Top Worktech News From the Week of January 16th: Updates from Miro, AVEVA, Pearson, and More

The editors at Solutions Review have curated this list of the most noteworthy Worktech news from the week of January 16th. This round-up covers announcements and updates from Miro, AVEVA, Pearson, and more.

Keeping tabs on the most relevant ERP and BPM news can be time-consuming. As a result, our editorial team aims to summarize the top headlines of the week in the enterprise technology marketplace. The Solutions Review editors will compile a weekly round-up of vendor product news, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital funding, talent acquisition, and other noteworthy WorkTech information. With that in mind, here is some of the top WorkTech news for January 16th.

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Top WorkTech News From the Week of January 16th, 2025

Acumatica Appoints a Chief Product Officer

Acumatica, a cloud ERP provider, has appointed Jon Pollock as Chief Product Officer (CPO). In this role, Pollock will help lead Acumatica’s global product management and user experience organizations by overseeing product strategy, innovation, and delivery across the company’s cloud ERP platform. He will also play a significant role in advancing Acumatica’s ongoing product vision and AI innovation strategies, while supporting its growth initiatives across construction, manufacturing, distribution, retail, and professional services.

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AVEVA Launches New AI Tools for Engineering and Design

AVEVA, a global industrial software provider, has launched the first wave of its artificial intelligence tools for engineering and design. These features, available to users of AVEVA Unified Engineering, include an industrial AI assistant, a generative design AI assistant, a predictive design AI assistant, and an intelligent point cloud framework. When combined with AVEVA’s data-centric 1D, 2D, 3D multidiscipline design capabilities, these tools enable engineers to improve how they analyze, solve, and automate their engineering or design project challenges.

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Miro Debuts an AI Workflow Solution

Miro, an AI Innovation Workspace for teams, has launched AI Workflows for enterprise customers, a new offering designed to accelerate and transform how organizations turn initial ideas into final deliverables. With AI Workflows, enterprise teams can build, customize, and share collaborative AI workflows that automate end-to-end processes, all from Miro’s canvas. Jeff Chow, Chief Product and Technology Officer at Miro, says, “Teams shouldn’t have to choose between AI and collaboration. Collaborative AI Workflows lets teams work with AI the same way they work with each other – visually, in real-time, on a shared canvas where everyone can contribute.”

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Pearson and Deloitte Announce a Partnership

Pearson, a “lifelong learning company,” has announced an alliance with Deloitte, the global professional services provider. Together, the companies will co-develop and deliver end-to-end talent, leadership, and workforce development solutions for global enterprises and government organizations. Their collaboration will leverage Deloitte and Pearson’s industry-specific experience and capabilities to create products and services that address immediate market needs, including AI learning, leadership development, and learning solutions for customers and partners.

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OutSystems Appoints a Chief Financial Officer

OutSystems, an AI development platform, has announced the appointment of Fay Sien Goon as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). As CFO, Goon will be responsible for overseeing the company’s global financial operations, planning, and strategy, helping OutSystems grow its market leadership and accelerate innovation in AI apps and agents. She has over 20 years of experience in the SaaS and enterprise software industries, having previously worked at companies such as AppFolio and ServiceNow.

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Sage Adds a Copilot to the Sage Operations Suite

Sage—an accounting, financial, HR, and payroll technology provider for small and mid-sized businesses—has added Sage Copilot to Sage Operations (formerly named “Sage Distribution and Manufacturing Operations”). With this update, manufacturing and distribution teams have a clearer, more proactive way to manage daily operations, as Sage Copilot can help them spot issues earlier, make faster decisions, and maintain consistent performance across their fulfilment and supply chain activities. Introducing Sage Copilot into Sage Operations also lays the foundation for a broader network of intelligent operational agents to be embedded across the manufacturing and distribution lifecycle.

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Syspro Completes Its Acquisition of Evocon

Syspro, a global software provider for the manufacturing and distribution industries, has completed the acquisition of Evocon, a provider of real-time production monitoring and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) solutions. The acquisition will help Syspro strengthen its ability to deliver smarter, faster insights to the shop floor with advanced data collection and performance analysis capabilities. These additions are designed to enable manufacturers to optimize their production assets and improve operational efficiency for clients.

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