swatchbook, inc., the designers and makers of cloud-based material lifecycle management platform swatchbook, announced today that maconcept. has joined the swatchbook reseller network to serve customers in footwear and apparel industry located in the German speaking area of Central Europe aka as “DACH.”

“When I saw swatchbook for the first time I knew that is will change the industry,” said Tom Schlander, managing director and founder of maconcept. “I am happy to be part of this journey. Helping companies to take the next step is what I have been doing for more than 20 years, and this will...

Bombyx PLM have been nominated and shortlisted for another award, this time presented to them by a regional body.

“We’re honoured to be nominated. A lot of hard work from our whole team has gone into the inception and running of Bombyx PLM. To be considered for ‘Startup of the Year’ is incredible, and we hope it encourages other people to follow their gut on going against the grain and creating something new, or changing and improving current ways in which people use or interact with products and technology.” – Lucy Blackley, Bombyx PLM

Bombyx PLM are...

Okuma has chosen the high-performance ModuleWorks Hybrid Machining component for its MU-V LASER EX Series of machines. The ModuleWorks software enables Okuma to offer fully-automated additive and subtractive processes on a single machine for faster and more cost-effective manufacturing as well as repairing of parts.

ModuleWorks Hybrid Machining combines the industry-proven ModuleWorks additive path planning and subtractive toolpath calculation components in a single software solution. Okuma and ModuleWorks worked in close cooperation to customize and optimize the software to utilize the full performance and potential of the Okuma MU-V LASER EX Series.

The fully-automated solution comes...

Gerber Technology’s annual ideation conference has become the world’s most exciting hands-on tech experience in the fashion, apparel and textile industries. This year’s conference, October 23 - 25, will unite customers and thought leaders together to act on key market trends and test drive the latest “on-demand” technologies. The event will feature the grand opening of Gerber’s Innovation Center, a showcase for end-to-end workflows and digital microfactory for personalized production within hours. In partnership with show sponsors Kornit Digital, Henderson Sewing, Amazon Web Services, A&E, Caldera  and Pointcarré, the new Innovation Center will showcase a digitally-connected workflow, harnessing the power of technology...

Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division will display at EMO 2019 a range of ground-breaking technologies that address today’s machine tool measurement and calibration challenges while equipping manufacturers to evolve towards Industry 4.0.

Wolfgang Madlener, Product Line Manager Sensors at Hexagon, says: “Hexagon’s ongoing investment in developing smarter manufacturing hardware and software is resulting in innovative products that resolve manufacturers’ current issues and prepare production facilities for the future. For machine tool users this means new ways to more quickly and accurately take measurements on the shop floor and make real-time use of measurement data. Additionally, they can use...

Altair announced it is an official technology partner in the Shell Eco-marathon program.

Shell Eco-marathon is one of the world’s leading energy-efficiency programs for students. It aims to push the boundaries of what is technically possible and inspire young people to become leading scientists and engineering innovators of the future. High school and university teams explore every aspect of design and technology to build their own ultra-energy-efficient cars, and then take them out on the track to compete.

Altair will provide its world-leading simulation and optimization tools used by the world’s top OEMs and...

The Hydrogen Technology Corporation (“Hydrogen”), a leading provider of financial and blockchain APIs, has announced that its powerful platform has achieved ‘Powered by Oracle Cloud’ status, and is now available in the Oracle Cloud Marketplace, offering added value to Oracle Cloud customers.  The Hydrogen platform enables organizations of all sizes to create innovative banking, investing, savings, insurance, and wellness applications, that are powerful, highly secure, and have added decentralized components to meet the evolving needs of businesses and their end customers.

The Oracle Cloud Marketplace is a one-stop shop for Oracle customers seeking trusted business applications and service providers...

In the dynamic world of fashion, technology’s footprint is increasing every day. Brands like Rent the Runway, Moda Operandi, and Amazon are integrating new tools into their platforms to make customer experiences seamless and enjoyable.

As SAP expands its growing presence in the fashion industry, its technology will hit the runway for the third time in September, showcasing tech-enabled designs and a newly enhanced interactive runway app at New York Fashion Week (NYFW).

This year, SAP partnered with Cirque du Soleil, the world leader in art and entertainment, and fashion-tech designer and innovator Anouk Wipprecht to create the first-ever tech-enhanced designs....

In the next three years, as many as 120 million workers in the world's 12 largest economies may need to be retrained or reskilled as a result of AI and intelligent automation, according to a new IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV) study. In addition, only 41 percent of CEOs surveyed say that they have the people, skills and resources required to execute their business strategies. The study, which includes input from more than 5,670 global executives in 48 countries, points to compounding challenges that require a fundamental shift in how companies meet and manage changing workforce needs throughout all levels...

Announced on the NVIDIA blog:

NVIDIA’s virtual GPU (vGPU) technology, which has already transformed virtual client computing, now supports server virtualization for AI, deep learning and data science.

Previously limited to CPU-only, AI workloads can now be easily deployed on virtualized environments like VMware vSphere with new vComputeServer software and NVIDIA NGC. Through our partnership with VMware, this architecture will help organizations to seamlessly migrate AI workloads on GPUs between customer data centers and VMware Cloud on AWS.

vComputeServer gives data center administrators the option to run AI workloads on GPU servers in virtualized environments for improved security, utilization...