Intelliwave Technologies has announced the availability of its SiteSense® Mobile Materials Management solution on SAP® Store, the online marketplace for SAP and partner offerings. SiteSense® seamlessly integrates with SAP S/4HANA, synchronizing purchase orders, receipts, transfers, adjustments, and issue tickets for materials, inventory, and warehouse management. This enables field crews to directly complete these transactions on mobile devices using RFID, BLE, and GPS technologies, resulting in ten times faster material location. “Construction projects dedicate roughly 40% of their budget to materials,” said Dale Beard, President and Co-Founder of Intelliwave. “By integrating SiteSense® with SAP S/4HANA data, we bridge the gap between procurement and planning teams and on-site inventory management personnel. This eliminates information silos and automates tasks, streamlining material, tool, equipment, and asset management – all of which translates to reduced time and resource needs on the jobsite.” Key Benefits for Construction Customers The integration of SAP S/4HANA and SiteSense® offers a range of benefits for construction companies: SiteSense® caters to four key areas in construction project management: SAP Store (store.sap.com) offers a streamlined and connected digital experience for customers seeking, trialing, purchasing, and renewing software solutions. It provides access to over 2,300 solutions from SAP and its partners, including validated…
JLL has announced the strategic acquisition of SKAE Power Solutions (SKAE), a New York-based provider of technical and project management services for data centers. This move strengthens JLL’s data center capabilities and positions them to better serve clients in this rapidly growing market. The acquisition comes amidst surging data center demand fueled by advancements in artificial intelligence and machine learning. JLL’s Global Data Center Outlook predicts data creation to double within the next five years, necessitating significant data storage capacity expansion. “As we help clients navigate evolving real estate needs driven by the rise in data center demand, we welcome the SKAE team and are excited to enhance our delivery of technical services for our clients’ critical assets,” said Neil Murray, CEO of Work Dynamics, JLL. “With the continued growth of the global data center market, we’re seeing increased opportunity to deliver the specialized expertise required to manage and maintain these assets. This acquisition immediately enhances our ability to expertly support our clients’ data center solutions now, and into the future.” SKAE brings a wealth of experience in planning, engineering, installation, testing, maintenance, and operations for data centers. This expertise will significantly enhance JLL’s ability to support clients across crucial…
Galorath, a firm focused on digital engineering solutions and consulting, has launched SEERai. This innovative chat-based generative AI is designed to empower digital engineers and project professionals across diverse sectors like IT, software, hardware, manufacturing, and aerospace. SEERai marks the first step in Galorath’s AI Strategic Initiative, a transformative program focused on leveraging artificial intelligence to enhance digital engineering and estimation. This initiative aims to provide real-time data-driven insights for improved decision-making during project analysis and planning. Building on a Legacy of Cost Estimation Excellence Galorath’s flagship product, SEER®, is already recognized as a leader in cost, schedule, and risk estimation. SEER empowers businesses with real-time insights into cost drivers, risk factors, and the impact of various project variables, allowing for streamlined cost and schedule estimations and planning. SEERai builds upon this foundation by offering cost estimation professionals easy access to Galorath’s extensive knowledge base, accumulated and validated over four decades of experience. This enables users to have strategic, chat-based conversations with SEERai, gaining actionable insights specific to their projects and initiatives. “In today’s dynamic market environment, the fusion of technology and AI is crucial to support workflows and meet ever-evolving timelines,” says Dan Galorath, founder and CEO of Galorath…
PakEnergy showcases Renewables Management Software at RE+ Texas Recognizing the growing needs of renewable energy professionals, PakEnergy, a provider of software solutions for the oil and gas industry, is showcasing its PakEnergy Renewables software at the RE+ Texas conference (May 14-15, Booth 523). PakEnergy Renewables is a purpose-built system designed to tackle the complex land management, project management, and asset management challenges faced by renewable energy developers. This software caters specifically to solar, wind, geothermal, and carbon capture projects, allowing developers to seamlessly manage growing portfolios and streamline operations. Throughout the conference, the PakEnergy team will be offering live demonstrations of the PakEnergy Renewables software at Booth 523. Attendees will have the opportunity to see firsthand how the software can benefit their renewable energy projects. Wes Adams, Head of Land at Zanskar Geothermal & Minerals, Inc, said: “We are an extremely lean team managing a growing portfolio of land leases and geothermal assets in multiple states. We needed a dynamic solution to help us effectively organize our leases, track a variety of mineral and subsurface assets, and map projects and relationships with logic, speed, and accuracy. PakEnergy Renewables is robust but not overly complicated. It’s an intuitive system that will…
PractiTest, a frontrunner in innovative test management solutions, has launched Milestones, a powerful project management module designed to streamline collaboration between QA teams and business goals. This new offering empowers QA teams to define high-level testing objectives with set deadlines. This translates to clear roadmaps for sprint planning, major releases, or any other crucial project milestones. By establishing these objectives, QA teams gain a sharper understanding of how their efforts contribute to broader business goals and timelines. “Milestones have significantly improved how we organize our testing efforts,” says Tony, a system engineer at Battelle. “Traceability was helpful, but Milestones take planning to a whole new level of clarity and ease.” Milestones bridges the gap between QA initiatives and overarching business strategies. This ensures that testing efforts directly contribute to achieving company objectives. Defining clear testing goals and schedules for each project phase allows QA teams to maintain focus and optimize resource allocation. Additionally, the Milestones module enhances visibility by providing a high-level overview of the entire testing process, fostering seamless communication and collaboration across various teams. The launch of Milestones underscores PractiTest’s dedication to delivering cutting-edge solutions that empower QA teams to excel. “In today’s competitive environment, ensuring QA aligns with…
