Charles Whitmore
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Aerial view of patchwork farmland dotted with wind turbines and slightly obscured by cloud cover | EY Sustainability
Application Development and Integration
How EY’s value-led sustainability could help your business
EY’s climate change and sustainability services were created to support businesses in responding effectively to sustainability challenges and opportunities, while also helping companies transition towards Net Zero.
Abscract image of several spheres riplling across a milky landscape in ultraviolet colours | digital transformation 7FC
Application Development and Integration
How to utilize a partner to help you with your digital transformation
Juggling multiple different factors, projects, processes and new software is the sign of a good technological partner to accompany you. The right partner has the expertise and change management skills to give your business a top-to-bottom update. 
A series of cables plugged into a connection board | Global Shop Solutions on-premise ERP
Application Development and Integration
Modern on-premise ERP for the manufacturing sector
Remember, when you’re deciding about what ERP solution to choose, don’t just dive straight for a provider. Research, take your time choosing and consider that an on-premise ERP could be the answer to your manufacturing woes.
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Human Capital Management
During a digital transformation, don’t forget your workforce
Digital transformations are a huge overhaul and typically require a fair amount of reskilling for your workforce. Luckily, there are services available that can provide training that has been specifically catered to your company and industry.
An abstract picture of blue, electronic fibre lines reaching their way across a vertical, metal surface | Axelor Q1
Application Development and Integration
Axelor to release BI, Connect and Template products in Q1 release
Low-code vendor Axelor has announced the upcoming release of three new products slated for Q1 2024; Axelor BI, Axelor Connect and Axelor Template. The Q1 releases will focus on business intelligence, automated app connections and automated document generation capabilities. 
A close up of a shop sign, showing 'open' in a large font | Coop Danmark KPS
Cloud Platform and Technology
KPS delivers end-to-end process upgrades to retail group Coop Danmark
In cooperation with KPS, the Danish retail group Coop Danmark has successfully implemented and orchestrated a SAP S/4HANA migration of its end-to-end process landscape, ranging from procurement to supply chain, sales and finance.
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Cloud Platform and Technology
Sing it loud and proud! SplashBI support Live Nation with their reporting woes
Global live-music events promoter and venue operator, Live Nation, handles a gargantuan amount of data spread across various segments. It needed a tech update to be able to handle the day-to-day processes comfortably, an update SplashBI were more than happy to implement.
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Cloud Platform and Technology
Infor supports Systemair as they fly to higher ambitions
Infor announced that Europe's largest ventilation company, Systemair, is moving its core business system to Infor CloudSuite Manufacturing. Systemair want smoother integration of acquired companies and development of new types of products and services.
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CRM and Customer Experience
Inoapps becomes the first of Oracle’s partners to gain new SAM program accreditation
Inoapps announced that it is Oracle’s first global partner to be accredited for the new software asset management (SAM) program. