Digital Transformation

Mexico City – September 19, 2026 -- Ferrovalle, operator of one of Mexico's largest inland rail freight hubs, has selected INFORM's Syncrotess Optimization Plus software to power a Smart Yard automation initiative at its Mexico City terminal, with go-live targeted for June 2027. Ferrovalle's intermodal division handled around 550,000 TEUs in 2025, ranking it among Latin America's largest inland intermodal operations. The contract was signed in early September 2026.

San Diego – September 19, 2026 -- Hospitality consultant Robert A. Rauch, CHA, has released "The Hotel Guru's Journey: A Guide to Excellence in the Hotel Industry," a 20-chapter operational guide drawn from more than 50 years in hotel management and over $1 billion in developed and managed hotel assets.

Rauch's career spans dishwasher to developer across major brands

Rauch began his career as a banquet dishwasher in 1974 and progressed through roles as server, restaurant manager, sales manager, food and beverage director, general manager, owner, developer, and consultant. He served as founding chairman of R.A. Rauch & Associates and RAR Hospitality, managing hotel assets under Hilton, Marriott, and Choice Hotels, as well as independent boutique properties.

Hoffman Estates, Ill. – September 19, 2026 -- Omron Automation Americas has launched the NX-CT High-Speed Counter, a module capable of executing counter-match outputs within 1 microsecond, aiming to eliminate control delays tied to conventional PLC scan cycles.

New module targets timing gaps in high-speed manufacturing processes

The NX-CT joins Omron's NX Series Modular I/O platform and is built for applications where microsecond-level timing directly affects output quality, including liquid filling, dispensing, inspection triggering, and laser processing. Traditional control architectures often cannot process these time-sensitive events fast enough, creating variability in fill levels, inspection accuracy, and machine synchronization.

Arlington, Va. – September 19, 2026 -- Organizations that hand strategic S/4HANA migration decisions to implementation partners face higher risks of cost overruns, project delays, and outcomes misaligned with business priorities, according to new research from Info-Tech Research Group. The warning comes as SAP's end of mainstream maintenance for ECC in 2027 forces enterprises to finalize migration plans.

Info-Tech says implementation partners lack full business context for critical trade-offs

Info-Tech's Build Your S/4HANA Migration Plan blueprint states that while technical partners are essential for execution, they cannot determine organizational priorities, transformation goals, or acceptable trade-offs. These decisions influence deployment strategy, governance, and organizational change throughout the migration.

San Francisco – September 19, 2026 -- Thatch, a health benefits platform enabling employers to replace group health plans with individual employee budgets, has raised $108 million in new funding at a $1 billion valuation. The round was led by The General Partnership, Index Ventures, General Catalyst, and Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from ADP Ventures, Paychex, Eli Lilly and Company, Scale Venture Partners, QuantumLight, SemperVirens, Quiet Capital, and Avid Ventures.

Los Angeles – September 19, 2026 -- Fotor, an AI Vibe Marketing Platform serving more than 800 million users worldwide, has launched Fotor Agent, an AI production system that converts prompts and raw assets into fully editable, production-ready videos and 4K motion graphics.

Fotor Agent cuts motion graphics production costs to 1/200th of traditional After Effects workflows

According to Fotor's internal benchmarks, the new agent reduces motion design costs by two orders of magnitude while boosting generation and editing speed 50-fold. The system keeps text, brand colors, charts, and animation timing fully parametric on a live preview canvas, eliminating the costly full-project regenerations required by conventional AI video models that bake motion graphics into fixed pixel streams.

Copenhagen – September 19, 2026 -- Configit has been named a Sample Vendor in the Gartner Hype Cycle for Discrete Manufacturing Technologies, 2026, appearing in both the Product Configuration Platform and Product Rejuvenation categories.

Gartner links manufacturer profitability to the shift from engineer-to-order to configure-to-order models

According to the September 19, 2026 report by Gartner analysts Alexander Hoeppe, Sudip Pattanayak, Marc Halpern and Kentaro Shikanai, manufacturers are transforming engineer-to-order businesses into configure-to-order operations to capture greater profitability. The report states that manufacturers require efficient tools to manage increasingly complex product variants to meet B2B and consumer demand for customized, servitized products.

Beverly Hills – September 19, 2026 -- Luxury Estates has launched a single website, www.luxuryestates.net, combining bookings for its two distinct California properties for the first time: Mirabella Estate, a 10-acre overnight compound in Indio, and Marmar Estate, a 1.5-acre Beverly Hills venue restricted to exterior events and production work.

New site separates overnight stays from event and film bookings

The two properties, roughly 100 miles apart, serve different markets and the new platform is structured to prevent confusion between them. Each estate has its own gallery, section and inquiry form, with a side-by-side comparison covering location, acreage, overnight capacity, event capacity and availability.

Miami – September 19, 2026 -- Boats Group has rolled out a major redesign of its ProSeller Platform on BoatWizard, reporting that total engagement actions on the new Boat Detail Page rose 55% and Share Link usage climbed 86% between July and August.

Boats Group redesigns search, saved search and listing pages for professional sellers

The refresh introduces a redesigned Search Results Page, an enhanced Saved Search experience, and a rebuilt Boat Detail Page, aimed at helping professional sellers find, compare, manage and share inventory more efficiently. The updates are available immediately to all Boats Group customers.

New York – September 19, 2026 -- Genpact (NYSE: G) has won the Best Services Eating Software category at the inaugural 2026 HFS Services-as-Software Awards, beating out more than 250 global submissions for its Agentic Operations model now running mission-critical workflows across finance, procurement, insurance, and banking for Fortune 100 clients.

HFS Research scored entries on five criteria before naming Genpact the winner

HFS Research analysts evaluated submissions on AI-driven delivery, agentic adaptability, outcome orientation, scalable architecture, and proven enterprise success. Genpact's Agentic Operations model pairs AI agents handling transaction volume with human staff validating outcomes, a structure the company says is already deployed in production, not pilot, environments.