INTEGRA Biosciences Selects CIM Database Cloud

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BREMEN, Germany, May 28, 2024 – INTEGRA Biosciences develops pipetting systems with CIM Database Cloud. The Swiss bioscience company relies on CONTACT’s PLM system for product development and project management. The cloud solution simplifies connecting international locations and, thanks to its high customizability, facilitates compliance with regulatory requirements.

INTEGRA Biosciences is a globally leading manufacturer of laboratory equipment for liquid handling. Its products support researchers in the quick and precise dispensing of liquids, accelerate laboratory work, and improve the reproducibility of test results. INTEGRA’s portfolio ranges from electronic pipettes to pipetting robots and is used in science, diagnostics, and industry. In the future, the Swiss company will rely on CONTACT Software’s CIM Database Cloud to develop and bring products to market faster.

INTEGRA has been growing significantly for years. To enhance the efficiency of its product development processes, the company is replacing its PDM system with a more powerful PLM solution. It is intended to improve document retrieval and feature an intuitive user interface to ensure quick familiarization and high user acceptance. Considering these requirements, INTEGRA has chosen CIM Database Cloud. The system will initially be deployed at the locations in Zizers (Switzerland) and Hudson (USA), with further sites to follow.

Precise liquid handling is crucial to increase the reproducibility of test results. (© INTEGRA Biosciences)

CIM Database Cloud creates a single source of truth for all data by seamlessly integrating SolidWorks, Altium Designer, and an ERP system. Features for variant, requirements, and engineering change management accelerate product development while the 3D Cockpit allows even users without a CAD license to access 3D visualizations. CIM Database Cloud’s integrated project management links schedules, tasks, and documents and supports project managers in completing projects in time and in budget.

The cloud solution simplifies the connection of globally distributed locations. “Our development and production centers are located in different time zones, so international support is a high priority for us,” says Michel Zugliani, PLM project manager at INTEGRA Biosciences. “The 24-hour support provided by CONTACT’s partner Bosch convinced us in this regard.”

Thanks to extensive DevOps services, INTEGRA can customize the cloud solution to meet its specific requirements, test modifications in a review instance in advance, and continuously optimize them. The new solution complies with standards such as ISO 13485 for quality management of medical device manufacturers, eliminating the need to revalidate them.

About INTEGRA Biosciences

INTEGRA Biosciences is a leading provider of high-quality laboratory instruments and consumables for liquid handling. The company is committed to developing innovative solutions that meet the needs of its customers in research, diagnostics, and quality control in the life science and medical device markets. All products are manufactured to the highest quality standards at facilities in Zizers (Switzerland) and Hudson (USA). Today, INTEGRA’s innovative laboratory products are used worldwide and help researchers accelerate scientific discoveries.

For more information, visit www.integra-biosciences.com.

About CONTACT Software

CONTACT is the leading vendor of open standard software and open source pioneer for the product engineering process and the digital transformation. Their products make it easier to organize projects, execute processes reliably and collaborate with others around the world on the basis of virtual product models and their digital twins. Their open technology and Elements platform are ideal for integrating additional IT systems and the Internet of Things to create end-to-end business processes.

Schneider Electric, Capgemini Partner for Energy Optimization

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BOSTON, MA, May 28, 2024 – Schneider Electric, leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, and Capgemini, a global leader in business and technology transformation services, announced a new collaboration in energy optimization. Designed to help organizations accelerate their journey towards smarter and greener facility management and energy efficiency, the Energy Command Center leverages a unique end-to-end combination of digital solutions and cutting-edge technologies, to both simplify energy management and optimize its consumption.

Energy Command Center

According to IEA’s analysis, energy has accounted for more than three-quarters of global greenhouse gas emissions in recent years. Clean electricity, combined with the digitization of energy management technology, is critical to accelerate energy transition.

One integrated platform to monitor, predict, control, and optimize all energy assets

The Energy Command Center solution, developed by Capgemini and powered by Schneider Electric, is an integrated and centralized platform to monitor, control and optimize all building assets consuming energy including data centers or critical environment1 rooms. The platform combines advanced artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning logics and algorithms, and the Internet of Things (IoT) technologies to measure and predict various metrics like energy intensity, health of critical assets, critical operations, renewable energy generation, and the overall performance across all energy assets.

