Enterprise Asset Management

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) integrates with Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) to optimize resource utilization and enhance operational efficiency. Within EAM, ERP serves as a central hub for managing assets, encompassing maintenance schedules, lifecycle tracking, and cost analysis. This integration ensures a holistic approach to asset management, as ERP consolidates data, streamlines workflows, and provides real-time insights. By unifying these systems, organizations can effectively align asset management with broader business processes, minimizing downtime, reducing costs, and extending the lifespan of critical assets. ERP’s role in EAM goes beyond maintenance; it becomes a strategic tool that empowers organizations to make data-driven decisions and maximize the value of their assets throughout their lifecycle.

Construction ERP Market Projected to Reach $8.2 Billion by 2032
The global construction ERP software market is projected to reach $8.2 billion by 2032, with North America leading while Asia-Pacific shows rapid growth.
Verisk and Oracle Fusion Cloud
Izzi Software Partners with Virtutem to Extend Valence Modernization
Izzi Software and Virtutem have partnered to offer the Valence application modernization platform, providing IBM i users a low-code alternative to vendor-supported upgrades, thus enabling incremental modernization.
iBASEt Launches Domain-Specific AI Platform for Aerospace Manufacturing
iBASEt launched Solumina AI, a specialized artificial intelligence platform for regulated aerospace and defense manufacturing, featuring modules that enhance operational workflows while challenging traditional ERP and PLM vendors relying on generic AI.
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How Nonprofits Are Modernizing ERPs to Unlock AI-Driven Impact
Nonprofits are modernizing ERP platforms to support AI-driven decision-making, improve operational visibility, and strengthen governance across global programs.
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i-Genie.ai Joins Microsoft’s Pegasus Program to Accelerate Innovation
i-Genie.ai, an AI consumer insights platform, has joined the exclusive Microsoft for Startups Pegasus Program to enhance its growth with advanced technology and mentorship.
ERP
How Next-Gen EAPs Are Reshaping Manufacturing IT 
Nextworld's enterprise applications platform (EAP) empowers manufacturers to modernize their operations through a flexible, no-code/low-code architecture, enabling them to implement tailored modules and custom workflows.
Nextworld’s Future-Proof ERP Platforms Redefine Enterprise Agility 
Cloud-native, no-code ERP platforms like Nextworld are emerging as solutions for businesses facing demands for adaptability and cost control, enabling modern architecture for continuous change, reducing technical debt, and facilitating integration with existing systems.
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Digital Colleagues, AI Agents Reshaping the ERP Workforce Model
Corporate AI is evolving from simple assistants to autonomous agents that can execute workflows and make decisions, significantly altering ERP processes and promising revenue increases, necessitating a reevaluation of roles and systems to support this shift.
Nextworld Platform 25.2: Ambient AI, Visual Workflows for ERP  
Nextworld's Platform 25.2 enhances business operations by introducing ambient AI agents, a Visual Workflow Builder and an upgraded Developer Studio, streamlining automation and innovation while empowering technical and non-technical users to simplify complex workflows.
Cloud ERP Takes Center Stage for Comic Publishers Confronting Creative, Operational, Market Pressures
Cloud ERP is becoming a crucial tool for comic book publishers by streamlining complex production, enhancing collaboration, improving distribution, and supporting financial management, thereby enabling them to meet rising consumer demands and navigate the challenges of digital transformation.
Tekniska verken Picks IFS Cloud to Strengthen Digital Transformation, Service Delivery
Tekniska verken has chosen IFS Cloud to digitize its operations and enhance service delivery by integrating legacy systems into a unified platform that utilizes industrial AI for improved efficiency, visibility and asset management.
IFS Deepens Industrial AI Push with Anthropic Partnership
IFS has partnered with Anthropic to enhance industrial AI deployment in critical sectors like manufacturing and aerospace, focusing on safe, domain-specific applications and real-world implementation.
ESM Platforms Market Expands as Organizations Seek Cross-Departmental Service Integration
The enterprise service management platforms market is set to grow to $12.1 billion by 2032 as organizations adopt IT service management principles across departments.
Annexa Integrates NetSuite Innovations With AI
Annexa is increasingly focusing on AI to enhance its Oracle NetSuite solutions across Australia and New Zealand, integrating technologies like its Model Context Protocol and large language model APIs.
IFS Cloud 25R2 Enhances Digital Workers and Applied Industrial AI
IFS Cloud 25R2 introduces agentic AI capabilities through IFS Loops Digital Workers, which enhance productivity by automating complex workflows in industrial operations, addressing labor shortages and improving efficiency across ERP, EAM and FSM solutions.
The AI Responsibility Gap: A Looming Threat to Business?
Project Gecko Focused on Creating Affordable, Customizable AI Systems
Microsoft's Project Gecko aims to create affordable, customizable AI systems for the global majority by utilizing local languages and multimodal content, featuring the MMCTAgent framework that enhances AI interactions.
IFS and Siemens Unite to Drive Autonomous Grid Intelligence for Utilities
IFS and Siemens are collaborating to advance autonomous grid operations by integrating industrial AI with grid planning and infrastructure expertise, aiming to address industry challenges and support a shift toward self-optimizing energy systems.
