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Xometry, Inc., the global AI-powered marketplace connecting buyers and suppliers of custom manufacturing, is thrilled to announce its official sponsorship of Endurance driver Alexander Jacoby for the 2026 season, extending its previous partnership in 2025. Partnering with Swiss team CLX Motorsport, Jacoby will participate in the Asian Le Mans, Michelin Le Mans Cup, and European Le Mans Series (ELMS). Jacoby, an American Brazilian driver with a proven and successful Formula 4 record, is bridging the high-velocity world of single-seater racing with endurance competition. He is combining disciplined execution with technical precision – qualities that mirror Xometry’s own commitment to manufacturing excellence. With the Asian Le Mans series already underway, Jacoby and the CLX Motorsport team have claimed an early victory at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia. “Racing in the Le Mans Series with CLX Motorsport, one of the world’s premier prototype championships, Jacoby operates with precision, speed, and technical consistency to determine his

Conga, a leader for AI-powered innovation in configure, price, quote (CPQ), contract lifecycle management (CLM), and document automation, announced it has completed the acquisition of the B2B business of PROS Holdings, Inc (“PROS”) from certain investment funds affiliated with Thoma Bravo, the world’s largest software-focused investment firm. This transaction unites two industry leaders to help enterprises maximize revenue, reduce risk, and improve profitability. By bringing together AI-driven pricing optimization, configuration, quoting, and contracting capabilities, the combined company creates a differentiated enterprise platform that connects the commerce chain and enables end-to-end revenue orchestration from price to signature. The expanded Conga leadership team will continue to be led by CEO Dave Osborne. “To operate as connected, intelligent businesses, enterprises need a commerce chain that keeps everyone moving in the same direction,” said Osborne. “By bringing Conga and PROS B2B together, we’re connecting pricing, quoting, and contracting so teams work from shared insights and recommendations, stay

PDSVISION announces that Bridgepoint, one of the world’s leading mid-market investors, and Polaris, a leading investor in Nordic mid-sized companies, have partnered to acquire a majority stake in the company. The investment marks the beginning of a new expansion phase as PDSVISION strengthens its position as a leading global partner for digital engineering solutions. CapMan, the majority owner since 2020, exits after successfully supporting the company’s international growth journey. Over the past five years, PDSVISION has expanded from a 300 MSEK Nordic business into an international digital engineering leader with operations in Europe, North America, India, and Southeast Asia. Today, the company reaches approximately 1.7 BSEK in revenues, operates across 15 countries, and employs more than 500 people. PDSVISION has been profitable every year since its founding in 2008, reflecting a strong, customer-centric, and resilient business that continues to scale while delivering tangible outcomes and consistently high levels of customer satisfaction. Digital technologies

Rocket Software, a global technology leader in modernization software, announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Vertica analytics database from OpenText. Vertica is an enterprise-grade analytics database platform trusted by leading global organizations for its proven technology and industrial-strength performance for mission-critical analytical workloads. The technology sits at the center of many of today’s investments and helps enterprises drive better business outcomes while balancing cloud innovation with regulatory compliance, data sovereignty, performance, and cost requirements. By adding Vertica to its portfolio, Rocket Software will extend its capabilities to support the modernization of high-performance analytics, data, and AI, particularly for customers with demanding IT environments. This acquisition accelerates Rocket’s strategy to be the partner of choice for modernization without disruption, allowing customers not only to modernize core systems and data but also to run next-generation analytics and GenAI directly on that trusted data. Vertica’s ability to support cloud, on-prem,

Sandvik has acquired the CAM business of MLC CAD Systems, a US-based reseller of CAD/CAM solutions in the Mastercam network. MLC CAD Systems’ CAM business will be a part of business unit Mastercam and will be reported within business area Intelligent Manufacturing. “This acquisition supports our growth ambitions within digital manufacturing as it strengthens the direct sales channel of our software solutions, our regional presence, and our capabilities to support our customers,” says Stefan Widing, President and CEO of Sandvik. MLC CAD Systems’ CAM business is headquartered in Texas, US, and has 21 employees. It had an annual revenue, net, of around SEK 80 million in 2024. The impact on Sandvik’s EBITA margin and earnings per share will be limited. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price. To view the original press release, please click here. Search for Sandvik on CIMdata.com Search for MLC CAD Systems on CIMdata.com