Schneider Electric’s leading connected products, edge control, and advisory applications help organizations efficiently manage their energy supply across multiple assets, such as factories, offices, or other infrastructure, while also reducing energy consumption across their operations in one integrated platform. Capgemini brings its expertise in data integration and processing, AI and machine learning, and the integration of all products and software in a central decision-making platform.

Using real-time energy consumption and carbon emission data combined with modular and interoperable building management software and systems, the Energy Command Center helps to lower energy consumption and spend to help achieve organizational goals while accelerating towards a net-zero future.

“At Capgemini we are deeply convinced that there is an incredible untapped potential for digital technologies and data to accelerate the energy transition. We share this vision and commitment with Schneider Electric,” said Aiman Ezzat, CEO at Capgemini. “We are at a pivotal moment for the energy transition and are thrilled to join forces and combine our deep technology and data expertise with Schneider Electric’s reputed solutions, to empower organizations to manage and accelerate their energy decarbonization pathway.”

Peter Herweck, CEO at Schneider Electric, said “Tackling the energy and climate crises is paramount, and energy efficiency plays a key role in mitigating these challenges. Decarbonization through electrification and digitization is a necessity for a sustainable future. We are very excited to collaborate with Capgemini, as it allows us to further advance our efforts to drive energy efficiency and sustainable practices. Together we can make a meaningful impact.”

29% reduction in energy consumption for Capgemini’s eight main campuses located in India

A prototype of the solution has been tested since 2022 across Capgemini’s operations in India, which account for about a quarter of the Capgemini Group’s energy footprint, enabling real-time monitoring and efficient control of energy supply across multiple assets, while also reducing and optimizing energy consumption across operations in one integrated, centralized platform. With a 29% reduction in energy consumption in 2023 (versus 2019) tracked across Capgemini’s eight main campuses located in India, the platform is making a material contribution to the Capgemini Group’s objectives to decarbonize its operations.

About Capgemini

Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organizations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world, while creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. It is a responsible and diverse group of 340,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong over 55-year heritage, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to unlock the value of technology to address the entire breadth of their business needs. It delivers end-to-end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fueled by its market leading capabilities in AI, cloud and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem. The Group reported 2023 global revenues of €22.5 billion.

For more information, visit www.capgemini.com.

About Schneider Electric

Schneider’s purpose is to empower all to make the most of our energy and resources, bridging progress and sustainability for all.

They drive digital transformation by integrating world-leading process and energy technologies, end-point to cloud connecting products, controls, software and services, across the entire lifecycle, enabling integrated company management, for homes, buildings, data centers, infrastructure and industries.

For more information, visit www.se.com.

1 A critical environment, which is sometimes called a controlled environment, is an area that requires precise environmental conditions. For example, in a critical environment, temperature and air quality must often be precisely managed. Laboratories, electronics assembly rooms, electrical rooms, data centers, and building “engine” rooms fall within the critical and controlled environment category.

CHAPS Merchandising Selects Centric PLM

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CAMPBELL, CA, May 28, 2024 – Centric Software is pleased to announce that CHAPS Merchandising has selected Centric PLM to streamline processes and improve traceability. Centric Software provides the most innovative enterprise solutions to plan, design, develop, source, buy, make, price, allocate, sell and replenish products such as fashion, outdoor, luxury, multi-category retail, grocery, food & beverage, cosmetics & personal care and consumer electronics to achieve strategic and operational digital transformation goals.

Founded in 2004 by Ulrich Lang and Martin Supper, CHAPS specializes in textile merchandising and offers clients a complete suite of services including product ideation, production, storage, merchandising and marketing. Deeply embedded values of innovation and passion, coupled with an unwavering commitment to discover the new for their clients, has garnered CHAPS an impressive client list including Hofbräuhaus München, Becks and FC Bayern München, as well as a growing brand presence across Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

With nearly 30 suppliers located in Turkey, China, India and Bangladesh, and a diverse range of customers and products, CHAPS was facing challenges tied to their growth and operational complexity. Misaligned business processes and systems were the impetus for CHAPS to seek a PLM solution.

“Most of our issues are process-related and due to the lack of standardization across design, technology and product management,” says Jan Hartmann, junior executive and sustainability manager at CHAPS. “Each of our product managers had devised their own systems and ways of working; this was causing problems with training and onboarding new employees.”

CHAPS was struggling to keep track of products with limited visibility and disparate processes. They needed a better way to manage files, speed data transfer and store important information.