KAP Project Services, a leader in technology-powered project controls, has been recognized by CruzAlta, a global specialist in improving operations for refineries and petrochemical companies. CruzAlta named KAP a trusted provider of digital transformation solutions for turnaround management. KAP’s innovative project controls, including their proprietary STOlogix platform, offer a comprehensive solution for turnarounds. This streamlines the process, cuts costs, and fosters creativity throughout the entire turnaround cycle. This recognition marks a major step towards revamping industry standards and setting new benchmarks for turnaround efficiency. “KAP is dedicated to propelling digital transformation in the turnaround industry through technology-driven solutions,” said Scott Kammerer, CEO of KAP Project Services. “Being recognized by CruzAlta is a huge honor, and we hope it gives clients the confidence to choose KAP as their digital partner for transforming turnaround management.” “Integrated and cutting-edge digital solutions, like KAP’s control capabilities, will be crucial for turnaround teams to usher in a new era of turnaround management,” said Bobby Vichich, Managing Partner of CruzAlta. “By leveraging our extensive industry expertise and reputation, we aim to identify and showcase technology leaders and innovators. This will accelerate the digital transformation of turnaround events and generate lasting value for the entire industry.” This…
Spinach.io, a developer of AI project management tools, has announced AI voice command integrations for Jira and Trello at the Atlassian Team ’24 conference. Spinach is an AI virtual assistant that can automate project management tasks and update project boards in Jira and Trello based on voice commands during meetings. Spinach alleviates the headache of manually taking notes during team or project meetings or sifting through meeting recordings to create summaries, deliver action items, or follow up with individuals. Teams benefit from a reliable agile assistant that is always on time, never misses a meeting, has no human bias, and captures essential meeting details and follow-ups with incredible accuracy. “Artificial intelligence is becoming more ingrained in the workplace but the capabilities go beyond that of a simple tool – AI is helping workers be better versions of themselves,” said Matan Talmi, CEO of Spinach.io. “There’s been a natural inclination to humanize intelligent things and make them more personable. It’s the next step in the progression of human/AI interaction.” Spinach integrates with existing meeting calendars, video conferencing platforms, messaging tools, ticketing systems, and collaboration tools. “Spinach connects the dots between team meetings and the Jira project board, and leaves no task…
The Nemetschek Group, a software provider for the architecture, engineering, construction, and operations (AEC/O) and media industries, today announced the launch of its AI Innovation Hub in London. This hub aims to accelerate the adoption of responsible Artificial Intelligence (AI) across both sectors. The hub will centralise existing AI activities within the Nemetschek Group, fostering increased productivity and efficiency for internal processes, customers, and partners alike. Importantly, the initiative prioritizes the development and deployment of AI solutions grounded in ethics, trust, and sustainability. This aligns with the core principles established by founder Professor Georg Nemetschek and remains a cornerstone value across all Nemetschek brands. The AI Innovation Hub will focus on creating AI-powered products and solutions specifically tailored to customer needs throughout the entire building lifecycle, from design to construction and operations. Additionally, the hub will explore applications within the media and entertainment industry. Key Initiatives: By establishing this hub, Nemetschek Group aims to solidify its position as a leader in AI-powered software solutions, while remaining firmly human-centric, within both the AEC/O and media and entertainment markets. “Our mission has always been to lead the way in innovation, especially in AEC/O and media and entertainment industries, and this AI Innovation…
The DAEMON project, a European research initiative led by Spain’s IMDEA Networks Institute, has successfully concluded, marking a significant step towards the development of future-proof 6G networks. Launched in January 2021, the project focused on integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) into mobile network architecture, paving the way for faster, more ubiquitous mobile communication infrastructure with the potential to revolutionise everyday life. DAEMON’s core aim was to explore the practical application of AI in managing future generations of mobile networks (beyond 5G and 6G). The project achieved notable success, with its AI-driven architecture model being adopted by key standardisation bodies like the 5G Public Private Partnership (5G PPP) and the 6G Industry Alliance (6G IA). This paves the way for further integration into mainstream mobile network standards like those developed by 3GPP. “The results have been a success since the AI-native architectural model proposed by DAEMON has been adopted by the 5G PPP and 6G IA Architecture Working Groups, from where it has the potential to be further pushed into main standardization bodies like 3GPP”, said Marco Fiore, IMDEA Networks Research Professor and the DAEMON Project Coordinator. “Also, the project has generated two pilots that are now deployed in the production network…
Deltek, a leading provider of software and solutions for project-based businesses, announces the launch of Dela, a suite of AI-powered technologies designed to revolutionize project delivery. Developed with a focus on “purposeful innovation,” Dela integrates traditional AI (algorithms and machine learning) and generative AI (GenAI) capabilities across Deltek’s product portfolio. This combined approach, along with Natural Language Processing (NLP) and advanced search functionalities, empowers users to work smarter and gain deeper insights into their projects, industry trends, and Deltek solutions. Tailored Functionality for Project Teams Dela offers a variety of features specifically designed to address the unique needs of project-based businesses. These include: A Unified AI Platform Previously available as separate functionalities within Deltek solutions, Dela now brings these AI capabilities together under one umbrella. This centralized platform ensures a consistent user experience and facilitates the seamless integration of future AI advancements. Warren Linscott, Chief Product Officer, said: “Dela is more than a digital assistant – rather an intelligent business companion that works behind the scenes within our project-based solutions, empowering Deltek Project Nation to work smarter and more efficiently across the project lifecycle.” Real-World Applications of Dela Several examples showcase how Dela is already enhancing Deltek’s solutions: Continuous Development…
