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ESI Group and Gazelle Tech, a French start-up developing a sustainable vehicle concept, emphasized the strategic nature of their cooperation in light of the second fundraiser aiming to certify their ultra-lightweight vehicle concept, and the start-up’s success as it was awarded the Sustainable Innovation prize of Climate Actions during COP25 conference in Madrid. Rewarded by key leaders of sustainable mobility and innovation, Gazelle Tech finalized its second fundraising of M€ 1.1million with the support of Nouvelle-Aquitaine region and Bpifrance. Gazelle Tech is developing a concept for sustainable mobility with their vehicle prototype, conceived thanks to ESI’s Virtual Prototyping solutions. In less than three years, the start-up has created a vehicle concept that is disruptive in its: lightweight composition – 1/2 of the typical weight, reducing energy consumption by 40% manufacturing process – built-in portable micro-factories that can be shipped across the world, and specifically to developing nations design – developed virtually, foregoing physical

Join in as Dassault Systèmes unleashes sustainable personalized innovation at our CES 2020 exhibitions, 3D simulations, presentations and personal discussions with key executives and engineers.  January 7-10 2020 | Las Vegas | United States Delivering sustainable personalized innovation for people People are not thinking anymore about owning products and services, but about using them.  They want personalized experiences...that come from how you collect, analyze and shape DATA to make those experiences. Companies need to better understand their customers’ desire for personalization, and rethink how to use data to design, produce and deliver personalized experiences in a world where people care about sustainability and their environment.  To collect, analyze and use data effectively, we need to rethink the infrastructure of the city where we live and adopt new technologies - like 5G - that provide the data volumes used for personalization — And the 3DEXPERIENCE platform is a game changer collaborative environment

Accenture has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Clarity Insights, a U.S.-based data consultancy with deep data science, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) expertise. The acquisition will add nearly 350 employees, along with a strong portfolio of accelerators, which can help organizations more quickly realize value from their data, to Accenture’s Applied Intelligence business. These additions will further equip clients with leading capabilities to meet the growing demand for enterprise-scale AI, analytics and automation solutions.   Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Chicago, with additional locations throughout the United States, Clarity Insights is a leading provider of data science and AI/ML engineering capabilities for large enterprises, and a strategic partner to clients across a range of industries, particularly healthcare, financial services and insurance. Recognized as one of the Chicago Tribune’s Top Workplaces 2019, their focus on serving clients’ needs end to end – from building the right data and AI-enabled

Infor announced that ground-breaking UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC), which is under construction in the West Midlands, has selected Infor Cloudsuite Industrial Enterprise. The ERP platform will underpin business and manufacturing processes at the new centre, which is the most advanced facility of its kind ever created in the UK. As part of the government’s Faraday Battery Challenge, the £129 million UKBIC near Coventry aims to help industrial partners design, test and commercialise next-generation battery technologies when it officially opens in spring 2020. Initially focused on partnerships in the automotive sector, the centre is expected to expand into other industries over time. UKBIC selected the cloud ERP solution from Infor following a rigorous tender. The decision was based on Infor’s ability to provide a single platform to support all aspects of the business — from quality control, traceability, production and finance to HR, talent management and analytics — as well as its long-term

Synopsys, Inc. and Calterah Semiconductor announced that Calterah's new-generation advanced CMOS millimeter wave (MMW) radar system-on-chip (SoC) integrating Synopsys' DesignWare® ARC® EM Processor IP has entered mass production. Calterah implemented an ISO 26262 functional safety development process to help ensure the Alps chip series met the standard's ASIL B requirements for automotive safety. This included conducting functional safety-related monitoring and detection on more than 190 blocks in the design and analyzing over 1,000 failure modes, leading to the development of dozens of chip-level safety mechanisms. By using Synopsys' ASIL-compliant ARC EM6 Processor, Calterah successfully reached its target functional safety ASIL level while enhancing overall processing performance and power efficiency for its Alps automotive radar SoC. "Calterah's new-generation Alps 77/79 GHz chip series boasts higher speed, flexibility, user-friendliness and reliability to deliver more competitive chip solutions for automotive millimeter wave radar," said Hongquan Liu, chief marketing officer at Calterah Semiconductor. "With Synopsys' functional safety-compliant ARC EM