“Traceability is a huge priority for us,” explains Hartmann. “For example, label applications must be submitted for product certificates, and so far, we have been managing this via email. We often have to send large attachments using file sharing tools which is time-consuming and inefficient.”

CHAPS explored several PLM solutions and engaged product team members and management in the assessment and decision-making processes. Centric PLM’s user interface, intuitive functionality, 3D Connect and seamless integration with an existing ERP were key selling points.

“The product managers loved Centric PLM and found the system visually appealing and easy to navigate,” says Hartmann. “Managers also liked the ability to view and select products from a particular supplier. Overall, Centric provided superior functionality and a better overview.”

“We have had nothing but good experiences with Centric so far,” comments Hartmann. “We appreciated that we were able to do certain things in German, that was very helpful with the demos and the explanation of crucial points.”

CHAPS plans to rollout Centric PLM to nearly half of its employees, including Technology, Design and Product Management teams. Management will also be able to access real-time reports and project status updates. They expect to dramatically reduce product development timelines, achieve greater efficiencies with data transfer and streamline onboarding and training.

“We’re hoping that processes will be faster, streamlined and more organized,” says Hartmann. “I am optimistic that the implementation will go as planned and help us achieve our goals and we are looking forward to a long-term partnership with Centric.”

“We are thrilled that CHAPS Merchandising has selected Centric Software as a partner to standardize their business processes,” says Fabrice Canonge, President of Centric Software. “We look forward to seeing how they develop and grow with Centric PLM as the backbone for driving efficiencies throughout the organization.”

About CHAPS Merchandising

CHAPS specializes in textile merchandising. With a close-knit team, many years of experience in the industry and a healthy dose of discovery, they develop a wide range of products for your brand presence – whether B2B or B2C.

For more information, visit www.chaps-online.de.

About Centric Software

From its headquarters in Silicon Valley, Centric Software provides an innovative and AI-enabled product concept-to-replenishment platform for retailers, brands and manufacturers of all sizes. As experts in consumer goods like fashion, outdoor, luxury, home, multi-category retail, grocery, food & beverage, cosmetics & personal care and consumer electronics, Centric Software delivers best-of-breed solutions to plan, design, develop, source, buy, make, price, allocate, sell and replenish products.

Centric Software’s market-driven solutions have the highest user adoption rate, customer satisfaction rate and fastest time to value in the industry. Centric Software has received multiple industry awards and recognition appears regularly in world-leading analyst reports and research.

For more information, visit www.centricsoftware.com.

Ontrak Launches Mental Health Digital Twin Technology

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MIAMI, FL, May 28, 2024 – Ontrak Inc., a leading AI-powered and technology-enabled healthcare company, today announced the launch of its pioneering Mental Health Digital Twin (MHDT) technology. This innovative advancement in mental health care delivery seamlessly fuses human empathy with data-driven insights to provide personalized, precise, and effective care for individuals struggling with mental health challenges.

Ontrak’s MHDT technology creates a comprehensive virtual representation of each unique individual enrolled in the Ontrak Program, leveraging vast amounts of data from various sources, including claims data, clinical assessments, biometric data, patient-reported outcomes and social determinants of health. By processing millions of data points and utilizing advanced AI and machine learning models, the MHDT generates predictive insights and personalized recommendations, which are delivered through Ontrak’s Advanced Engagement System, enabling care teams to make informed decisions and deliver targeted interventions.

“We are thrilled to introduce our Mental Health Digital Twin technology, which represents a significant leap forward in the field of precision mental health care,” said Brianna Brennan, chief innovation officer at Ontrak. “By harnessing the power of data and advanced analytics, we are enabling care teams to deliver highly personalized, evidence-based care that adapts to each individual’s unique needs and circumstances. Our MHDT technology is not only transforming the way we approach mental health care delivery, but also profoundly impacting the lives of the individuals we serve.”

Key features and benefits of Ontrak’s MHDT technology include:

  • Proactive identification of high-risk individuals through predictive modeling, facilitating early intervention and preventive care
  • Hyper-personalized care planning based on the MHDT’s insights into each individual’s unique profile, needs, and preferences
  • Continuous analysis of coach-patient interactions to enhance the quality and impact of coaching, strengthening the therapeutic alliance
  • Integration with Ontrak’s care delivery workflows, providing care teams with real-time insights and recommendations to optimize treatment outcomes
  • Acceleration of care innovation by leveraging MHDT data to test novel interventions and uncover best practices

To learn more about Ontrak’s Mental Health Digital Twin technology and its transformative potential in precision mental health care delivery, please visit https://ontrakhealth.com/white-papers/ontraks-mental-health-digital-twin-pioneering-personalized-care/.

