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Siemens and SAP have signed a global reseller agreement through which SAP will globally resell Siemens' market-leading meter data management solution, EnergyIP. This cooperative effort is intended to address multiple digital end-to-end business scenarios for energy and utility clients worldwide. The solution will be available directly from SAP, simplifying purchase and support processes for customers. It will be marketed under the name, SAP Meter Data Management by Siemens, and is expected to be generally available during the second quarter of 2017. As part of the agreement, SAP and Siemens also plan to further align development road maps in an effort to provide the foundation for next-generation business models supporting all future energy market players. Emerging business models focus on delivering reliable and efficient power, while transitioning to an increasingly distributed energy landscape. SAP and Siemens plan to help utility customers integrate real-time processing of Big Data generated by millions of
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CENIT AG has concluded a successful 2016 business year. The software company achieved EBIT growth of approx. 12 percent. Sales increased by around 2 percent. In the proprietary software field, CENIT was able to boost sales by over 10 percent on-year. Based on the annual financial statement of CENIT Aktiengesellschaft, Stuttgart, the Management and Supervisory Boards will propose to the Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 12, 2017 that a dividend of EUR 1.00 be disbursed per share.  During the 2016 business year, CENIT Group achieved total sales revenues of EUR 123,774 k (2015: EUR 121,479 k/+1.9%). Sales of CENIT’s proprietary software amounted to EUR 17,572 k, an increase of 10.2% over the previous year EUR 15,949 k. Sales revenues from CENIT Consulting and Services totaled EUR 48,420 k and thus decreased by -4.8% on-year (EUR 50,862 k). Sales of third-party software increased by 5.9% to EUR 57,588 k (2015:
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Fashion runs on creativity and change, but building a structure to manage both can be a monster task.  Markets shift moment-to-moment, seasons get shorter and creativity is sometimes substituted by just keeping up to bring products to market faster. West Coast companies who want to learn from big brands that have already weathered these challenges can now register for one of two exclusive business breakfasts – in L.A. and San Francisco – where senior executives from Kate Spade and Icebreaker will talk about how technology helps them compete and sharpens their creative edge. Kevin Sheffield, Manager of Design Technologies, will provide his expert perspective on how linking PLM with leading creative tool Adobe Illustrator allows Kate Spade to cut loose, design great products and helps bring those great products to market faster than ever. From performance wear pioneers Icebreaker, Sheila Moore will share her experience of implementing PLM and persuading people – from execs to end users - to
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In Thursday's Detroit Free Press there is a review of the new Chevy Equinox SUV: read review here.  “Chevrolet has been performing magic lately, making hundreds of pounds of vehicles’ weight disappear without reducing their comfort or features. The ★★★★ 2018 Equinox compact SUV may be its best trick yet. The new Equinox shed 400 pounds and 4.7 inches versus its predecessor, but it remains one of the most accommodating and best-equipped vehicles in the red-hot compact SUV class.” This story is being repeated over and over: The Cadillac ATS, already a couple of years old, is hundreds of pounds lighter than its BMW 3-series competitors. In the early 2000s, a small group of talented CAE structural engineers in GM became frustrated that their design recommendations were not being adopted. They were always “too late to change that.” So, they went in search of where the design decisions were actually being made. That search
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Event presents PLM Industry Trends, 2016 Global PLM Market Growth, and Major Research Topics ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 31 March 2016—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces the successful completion of its 2017 North American PLM Market & Industry Forum—the first in a series of five global events. This year’s North American event was held in Ann Arbor, Michigan on 30 March 2017. There were 52 PLM industry participants representing 31 leading global PLM software and service providers. CIMdata’s PLM Market & Industry Forums represent the world’s premier event for software and service providers focused specifically on the PLM market and the issues concerning its development and growth. Participants gathered to hear CIMdata’s perspective on the state and trends of the PLM market, as well as a detailed discussion on CIMdata’s research and viewpoints on the 2016 PLM market results. CIMdata’s extensive analysis and forecasts regarding market
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Oracle today unveiled the industry's first Cloud Converged Storage, representing the first time a public cloud provider at scale has integrated its cloud services with its on-premises, high performance NAS storage systems. Oracle ZFS Cloud software, included in the latest Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance release, enables organizations to easily and seamlessly move data and/or applications to the cloud to optimize value and savings, while eliminating the need for external cloud gateways and avoiding the costs of software licenses and cloud access licenses--AKA "cloud entrance taxes"—charged by legacy on-premises vendors for the right to access the public cloud from their infrastructure platforms. As an example, Oracle's total cost of ownership versus one industry competitor was 87 percent less.* Oracle's approach removes the burden on users to do their own on-premises to public cloud integration, manage environments comprised of different security requirements, support teams, industry standards, and skill sets, as well as
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Anaplan today announced significant innovations to drive connected planning in large and fast-growing organizations around the world. The announcement, made at Hub17, Anaplan's premier global user conference, marks a transformation in the way organizations model the future, collaboratively plan, make decisions—and rapidly put them into action. "Connected planning is a way of thinking about and doing planning," said Michael Gould, Anaplan's Chief Technology Officer and Founder. "It's the creation of fundamental connections between data, people, and plans in an organization. Anaplan's highly scalable platform continues to become more open and collaborative, empowering people across the organization to make informed decisions that drive faster, more effective planning."  Data: Single, secure source of planning information The Anaplan platform expands on the company's existing open integration approach. For example, Anaplan HyperConnect leverages the technology of Informatica Cloud. Now, users can easily connect to hundreds of data sources, bringing data into a planning model with just
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Infor today announced that leading cable management manufacturer HellermannTyton has invested in Infor CloudSuite Distribution Enterprise. The application, which is built on Infor M3, will ensure the company has a robust, future-proof technology platform from which to grow its business as well as helping to ensure compliance with Sarbanes Oxley (SOX). The deployment is expected to be live in April 2017. HellermannTyton selected Infor CloudSuite Distribution Enterprise to replace an outdated platform. As well as scalability, and the ability to future-proof the manufacturing specialist's technology infrastructure, the application will also enhance availability, improve users' experience and internal processes via Infor Ming.le™, speed up reporting and facilitate improved business intelligence (BI). With its parent company, Delphi Automotive, listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), SOX compliance to support corporate and financial governance was also a crucial factor in selecting the Infor application. "We have used Infor applications for
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Propel today announced that Jeff Staley is joining the company as the Vice President of Global Sales. He brings extensive leadership experience in enterprise software sales, alliances and business development. As Vice President of Global Sales, Staley will be responsible for accelerating revenue growth for Propel’s cloud PLM software and its market leadership in the Participation Economy. Prior to Propel, Staley was Regional Vice President of Enterprise Sales for Apttus, a Quote-to-Cash software provider. During his tenure there, he was responsible for growing the company’s business with Fortune 1000 companies. Prior to his role at Apttus, Staley held senior sales and product roles at Salesforce, SAP, Oracle and Siebel Systems. Staley holds a Master of Science degree in Systems Management from the University of Southern California, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Mechanics from the United States Air Force Academy. He also served as a captain in the
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