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Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Wipro Limited today announced a new global go-to-market agreement to provide joint customers with on-premises IT infrastructure at flexible consumption-based pricing. This collaboration will leverage HPE's Flexible Capacity and Wipro's infrastructure-as-a-service offerings to address the increasing customer demand for consumption based IT.   IT organizations are under pressure not only to ensure that day-to-day operations run smoothly, but also to deliver new applications, processes and services that allow businesses to innovate. Some enterprises have turned to the public cloud to fulfill these new demands, attracted by the IT-as-a-service model that allows customers to pay as they go only for the technology resources that they use1. While some workloads may be right for the public cloud, others - which may require higher security, compliance and service levels - are best kept on-premises. Through the new HPE and Wipro partnership, customers can take advantage of an on-premises solution that provides these

FACTON has promoted Ruediger Stern to the position of President, North America. Stern joined FACTON in 2015, and has been serving as Vice President Professional Services. He will split his time between the company’s Potsdam (Germany) headquarters and the Troy, Michigan office that serves as the company’s North American headquarters. “While the NA auto market is growing, competition remains fierce. Only companies that can manage costs thoroughly are competitive enough to benefit from growth opportunities,” says FACTON Chairman and CEO Alexander M. Swoboda. “That renewed focus on costs and profitability is leading automotive OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers to pay special attention to their costing mechanisms - creating the perfect opportunity for FACTON. And with his years of experience in the automotive industry, his combination of engineering and financial skills, and his background as a business transformation consultant, Ruediger is the perfect executive to help us addressing this opportunity.” Stern joined

Capgemini Canada hosted new Ambassador of France in Canada, Mme Kareen Rispal this week. Capgemini Canada CEO Sanjay Tugnait welcomed the ambassador at the company's Applied Innovation Discover Centre in Toronto. The centre is designed to support Canada's innovation agenda and its Canadian customers. "President Emmanuel Macron has made it a priority to put innovation at the heart of relations between Canada and France," said Mme Kareen Rispal, Ambassador of France in Canada. "I know I can count on Capgemini in this project." "It was a pleasure to host Ambassador Rispal at our AIDC," said Sanjay Tugnait, CEO of Capgemini Canada. "Capgemini has been investing in Canada for 19 years and enabling its clients' transformational journeys. We are proud to celebrate our own 50th anniversary during the Canada 150 celebrations." To view the original press release, please click here. Search for Capgemini on CIMdata.com

Capgemini has announced the findings of "The Disconnected Customer: What digital customer experience leaders teach us about reconnecting with customers," a study of 3,300 consumers and 450 executives at the companies that serve them. The research reveals a gap between how businesses and consumers perceive the quality of their customer experience. While three-quarters (75 percent) of organizations believe themselves to be customer-centric, only 30 percent of consumers agree. Frustrated by organizations that don't listen to their feedback or reward their loyalty, the majority of consumers are willing to increase their spend with an organization in return for a better experience (81 percent). Yet, nearly a third of businesses (31 percent) say they face a challenge in keeping up with the rapidly evolving technology landscape and consumers' digital expectations.     Reality check for big business on customer experience  The report, which surveyed consumers across Australia, China, France, Germany, India, the Netherlands, U.K. and U.S., provides a reality check for

CIMdata’s Executive Consultant, Dr. Keith Meintjes, recently shared his views on Generative Design.  He summed his point-of-view in the following quote:  “Some, like me, believe that this move to Generative Design will revolutionize product design and development. In a relative sense, computing has become infinitely fast and vanishingly cheap, so we can now easily use heuristic brute-force methods to search for optimums.”  What do you think about this topic?  Learn more by reading the full blog post at: http://www.cimdata.com/en/resources/cimdata-blog/item/8402-generative-design-what-s-that  And don’t forget to share your own views with Keith!

