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Hexagon AB has announced an agreement to acquire APEI, a French company specialising in aerial mapping, to augment its geospatial data platforms. APEI owns and operates a fleet of private aircraft dedicated to aerial data acquisition, primarily within France, neighbouring European countries, and Africa. They have been a long-term partner…

Dassault Systèmes announced it will showcase how its 3D UNIV+RSES are transforming design, production and operations to shape the future of the aerospace and defense industry, at the Paris Air Show June 16-22, 2025. As challenges in complexity, safety, sovereignty, skills, sustainability and speed to market require industry to adopt…

PTC announced model-based definition (MBD) capabilities within its Onshape® computer-aided design (CAD) and product data management (PDM) platform. MBD in Onshape is the first MBD offering within a cloud-native CAD and PDM solution and enables engineering teams to create a complete digital definition of a product by embedding all common product…

Sage, the leader in accounting, financial, HR and payroll technology for small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs), unveiled several strategic initiatives, first-of-their-kind partnerships, and product advancements at Sage Future, its annual customer and partner conference. Held at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta from June 2–5, the event gathered thousands…

Accenture announced the release of its AI Refinery™ distiller agentic framework and accompanying software development kits (SDKs), offering developers an enterprise-grade platform to rapidly build, deploy, and scale advanced AI agents. The distiller framework encapsulates what is needed across the end-to-end agent lifecycle including agent memory management, multi-agent collaboration, agentic workflow…

Bluebeam, a leading developer of solutions and services for architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) professionals worldwide, announced a powerful set of product updates aimed at helping project teams get more done, faster. From performance enhancements and new markup tools to expanded integrations, the latest releases showcase Bluebeam’s commitment to elevate…

EON Reality, the world leader in AI-assisted Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality-based knowledge transfer for industry and education, announced the launch of EON Digital Twin IQ, a groundbreaking spatial intelligence platform that represents the first successful integration of real-time annotation capture with comprehensive digital twin creation. This innovative solution transforms traditional training paradigms by providing immediate problem-solving…

Honeywell announced the launch of Honeywell Connected Solutions, an AI-powered platform that integrates critical building software and technologies into a single interface to help enable more efficient operations. The platform's early adopters – Verizon Communications Inc. and Vanderbilt University – have already begun using the solution in their buildings. With Connected Solutions, which…

Syncron, a global leader in intelligent Service Lifecycle Management (SLM) solutions, and Ducker Carlisle, a U.S.-based global market research, strategy consulting and M&A advisory firm, today announced the AI-Enabled Price Tariff Response program, a joint offering to help complex equipment manufacturers adjust their aftermarket pricing strategies in response to new and…

Global design and BIM software provider Vectorworks, Inc., part of the Nemetschek Group, has announced the availability of its AI Assistant (Preview), an innovative new tool designed to give users instant and accurate answers to their Vectorworks-related questions. As a preview feature in the release of Vectorworks 2025 Update 5, the AI…