Oracle Corporation announced fiscal 2020 Q2 results. Total Revenues were $9.6 billion, up 1% in USD and in constant currency compared to Q2 last year. Cloud Services and License Support revenues were $6.8 billion, while Cloud License and On-Premise License revenues were $1.1 billion. GAAP Operating Income was up 3% to $3.2 billion, and GAAP Operating Margin was 33%. Non-GAAP Operating Income was $4.0 billion, and non-GAAP Operating Margin was 42%. GAAP Net Income was $2.3 billion, and non-GAAP Net Income was $3.0 billion. GAAP Earnings Per Share was up 14% to $0.69, while non-GAAP Earnings Per Share was up 12% to $0.90. Short-term deferred revenues were $8.1 billion. Operating Cash Flow was $13.8 billion during the trailing twelve months. “We had another strong quarter in our Fusion and NetSuite cloud applications businesses with Fusion ERP revenues growing 37% and NetSuite ERP revenues growing 29%,” said Oracle CEO, Safra Catz.

The Construction Computing Awards results are in and global design and BIM software provider, Vectorworks, Inc. is the winner of the 2019 Editor’s Choice Award selected by Construction Computing Magazine Editor David Chadwick. Additionally, Vectorworks Architect 2020 was a runner-up in the Architectural Design Product of the Year category.   The fourteenth annual Construction Computing Awards, also known as “The Hammers,” took place on November 14 at The Grand Connaught Rooms in Covent Garden. Over 220 guests gathered to see the outcome of the readers’ online voting and judging panel’s deliberations.   “Having attended the awards for a number of years, Vectorworks UK was delighted to receive the coveted Editor’s Choice Award,” said Adrian Slatter, Vectorworks UK director of sales. “David was very gracious in his introduction of the award, explaining how the growth of Vectorworks and its transformation in the UK was very impressive. That coupled with the innovations in Vectorworks 2020, particularly the incorporation

Sigmetrix, global experts in GD&T and mechanical variation, announced a partnership agreement within the Siemens Digital Industries Software Solution Partner Program as a Software and Technology Partner. As part of the partnership, Sigmetrix will be able to augment its current tolerance analysis offerings with Siemens Digital Industries Software’s Teamcenter® portfolio, the world’s most widely used digital lifecycle management software, and NX™ software, a leading integrated solution for computer-aided design, manufacturing, and engineering (CAD/CAM/CAE). “We are excited to join Siemens Digital Industries Software’s partner community,” said James Stoddard, President of Sigmetrix. “Siemens Digital Industries Software is driving transformation to enable a digital enterprise where engineering, manufacturing and electronics design meet tomorrow, and the strength of our two organizations working together will deliver significant value to our customers.”  “We are pleased that Sigmetrix has joined the Siemens Solution Partner Program as a Software & Technology Partner. Sigmetrix and its CETOL 6σ tolerance

A collaboration between ANSYS Granta, Cambridge AI startup Intellegens, and the University of Birmingham has secured funding from the Faraday Battery Challenge to optimise battery manufacturing processes, helping to ensure that the UK leads the world in the transition to a low carbon economy Innovate UK, part of the UK Research and Innovation organization, is investing £246 million in innovation projects over 4 years. The Faraday Battery Challenge: Innovation for Feasibility Studies Round 3 is aimed at supporting business-led R&D for the design and development of batteries for electric vehicles. The collaborative grant was awarded to ANSYS Granta, Intellegens, and the University of Birmingham to apply artificial intelligence solutions to predict optimum process parameters for complex interdependencies in the  battery manufacturing process. It is estimated that around 50% of the value of future vehicles will be associated to the battery and the systems that support it. By 2022, the UK battery demand will be

Belcan, LLC (“Belcan”), a global supplier of engineering, supply chain, technical recruiting, and information technology (IT) services to the Aerospace, Defense, Automotive, Industrial, and Government services markets, today announced the acquisition of Base2 Solutions (“Base2” or “The Company”), a premier provider of software and systems engineering consulting services to customers in highly-regulated industries such as Aerospace, Defense, and Medical Devices.  Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Belcan is a portfolio company of AE Industrial Partners, LP (“AEI”), a private equity firm specializing in Aerospace, Defense & Government Services, Power Generation, and Specialty Industrial markets.  Base2 specializes in developing custom solutions to solve complex business problems in industries that require specialized technical knowledge. The Company’s services include software development, DevOps, security, and systems engineering, which are managed throughout the entire product lifecycle, from roadmap development through production. Headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, Base2 has an additional office in Brea, California. Base2