprojects (i.e., projects costing more than US $1B) experience cost overruns, and it is common for those overruns to exceed the project budget by 50%. It’s clear that the status quo is not working, but less clear why it persists. It should be in everyone’s interest to change, but alas, change appears to be an elusive goal. It takes courage to step outside of a comfort zone and drive change,

Tech Soft 3D today announced the Tetra4D 2017 portfolio of products – Tetra4D Converter, Tetra4D Enrich and Tetra4D Automate. The enhancements made to Tetra4D Converter and Tetra4D Enrich result in the data-rich 3D PDF’s generated functioning like an application, which provides an even more interactive and richer experience for those consuming them. Improved support for import and export formats, and new workflows focused on 3D printing demonstrate the valuable role 3D PDF plays in helping companies to improve communication, save time and money. "Our customers start using 3D PDFs for particular workflows, and quickly realize how they can expand the use of 3D PDFs in other processes and workflows throughout the organization," said Lionel Vieilly, product manager for Tetra4D. "The Tetra4D 2017 portfolio is loaded with feature enhancements including support for new export formats such as the 3MF, the ability to search within a 3D PDF, and many more