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Centric Software® is pleased to announce that Greek fashion retailer ALTEX S.A., parent company of FUNKY BUDDHA, has selected Centric Planning™ to accelerate pre-season planning, improve assortment accuracy and support multi-market growth. Centric Software provides innovative, AI-enabled enterprise solutions to plan, design, develop, source, comply, buy, make, price, allocate, assort, sell and replenish products across fashion, luxury, footwear, outdoor, home, cosmetics & personal care as well as multi-category retail. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Greece, FUNKY BUDDHA operates across approximately 73 points of sale and more than 250 wholesale accounts in Greece, with retail in Cyprus, expansion underway in Romania and franchise agreements in Georgia and South Africa. The company designs contemporary casualwear for men and women and distributes through owned retail, franchise, wholesale and e-commerce channels. As growth increased operational complexity, teams relied on spreadsheet-heavy processes for planning and buying, making it difficult to align differing retail and wholesale calendars, cluster

TheWestern Union Company announced the launch of its Global Capability Center (GCC) in Hyderabad, India, in collaboration with HCLTech. This state-of-the-art facility is designed to accelerate Western Union’s transformation through advanced AI-led innovation, a platform operating model and engineering excellence, reinforcing the strategic partnership between the two companies. The center was inaugurated by Devin McGranahan, President and CEO of Western Union, alongside C. Vijayakumar, CEO and Managing Director of HCLTech and senior leaders from both organizations. Along with the Pune Tech Center, the GCC will serve as a global hub for technology, engineering and operations, driving next-generation payments infrastructure, enhancing digital consumer experiences and building world-class capabilities. The center will leverage HCLTech’s AI-powered solutions, including AI Force™. Speaking on the occasion, Devin McGranahan, President and CEO of Western Union, said, “This center represents an important step in Western Union’s transformation journey and expansion in India. Through our strategic partnership with HCLTech, we are combining deep engineering

EON AI Ventures is proud to unveil EON 3D Objects, an innovative production module designed to seamlessly generate componentized, interactive 3D assets directly from text prompts and reference images. Built on cutting-edge technologies like Hunyuan 3D Studio 1.2 and PartGen 1.5, EON 3D Objects addresses long-standing industry challenges by delivering high-fidelity, scalable solutions for maintenance training, safety simulations, and technical assessments. This latest advancement reflects our steadfast commitment to transforming enterprise workflows through precision-driven AI technologies and modular design. The broader vision, product ecosystem, and future innovation roadmap behind this module are explored in the accompanying white paper, “EON 3D Objects: Unifying Complexity—A Clear Guide to Our Complete Product Ecosystem and Future Innovations.” The Crisis We Solve Metric Value Traditional segmentation quality 1024³ resolution Enhanced AI segmentation quality 1536³ resolution 3D generation time 8-20 seconds Customer cost per generation $0.375  THE WHY: Addressing a Core Industry GapTraining and operational safety in high-stakes environments require unparalleled accuracy and interactivity. However, traditional AI-generated 3D assets have historically failed to

Flexxbotics, the autonomous manufacturing platform leader, announced new enhancements to the OPC UA transformer within the Flexxbotics Transformers open-source project on GitHub. The expanded OPC UA capabilities further strengthen many-to-many industrial interoperability, high-performance data acquisition, and secure bi-directional control across heterogeneous factory environments.  The updated OPC UA transformer connector driver is available now as part of the Flexxbotics Transformers open-source repository, released under the permissive Apache 2.0 license, at https://github.com/Flexxbotics/transformers Advancing OPC UA for Software-Defined AutomationOPC UA is a foundational protocol for modern industrial communication, although real-world deployments often struggle with interoperability across diverse vendors implementations and automation architectures. The enhanced OPC UA transformer addresses these challenges by extending OPC UA support within the Flexxbotics software-defined automation (SDA) runtime built for production environments. The updated transformer delivers: Expanded OPC UA client and server interoperability across a broader range of controllers, machines, and systems Parallelized, multi-threaded data pipelines for high-frequency, low-latency data exchange Secure, bi-directional read/write access for

Nanosoft AS announces a significant new version of its professional solution for point cloud processing, nanoCAD 3DScan. This release marks a key evolution: nanoCAD 3DScan is now installed as a separate, standalone application, providing a dedicated and optimized workspace for 3D scanning data. The update introduces a comprehensive set of new tools for Aerial Laser Scanning (ALS) and substantial improvements to core functionality for automated processing, segmentation, and registration. This version strengthens nanoCAD 3DScan's position as a versatile tool for professionals in geodesy, construction, mechanical engineering, and technical monitoring, transforming raw scan data into precise models and plans with greater efficiency. Major Update Highlights: Standalone Application: nanoCAD 3DScan is now a separate application, simplifying installation and offering a focused environment for point cloud workflows. New Professional Toolset for ALS Data: A dedicated suite of commands for processing aerial survey data has been added, including: PC_ADJUST and PC_ADJUST_WITH_TRAJECTORY for automatic alignment of point clouds from different routes. PC_CLOUDS_TO_DEM

