Hewlett Packard Enterprise today announced plans for a tax-free spin-off and merger of its Enterprise Services business with CSC, which will create a pure-play, global IT services powerhouse. The spin-off and merger is the logical next step in the turnaround of HPE's Enterprise Services segment. It also allows a standalone HPE to further sharpen its leadership in building the vital end-to-end infrastructure solutions necessary to power the enterprise cloud and mobility revolutions. 

Immediately following the transaction, currently targeted to be completed by March 31, 2017, HPE shareholders will own shares of both HPE and approximately 50 percent of the new...

Highlights:

• EMC announces release of UniK (pronounced you-neek), an open source orchestration tool designed to bring unikernel functionality to application platforms
• Allows applications to be deployed securely and with minimal footprint across a variety of cloud providers, embedded devices (IoT), as well as a developer laptop or workstation
• Leverages Virtustream μ VM® architecture to support lightweight unikernel instances
• Supports multiple unikernel types, processor architectures, hypervisors and orchestration tools including Cloud Foundry, Docker and Kubernetes
• Released through the EMC {code} DevHigh5 program, which recognizes developers solving problems and creating thought-leading applications for the community
• EMC is open sourcing UniK to enable accelerated collaboration and adoption

EMC Corporation today announced UniK,...

Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. today announced the development of field engineering technology that shortens the time necessary to install on-site IoT devices that use wireless communication, such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, and provides stable operations.

In locations where IoT devices have been installed, instability in wireless communication can occur as people and things moving about can greatly change the radio wave environment, and as the radio waves emitted by smartphone and other commonly used devices may create interference. Responding to this instability creates issues in installation and operations as time and effort are required for experts to do necessary on-site adjustments through...

COMSOL, a leading provider of multiphysics modeling, simulation, and application design software, has announced support for app development that furthers work toward 5G and the IoT. Several of these application examples will be introduced at the International Microwave Symposium (IMS) 2016. The COMSOL Multiphysics® software and its Application Builder provides simulation experts with the tools needed to turn their detailed physics and mathematical models into easy-to-use simulation apps for use by everyone in their organization and beyond. “We wanted to show designers how easy it is to build a customized easy-to-use interface based on their detailed model in order to...

PTC today announced Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg), a major provider to the global printing industry, has selected and is using ThingWorx® technology to remotely monitor and service more than 25,000 printing devices and software modules, resulting in significant improvements in service delivery and customer satisfaction.

Heidelberg produces customer-specific, highly-automated, and versatile high-tech machines in Germany, while high-quality preconfigured models are manufactured in China. Heidelberg also has a substantial service volume with approximately 40 percent of its sales derived from services, consumables, and service parts. Heidelberg has approximately 12,500 employees across the globe and serves customers in 170...

Global CAD/CAM provider, Vero Software, will join up with parent company Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence (MI) to host a two-day Open House in Colomiers, France, giving professionals from the region the chance to take part in various workshops showcasing the latest technologies.

During the Open House, which takes place on the 2nd and 3rd of June, visitors will be able to discover the Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence Global Process which allows both Hexagon’s products and Vero’s CAD/CAM software to work in unison.

Two parts will be machined with Edgecam; the CAM Turn/Mill production application from Vero Software. The...

Exa Corporation has announced the keynote speakers for the tenth edition of its annual PowerFLOW® Solution Forum, held on June 10th at the Tokyo Conference Center in Shinagawa.

The PowerFLOW Solution Forum is a one-day conference where leading automotive, off-road vehicle and other ground transportation industry manufacturers and suppliers from around the world meet to discuss the latest innovations and developments in simulation-driven design, elaborating on how Exa's suite of simulation tools has played a vital role in their respective product development processes.

This year’s keynote speaker, Mr. Munehiko Oshima, Expert Leader of Advanced Vehicle Performance...