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 Hewlett Packard Enterprise will conduct a live audio webcast of its conference call to review its financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2022, which ended April 30, 2022. The call is scheduled for Wednesday, June 1, at 4:00 p.m. CT (5:00 p.m. ET), and the webcast will be available at www.hpe.com/investor/2022Q2Webcast. A replay of the audio webcast will be available at the same website shortly after the call and will remain available for approximately one year. To view the original press release, please click here. Search for HPE on CIMdata.com

3D Systems announced the company has been selected by Airbus Defence and Space to produce critical components for its industry-first satellite innovation, OneSat. 3D Systems’ Application Innovation Group (AIG) has designed an end-to-end additive manufacturing solution – comprising materials, 3D printing technology, software, and applications expertise – to produce the components required for the large antenna array on these satellites. Additively manufacturing these components offers design freedom to enable weight reduction, part performance optimization, and faster time to market which aids in more rapid deployment of these unique satellites to meet end-users’ needs. 3D Systems was selected for this important project based on the part quality achievable with its DMP systems as well as its demonstrated expertise and performance working with Airbus Defence and Space over the past seven years. Previous collaborations include production of the first 3D printed radio frequency (RF) filter tested and validated for use in commercial telecommunications satellites and the production of innovative switch assembly network

Infor, the industry cloud company, has helped automotive supplier DBK David + Baader GmbH (DBK) move to the cloud after the company fell victim to a cyberattack that abruptly knocked out the company's existing on-premises systems last year. The switch came with a go-live using Infor CloudSuite Automotive just three weeks after the attack. Infor helped with damage control with a team of experts from a wide range of disciplines and worked closely with the company to ensure that DBK was able to restore its production capability as quickly as possible. Founded in 1946 in Kandel, Palatinate, Germany, DBK David + Baader has established itself as a leading manufacturer of individual solutions in the areas of electrical heating, air conditioning and electronics, primarily for the automotive industry. In addition to the headquarters in Rülzheim, the entire DBK Group includes several subsidiaries in other European countries as well as Asia and other regions

IFS, the global cloud enterprise software company, announced that multinational IT services company, Centric has selected IFS Cloud™ to advance its digital transformation and centralise its IT environment. IFS solution partner Eqeep, will implement and support the solution and roll it out across Centric’s entire operations, encompassing sites across ten European countries. Following a competitive tender process, Centric chose IFS Cloud due to its ability to offer its customers a one-stop shop for services, backed by a single version of the truth.  By purchasing all the modules within IFS Cloud - from ERP to HR, projects, service management and finance – Centric can coordinate activities across all its business units, streamline its operations and eliminate shadow IT. This will also help Centric deliver a more collaborative customer service effort across all operational areas, reduce total cost of ownership, and ensure it is well positioned for future growth. Software solution partner Eqeep’s expert engagement with

Nokia has selected Oracle Fusion Cloud Human Capital Management (HCM) to consolidate and replace its Human Resources systems in the cloud as part of its global digitalization program. Nokia will use a worldwide deployment of Oracle Cloud HCM to manage all HR processes, including recruitment, compensation, and performance management, for the company’s global workforce in its 130 countries of operation. In 2021, Nokia launched its ‘One Nokia Digital’ strategy to support the company’s competitiveness by digitalizing its operations. As part of these efforts Nokia will replace its on-premises HR systems with Oracle Cloud HCM. Nokia selected Oracle Cloud HCM for its ability to standardize HR processes on a common data platform, which will enable Nokia to provide a consistent employee experience across teams and more easily manage and scale HR services globally. “Optimizing employee care and experience is a central part of our people strategy. Our aim is to deliver organizational agility, a seamless

Deltek the leading global provider of software and solutions for project-based businesses, and Qarbon Aerospace have successfully completed the enterprise-wide business systems transformation from Qarbon Aerospace’s legacy solution SAP to Deltek Costpoint. After selecting Deltek and its Marketplace partner TIP Technologies in 2021, Qarbon Aerospace launched ‘Project Bulldozer’ in July, with the highly ambitious goal of transforming its entire IT infrastructure and business systems prior to the company’s first anniversary. Qarbon Aerospace announced that it has successfully achieved the target ‘go live’ date, crediting the talented and disciplined firms that collaborated on the project. “The success of this project is a direct result of outstanding teamwork, the coming together of the best talent in the business, a highly disciplined project management plan and a work ethic and commitment from the combined team that will never be surpassed. Congratulations and thank you to the Qarbon Aerospace team, and our partners including Deltek and TIP Technologies. This is

RuffleButts, the kids’ swimwear and clothing company, has selected Centric Software®’s Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution. 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. Based in a suburb of Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, RuffleButts was founded 15 years ago starting with ruffled bloomers for baby girls, hence the name. The company creates joyful clothing for the treasured years of childhood. RuggedButts for boys was added later, offering a full wardrobe for girls and boys all the way into the tween years. Audrie Garcia, Production & Design Manager at RuffleButts, says, ”We’re growing quite a bit and adding new product categories, new sizing—and it was just getting to be a lot to manage.” She talks about the manual work and duplicate data entry in a

Flow Science, Inc. founder Dr. C.W. “Tony” Hirt was awarded the prestigious John Campbell Medal at the Institute of Cast Metals Engineers award ceremony on March 25, 2022, in London. Dr. Hirt received the award for his unique, long-lasting contributions to the science and practice of metal casting through his development of the CFD software FLOW-3D and its casting-specific version, FLOW-3D CAST. Dr. John Campbell presented the award to Dr. Hirt, “In gratitude for making significant, really significant benefit to the foundry industry which we continue to enjoy to this day.” The award was accepted on behalf of Dr. Hirt by Flow Science’s Chief Technology Officer, Dr. Michael Barkhudarov. The John Campbell Medal is awarded to an individual who has made a sustained contribution to the science and understanding of metal casting through research and development. Each year, the Institute writes to leading international castings research organizations and individuals, including Dr. John Campbell, the relevant Department

Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, requests professionals in the fields of photogrammetry, remote sensing and earth imaging to submit their nominations for this year’s Carl Pulfrich Award. The award recognises innovations that advance the industry. The award panel will accept nominations for projects and applied work involving hardware systems, software solutions or innovative service. It will judge nominees based on their experience, activities in the field of photogrammetry and remote sensing as well as their contributions to the advancement of the earth imaging field. With the Carl Pulfrich Award, Leica Geosystems continues the tradition of promoting outstanding scientific, application-oriented design and manufacturing ingenuity in the industry. How to nominate Nominations can be submitted by email to  \n Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist vor Spambots geschützt! Zur Anzeige muss JavaScript eingeschaltet sein! . The closing time for submissions is 15 July 2022 at 5 pm CEST. Leica Geosystems will announce

CGS, a global provider of business applications, enterprise learning and outsourcing services, announced World Trade Week (NYC), an organization promoting the importance of international trade to businesses across the United States, has recognized CGS’s Applications Solutions Division and its BlueCherry® Enterprise Suite for market leadership in global supply chain management. “As a company founded and headquartered in New York, this award is especially exciting – we’re honored to be recognized by World Trade Week NYC as a global supply chain leader,” said Paul Magel, President, Applications Solutions division, CGS. “In today’s market more than ever, visibility, control and management across the entire global supply chain are no longer nice-to-haves, they’re must haves. Our business has grown to more than 500 customers across 20 countries, with over 250,000 global users. In 2021 alone, we added new customers in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Canada and Central America – and expect our international footprint to grow significantly