Position Papers

Dassault Systèmes announced that the CAF Group, the Spanish supplier of comprehensive transit solutions to customers worldwide, has completed the deployment of the 3DEXPERIENCE platform. Already a Dassault Systèmes customer for many years, CAF migrated its solutions and data to the platform as part of its technological strategy to improve overall productivity throughout its value network and accelerate the time-to-market of its rolling stock, wheelsets, and traction and communication systems. CAF is relying on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform to improve design and engineering, data management, and global efficiency. Around 1,200 users at CAF and its suppliers can work together on one business experience platform that ensures digital continuity and access to a single source of information. CAF can quickly search for, retrieve and reuse design information across multiple product configurations, speed up decision-making with a more automated and integrated change management process, and use virtual twins and virtual reality to validate prototypes with customers. “The

Capgemini has been selected by Airbus to deliver a cloud-first transformation program for its global Commercial Aircraft and Helicopters businesses. As a strategic partner to Airbus, Capgemini will now provide a fully managed service of the core cloud infrastructure for the Airbus business. Capgemini will drive transformation of existing services through unification and modernization, managing both private and public clouds as well as legacy infrastructure, along with infrastructure management, to achieve the flexibility needed to meet any future needs of Airbus Commercial Aircraft and Helicopters. Capgemini will also facilitate the modernization of applications, moving the environment to a multi-hybrid cloud solution. A ‘pay-per-use’ model will be deployed to support the continuity of Airbus’ activity, while allowing flexibility. The hybrid cloud transformation program will accelerate new functionalities through advanced releases in Airbus’ IT systems, while contributing to innovation at scale to support Airbus’ production activities and supply chains. In addition, Capgemini’s dedicated platform enablement team will support

IBM and SAP announced the latest milestone in their long-standing partnership as IBM undertakes one of the world's largest corporate transformation projects based on SAP® ERP software, designed to fuel the company's growth and better support its clients. As part of the expanded partnership, IBM is migrating to SAP S/4HANA®, SAP's next-generation ERP software, to perform work across more than 120 countries, 1,000 legal entities and numerous IBM businesses supporting software, hardware, consulting and finance. The project is focused on improving business processes with RISE with SAP S/4HANA Cloud, private edition, premium supplier option with IBM Consulting, and will ultimately move more than 375 TB of data to IBM Power on Red Hat Enterprise Linux on IBM Cloud. RISE with SAP brings together what businesses need to pursue their digital transformation objectives and accelerate their move to the cloud. Driven by the need to modernize processes and deliver better insights to support

Aras, which provides the most powerful low-code platform with applications to design, build, and operate complex products, announced that IWT, a life science industry leader that specializes in the design, manufacture, and installation of washing systems, has selected the Aras Innovator® platform to manage all manufacturing requirements through a unified workflow. With the Aras PLM platform, IWT will manufacture 45 customized models and manage multiple projects for customers that are fully customized to their specific needs. “We manage a wide product portfolio with limited production quantities and a high level of customization in a strictly regulated industry,” said Maurizio Cosolo, Technical Director, IWT. “The functionalities we’ve built with Aras have been developed around actual business needs and are immediately effective and efficient. This is one of the main reasons for the success of the project so far, and probably is the element that will give us even higher benefits in the long term.” When

Infor, the industry cloud company, announced an agreement with Jøtul, one of the three largest suppliers of fireplaces in Europe. Globally, Jøtul supplies the markets through one of the most far-reaching global networks in the industry, consisting of its own sales companies and distributors. Together with Infor Consulting Services, Jøtul will upgrade its current ERP solution to Infor M3 CloudSuite, which is a standardized industrial manufacturing solution. “This project provides us with an opportunity to gather more business-critical systems into a modern platform that will function as an engine for digitization and innovation, and for us to deliver more sustainable solutions,” says Kristoffer Rosseth Nebb, Jøtul Group’s IT manager. “Our current ERP solution holds us back, as too many resources have been spent on upgrading in-house developed solutions that no longer solve challenges for our company.”  “For us, the shift is about optimizing the digitization of the entire value chain from factory

