AIM, the alliance for the automated data capture technologies industry, announced the organization’s strategic plan that places an emphasis on positioning AIM as the leader and knowledge source for new AIDC industry standards and technologies

The US Food and Drug Administration issued a guidance for industry and investigators titled “COVID-19 Public Health Emergency: Policy on COVID-19 Related Sanitation Tunnels” to announce a policy discouraging sponsors from developing or seeking approval or authorization for the use of sanitation tunnels

Fortinet, a supplier of broad, integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions, announced the FortiGate 3000F, the latest Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) powered by Fortinet’s purpose-built NP7 and CP9 security processing units

The US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the proposed rule National Standards for the Licensure of Wholesale Drug Distributors and Third-Party Logistics Providers as required by the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA).

IOTech announced the availability of Edge Xpert 2.1. The release marks the first general availability version supporting major architectural improvements developed by the Linux Foundation’s EdgeX Foundry community.

Hitachi, Ltd. and Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd. announced that they will establish Hitachi Automation, Ltd. on April 1, 2022.  This will be done by reorganizing and integrating the operations and resources within group companies, with the aim of reinforcing the robotic SI business in Japan and ASEAN countries.

EarthCam, a provider of webcam technology and services, introduced EarthCam 4D, empowering virtual design and construction (VDC) teams to overlay and synch live imagery with their digital twins

Infor announced the new Infor Marketplace, a curated showcase of solutions that can augment and enhance customers’ existing Infor investments.