Assyst GmbH and SACO Software and Consulting GmbH have signed a cooperation agreement. SACO is to take over the support for the ERP system BOS and the mobile order entry SAM, while Assyst will also distribute SACO’s APPone products.

Digitalization needs highly specialized software solutions – and two highly specialized software providers for the sewing industry will now complement each other thanks to the new cooperation between Assyst and SACO. Assyst will contribute extensive expertise in the use of CAD, PLM and 3D solutions, particularly for the product development process, while SACO will focus on state-of-the-art ERP and PDM...

IFS announced its financial results for the second quarter and first half of 2019 that ended June 30, 2019.

“When I look back at Q2 2018, which was my first full quarter with IFS, I am proud of the results we achieved. Reflecting on Q2 of this year, I’m simply blown away by what we accomplished together as we focused on delivering sensible solutions to our customers,” commented IFS Chief Executive Officer, Darren Roos. He continued: “IFS is the only vendor of scale in our sector that stands on a principle of choice, providing an experience free from...

Announced on the HPE blog by Phil Davis, President of Hybrid IT:

Since the implementation of our sales geography model almost two years ago, we’ve made strong progress delivering on our strategy and helping our customers accelerate their digital transformation journeys. As we consider ways to further optimize the business with greater efficiency and scale, I am excited and proud to announce the promotion of Heiko Meyer to Chief Sales Officer, reporting to me. Effective November 1, 2019, this change will help drive value to our customers, partners and selling teams.

With more than 32 years at the company, Heiko has...

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) announced that George Kurtz, CEO and co-founder of cloud cybersecurity company CrowdStrike, has been appointed as a member of Hewlett Packard Enterprise's Board of Directors.

“We are thrilled to have George join our Board at HPE,” said Pat Russo, chair of the Board of Directors, HPE. “As an accomplished entrepreneur and CEO, George’s deep roots in important technology segments including cloud and cybersecurity will bring even stronger market insights to the Board and Company as we continue to further invest in market innovation.” 

Kurtz has more than 26 years of deep...

DXC Technology (DXC) announced the expansion of its strategic partnership with Microsoft through the formation of a global Microsoft Azure Digital Transformation Practice to accelerate client migration to the Microsoft Azure public cloud with greater efficiency and agility.

Organizations are increasingly seeking ways to accelerate their migration to cloud and efficiently scale their digital strategies.

The DXC and Microsoft Azure Digital Transformation Practice will focus on helping organizations manage the pace of technology change by bringing greater agility to the creation and execution of public cloud strategies. For example, DXC is teaming with Alstom, a...

Accenture has appointed James (“Jimmy”) Etheredge group chief executive — North America. He succeeds Julie Sweet, who will become Accenture’s chief executive officer. Martin (“Marty”) Rodgers will succeed Etheredge as senior managing director — US Southeast. These changes are effective Sept. 1, 2019.
 
Etheredge, based in Atlanta, is currently senior managing director — US Southeast, responsible for the company’s business in 10 states, including the key markets of Atlanta, Charlotte and Washington, D.C. Previously, he was senior managing director of Accenture’s Products operating unit in North America, and he has been a member of the North America Leadership Team for nearly a decade. In his new role, Etheredge...

Accenture’s board of directors announced that Julie Sweet has been appointed chief executive officer. David Rowland, currently interim chief executive officer, has been appointed executive chairman. Marge Magner, currently non-executive chair of the board, will resume her role as lead independent director. These changes are effective Sept. 1, 2019.
 
Sweet is currently chief executive officer of Accenture’s business in North America, the company’s largest geographic market with revenues of approximately $18 billion for fiscal 2018, serving more than 70% of the Fortune 500. Previously, Sweet was Accenture’s general counsel, secretary and chief compliance officer. As a member...

HCL Technologies (HCL) confirmed the official close at the end of June 2019 the previously announced acquisition of select IBM products for security, marketing, commerce, and digital solutions. As part of the deal’s close, HCL takes full ownership of the research and development, sales, marketing, delivery, and support for AppScan, BigFix, Commerce, Connections, Digital Experience (Portal and Content Manager), Notes Domino, and Unica.

HCL is also formally introducing HCL Software, a new division that will operate this enterprise software product business and meet customer demand. A Business Unit of “Products and Platforms” (Mode 3), HCL Software has successfully delivered...

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‘Spatial Manager for ZWCAD’ has been updated to version 5.3, adding compatibility with ZWCAD 2020, which has recently been released. This version of one of the most popular ZWCAD plug-ins has been completely reworked to take full advantage of the new ZWCAD 2020 features, such as its extraordinary speed increase in the most usual tasks

Import/export spatial or GIS data into/from ZWCAD (2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020) (*), and experience the advanced tools to manage spatial data, such as dynamic background maps, quick drawing publishing in Google Earth, data structures and data grid, queries, layer thematics, automatic labeling, etc.

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