Position Papers

PTC announced that it has completed its acquisition of Intland Software. The acquisition will significantly broaden and deepen PTC's Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) footprint across safety-critical and regulated industries, including automotive, life sciences, consumer electronics, and aerospace and defense. PTC plans to offer the Intland Codebeamer™ next-generation ALM suite standalone and in conjunction with both its Windchill® and Arena® PLM offerings, and to continue to enhance and support its current ALM solution. "We are pleased to complete the acquisition of Intland," said Jim Heppelmann, President and CEO, PTC. "Codebeamer is fast becoming the new standard in safety-critical and regulated industries as products are increasingly differentiated by software. The addition of Codebeamer to our ALM suite will bolster both ALM and PLM growth potential by significantly increasing our product strength and market momentum." To view the original press release, please click here. Search for PTC on CIMdata.com Search for Intland Software on CIMdata.com

Accenture and SAP, are introducing a new joint offering to help large enterprises move to the cloud and deliver continuous innovation. The new joint offering combines the RISE with SAP solution and SOAR with Accenture services offering and has been augmented with new features that encompass Accenture’s comprehensive suite of transformation services, including customized cloud services and proprietary intelligent tools, delivered through a cohesive as-a-service model. Accenture is the largest SAP partner to offer services entirely designed to help large enterprises across industries easily plan, implement and manage deployments of RISE with SAP in the cloud. “The most successful companies will undergo total enterprise reinvention over the next decade, transforming every part of their business through technology, data and AI, and new ways of working and engaging with customers as well as new business models,” said Julie Sweet, chair and chief executive officer, Accenture. “SAP and Accenture are now offering the ability for large

Hewlett Packard Enterprise announced that it has opened a new head office in Toronto, Canada, designed to enhance team members’ onsite experiences; from facilitating collaboration, heightening culture-building, and providing amenities to let teams get the greatest benefit that coming together affords while maximizing flexibility and wellness. In 2021, HPE created the Edge-to-Office experience, which prioritizes flexibility and choice in the balance between office and remote work while maintaining a strong culture and connectedness. Offices, such as the new campus in Toronto, are envisioned and transformed into hubs for collaboration and social interaction, rather than full time dedicated workstations. “HPE approached the work-from-home situation from two angles – as both an employer of 60,000+ team members, and as an IT infrastructure provider that companies rely on to help unlock value from their own data and technology,” said Mike Hilton, president and managing director, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Canada. “We needed to be an example we could

For the ninth consecutive year, IMAGINiT Technologies has earned Autodesk Platinum Club Awards in recognition of their accomplishments. Based on IMAGINiT’s outstanding performance in Autodesk’s most recent fiscal year, their Canadian operations received an award for Top Growth in Product Design and Manufacturing. While IMAGINiT’s US operations received the Top Growth in Premium Subscription award. “We appreciate Autodesk’s acknowledgement of our ability to develop and nurture long-term customer relationships built on trust and adding value to their operations,” says Bill Zavadil, president and chief operating officer, Rand Worldwide, the parent company of IMAGINiT. “These awards validate our continued investments in supporting our customers who maintain Autodesk or Autodesk Premium subscriptions, as well as our significant and ongoing investments in the training and education of our specialized teams, as recently undertaken with our Manufacturing team in Canada. Throughout North America, our customer-centric approach allows our experts to help identify underlying challenges that our customers

Ansys and the BMW Group are extending their collaboration to create the first-ever end-to-end tool chain specifically guided by safety principles to develop and validate ADAS and automated/autonomous driving functions. Through this collaboration, the BMW Group is leveraging Ansys' capabilities to be one of the first automotive manufacturers to offer Level 3 (L3) highly automated driving to consumers. The collaboration is key to quickly addressing ADAS and autonomous vehicle (AV) system reliability to significantly speed time to market. Driverless technologies are complex systems posing numerous challenges for automotive manufacturers —including establishing and maintaining maps, mimicking human interactions, overcoming weather conditions and design regulations, and managing cyber security. To reach L3 functions, car manufacturers must build a detailed safety case based on data from well-defined testing executed over millions of miles to understand how their AV systems will perform. The BMW Group will use Ansys software solutions as part of its tool chain that defines