Wipro Limited, a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company, newly announced a five-year strategic engagement with Scania, a world leading provider of transport solutions. Scania currently has 54,000 employees in more than 100 countries. Going forward, Wipro will deliver streamlined support with increased automation and enhanced user experience through personalized services underpinned by real-time analytics to create a future-ready workplace for all Scania employees. This journey will be powered using Wipro’s Live Workspace™ solution for managed services. For Scania, this represents a major step towards digitalization of its services while leveraging the unique capabilities of Wipro’s global ecosystem.  “To achieve speed and flexibility in driving the shift towards sustainable transport solutions, Scania needs a premium and outstanding digital workplace experience, empowering each individual and allowing them to contribute with their full potential”, said Jan Andries Oldenkamp, CIO at Scania. “For this we need to leverage tools that enable individual and team

Tata Technologies, a global engineering, and product development digital services company, today, announced that it has entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with the Government of Assam to transform 34 polytechnic and 43 government Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) across Assam into futuristic Centers of Excellence (COEs). This collaboration is an extension of Tata Technologies’ efforts to support projects of high social impact and complement the nation-building efforts of the Government. Post upgradation, these COEs will not only cater to the advanced skill requirements of students aligned to the key industries in Assam, it will also act as a technology & industrial hub for the MSMEs and support entrepreneurship. The total proposed investment under this project would be approx. Rs. 2390 crores. Digitization is significantly changing the way we work everywhere, whether it’s a factory or a tea garden. To seize the opportunities presented by the digital wave in the new

Rapidly growing Norwegian clothing brand Tufte Wear 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. Tufte Wear was founded in 2012 by Olaf Tufte, a farmer and Olympic champion from Vestfold, Norway. Tufte’s personal mantra of, “It’s always possible to get better,” inspired him to start making super-soft boxer briefs for working men. The company has since expanded its product offering to include outdoor and active clothing for both men and women. The company is growing quickly and they need a system to help reduce complexity in the design and manufacturing process, as well as to meet growth targets. Prior to adopting Centric PLM, all product information could only be found in several hundred

Larsen & Toubro Infotech Ltd., a global technology consulting and digital solutions company, launched its LTI Innovation Studio for SAP Business Technology Platform at the 2022 SAP® Sapphire® conference. The LTI Innovation Studio for SAP Business Technology Platform helps global organizations accelerate their transformation journeys with the RISE with SAP solution and SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP). The studio helps businesses realize the vision of an intelligent enterprise and enables them to amplify value from their digital core investments. LTI Innovation Studio for SAP Business Technology Platform powers digital transformation with ready-to-deploy industry leading digital apps, microservices and a migration cockpit. It is a set of services and tools that can improve operations by automating business processes, making them smarter, easier to use, and more efficient by utilizing key components of SAP BTP like SAP HANA®, the SAP Analytics Cloud solution, AI, machine learning, enterprise integration APIs and the UX

Hexagon’s Safety, Infrastructure & Geospatial division announced Intergraph G/Technology, Hexagon’s advanced utility geographic information system (GIS), has achieved Powered by Oracle Cloud Expertise and is now available on the Oracle Cloud Marketplace. The new deployment option provides utility operators a scalable, secure and highly available GIS solution with reduced start-up costs and needed infrastructure. G/Technology enables utility companies to plan, design and document networks. It acts as a definitive source of reliable, location-based information that can be shared with users and systems across an organization. Running G/Technology on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure eases initial system deployment, enhances performance and automates scalability, availability and cybersecurity protection, ensuring the system is always up to date with the latest features and enhancements. “Today, we are seeing a major trend in the adoption of cloud infrastructure by our customers around the world,” said Maximillian Weber, senior vice president, Global Infrastructure, Hexagon’s Safety, Infrastructure & Geospatial division. “Moving IT solutions