Telit, a global enabler of the Internet of the Things (IoT), and DMI, a global provider of mobile business solutions, announced a collaboration to deliver end-to-end Internet of Things solutions for the enterprise. The collaboration between Telit and DMI has resulted in the Cloud-based Telit IoT Portal, providing customers a single point of access for integrating data from remote assets with their enterprise systems, databases, and Web-based mobile apps and dashboards. 

​Technip (Euronext: TEC) and FMC Technologies, Inc. announced that the companies will combine to create a global leader that will drive change by redefining the production and transformation of oil and gas. The combined company, which will be called TechnipFMC, would have an equity value of $13 billion based on pre-announcement share prices.

EY and GE Digital announce a new strategic alliance to develop and provide Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) services to help industrial companies achieve increased productivity from capital assets and processes linked in the cloud.

EY and GE Digital will develop and deliver industry-specific services based on GE's Predix cloud-based operating system. The services can help companies reduce operating expenses and increase revenue through improved machine uptime and streamlined industrial workflows.

Infor announced the acquisition of Merit Globe AS (Merit), a leading provider of consulting services for Infor M3 across Europe. Merit brings approximately 250 seasoned consultants with decades of experience on Infor M3 to expand and enhance Infor Services in Europe. Infor will also leverage best-practices and technology developed by Merit to deliver proactive services to customers, detecting and resolving issues before customers have experienced any business disruption.

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Collaboration Using Cloud-Based Omneo™ SaaS Solution Intended to Unearth Product Knowledge with Big Data Analytics, Identifying and Resolving Product Issues in Seconds

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), and Siemens, are leveraging their longstanding partnership to expand and enhance the delivery of big data analytics to the global manufacturing industry.

Accenture and IPsoft announced the creation of an Accenture Amelia practice, designed to help accelerate client adoption of artificial intelligence, which can lead to improved business outcomes and help create new growth opportunities for businesses. Accenture will utilize IPsoft's Amelia platform to develop go-to-market strategies, solutions and consulting service offerings around deployments of virtual agent technology for clients across several industries with initial focus on banking, insurance and travel.

ClearEdge3D Inc. and INOVX Solutions Inc. announced they have signed a collaboration agreement to better leverage both companies and their technologies. The key objective is to increase value in solutions offered by both ClearEdge3D and INOVX through efficiently creating and better utilizing and maintaining intelligent 3D models built from point clouds.

Infor announced the acquisition of Merit Globe AS (Merit), a leading provider of consulting services for Infor M3 across Europe. Merit brings approximately 250 seasoned consultants with decades of experience on Infor M3 to expand and enhance Infor Services in Europe. Infor will also leverage best-practices and technology developed by Merit to deliver proactive services to customers, detecting and resolving issues before customers have experienced any business disruption.

Accenture is expanding its machine learning and operations analytics capabilities by acquiring OPS Rules, a boutique analytics consulting company that specializes in the application of data science to create supply chain and operations analytics solutions. When the acquisition is completed, Accenture will add new operations analytics professionals to its team that apply machine learning and optimization techniques to develop new analytics approaches for clients across many industries. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Apple and SAP announced a partnership to revolutionize the mobile work experience for enterprise customers of all sizes, combining powerful native apps for iPhone and iPad with the capabilities of the SAP HANA platform. This joint effort will also deliver a new iOS software development kit (SDK) and training academy so that developers, partners and customers can easily build native iOS apps tailored to their business needs.