Revalize, the world's leading provider of revenue operation software for manufacturers and their dealers and planners, has appointed Marc Maurer as Managing Director for EMEA. Maurer will lead the EMEA team and will be responsible for all sales-related measures as well as promoting general corporate culture and productivity. Revalize is expanding at a rapid pace, serving a global market of more than 15,000 customers. By expanding its offering and reach, Revalize aims to expand its market position as the world's leading provider of design, PLM, and CPQ solutions for manufacturers, as well as its position as the only global provider of software solutions for manufacturing. "I am very happy to be part of the Revalize team," says Marc Maurer. “The company has already proven itself as a top-notch revenue platform for thousands of businesses around the world. In addition, Revalize has significantly expanded and strengthened its portfolio in Europe through several major acquisitions. With these, we can

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has worked with Duluth Trading Co. to drive seamless omni-channel checkout experiences using TCS OmniStore™, its award winning AI-powered unified commerce platform. Duluth Trading was looking to enhance the in-store experience by leveraging its digital data and extending sales channels. The lifestyle company chose TCS as its transformation partner, and OmniStore as the core platform, for its flexibility, intuitive interface and ease of adoption. TCS OmniStore effectively supports Duluth Trading’s growth strategy by replacing its traditional POS system, with a modern, services-based unified commerce platform merging and extending existing channels and customer touchpoints, as well as flexibly orchestrating omni-channel customer journeys. It serves as a single commerce platform for all in-store commerce: POS, MPOS, Scan and Go, curbside pickup and more. The platform has enabled all Duluth Trading stores across the US to drive faster check-out and returns with improved visibility of items purchased across channels. For store associates, TCS OmniStore

IFS, the global cloud enterprise software company, announced that Dutch high-tech manufacturer Demcon has chosen IFS Cloud as its ERP solution to underpin the company’s future growth plans.  Demcon develops, produces and supplies high-end technology and innovative products that contribute to solving complex technological and social issues. The company has 900 employees across 11 locations in four countries. Established in 1993, Demcon is now a group of affiliated companies that service industries spanning from aerospace, defense & security and life sciences to water & maritime and high-tech systems & materials.  Demcon needed a solution that gave it a single point of truth across its businesses and evaluated the IFS Cloud ERP solution, finding it to be highly scalable with the ability to allow the company to streamline its operations. IFS understood Demcon’s focus points and was selected for its deep industry expertise and ability to provide real-time, enterprise-scale decision making insight across functions.  Future goals

Dassault Systèmes announced that the French manufacturer Hopium is using the 3DEXPERIENCE platform on the cloud to design and develop the first prototypes of its hydrogen-powered high-end vehicle, Hopium Machina. The 3DEXPERIENCE platform provides Hopium with integrated design, engineering and simulation applications in a cloud-based collaborative business experience. Hopium leverages its experts’ knowledge and know-how into a single-data-model, end-to-end innovation environment from concept to prototype, accelerating design and improving overall efficiency while optimizing resources. As the development of the Machina advances toward a target market launch in 2025, the company will be able to expand its use of the 3DEXPERIENCE platform based on its needs. “We have a vision to pioneer a new kind of vehicle intended to address the major environmental challenges of our era. In this context, time is of the essence. We need the agility and advanced functionalities to quickly experiment with complex concepts such as embedded electronics and optimized storage

PEP, Africa’s largest single brand retailer, has selected Centric Software‘s Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) to improve efficiencies and optimize product assortments to further business growth. 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. With a footprint of more than 2,500 retail stores and a workforce of over 17,000 employees, PEP offers wanted products and services at the lowest possible prices to make it possible for everyone to look and feel good. With the retailer expecting to sell more than 760 million products this year, the need to enhance their customer-led strategy to match the demand became paramount. “Up to this point, a lot of our planning was based on historical sales and contributions, done in isolation across various departments and sub-departments. Assortments within each