Roundup: CPqD, Dassault Systèmes, SAP

Brazil's biggest R&D ICT firm CPqDhas been licensed as a strategic defense company by the country's defense ministry, CPqD said in a release.

The license makes the company a "preferred partner" for the development of strategic projects in the technology and telecommunications areas.

CPqD currently provides technology services for the country's three armed forces (the Army, the Navy and the Air Force). In August 2013, the company opened a defence technology development center. Among the projects being developed by CPqD is the Software-Defined Radio for Defense (RDS-Defense) system, coordinated by the Army Technology Center (CTEx).

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French software developer Dassault Systèmes has announced two changes in its lineup of directors for its Latin American operations.

The company has promoted Mario Belesi to LatAm director of Professional Channels to replace Oscar Siqueira, who, in turn, has been named director of Value Solutions (VS).

As director of Professional Channels, Mario Belesi will be responsible for sales of the SOLIDWORKS solutions in the region, while Oscar Siqueira will be in charge of indirect sales of Dassault Systèmes' solutions.

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Enterprise software giant SAP has unveiled a new generation of its in-memory computing platform HANA, called SAP S/4HANA, the firm stated in a release.

The new version expands SAP real-time data processing and analysis capabilities. The S/4HANA will be offered to customers in the cloud, on-premises and via hybrid deployment models.

According to the company, the new generation of HANA also expands SAP's portfolio of cloud applications to include solutions from Ariba, SuccessFactors and SAP Fieldglass.