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Alphacam software was instrumental in helping a cabinet maker turn his passion into his living. Neil Haynes has been making guitars as a hobby, entirely by hand, for 25 years; and established Haynes Guitars around two years ago to combine his love for music with woodworking.  There are two strings…

Infor today announced that the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has selected Infor Enterprise Asset Management software (EAM), in conjunction with Bentley Systems, Incorporated, to standardize the management of assets throughout the organization. The MTA operates the New York City subway and bus systems, and two commuter railroads which,…

CGTech will be on hand at the National Leadership and Skills Conference (NLSC), June 21-23, 2016, to help grade multiple SkillsUSA/NIMS events related to Computer Numeric Control (CNC) machining. CGTech will also be exhibiting its latest version of VERICUT software in Booth S149. More than 16,000 people — including students, teachers and…

Omnify Software, a leading provider of web-based Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software for discrete manufacturers, today announces that it is holding its 2016 Global Customer Conference May 11-13, 2016 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in San Francisco, CA. The Empower '16 Conference brings together Omnify Software manufacturing customers, technical staff, and technology…

The Electronic System Design (ESD) Alliance, an international association of companies providing goods and services throughout the semiconductor design ecosystem will host an open forum, "More than Moore -- Enabling the Power of System Scaling," to identify high-priority, industry-wide activities that will enable widespread adoption of system scaling technologies. The ESD…

One of the world's leading automation companies, KUKA Aktiengesellschaft and Infosys have announced plans to jointly develop solutions. The partnership aims to develop a software platform that will allow customers to collect, evaluate and utilize data for improving their own processes. Germany-based KUKA will work to extend the connection of machines with…

IBM and SAP SE are partnering to accelerate plans across both companies to modernize clients’ analytical systems and processes for big data. "We’re formalizing a complementary set of capabilities to simplify and speed outcomes for clients evolving to become cognitive enterprises,” explained Bridget van Kralingen, senior vice president, IBM Global…

Atos today announced that it has signed an exclusive three-year partnership agreement with ClickFox to improve its managed services through greater use of automation and robotics. With ClickFox, Atos is able to gather evidence-based insights for addressing service enhancement across its global operations by determining highest-value opportunities for robotics process…

Oracle today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Textura, a leading provider of construction contracts and payment management cloud services for $26.00 per share in cash. The transaction is valued at approximately $663 million, net of Textura’s cash. Textura’s cloud services process $3.4 billion in…

OpenText today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ANXeBusiness Corp. (ANX), a leading provider of cloud-based information exchange services to the US Automotive and Healthcare industries. ANX is expected to be integrated into the OpenText Business Network, a portfolio of cloud solutions and software designed…