Commentaries & Highlights

iPoint-systems continues its growth course. Since December 2017, ifu Institute for Environmental IT Hamburg is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the iPoint Group. The software and consulting company headquartered in Reutlingen, Germany, is thus further expanding its solution portfolio in the area of life cycle assessment and material flow cost accounting. The Institute for Environmental IT has been assisting companies on the path to sustainable production since 1992 in order to increase their competitiveness. The Hamburg-based company offers software and services in the areas of life cycle assessment (LCA), material flow management and material flow cost accounting (MFCA), resource and energy efficiency, carbon and ecological footprint as well as sustainable products and value creation chains. "We are very happy to be able to bring the renowned solutions of the ifu Institute for Environmental IT Hamburg under our roof," says Jörg Walden, founder and CEO of iPoint-systems gmbh. "This expansion of the iPoint solution portfolio

Siemens announces the latest release of Simcenter Amesim™ software, its market-leading 1D mechatronic system simulation platform. Formerly LMS Imagine.Lab Amesim™ software, this release ramps up system simulation productivity by offering a greatly improved user experience and better integration in overall design processes. Two new products, Simcenter Webapp Server and Simcenter Embedded Software Designer, extend the system simulation capabilities of the Simcenter portfolio. New releases of Simcenter System Synthesis and Simcenter Sysdm further facilitate system simulation architecture creation and model management. With these additions to the Simcenter™ portfolio, a robust suite of simulation software and test solutions, engineers can make accurate designs earlier in the development process, accelerating design cycles and resulting in more successful products.  Simcenter Amesim is an integrated, scalable system simulation platform that allows users to virtually assess and optimize mechatronic system performance through the design cycle. Ready-to-use multi-physics libraries, combined with application and industry-oriented solutions, let system

Larsen & Toubro Infotech announced its Q3 FY18 results today. In US Dollars: Revenue at USD 293.5 million; growth of 8.5% QoQ and 19.7% YoY Constant Currency Revenue growth of 8.3% QoQ and 16.4% YoY In Indian Rupees: Revenue at Rs 18,837 million; growth of 7.6% QoQ and13.0% YoY Net Income at Rs 2,828 million; growth of 3.6% QoQ and 14.0% YoY “Our focus remains on amplifying outcomes for our clients and establish LTI as a next generation IT services company. Large deal win momentum over the last 18 months has helped us deliver an outstanding 8.5% sequential growth in USD revenues in Q3. This superior performance has been driven by contribution from all key verticals and service offerings. Digital now contributes one-third of our overall revenues. The synergies from Syncordis acquisition are helping us initiate new conversations in Europe.” – Sanjay Jalona, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director Recent Deal Wins SAP Systems Integration for a

ZWCAD SOFTWARE CO., LTD. (ZWSOFT) has been appointed a member of International Alliance of Skills Development for Belt & Road and BRICS Countries (IASDBR) and will contribute CAD/CAM technologies to Belt & Road and BRICS countries. Together with representatives from BRICS and Belt & Road countries as well as professionals and talents from all walks of life, ZWSOFT participated in the signing ceremony and obtained a membership certificate. “It’s a great honor for ZWSOFT to join the IASDBR. As the only Chinese enterprise which owns full intellectual property rights for both 2D and 3D CAD/CAM software, ZWSOFT will continuously develop ZW3D & ZWCAD and provide trainings that suit the Belt and Road strategic layout,” said Truman Du, CEO of ZWSOFT. Success is Not Incidental IASDBR was established to promote the education, skills and training among Belt & Road and BRICS countries. Having satisfied the needs of 2D and 3D CAD/CAM designers and engineers for

Minima Processor of Oulu, Finland, provider of near-threshold voltage design solutions that employ dynamic margining and ultra-wide dynamic voltage and frequency scaling (DVFS) to minimize energy consumption in system-on-chip (SoC) designs, today joined the Electronic System Design Alliance (ESD Alliance). As an international association of companies providing goods and services throughout the semiconductor design ecosystem, the ESD Alliance welcomes Minima Processor and values the contribution it will add. “Minima brings an international perspective to the organization as well as a deep understanding into emerging markets, such as IoT,” notes Bob Smith, executive director of the ESD Alliance. “We welcome Minima to our member company list and expect to offer assistance as it as it launches its product line and moves into the U.S. marketplace.” Intended for a range of markets, including microcontroller, internet of things (IoT), in-body medical and connectivity, the Minima dynamic-margining approach is a unique, patented intellectual-property (IP)-based methodology for near-threshold

