Tacton Systems, global supplier of Configure Price Quote (CPQ) and Design Automation solutions, today announced the opening of its new North American head office in Chicago, and the appointment of Rob Milks as SVP of the Americas. The move strengthens Tacton’s position as a leading partner for smart manufacturing solutions.

Rob Milks will lead Tacton’s expansion in North America. “I was very excited when Tacton first contacted me about their plans. Having been part of the CPQ industry for the past two decades, I was fully aware of Tacton’s position as the leading innovator in CPQ and...

Rita Stange’s Connect Press Article:

In 2016 there was a lot of buzz around internet of things (IoT), augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR), along with some big acquisitions of analysis/simulation companies from the computer-aided design (CAD) software vendors.

PTC introduced its AR solution Vuforia Studio Enterprise, a set of tools for authoring and publishing AR experiences. The company also expanded its IoT platform to include real time edge computing capabilities.

VR also made a come back into the CAD world, since the Second Life days. At Autodesk University there was...

ESI Group announces the latest release of IC.IDO, its Virtual Reality (VR) solution designed for industrial use. ESI IC.IDO 11 brings solid performance improvements along with new functionalities for efficient in-process engineering reviews, assembly tooling validation, and early accessibility and serviceability assessment. Fully compatible with Head Mounted Displays (HMD), IC.IDO 11 also enables manufacturing companies to benefit from the integration of VR at every step of the engineering process. Users can interact naturally with their designs, using realistic hand and arm motion, while applying engineering changes to their existing VR scenes.

ESI IC.IDO version 11 focuses on supporting...

IBM today announced fourth-quarter and full-year 2016 earnings results.

"In 2016, our strategic imperatives grew to represent more than 40 percent of our total revenue and we have established ourselves as the industry's leading cognitive solutions and cloud platform company," said Ginni Rometty, IBM chairman, president and chief executive officer. "IBM Watson is the world's leading AI platform for business, and emerging solutions such as IBM Blockchain are enabling new levels of trust in transactions of every kind. More and more clients are choosing the IBM Cloud because of its differentiated capabilities, which are helping to transform industries,...

Telit, TMC, and Crossfire Media announced today the Telit Best Practices Showcase where Telit partners will highlight and define the various stages of IoT development and the best practices required in order to deliver a successful IoT solution that offers value, operational efficiencies and profitability. The showcase is a new addition to Telit IoT Innovation, a full-day IoT learning and networking event on Tuesday, February 7th, which is part of the IoT Evolution Conference and Expo, being held February 7-10, 2017 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

At the Best Practices Showcase attendees get to see real examples of success...

Western Digital Corp. today announced the appointment of Martin Fink to the position of chief technology officer (CTO). Fink most recently served as CTO and director of HP Labs at Hewlett Packard Enterprise. In his new role, Fink will report to Steve Milligan, chief executive officer, and lead Western Digital’s technology innovation agenda as the company continues to transform its business and expand its capabilities and technology portfolio. Fink succeeds CTO Steven Campbell who will depart the company to pursue other opportunities after a long and distinguished career with Western Digital.

Fink worked in a wide range of...

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) today announced that it has been positioned in the leadership zone in product engineering services across 12 industry verticals for the fourth consecutive year through  “Zinnov Zones 2016 PES.” 

TCS has also been recognized as Most Established Global Engineering Service provider amongst the leading players  in the report by Zinnov based on the relative assessment across multiple dimensions including Product development capabilities & experience, Maturity of services & service lines, Customer relationships Scale, Diverse Business models, Ecosystem linkages, Innovation & IP creations and Lab infrastructures. TCS has been positioned in the Leadership zone across...

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) today announced that it has been positioned in the leadership zone in product engineering services across 12 industry verticals for the fourth consecutive year through  “Zinnov Zones 2016 PES.” 

TCS has also been recognized as Most Established Global Engineering Service provider amongst the leading players  in the report by Zinnov based on the relative assessment across multiple dimensions including Product development capabilities & experience, Maturity of services & service lines, Customer relationships Scale, Diverse Business models, Ecosystem linkages, Innovation & IP creations and Lab infrastructures. TCS has been positioned in the Leadership zone across...

Analytical Graphics Inc. (AGI) and Bentley Systems are pleased to announce Bentley Systems as a co-founder of the new Cesium Consortium. Cesium is an open source, browser-based virtual globe, first developed by AGI in 2011 for the aerospace and defense communities. Cesium’s unparalleled performance in streaming very large datasets through a browser to desktops, tablets, and smart phones has enabled it to become the virtual globe of choice for geospatial viewing. The consortium will now enable AGI and Bentley to collaborate on the Cesium roadmap to better accelerate and support the requirements for building infrastructure modeling (BIM) and for owners...

Planview® and Thoma Bravo today announced that Thoma Bravo has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Planview from Insight Venture Partners. Thoma Bravo will become the new majority shareholder of Planview upon the closing of the transaction, while Insight Venture Partners will maintain its original 2014 capital investment in the company.

The acquisition of Planview by Thoma Bravo is a strong validation of Planview's vision for the work and resource management (WRM) category. As today's market dynamics put organizations under increasing pressure to accelerate the translation of strategy into execution, WRM represents a comprehensive approach across a...