Position Papers

Cadence reported 2019 revenue of $2.336 billion, compared to revenue of $2.138 billion for 2018. On a GAAP basis, Cadence achieved operating margin of 21 percent and recognized net income of $989 million, or $3.53 per share on a diluted basis, in 2019, compared to operating margin of 19 percent and net income of $346 million, or $1.23 per share on a diluted basis for 2018. Revenue for the fourth quarter of 2019 totaled $600 million, compared to revenue of $570 million for the same period in 2018. Cadence achieved operating margin of 18 percent and recognized net income of $660 million, or $2.36 per share on a diluted basis, in the fourth quarter of 2019, compared to operating margin of 20 percent and net income of $98 million, or $0.35 per share on a diluted basis, for the same period in 2018. GAAP net income for the

Trimble has opened its Call for Speakers for the 2020 Trimble Dimensions User Conference, which will be held November 2-4 at Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Emphasizing education, innovation and networking, this biennial event is a premier opportunity for speakers to share insights and real-world experiences. Of particular interest to the thousands of attendees at Dimensions are sessions to learn about and experience groundbreaking technology trends in construction, geospatial surveying and mapping, autonomy, civil engineering, architecture and design, agriculture, transportation, utilities and more. Those interested in presenting at an educational session can learn more at dimensions.trimble.com/sessions/call-for-speakers, and may submit speaker proposals through April 8, 2020. Notifications of acceptance will be made in early June, and speakers will receive a significantly discounted full-conference registration rate. Additional information about Trimble Dimensions, including registration details, will be available in the coming weeks. Trimble Dimensions User Conference showcases how technology is

CGTech will kick off the first of its 2020 North American VERICUT Users’ Exchange (VUE) events in Irvine, CA on March 2nd. Each year CGTech hosts VUE events for its customers around the world. More than 5,000 attendees are expected at 50+ VUE events in 2020. There is no charge to attend.   At VUE 2020, CGTech staff will provide a first-hand look at the new features in the latest release of VERICUT, version 9.0. Attendees will also learn what’s already in the works for version 9.1, tips and tricks for improving manufacturing efficiency, and have the opportunity to express ideas about the future direction of the software.   “Users that adopted our latest VERICUT 9.0 release have reported being pleasantly surprised by the enhanced visual appearance of their simulations, but some users don’t yet realize how much easier and faster they can verify NC processes in the new flexible

Oracle and Microsoft are extending their cloud partnership with a new cloud interconnect location in Amsterdam. This is good news for the many local businesses that rely on software from both companies. The new Amsterdam interconnect will enable these businesses to share data across applications running in Microsoft Azure and Oracle Cloud. The facility in Amsterdam—a strategic data center hub for Europe—joins interconnected regions already up and running in Toronto; Ashburn, Virginia; and London, and is part of a broader Oracle-Microsoft cloud interoperability partnership announced last year. The goal of the overall collaboration is to make it faster and easier for enterprises to move their on premise workloads to the cloud that best suits the specific needs of an application. For example, an enterprise customer may want to run a Windows-based applications on Microsoft Azure connected to Oracle’s Autonomous Database or Exadata on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. Or they may want related Microsoft-centric

To compete and succeed in a world where digital is everywhere, companies need a new focus on balancing “value” with “values,” aligning their drive to create business value with their customers’ and employees’ values and expectations, according to Accenture Technology Vision 2020. The 20th edition of Accenture’s (NYSE: ACN) annual report predicts the key technology trends that will redefine businesses over the next three years.   According to the 2020 report, “We, The Post-Digital People: Can your enterprise survive the ‘tech-clash?,” even though people are embedding technology into their lives more than ever before, organizations’ attempts to meet their needs and expectations can fall short. As companies enter the decade of delivering on their digital promises — and in a world where digital technology is everywhere — a new mindset and approach is required.   While some have referred to today’s environment as a “tech-lash,” or backlash against technology, that term fails to acknowledge