About Ontrak Health

Ontrak Health is a leading AI and technology-enabled healthcare company, whose mission is to help improve the health and save the lives of as many people as possible. Ontrak identifies, engages, activates, and provides care pathways to treatment for the most vulnerable members of the behavioral health population who would otherwise fall through the cracks of the healthcare system. They engage individuals with anxiety, depression, substance use disorder and chronic disease through personalized care coaching and customized care pathways that help them receive the treatment and advocacy they need, despite the socio-economic, medical and health system barriers that exacerbate the severity of their comorbid illnesses. The company’s integrated intervention platform uses AI, predictive analytics and digital interfaces combined with dozens of care coach engagements to deliver improved member health, better healthcare system utilization, and durable outcomes and savings to healthcare payors.

For more information, visit https://ontrakhealth.com/.

Nemetschek Group Wins Best Managed Companies Award 2024

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MUNICH, Germany, May 28, 2024 – The Nemetschek Group, a leading global provider of software solutions for the AEC/O and media industries, is winner of the Best Managed Companies Award 2024. Deloitte Private, UBS, and the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung together with the Federation of German Industries (Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie, BDI) honored outstandingly managed companies from the German SME sector in an award ceremony in Frankfurt, Germany on May 23, 2024. The Nemetschek Group received the prestigious award for the sixth time.

“We are very proud to be once again recognized as a winner of the esteemed Best Managed Companies Award. The sixth consecutive win confirms our strategy to sustainable growth and driving innovation in the construction and media industries with a strong customer focus,” says Yves Padrines, CEO of the Nemetschek Group. “Thanks a lot to all our employees for their dedication and hard work in supporting our customers to shape the world in all dimensions.”

“The Nemetschek Group and the other award-winning companies are a strong foundation of our economy. They are ‘doers’, innovation leaders and committed to sustainable corporate management. These companies look far into the future and do not just think from quarter to quarter. This is precisely why they have earned their award as Best Managed Company,” explains Markus Seiz, director at Deloitte Private and head of the Best Managed Companies program.

For more than six decades, the Nemetschek Group has been a driver for digitalization, efficiency and sustainability in the construction and media industry. The software solutions of the Nemetschek Group cover the entire lifecycle of construction and infrastructure projects to optimize their workflows, so buildings and infrastructures can be planned, built, and managed more efficiently and sustainably. Additionally, the solutions enable creative professionals to develop digital content such as visualizations, films and computer games.

About Best Managed Companies

The Best Managed Companies program is a competition and seal of approval for successful mid-sized companies. The vision: to build a national and global ecosystem of excellently managed mid-sized companies. A key unique selling point of Best Managed Companies is its internationality: Best Managed Companies was launched by Deloitte in Canada in the 1990s and has since been successfully introduced in more than 45 countries.

About the Nemetschek Group

The Nemetschek Group is a forerunner of digital transformation in the AEC/O industry and covers the entire life cycle of construction and infrastructure projects. With intelligent software solutions, we lead our customers into the future of digitalization.

For more information, visit website.

ProgeSOFT Unveils progeCAD 2025

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CHIASSO, Switzerland, May 28, 2024 – ProgeSOFT has reached a new milestone in the development of its flagship CAD product releasing progeCAD 2025 on the brand new engine with highly anticipated Advanced Blocks support to streamline design workflow. CAD professionals can now create and edit blocks with parameters, actions, and visibility states just like with AutoCAD dynamic blocks. progeCAD 2025 maintains blocks smart parameters when it opens AutoCAD drawings with existing dynamic blocks and transparently converts them into Advanced Blocks on editing.

The new major release also proudly showcases:

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  • the new progeCAD Generative AI Translator, which allows CAD users to translate all or part of their drawings into any language,
  • the new AEC module compatible with AutoCAD AEC Objects,
  • and the new ARX API framework for easy porting of AutoCAD applications to progeCAD.

progeCAD 2025 also offers enhanced performance in several areas:

  • faster opening drawings with multiple blocks and external references,
  • quicker editing geometry with the QBREAK and EBREAK commands,
  • easier GIS/Map image editing with Rubber sheeting.

There are multiple improvements in other areas as well.

