GE and Tata Group inaugurated a world class Structural Center of Excellence (COE) focused on aero engine components in Adibatla on the outskirts of Hyderabad, India.

AVEVA acquired the intellectual property rights to the engineering design database and design productivity software known as EDD and PDMSi, developed by Shell International Exploration and Production Inc.

Red Hat, Inc. announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire CoreOS, Inc., a leader in Kubernetes and container-native solutions.

The Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) and Plattform Industrie 4.0 announced the publication of a joint whitepaper − Architecture Alignment and Interoperability.

Aspen Technology, Inc. has acquired Apex Optimisation, a European company specializing in Dynamic Optimization and Advanced Process Control.

Siemens and SAP SE recently announced an extension of their global agreement in smart metering to jointly go-to-market in India and support the Government’s target of installing 130 million Smart Meters by 2021.

Fanuc Corporation, Hitachi, Ltd., and Preferred Networks, Inc. (PFN) announced that they have reached an agreement to establish a joint venture company, Intelligent Edge System, LLC, on April 2, 2018.

Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management and automation, announced a new partnership agreement with Cylance, the company that works in the antivirus and endpoint protection industry.

A.P. Moller – Maersk and IBM announced their intent to establish a joint venture to provide more efficient and secure methods for conducting global trade using blockchain technology.