Infor announced French shipbuilder Piriou has chosen Infor LN software to help transform its global production, repair, and maintenance operations. Piriou, which builds mid-sized boats for private and public use, military and commercial fishing, has decided to implement a modern enterprise resource planning (ERP) software system in a quest to double its revenues over the next five years. Previously, Piriou used an AS/400-based ERP system that offered limited functionalities, only supported the French language and was not user friendly. This inhibited Piriou’s growing number of production and servicing operations users at its shipyards in Africa and Vietnam. After a thorough review of eight vendors including IFS, Microsoft and SAP, Piriou chose Infor LN, supported by French systems integrator Hélyad. "We’ve engaged in an ambitious international program to modernize our information systems through the implementation of Infor LN,” said Vincent Faujour, CEO of Piriou. “We want to improve the service we provide to our customers, but

Centric Software® is delighted to announce the release of a success story video about its customer, Camaïeu. Camaïeu is every French woman’s favorite brand. A Ready to Wear label that knows what women want and has accompanied them since 1984. Camaïeu makes women’s lives easier, enabling them to express their style through simplicity, all at an attractive price. Now, with the introduction of Centric Fashion PLM, Camaïeu has seen impressive user adoption across all teams, with a streamlined data processes and a single source of truth for product data, making it easy for collaboration between departments such as such as IT and Pattern Making. “I am extremely proud that Centric PLM has managed to bring the Product and IT teams closer together, and that Centric is able to adapt our tools as closely as possible to our objectives.” PMO Product application at Camaïeu, Sandrine Guichard, concludes. To view the original press release,

Atos has extended its strategic partnership by signing a new contract with French multinational automotive manufacturer Groupe PSA. This program is to build an SAP S/4HANA enterprise platform which integrates the two Opel-Vauxhall and Peugeot-Citroen-DS entities on a joint accounting system, in order to accelerate digital transformation across the Groupe. This program is the first phase of a Groupe PSA core system, designed to be run on SAP S/4HANA. It will foster improvements in business processes for better end-to-end efficiency enhanced indirect stock transparency, plant maintenance efficiency, and optimized shared services by centralizing functions. The project also aims at improving IT efficiency on several axes: user experience, landscape rationalization, and data management. Atos brings its solid expertise and experience garnered from managing Groupe PSA’s current legacy SAP landscape, as well as its expertise as a global leader in SAP solutions, delivering end-to-end SAP HANA® solutions, as ranked by NelsonHall in its Vendor

Lectra’s Board of Directors, chaired by Daniel Harari, reviewed the consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year 2019. Audit procedures have been performed by the Statutory Auditors. The certification report will be issued at the end of the Board of Director’s meeting of February 25, 2020. (Comparisons between 2019 and 2018 are like-for-like, unless stated otherwise. As the impact of the acquisition of Retviews on the financial statements for the full year is not material, like-for-like changes exclude only the variations in exchange rates). Q4 2019 In a continuing degraded environment that is unlikely to contribute to an upturn in investment decisions by Lectra customers, orders for new systems (30 million euros), decreased by 9% from Q4 2018 (-8% at actual exchange rates). Orders for new systems had amounted to 27.4 million euros in Q1 of this year, 26.5 million euros in Q2, and 28 million euros in

Tata Consultancy Services has been recognized as the Number One Top Employer in the United States, second in Canada and third across North America for its exceptional workplace practices, by the Top Employers Institute, an independent organization that certifies companies across the globe. The Top Employers Institute recognizes enterprises that dedicate themselves to providing the very best working environment for employees through their progressive people-first HR practices. TCS ranked highly in the U.S. and Canada for its global standards in digital learning, leadership development, and diversity and inclusion practices. As one of the nation’s largest job creators in the information technology sector, having hired more than 20,000 Americans – including 1,500 college graduates – since 2014, TCS invests deeply in its workforce. In 2019, 90 percent of TCS’ U.S. employees were re-skilled in the latest digital technologies, tools and platforms, and globally, more than 327,000 employees were trained on multiple