NVIDIA and VMware announced their intent to deliver accelerated GPU services for VMware Cloud on AWS to power modern enterprise applications, including AI, machine learning and data analytics workflows.

VMware and Pivotal Software announced that the companies have entered into a definitive agreement under which VMware will acquire Pivotal for a blended price per share of $11.71, comprised of $15 per share in cash to Class A stockholders, and the exchange of shares of VMware’s Class B common stock for shares of Pivotal Class B common stock held by Dell Technologies.

Infosys announced that it has expanded its partnership with Google Cloud to become a Google Cloud Managed Service Provider (MSP).  As a qualified MSP, Infosys will help clients accelerate their digital transformation with cloud.

 Henkel is partnering in a research and development project called SYMPA, that is sponsored by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF1) and the Federal Ministry Republic of Austria Transport, Innovation and Technology (BMVIT2).

Sumitomo Chemical has acquired Emas Plastik A.S. and its affiliated companies ("the Emas Group"), a major plastic compounder group in Turkey to further advance the global development of its polypropylene (PP) compound business.

The ASSA ABLOY Group, which includes HID Global, and NXP Semiconductors, Samsung Electronics, and Bosch announced the launch of the FiRa Consortium.  The new coalition is designed to grow the Ultra-Wideband (UWB) ecosystem so new use cases for fine ranging capabilities can thrive.

A new EU consortium of businesses and academia partners announced the three-year project ELIoT (Enhance Lighting for the Internet of Things) aimed at developing mass market Internet of Things (IoT) solutions using LiFi - Internet Travelling Over Light.

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation (MCHC) announced that Diamond Edge Ventures, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of MCHC, has invested in Fluence Analytics Inc., a startup that provides real-time analytics solutions called Automatic Continuous Online Monitoring of Polymerization.

Infor announced it is partnering with GTY Technology Holdings Inc., a provider of SaaS/cloud solutions for the public sector, to fuel digital transformation – helping government agencies significantly improve the way they engage stakeholders and manage their resources.