Below are just a few highlights of the new features and enhancements of progeCAD 2025:

  • New engine with thousands of bug fixes
  • Advanced Blocks (aka AutoCAD Dynamic Blocks): Transparently convert Dynamic Blocks to Advanced Blocks. The block editor also allows you to create and edit Advanced Blocks using parameters, actions, and visibility states as with AutoCAD Dynamic Blocks
  • New 3D AEC Architectural Module: The new AEC package, compatible with AutoCAD AEC Objects, allows you to draw 3D architectural elements with a two-dimensional view in plan
  • Generative AI Drawing Translator: The new progeCAD text translator for drawings uses the translation engine by Google AI to translate all or part of your drawing into any language
  • Rubber Sheeting: Use rubber sheeting on images to align geographically two or more different data sets from different sources: for example, when stretching a new subdivision map into a preexisting parcel map.
  • New DATAEXTRACTION: Added new functions and the ability to create dynamic tables inside the drawing that can be updated based on drawing changes.
  • ARX API: The new API framework compatible with AutoCAD ARX Classes, which makes significantly facilitates the porting of AutoCAD applications to progeCAD.
  • New BIM Importer: Direct import of Autodesk Revit files (up to v. 2024) selecting the entire model or a specific View
  • IFC Export: Create IFC from DWG with the new experimental IFCEXPORT and IFCEXPORTOPTIONS commands. It is possible to include .rvt, .ifc underlays, and AEC Objects when exporting to .ifc files. Specify the IFC4 or IFC4x3 schema when exporting to .ifc files and set display properties for AEC styles.

“By incorporating Advanced Blocks into our CAD package, we’ve given the progeCAD community the long-awaited feature, which will make your everyday design tasks quick and effortless. And with the new ARX API framework implemented in progeCAD 2025, we’re looking forward to the tremendous value these new applications could add to our already outstanding CAD platform.” said Marco Lucini, CEO at ProgeSOFT SA.

progeCAD Professional is a 2D/3D DWG/DXF CAD supporting AutoCAD DWG versions 2.5 – 2025 and ensuring full compatibility for sharing DWG/DXF drawing files. Getting started with progeCAD is intuitive for those familiar with AutoCAD. Extra tools included with progeCAD Professional enable it to offer improved performance with organising a CAD professional daily design routine. These are 3D PDF export, the PDF to DWG converter, the Vectorizer, the Block Libraries Manager, the AEC Objects Architectural Module, the Artisan Render module, multiple file formats support to exchange data with other software applications, and more. progeCAD is the smart DWG CAD platform used by engineers, architects, construction professionals, interior designers, real estate developers, product designers, and the list can go on and on.

To learn all new features of progeCAD 2025, please consult the what’s new page on the website https://www.progesoft.com/products/progecad-professional/progecad2025-whats-new and for the complete list of the software functionality go to https://www.progesoft.com/products/progecad-professional/features.

About ProgeSOFT SA

ProgeSOFT SA is a private software company which specialises in cost-efficient CAD solutions. With a vast experience of operation in the CAD industry, ProgeSOFT offers the versatile CAD platforms for Windows and MAC and applications for architectural, mechanical, electrical, Maps, GIS, HVAC/Piping and other industries. ProgeSOFT is also a founder and executive member of the IntelliCAD Technology Consortium.

For more information, visit www.progesoft.com.

ILEXSOFT Releases HighDesign R8.1

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PERUGIA, Italy, May 24, 2024 – ILEXSOFT today announced the immediate availability of HighDesign R8.1, the latest release of its HighDesign drafting and architectural design software for macOS and Windows.

The main project window in HighDesign for Windows

This new release features an improved Windows user experience and support, more powerful image editing, and better drawing and project documentation.

A Better Windows Experience

HighDesign for Windows continues to improve release after release. The developer’s target is to offer as much as possible a seamless experience on both the Mac and Windows versions, while at the same time making the most out of the strengths of each platform.

HighDesign for Windows was greatly improved and reviewed in order to make sure that it works in the same way as the macOS edition.

Special attention was given to printing and PDF output, so that printouts and published PDF’s can have the highest quality down to the tiniest details, such as shape profiles, transparencies, file sizes, arcs and circles, texts, and more.

A wall schedule with styles, totals, and live preview in HighDesign R8.1

Greater Attention to the Quality of Drawings

Dimension labels are now more readable thanks to an option for an opaque background, that increases the contrast in busy drawings.

