Infosys, a global leader in consulting, technology, outsourcing, and next generation services, announced a definitive agreement to acquire Noah Consulting, LLC, a leading provider of advanced information management consulting services for the oil and gas industry. This acquisition was an all-cash deal, with an aggregate purchase consideration of US$70 million.
Aker Solutions and MAN Diesel & Turbo will build on their experience and cooperation from the successful delivery of the world's first full-scale subsea gas compression system at the Åsgard field in Norway. A key objective of the partnership is to develop new, cost-effective technology for high-capacity subsea compression systems.
Yokogawa Solution Service Corporation* and Cisco Systems G.K. announce that they will provide a new solution for oil refineries that makes use of their respective information and industrial automation technologies. This platform integrates production, quality, progress control, and other information technologies with the control systems that are used to monitor and control production processes in real-time, ensuring that facilities can be efficiently rebuilt and modified.
In an industry-shaping collaboration, Mazak Corporation, together with information technology (IT) leader Cisco and machine-to-machine solutions provider MEMEX, Inc., have developed what is described as an industry first – a "launch platform for easy and highly secure entrance into the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)." Called SmartBox, this technology represents a huge leap in digital integration across manufacturing.
IBM and Infosys announced a collaboration in which Infosys will tap Bluemix, IBM's Cloud platform, to rapidly prototype, develop, and deploy the next generation of Cloud apps for its global client base.
PTC announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Vuforia business from Qualcomm Connected Experiences, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, for $65 million. Vuforia is the industry's most advanced and widely adopted augmented reality (AR) technology platform, and will enrich PTC's technology portfolio and accelerate PTC's strategy as a leading provider of technologies and solutions that blend the digital and physical worlds.
Computer maker Dell Inc. said on Monday it had agreed to buy data storage company EMC Corp. in a $67 billion record technology deal that will unite two mature companies and create an enterprise tech powerhouse.
The acquisition will help privately held Dell diversify away from a stagnant personal-computer market and give it greater scale in the faster-growing and more lucrative market for managing and storing data for enterprises.
Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management and automation, announced the new BLISS (baseline integrated SCADA system) solution. BLISS combines Schneider Electric's Enterprise OASyS SCADA and its application with IT infrastructure, and networking provided by Cisco to deliver a IoT-enabled pipeline management platform for new pipelines, or upgrades to systems.
IBM announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Cleversafe, Inc., a leading developer and manufacturer of object-based storage software and appliances. The acquisition will strengthen IBM's leadership positions in storage and hybrid cloud and support clients' drive to next generation mobile, social, and analytics applications. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Emerson Process Management and OSIsoft have introduced the OSIsoft PI Connector for HART-IP, a link between HART field devices and OSIsoft's PI System enterprise software infrastructure for managing streaming sensor data in real-time. The PI Connector for HART-IP automatically and seamlessly maps wired and WirelessHART devices to the asset structure in the PI Server, eliminating effort and chances for error. It enables end users to gain benefits from their intelligent field networks faster, more easily, and at lower overall cost.