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Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the infrastructure engineering software company, announced Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with Symbiosis Institute of Technology (SIT), Pune, and COEP Technological University to strengthen digital engineering education and research in India. Bentley has partnered with SIT and COEP Technological University to establish a Centre of Infrastructure Innovation at each campus. These dedicated hubs will focus on advanced learning and research in sustainable infrastructure design, digital construction, and asset lifecycle management using AI and digital twin technologies. Students and faculty will gain hands-on experience with Bentley’s industry-leading software, including MicroStation, OpenRoads, and OpenFlows, among other Bentley software tools widely adopted by engineering professionals worldwide. Additionally, Bentley will work with both SIT and COEP Technological University to advance curriculum integration and expand experiential learning programs via Bentley Education. Students will benefit from structured learning modules, certifications, and project-based training aligned with global best practices, preparing them for careers in a rapidly evolving

CPQ Finland announced it has become a Syncron VAR partner, expanding its offering to support manufacturing and service organizations across Finland and the Benelux with a focused portfolio around Syncron’s Parts Planning and Parts Pricing solutions.  The announcement builds on CPQ Finland’s existing relationship with Syncron, having joined the Syncron Partner Program as an official referral and systems Integration partner in April 2025. With this new partnership, CPQ Finland strengthens its ability to help companies improve aftermarket performance by aligning pricing execution and inventory decisions with high-quality product, configuration, and commercial data. The objective is to enable profitable growth, higher service levels, and improved operational resilience across complex product portfolios and multi-channel service networks. “Aftermarket excellence is increasingly driven by data consistency and decision intelligence across the entire lifecycle,” said Mikko Jokela, CEO of CPQ Finland. “We see great value in managing product data throughout the whole ecosystem—from R&D and modularization, through PLM,

PlanHub, the all-in-one cloud preconstruction platform, announced the appointment of Mourad Mourad as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Mourad joined PlanHub in January 2025 as Vice President of Engineering and will now lead the company’s technology and AI strategy as PlanHub advances its mission to become the leading AI-powered, end-to-end operating system for preconstruction. In his expanded role, Mourad will guide PlanHub’s engineering, data, AI, and Product teams to deepen the value of the company’s rich data assets and intuitive workflows. PlanHub’s platform already provides a foundation for accelerating the adoption of analytics and AI across preconstruction, enabling seamless collaboration among general contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers, while supporting the industry’s most critical decisions and processes. “PlanHub is where preconstruction happens,” said Ro Bhatia, CEO of PlanHub. “We’ve built the largest connected network of contractors and suppliers, and now we’re transforming that network into the industry’s first true end-to-end preconstruction platform. Mourad is the right leader

The InnovMetric group has reached a major corporate milestone: the sale of its 50,000th PolyWorks® license. This achievement underscores the enterprise solution’s sustained growth and widespread adoption across the manufacturing industry. PolyWorks is a digital enterprise solution that empowers manufacturers to harness the full potential of their 3D measurement data. It streamlines the acquisition and processing of this data and ensures its seamless integration into manufacturing workflows through a robust digital thread. Driving the Digital Transformation of Quality ControlFor over 30 years, manufacturers across the globe have relied on PolyWorks to overcome their 3D measurement challenges and standardize their quality control processes. Now recognized as a leading, proven solution in the industry, it seamlessly connects diverse 3D measurement technologies and addresses critical client needs through two foundational software platforms: PolyWorks|Inspector™ offers a powerful universal metrology platform that allows quality control specialists to use the same tools and interfaces for measurement, regardless of the type of 3D

In the upcoming Industrial Empowerment Shanghai Innovation Conference by the Shanghai Industrial Internet Association (SIIA), CONTACT Software will contribute a keynote on the benefits of combining AI and PLM in manufacturing and give insights into PLM, IoT, MES, and AI solutions.  CONTACT Software, a leading vendor in digital transformation solutions for PLM, MES, IoT, and Artificial Intelligence (AI), will participate in the upcoming Shanghai Industrial Internet Association (SIIA) Innovation Summit held from January 8th to 10th, 2026. With the topic “Shaping the Future: AI and Manufacturing,” this event is set to attract over 5,000 industry leaders, experts, and decision-makers from critical sectors like aerospace, automotive, and energy. On the first day of the event, Dimitri Baumtrok, Head of International Business at CONTACT Software, will address the challenges modern industry is facing in the keynote “Igniting Manufacturing Excellence with the Digital Brain”. The presentation particularly focuses on China’s profound transformation from global manufacturing