Poly-lines are now easier to use and edit, and the Offset command applied to poly-lines handles more special cases and shapes. Creating tables is now easier with the improvements to the new Table tool, that now handles copy and paste across cells with more consistency and exports more compatible CSV files.

Snapping, grids, and the Measure tool were also improved for a more streamlined experience in everyday tasks.

Easier Image Editing and Photogrammetry

It is now possible to correct barrel distortion of images using the Barrel Distort filter in the Adjust Image tool, which is now also accessible via the Object Info and the Photogrammetry setup panel.

The entire setup phase of Photogrammetry has been redesigned so that it is now easier to use and more flexible.

The visual symbol browser

Improvements Built on HighDesign R8

R8.1 builds on the previous HighDesign R8, released earlier in 2024, that included a 2x performance boost, introduced tables and interactive schedules with quantities and sorting rules, and added a new visual symbol browser among many other enhancements.

The R8 product line marks an important milestone in the process to join together in one solution the flexibility of traditional CAD with the efficiency of the BIM project management.

Pricing and Availability

The HighDesign product line includes HighDesign LT, priced at 149.00 USD; HighDesign SE, priced at 349.00 USD; and HighDesign Pro at 499.00 USD. HighDesign is available in English, French, German and Italian and is compatible with macOS from 10.14 to 14 Sonoma included running on both Intel- and M-series Macs, and with Windows 10 and 11.

Licenses are perpetual and include one year of maintenance which gives access to any updates released during the year of validity. When the license expires, the user can freely choose to continue using the last version installed, or renew for another year and stay updated.

A free 30-day trial is available on the Ilexsoft website.

Free educational licenses and volume discounts for corporate purchases are also available.

About HighDesign

HighDesign is the modern parametric design software that combines the directness of 2D drafting with powerful BIM-like project control and processes. Features include vector design tools, precision drafting, documentation and annotation tools, architectural design tools like parametric walls, doors and windows. The project structure is organized in specialized sheets and layouts. Special tools include photogrammetry, image editing and drawing presentation.

Available for macOS on both Intel- and ARM-based machines and for Windows 10 & 11, HighDesign R8.1 comes in three editions to best suit the needs of design professionals. To learn more about the latest release and download a free trial, please visit www.ilexsoft.com/highdesign/.

Synechron Announces Five Strategic Senior Appointments

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NEW YORK, NY, LONDON, UK and PUNE, India, May 24, 2024 – Synechron, a leading global digital transformation consulting firm focused on financial services and technology organizations, is pleased to announce five strategic senior appointments that align with the company’s overall growth objectives.

Christine Olmstead, newly appointed as head of corporate development, has over two decades of experience in mergers and acquisitions, crucial for Synechron’s expansion strategy. Christine’s extensive trajectory in the field, including pivotal roles at Avanade, McKinsey, and Fujitsu, has honed her skills in global strategy development and deal origination, positioning her to effectively lead Synechron’s future M&A initiatives and post-merger integrations.

Aaron Momin, stepping into the role of chief information security officer (CISO), brings over 28 years of expertise in cybersecurity and risk management. His tenure as CISO at Certinia showcased his capability to elevate security maturity and resilience – both of which are crucial elements of ensuring robust information security and compliance frameworks are in place across all Synechron’s global operations.

David Straube, the new head of investor relations, has almost three decades of experience and is recognized for his strategic approach to building investor relations programs that foster long-term shareholder value. Having held senior positions at EPAM and Accenture, David is well-equipped to enhance Synechron’s relationships with the investment community and support the company’s growth trajectory.

Surabhi Ramamurthy, taking on the role of head of Asia Business Unit, has 18 years of experience in the banking and capital markets sectors. Surabhi’s background includes leadership roles at Accenture and DXC Technology, where she effectively managed large teams and drove innovation throughout the APAC region. Her expertise will directly contribute to accelerating growth and strengthening Synechron’s market presence in Asia.

Christina Savvas, appointed as global head of brand, brings two decades of expertise and is known for her insight-driven approach to marketing and brand partnerships. Her experience at American Express, where she led global digital brand and content initiatives, makes her ideally suited to spearhead Synechron’s global brand strategy, driving both brand value and business volume.

With this series of appointments, Synechron underscores its commitment to leadership excellence. Moreover, the company is poised to leverage these new capabilities to maintain its competitive edge and respond dynamically to the fast-evolving global market.