AI-First Monetization and Zuora
From Orchard to Aisle: How Pacific Coast Producers Transformed Warehouse Operations with Oracle Cloud WMS 
Watch Pacific Coast Producers (PCP) and IBM for an in-depth look at PCP’s transformative journey to Oracle Cloud Warehouse Management System (WMS). Discover how this agricultural cooperative, rooted in over 150 family farms, modernized its 1.5 million sq. ft. distribution center and six processing plants. Learn how strategic partnerships, custom Oracle PaaS extensions, and a disciplined project approach enabled seamless automation, enhanced security, and operational continuity. Gain insights into key success factors—from vendor selection to go-live execution—and explore how PCP’s phased implementation is driving innovation, efficiency, and resilience across its supply chain. Watch Now to explore: - Why Pacific Coast Producers selected Oracle WMS Cloud after a rigorous vendor evaluation - How IBM Accelalpha’s implementation expertise enabled a seamless transition across multiple sites - The project governance, scope control, and risk mitigation strategies that kept the project on budget and on track - Lessons learned and keys to success from the CIO leading the transformation - What’s next in PCP’s digital journey, from continuous improvement to advanced automation initiatives Discover how strong partnerships, disciplined project management, and the right technology can turn transformation into tangible results—helping an iconic food producer move products from farm to shelf faster, safer, and smarter.
AI-First Monetization and Zuora
From Orchard to Aisle: How Pacific Coast Producers Transformed Warehouse Operations with Oracle Cloud WMS 
Watch Pacific Coast Producers (PCP) and IBM for an in-depth look at PCP’s transformative journey to Oracle Cloud Warehouse Management System (WMS). Discover how this agricultural cooperative, rooted in over 150 family farms, modernized its 1.5 million sq. ft. distribution center and six processing plants. Learn how strategic partnerships, custom Oracle PaaS extensions, and a disciplined project approach enabled seamless automation, enhanced security, and operational continuity. Gain insights into key success factors—from vendor selection to go-live execution—and explore how PCP’s phased implementation is driving innovation, efficiency, and resilience across its supply chain. Watch Now to explore: - Why Pacific Coast Producers selected Oracle WMS Cloud after a rigorous vendor evaluation - How IBM Accelalpha’s implementation expertise enabled a seamless transition across multiple sites - The project governance, scope control, and risk mitigation strategies that kept the project on budget and on track - Lessons learned and keys to success from the CIO leading the transformation - What’s next in PCP’s digital journey, from continuous improvement to advanced automation initiatives Discover how strong partnerships, disciplined project management, and the right technology can turn transformation into tangible results—helping an iconic food producer move products from farm to shelf faster, safer, and smarter.
Pajottegem: Inetum Merges and Unifies the IT Systems of Three Municipalities into One Digital Environment
The newly-formed municipality of Pajottegem successfully unified the IT infrastructures of three merged municipalities within one year, facilitated by Inetum, enhancing collaboration and service efficiency through a centralized digital system.
IBM Maximo 9.1: The AI-Powered Asset Management Revolution is Here
IBM's Maximo Application Suite 9.1 redefines enterprise asset management with its generative AI assistant and advanced investment planning features, aiming to transform maintenance practices and capital allocation, though successful implementation hinges on organizations' readiness and quality data.
AI Era Ushers in Drones as Infrastructure Inspectors and Algorithms as Failure Predictors
At the IFS Connect North America 2025 conference, Deloitte unveiled an AI-powered remote sensing solution using drones to predict infrastructure failures before they occur, aiming to transform how cities manage aging infrastructure through enhanced data collection and analysis, ultimately improving safety, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness.
Unit4 FP&A Receives Experience Leader and Trust Leader Positions in Dresner Advisory Services 2024 Industry Excellence Awards
Unit4 has been honored as an Experience Leader and Trust Leader in Enterprise Performance Management by Dresner Advisory Services, reflecting high customer satisfaction and confidence in its solutions according to the 2024 Industry Excellence Awards.
Diriyah Company Embraces a Smart City Future with IBM Maximo
Diriyah embraces a Smart City future with IBM Maximo
Diriyah Company has selected IBM Maximo Application Suite for asset management in its $63.2 billion Diriyah Project, a smart city development near Riyadh, leveraging AI-driven capabilities for optimized performance and predictive maintenance to enhance operational reliability and sustainability.
ERP
Cetec ERP’s new release enhances usability and control for manufacturers
Cetec ERP has launched its 4.17 update with features like a drag-and-drop scheduling tool, enhanced manufacturing time tracking, new reporting capabilities, improved user access controls, usability enhancements, and better pricing import tools, all aimed at increasing efficiency and functionality for users, with rollout planned for January 2024.
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IFS Cloud EAM helps streamline Green Bay Packaging maintenance processes
Green Bay Packaging has successfully implemented IFS Cloud Enterprise Asset Management to enhance asset reliability and procurement processes following the inadequacies of their legacy system, while focusing on sustainability and continuous improvement in their operations.
AWS re:Invent
Innovapptive Joins AWS ISV Accelerate Program, Enhancing Global Delivery of AI-Powered Connected Worker Solutions
Innovapptive has joined the AWS ISV Accelerate Program, enhancing its AI-powered Connected Worker solutions, optimizing AWS investments for clients, streamlining access via the AWS Marketplace, and expanding its global reach through co-sell support with AWS to drive operational efficiency and connected workforce solutions.