Aptean, a global leader in AI-powered enterprise software for industrial sectors, and CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society specializing in scientific knowledge management, announce an expanded collaboration designed to help biotech intellectual property researchers assess patentability with greater speed and precision. The collaborators’ combined expertise delivers a new Chemical Modifications module featuring Aptean GenomeQuest's search experience integrated with CAS biological sequence data. Users can detect a wide variety of chemical modifications by combining exact positions, floating patterns, and filters on the number of modification occurrences within a sequence. The module offers a comprehensive and flexible approach that covers the majority of relevant use cases, making it easier to capture and review pertinent patents across diverse biological modification patterns. “By combining our intuitive IP search platform with CAS comprehensive, high-quality biosequence data, we empower researchers to confidently assess intellectual property and gain insights tied to chemically modified sequences, an essential step

AVEVA, a global leader in industrial software, has initiated a dedicated three-year project with IMD Business School to conduct an in-depth programme of research focused on how organisations can tap into industrial intelligence to build, orchestrate and scale business ecosystems. Industrial Intelligence – the dynamic integration of data-driven insight, enhanced with industrial AI and human expertise – is the core of AVEVA’s work, and is at the heart of how organisations can capture value from business ecosystems. This new research project, led by IMD Professors Michael Wade and Mark Greeven, will examine the emerging trends and best practices that will enable companies in sectors like manufacturing, energy, transport and data centres to unlock insights from data, transcend silos, empower workers and innovate at scale. There will be specific areas of emphasis throughout the programme, including: the role of AI in managing ecosystems; how global business networks can accelerate the energy transition and circularity; the

Cyncly, the world’s leading global provider of software and content solutions that help make amazing spaces for living, and Revolution Mills, a fast-growing provider in beautifully crafted carpets, luxury vinyl and laminate, announced a digital retailing partnership to simplify the buying experience and drive sales through technology. The collaboration introduces advanced digital tools, including online sample ordering, showroom sample management, and room visualization, alongside a new manufacturer website for the Revolution Mills brand. This initiative is designed to seamlessly connect Revolution Mills’ extensive product line directly to retailers’ websites, empowering dealers to deliver an interactive, omnichannel shopping experience that converts online interest into in-store sales. The partnership underscores a shared commitment to innovation and supporting independent retailers in the flooring industry. “We’re thrilled to be working with Revolution Mills, providing powerful digital tools that not only streamline operations but also transform the customer journey,” said John Weller, Chief Innovation Officer, Cyncly Flooring

Centric Software® is pleased to announce that NHCO Nutrition® Laboratory, a leading French dietary supplement brand, has successfully implemented Centric PLM™, marking a significant milestone in their digital transformation journey. Centric Software® delivers innovative, integrated, end-to-end AI-powered enterprise solutions to take products from concept to commercialization. Cosmetics & personal care, fashion, food & beverage, grocery and multi-category retail teams can plan, design, develop, source, comply, buy, make, price, allocate, assort, sell and replenish products to achieve strategic and operational digital transformation goals. Founded in 2008, NHCO Nutrition Laboratory has become a key player in the field of micronutrition. An affiliate of the Chiesi Group since 2018, NHCO is a French food supplement laboratory specializing in the research and development of formulas based on amino acids. As a mission-driven company, NHCO promotes the informed and responsible use of dietary supplements and has been providing training to healthcare professionals who recommend its products since its inception. Following its acquisition, NHCO

COMSOL, a global leader in modeling and simulation software, announced the release of COMSOL Multiphysics® version 6.4, which introduces new features, major performance improvements, and expanded capabilities for multiphysics modeling and simulation app development. The latest version includes greatly improved solver performance through the NVIDIA CUDA® direct sparse solver, NVIDIA cuDSS, for NVIDIA AI infrastructure, the new Granular Flow Module, and a new framework for time-explicit dynamic analysis. In addition to these major updates, geometry, meshing, and visualization workflows in COMSOL Multiphysics® have been enhanced, and productivity has been further advanced through optional large language model (LLM)-assisted simulation. The Chatbot window now supports connections to GPT-5™, DeepSeek™, Google Gemini™, Anthropic Claude™, and other OpenAI API-compatible models, enabling interactive, model-aware assistance that combines COMSOL documentation with information from the active simulation. "Our goal with every release of COMSOL Multiphysics is to enhance the user experience and make it easier to achieve faster, more accurate modeling and simulation results," said Bjorn Sjodin, SVP