Senior business executives and government agency leaders from around the world lack confidence in their organizations' readiness to influence and harness the opportunities offered by the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0), according to a research report by Deloitte Global entitled "The Fourth Industrial Revolution is Here—Are You Ready?" Industry 4.0 is characterized by the marriage of physical and digital technologies, such as analytics, artificial intelligence, cognitive computing and the internet of things (IoT). Deloitte Global surveyed 1,600 C-level executives across 19 countries and conducted select in-person interviews to explore their readiness to leverage Industry 4.0 to benefit customers, employees, communities and other key stakeholders. "The rapidly advancing technologies driving Industry 4.0 are bringing about social and economic change rapidly in an environment of unparalleled global connectivity and demographic change," said Punit Renjen, Deloitte Global CEO. "It's a time of great opportunity, but also risk. We developed this research to better understand

Dassault Systèmes announced that it has been ranked first by Corporate Knights in the 2018 Top 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World (Global 100) index. The Corporate Knights Global 100 index is recognized globally as the gold standard for corporate sustainability analysis. The ranking relies on the computation of many key performance indicators – including environmental, social, financial and innovation capacity – but also, as of this year, on the sustainability value of a company’s products. This is the seventh consecutive year that Dassault Systèmes has been included in the Global 100 index. The 2018 ranking is a clear recognition of Dassault Systèmes’ holistic sustainability strategy, from reducing its environmental footprint, to developing the workforce of the future and driving the definition of new business models in today’s Industry Renaissance. “Dassault Systèmes is honored to be recognized as No. 1 by Corporate Knights for our vision of harmonizing product, nature and life and for

Unified Office, Inc. announced today its new Total Connect Now Operations Performance SuiteTM2.0 (TCNOPSTM 2.0). An Internet of Things (IoT) based operational performance service, TCNOPSTM 2.0 now not only monitors and analyzes IoT data but adds the ability to automatically or dynamically control thermostats and other components such as air conditioners, refrigeration equipment, make tables, stove exhaust vents, heaters, security and video systems, safe doors and other devices. TCNOPSTM will take actions based on trigger events generated from the IoT data that is collected and other internal intelligence. Most IoT systems simply monitor and receive IoT data; Unified Office has taken this one step further by enabling customers to make changes and control machines and other systems on their premises either manually or dynamically based on intelligence gathered by its underlying TCNOPSTM analytics engine. TCNOPSTM is also predictive in nature and can proactively spot underlying subtle changes in the devices being managed and report on them before they suffer a

u-blox today announced the SARA-R412M, an LTE Cat M1, NB-IoT, and quad band 2G (EGPRS) module with worldwide coverage. Measuring just 16 x 26 mm, the module is the world's smallest to provide both LTE and quad band EGPRS support in a single design. The flexibility extends further with dynamic system selection as Cat M1, NB-IoT, and EGPRS in single mode or as a preferred connection that does not require a module reboot to switch between modes. It brings a rich feature suite optimized for LPWA (low-power wide-area) IoT applications that require the assurance of 2G connectivity to guarantee broad geographic coverage, even in areas where LTE Cat M1 and NB-IoT are not widely available yet. New IoT devices deployed in the field today can activate on existing 2G networks and still leverage the benefits of LTE Cat M1 and NB-IoT technology once it becomes available. The SARA-R4 series covers a

Renaissance Services, Inc. of Fairborn, OH recently received a $2.9M Air Force contract to support production of gearboxes and housings for out-of-production aircraft and engines. The contract, from the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, located at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH combines 3D printing with structural castings to significantly reduce the time and cost to produce critical components for Air Force legacy systems. Renaissance was selected for the program to apply its proven capability in the 3D printing of ceramic tooling for sophisticated aerospace castings. The RECHARGE program, short for Rapid Engineered Castings: Housing for Aircraft & Reliable Gearboxes for Engines, was awarded as an Air Force Rapid Innovation Fund effort to transition promising leading-edge technologies to production. Renaissance co-founder and RECHARGE Program Manager, Robert Morris describes the need for the program: “The Air Force has a long list of critical parts for aircraft and engines that have not been produced for