Strong End to a Year of Expansion“Given our diversified business and leading market positions, we have good reason to feel confident about the future. A warm thank you to all of our dedicated employees around the world. Together, we are continuing to drive the development of a more digital and sustainable society.”Johan Andersson President and CEO Fourth quarter October 1–December 31, 2025 Net sales increased by 5 percent to SEK 1,564 m (1,484). This is the first quarter in which reporting under the new transaction model for Autodesk and reclassification of third-party agreements is the same as in the preceding year. Net sales are therefore comparable with the same period in the previous year. Net sales were impacted by currency effects of SEK -97 m (0). Currency-adjusted organic net sales decreased by 4 percent. EBITA increased by 20 percent to 298 m (248). Currency effects had an impact of SEK -20 m (5)

HPE will conduct a live audio webcast of a conference call with analysts to review financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2026, ending January 31, 2026. The call is scheduled for Monday, March 9, at 4:00 p.m. CT (5:00 p.m. ET), and the webcast will be available at www.hpe.com/investor/2026Q1Webcast. A replay of the webcast will be available at the same website shortly after the call and will remain available for approximately one year. For additional information, see investors.hpe.com. To view the original press release, please click here. Search for HPE on CIMdata.com

Aptean, a global provider of mission-critical B2B enterprise software solutions, today announced the launch of Paragon Route 360 on AppCentral, marking a major advancement in AI‑driven transportation planning and logistics optimization. Purpose‑built for fleets, drivers, and logistics teams, Paragon Route 360 delivers a unified, intelligent planning environment that transforms how transportation operations are scheduled, routed, and managed. Paragon Route 360 is Aptean’s first fully AI‑driven routing and scheduling solution, combining continuous scheduling, intelligent resource management, and AI‑configured routing - all accessible through natural‑language assistants. Delivered on AppCentral, Aptean’s cloud‑native AI platform, Paragon Route 360 enables organizations to scale collaboration, accelerate decision‑making, and embed operational intelligence across their logistics ecosystem. Expert Insight from Aptean Transportation “Paragon Route 360 represents a transformative step in how logistics operations are planned and optimized,” said Chris Peel, Director of Product Management for Aptean Transportation. “By combining Aptean’s decades of routing expertise with AppCentral’s AI capabilities, we’re giving logistics

About this release We gladly announce the bug-fix version 25.1.4, for ANSA, EPILYSIS, META, KOMVOS and SPDRM, with critical bug fixes and selected implementations. Known issues resolved in ANSA GUI Screen display would fluctuate in delay upon mouse click, while space mouse was active. CAD Import / Export Several issues would be encountered upon translation of CATIA V4 models. Modular Run Management External connectors would disappear when replacing a simulation model from DM in a simulation run. Data Management When importing a Library Item and a PrePostUploadMainFileScriptFunction was set in ANSA.defaults file, the ANSA_BATCH license would not be released, unless exiting ANSA. Shell Meshing ANSA would terminate unexpectedly when running check for Solid Cracks. ANSA would exit abnormally, in case of applying "Grids > Align" function to target Plotel entities. Volume Meshing Manual execution of the Volume Mesh function multiple times would lead to ANSA termination. Focusing on Structured Meshing, MAP window did not behave consistently after pressing "Back" to deselect entities. LS-DYNA Unexpected termination would occur when

Our team is pleased to announce the latest version of CADEditorX, a powerful ActiveX component for working with 2D and 3D CAD files. Version 16 delivers major improvements across all key features — from file visualization and conversion to drawing editing and G-code generation. Below you’ll find a detailed list of the new features and improvements introduced in CADEditorX 16. 3D Improvements Improved import of STEP, SLDPRT, X_T, X_B, and ACIS formats. Improved export to STEP and ACIS formats. Added new view options for 3D model display: Normal to, Normal to an entity, Invert view. Added total measurement calculation for 3D models. Upgraded the Bounding box tool: Added Oriented Minimum Bounding Box calculation in addition to Axis-Aligned Bounding Box. Now allows obtaining overall dimensions not only for the entire model but also for a selected element. 2D Improvements Added export to DWG and DXF 2010, 2013, 2018 formats. Improved export to DWG, DXF, SVG, and PDF formats. Improved import of DWG, DXF, DWF, HPGL and SVG formats. Upgraded 2D measuring tools: Improved measuring experience. Added