The latest release of Siemens’ STAR-CCM+® software for multiphysics computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation and analysis includes two new seamlessly integrated features which enable automated product design exploration and optimization. STAR-CCM+ version 12.04 introduces Design Manager, allowing users to easily explore multiple design options within their CFD simulations, and STAR-Innovate™ software, which uses the same proven design optimization technology found in HEEDS™ software – a technology Siemens obtained as part of its 2016 acquisition of CD-adapco. STAR-CCM+ is developed by Siemens’ product lifecycle management (PLM) software business, and is part of the company’s Simcenter™ portfolio, a robust suite of simulation and test solutions. "I firmly believe that single-scenario engineering simulations are about to become a thing of the past,” said Jean-Claude Ercolanelli, Senior VP of Product Management at Siemens PLM Software. “If you know how to use STAR-CCM+ then you will instinctively know how to use Design Manager. This means that every engineer who

Polar is pleased to announce that Autodesk Tinkercad and Polar will be integrating platforms to allow the Tinkercad community to 3D print their designs directly from Tinkercad to the Polar Cloud all from the browser - no downloads or hardware required! This feature will be available later this summer and in time for back-to-school.  One driving force behind the integration is to support the GE Additive Education Program for primary and secondary schools.  Autodesk and GE have a long tradition of supporting our educational institutions.   Under GE's program, GE is providing each participating school a Polar 3D printing classroom package that includes 3D printers, kits, materials, curricula and more.  The program is expected to reach 180,000 students in just its first year.  In the GE-sponsored Tinkering with Turbines module, students use Tinkercad to design turbine blades that are 3D printed and then used to build a wind turbine.  The effectiveness of the design is

FPX today announced that the FPX CPQ application is available on the SAP® App Center. FPX CPQ enhances and extends the value of existing systems running SAP software with native integrations to the SAP Hybris® Commerce and SAP Hybris Cloud for Sales solutions. The modern B2B customer journey has evolved beyond direct sales. It now spans evolving networks of distributors, dealers and value-added resellers, through web portals and ecommerce platforms. FPX CPQ enables B2B organizations to configure, price and quote even their most complex products, services and solutions across any buying and selling channel. “As B2B buyers increasingly expect more from their digital experiences, it’s critical that companies make it easy for customers to purchase the right product, at the optimal price, via the channel of their choice,” said Frank Schoutissen, Managing Director & Global SVP of Channels at FPX. “We are excited to further extend our partnership with SAP by

A team of researchers, led by Siemens Corporate Technology, and including Siemens’ product lifecycle management (PLM) software business, Georgia Institute of Technology, Michigan State University, and PARC, has been selected by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to participate in their Transformative Design (TRADES) Program. According to DARPA, an agency of the U.S. Department of Defense responsible for the development of emerging technologies, the program intends to develop advanced engineering tools to address highly complex design representation, analysis and synthesis. Technologies developed through this program should enable engineers to discover new designs and leverage new materials and manufacturing approaches, creating the future of design systems and processes. With the help of Siemens’ expertise and NX™ software, which includes highly advanced features for computer-aided design (CAD) and additive manufacturing, the team plans to create fundamental technologies to facilitate rapid design-to-manufacturing capabilities. “Bringing this impressive team together to address these design challenges is

PTC today announced that it has received an award for Industrial Internet of Things Company of the Year (IIoT) and IoT Innovative Product of the Year Vendor for the Consumer Market for its ThingWorx® Studio augmented reality (AR) solution. PTC’s ThingWorx technology has grown alongside the Industrial IoT market, becoming one of the most widely-used and trusted ways for companies to leverage the Industrial IoT to create smart, connected operations, products, and solutions. The ThingWorx IoT platform delivers the functionality, flexibility, and agility that companies need to quickly develop and deploy Industrial IoT apps and cutting-edge augmented reality experiences. This includes industrial connectivity, analytics, application enablement, orchestration, and codeless AR experience authoring. PTC was also recognized as IoT Innovative Product of the Year Vendor for the ThingWorx Studio augmented reality authoring and publishing tool. Leveraging Vuforia® computer vision technology, ThingWorx Studio democratizes AR development by enabling users to author and publish AR experiences without requiring