Faisal Husain, Synechron co-founder and CEO, commented, “Each of these leaders brings a wealth of experience and a proven track record that will undoubtedly propel Synechron towards achieving its strategic goals. We’re excited to see the new directions they will inspire in their respective areas.”

About Synechron

At Synechron, they believe in the power of digital to transform businesses for the better. Their global consulting firm combines creativity and innovative technology to deliver industry-leading digital solutions. Synechron’s progressive technologies and optimization strategies span end-to-end artificial intelligence, consulting, digital, cloud & DevOps, data, and software engineering, servicing an array of noteworthy financial services and technology firms. Through research and development initiatives in our FinLabs they develop solutions for modernization, from artificial intelligence and blockchain to data science models, digital underwriting, mobile-first applications and more. Over the last 20+ years, our company has been honored with multiple employer awards, recognizing commitment to their talented teams. With top clients to boast about, Synechron has a global workforce of 14,000+, and has 51 offices in 20 countries within key global markets.

For more information on the company, please visit Synechron website.

DDN, Ooredoo Partner for AI Digital Transformation

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CHATSWORTH, CA, May 24, 2024 – DDN, the global pioneer in artificial intelligence (AI) and multi-cloud data management solutions, announced a transformative partnership with Ooredoo, Qatar’s premier telecommunications operator and information and communications technology (ICT) provider. This collaboration leverages DDN’s unparalleled expertise in advanced AI workflows, establishing Ooredoo as a frontrunner in the ICT sector by significantly enriching its service offerings.

Through this strategic alliance, Ooredoo will adopt DDN’s sophisticated AI infrastructure, including sovereign AI capabilities, to drive innovation and improve operational efficiencies across its networks. DDN’s proven solutions enable Ooredoo to deploy state-of-the-art AI technologies, ensuring their customers access the most robust and dynamic ICT services, optimized for today’s digital challenges.

“At Ooredoo, we are committed to promoting inclusive access to digital services and resources, as well as developing innovative solutions to improve our customers’ experiences,” says Thani Ali Al-Malki, chief business officer, Ooredoo Qatar. “With DDN’s expertise and cutting-edge technologies, we are poised to transform Qatar’s digital infrastructure and provide our customers with the latest advancements in AI and Sovereign Cloud Storage solutions. The partnership with DDN not only bolsters our position as an integrated ICT provider but also enables us to enhance operations for customers in Qatar and beyond.”

This partnership underscores DDN’s commitment to fostering AI advancements by providing scalable, high-speed storage solutions that empower enterprises like Ooredoo to fully leverage their data, thereby delivering exceptional service quality and pioneering new paths in AI-enabled communications.

“Organizations like Ooerdoo require robust AI and At Scale applications to meet customer demands and accelerate and maximize their market opportunities,” said Ankur Arora, Middle-East and Africa regional director, DDN. “DDN has a legacy of success in delivering efficient and cost-effective infrastructure, and our partnership will enable Ooredoo to set new benchmarks in technology and service excellence.”

About DDN

DDN is a leading global provider of data storage and data management solutions at scale. They accelerate AI and High Performance Computing workflows and applications in data centers, private and public clouds, and at the edge. Thanks to their technology, over 11,000 customers realize significant efficiencies in their GPU and CPU compute farms, substantially reducing their data center power consumption and footprint. Utilizing highly optimized flash technology and AI-enabled software, their products power some of the largest and most demanding customers in the world in fields such as autonomous driving, AI chatbots, healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, energy, government, public sector, and research institutions, as well as generative AI and data analytics applications.

For more information, visit www.ddn.com.

Sensedia AI Copilot Announced

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MIAMI, FL, May 24, 2024 – Sensedia, a global leader in API and integration solutions, announced the launch of Sensedia AI Copilot, a groundbreaking AI assistant designed to facilitate all steps of API Management, Governance and Application Integrations.

The solution embeds over 17 years of Sensedia’s expertise in designing API strategies and best practices. Sensedia AI Copilot can be tuned to understand each customer’s business context and combine API Management and Governance best practices to suggest improvements, design APIs from scratch, detect security flaws and increase documentation accuracy. The solution can assess APIs published across multiple Gateways, ensuring comprehensive API management.

Unveiled at the APIX 2024 global customer conference, AI Copilot supports customers in aligning their API and integration strategies with business goals, transforming digital channels and integrated ecosystems.

