Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd. announced that it has acquired 100% stock of Photon Energy GmbH. Founded in Germany in 2001, Photon Energy has a reputation as technology leader in the development, research, and sales of Ultra Short Pulse laser

PTC and ITC Infotech announced an agreement to help accelerate customer digital transformation initiatives focused on the adoption of PTC's Windchill product lifecycle management (PLM) software as a service (SaaS).

PTC announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Intland Software for approximately $280 million. Intland develops and markets the Codebeamer Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) family of software products

The Global Certification Forum (GCF) and the 5G Alliance for Connected Industries and Automation (5G-ACIA) – as a working group of ZVEI – Electro and Digital Industry Association – announced the signing of a cooperation agreement (COOP) to jointly investigate industrial 5G certification needs

Accruent announced that it has entered into a partnership with Streamnet Co. Ltd. to Elevate Hybrid-Office Collaboration

Bentley Systems, Incorporated announced it has acquired Watertown, Massachusetts-based ADINA R & D Inc., a leading developer of finite element analysis software applications used in a comprehensively diverse range of engineering fields.

ABB and Samsung Electronics will collaborate in a global partnership to drive holistic smart building technology, thus providing jointly developed technologies for energy savings, energy management, and the smart Internet of Things (IoT) connection of both residential and commercial buildings.

Northwest Analytics (NWA) and Sartorius Data Analytics announce a new partnership that will expand single-source, real-time analytics methodologies available to manufacturers.

Red Lion Controls, an operating company of UK-based Spectris plc, announced the acquisition of MB connect line GmbH, a provider of solutions that enable secure connection of machines and plants for remote access, data collection, and M2M-communication.