MasterControl, a leading provider of manufacturing, quality, and asset management software solutions, announced the general availability of its AI-powered SOP Analyzer, an innovative tool designed to help life sciences manufacturers proactively manage compliance across their critical standard operating procedures (SOPs). Managing SOPs in a regulated environment remains one of the most time-consuming challenges facing quality teams today. According to participants in MasterControl's beta program, quality teams can spend hundreds of hours each quarter maintaining their SOPs. This includes monitoring regulations, reviewing SOPs, updating, and approving, and re-training employees on each one. Among that same audience, nearly 50% report they lack confidence that their SOPs are always audit-ready, often relying on reactive, manual reviews triggered only after audits or inspections identify compliance gaps. SOP Analyzer addresses this time-consuming compliance challenge by checking SOPs against regulatory requirements. Leveraging advanced language models and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) technology, SOP Analyzer identifies compliance gaps in a document

This release strengthens additive workflows with the new Power parameter for Non-planar slicing, adds support for new robot families, and improves everyday usability — especially when reporting issues to technical support. Feed and power control for cladding operationsENCY 2.7 expands process control for additive workflows by introducing the Power parameter in Non-planar slicing. Power is now supported in two operations: Cladding 5D and Non-planar slicing. For better surface quality in corner regions, you can also scale power as a percentage of the nominal value when cladding in corners. Together with Feed, this gives you a more practical way to tune deposition: adjust Power + Feed to balance bead formation and surface finish. Usability improvements New technical-support message window. We redesigned the support message window and expanded its functionality. You can now take a screenshot from the application interface, and it is automatically attached to the file list sent to technical support. New robots. ENCY 2.7 adds support for new robot

SoftInWay, a leading provider of turbomachinery design and thermal-fluid system modeling solutions, announced the release of AxSTREAM AI, a new AI-powered engineering environment designed to reduce modeling friction, shorten iteration cycles, and help engineering teams reach confident design insights earlier in the workflow. Designed for early-stage modeling, analysis, and decision-making, AxSTREAM AI delivers AI-assisted modeling, optimization, and design exploration capabilities. Engineers can define turbomachinery components and system-level models based on design intent, constraints, and operating conditions, then rapidly generate and evaluate candidate geometries to explore viable design configurations early in the development process. AxSTREAM AI also helps engineers assess cost drivers and tradeoffs early, enabling more cost-aware design decisions while preserving transparency and physics-based validation. AxSTREAM AI can be used as a standalone environment or embedded within AxSTREAM System Simulation, enabling engineers working on turbomachinery design, optimization, and thermal-fluid systems to move efficiently from concept to validated system behavior—without disrupting established engineering

Bechtle AG is acquiring the Portuguese IT systems integrator RIS 2048 - Sistemas Informáticos e Comunicações, S.A. (RIS), headquartered in Aveiro with additional locations in Lisbon and Porto. Founded in 2000, the company will continue to operate within the Bechtle Group under the RIS and Evoware brands, enhancing Bechtle direct’s existing portfolio in Portugal with IT consulting and services. RIS and Evoware currently employ 165 people, primarily serving enterprise and mid‑market customers, and generated revenue in excess of 50 million euros in 2025. Co-founders and former majority shareholders Luís Catalão, who heads up RIS 2048, and Nuno Silva, Managing Director of Evoware, will continue to lead the business. The sale to Bechtle aims to accelerate growth within a large European organisation. With the deal, Bechtle is further advancing its European acquisition strategy while expanding its portfolio in Portugal and strengthening synergies with its companies in Portugal and Spain, where the group now employs more than

ABB announced plans to establish a new global headquarters at its heritage site in Zurich Oerlikon. The building project is estimated at approximately CHF 80 million, subject to the final construction costs. The investment reflects ABB’s strong commitment to the City of Zurich and the company’s ambition to create a modern, future-ready workplace for its around 500 Zurich-based employees. The new headquarters will consist of an existing historic building and a new extension, based on a design concept by the renowned architectural firm Christ & Gantenbein, which has extensive experience in renovating listed objects. The iconic ABB Historic Building, which is currently leased out, will be fully renovated and modernized in compliance with heritage protection requirements, ensuring its character is preserved while adapting it for contemporary use. Beyond enabling ABB to use the building itself, the reuse and upgrading of the existing structure was a key factor in terms of sustainability. The