“Sensedia’s AI Copilot leverages what generative AI does best — best practice assistance for developers and platform engineers to elevate API design through customized journeys, but more than that, the solution will impact every step of their API Journey. This solution leverages years of API design experience to deliver a simple, custom and ethically human-driven AI API experience to improve how businesses innovate,” says Lisa Arthur, Sensedia’s US director and global CMO.

How it works

Sensedia AI Copilot simplifies the entire API creation journey – from planning and design to implementation, testing and validation, documentation, deployment and management steps – and can now be navigated with simplicity, speed, and intuition with the assistance of artificial intelligence.

By applying years of industry best practices, the AI assistant enhances productivity and outcomes, resulting in robust and effective APIs that are easy to customize, adjust, publish and govern.

Users can securely upload their data to create custom APIs, with the AI suggesting journeys and access points aligned with market best practices for ease of use and security. The solution then generates APIs automatically, ready for customization and integration with Sensedia’s API Manager, allowing for flexible documentation management and automated contract creation.

“Sensedia AI Copilot is developed with a clear focus on assuring responsible AI. Our practices follow strict ethical guidelines to ensure transparency, equity and safety. We maintain human supervision at all critical stages of the process to avoid errors and ensure quality,” explains Kleber Bacili, CEO of Sensedia.

Bacili also points out other key capabilities for designing and creating APIs aligned with each company’s strategies. “Another significant differentiator of the solution is the secure uploading of documents into private databases. This new capability allows users to customize APIs to best support their business, strategy and planning processes. Sensedia customers will also see an improved response process as all captured data is authenticated and encrypted for the ultimate in security and risk mitigation.”

The Gartner “Hype Cycle for Artificial Intelligence, 2023”* shows that “AI engineering enables organizations to establish and grow high-value portfolios of AI solutions. Most AI development is currently limited by significant operational bottlenecks. With AI engineering methods — DataOps, ModelOps and DevOps — it is possible to deploy models into production in a structured, repeatable factory-model framework to realize significant value.”

Proven benefits

Sensedia customer uisa, one of the largest biorefineries in Brazil, successfully tested Sensedia AI Copilot, demonstrating several advantages. The solution accelerated uisa’s development process for creating and launching APIs. Sensedia AI Copilot simplified adherence to industry best practices, resulting in more robust and efficient APIs, reduced human errors and automation of repetitive processes, easier customizing and adjusting journeys and endpoints, and easier integration with Sensedia’s API Manager (complete API management platform).

According to Rodrigo Gonçalves, Technology and Innovation Director at uisa, Sensedia AI Copilot is not just an API creation tool; it generates business. “The solution helps us simplify our development and creation processes. Creating an API can be done by everyone. In other words, we are democratizing, putting more governance in the processes.”

Gonçalves adds that, with the solution, uisa’s technology team has more time to think about the business. “Something that used to take five or six days can now be completed in an hour or two hours, saving time. Putting intelligence into our processes offers enormous savings and efficiency for the company.”

Sensedia AI Copilot is a tool for increasing efficiency in delivering results, commented Gonçalves, “Here at uisa, our board is not only focused on technology and innovation but also on efficiency and increasing the company’s profitability. Sensedia AI Copilot frees up human resources to think about operational efficiency points and automates a usually complicated process. The solution simplifies business transformation.”

Next steps

Sensedia looks forward to further enhancing Sensedia AI Copilot’s functionalities and user experience through self-learning. The product can adopt the latest improvements, providing more accurate and contextualized predictions and suggestions in line with the continuous evolution of AI models.

“Sensedia AI Copilot does not replace human work but complements it by automating repetitive and error-prone tasks and allowing developers and architects to focus on the more strategic and creative aspects of the API Management and Governance initiatives. Using the solution enhances the user experience and adds value for the business,” Bacili highlights.

*Gartner, Hype Cycle for Artificial Intelligence, 2023, By Afraz Jaffri, 19 July 2023.

About Sensedia

Sensedia simplifies enterprise architecture and integrations to improve business efficiency and flexibility. Sensedia’s solutions go beyond API management, working in partnership to help customers do more, faster and better with APIs, microservices and their architecture. Whether leveraging legacy systems for open innovation within a modern platform, unlocking data with agile architecture, creating new customer digital experiences or expanding business models and partner ecosystems, Sensedia empowers its clients’ businesses to become more adaptable, composable and connected.

More at www.sensedia.com.