Sophie Zurquiyah, CEO of Viridien (formerly CGG), appeared on the SEG's Seismic Soundoff podcast to discuss the company's rebranding and her vision for its future. She highlighted the company's move into new areas such as carbon storage, minerals and mining, high-performance computing, and infrastructure monitoring while stressing the importance of technology differentiation and quality of service in maintaining a competitive edge. Zurquiyah also discussed the impact of the energy transition on Viridien's strategies and the need for sustainability to be incorporated into every company's strategy. She also shared insights on key trends in the oil and gas sector, including energy security and affordability.

Dassault Systèmes, a French software company, has announced a partnership with Mistral AI, a Canadian AI startup, to offer AI-powered industry-grade solutions. The partnership aims to accelerate the generative economy by combining virtual twin experiences and sovereign cloud infrastructure from Dassault with Mistral's Large Language Models. The companies aim to benefit customers with industry-grade solutions that protect intellectual property while leveraging the performance of Mistral's LLMs. Dassault has over 40 years of experience in manufacturing, life sciences, and cities and territories.

Dell Technologies has launched Dell AI for Telecom, a programme to simplify and speed up AI deployments for communications service providers (CSPs). The programme is designed to enhance network performance and improve customer service, and will bring together Dell's expertise, infrastructure and services with software and silicon from partners including NVIDIA, with the aim of developing on-premises AI solutions for CSPs. As part of the programme, Dell is collaborating with CSPs including Lintasarta and SK Telecom to speed up AI adoption and innovation in the industry.

French company Viridien, marketed under the Sercel brand, has sold 30,000 Sercel WiNG land seismic nodes to German engineering services firm DMT. The deal will see DMT use the nodes, which feature an ultra-sensitive broadband digital microelectromechanical systems sensor, in a campaign of large-scale seismic surveys planned in urban areas that target energy resources, including geothermal. The real-time transmission management technology also allows the crew to monitor the acquisition spread.

Dell Technologies has announced a continuation of its partnership with Broadcom to offer co-engineered solutions that combine Dell's infrastructure portfolio with VMware cloud infrastructure software. The offerings covered by the agreement include Dell VxRail, Dell vSAN Ready Nodes hyperconverged infrastructure, Dell PowerEdge servers and Dell PowerFlex software-defined infrastructure, with the joint portfolio aimed at helping customers modernise their data centres and optimise their IT environments. More than 20,000 customers use Dell VxRail, which offers automated lifecycle management and has nearly 300,000 nodes deployed globally, according to the company.

Cloud computing provider OUTSCALE, a Dassault Systèmes brand, has acquired Satelliz to boost its Kubernetes services and cement its position as a leader in the sector. The deal will offer customers greater flexibility and efficiency when managing applications, with Satelliz's expertise in cybergovernance and secure Kubernetes solutions helping OUTSCALE to meet increasing demand. By 2026, Gartner predicts that 75% of container instances will be deployed in public cloud environments, up from 50% in 2023, making the need for Kubernetes orchestration critical to modernising IT infrastructure.

Dell Technologies has released its financial results for Q1 2025, revealing a 6% year-on-year increase in revenue to $22.2bn. The company's Infrastructure Solutions Group (ISG) saw revenue rise by 22% to $9.2bn, driven by a 42% increase in servers and networking revenue to $5.5bn. Its Client Solutions Group (CSG) revenue was flat at $12bn, with commercial client revenue rising 3% to $10.2bn. Diluted earnings per share increased by 67% to $1.32, while non-GAAP diluted earnings per share decreased by 3% to $1.27. The company has also announced plans to expand its portfolio for AI solutions.

French cloud company OUTSCALE has announced new innovations to support businesses in their digital transformation in the era of artificial intelligence and sovereignty. The company has launched Large Language Models as a Service (LLMaaS), a result of its partnership with Mistral AI and Dassault Systèmes which provides a turnkey solution for creating generative AI applications. It has also expanded its global presence with a third availability zone for its SecNumCloud region and will soon release OUTSCALE Kubernetes as a Service (OKS), a managed, sovereign, and secure Kubernetes platform for the deployment of cloud-native apps.

Dell Technologies has announced its fiscal 2025 second-quarter results, with revenue of $25bn, a year-on-year increase of 9%. The company's Infrastructure Solutions Group (ISG) saw revenue of $11.6bn, up 38% from the previous year, while its Client Solutions Group (CSG) brought in $12.4bn, a decrease of 4% from the previous year. The company cited increased demand in AI and traditional servers as a key driver of strong growth, while storage revenue decreased by 5%. Dell also noted that demand for AI-optimised servers was up 23% quarter on quarter, with $3.2bn in revenue, while year to date this figure was $5.8bn.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) will be available on Dell PowerEdge servers, establishing RHEL AI as a preferred platform on the Dell PowerEdge R760xa server, according to a statement by Dell Technologies and Red Hat. The collaboration is intended to help customers more readily implement AI and machine-learning strategies to scale their IT systems and power applications. It will also provide a more consistent AI experience on optimised, AI-enabled hardware solutions, all delivered on the trusted platform of RHEL AI on Dell PowerEdge.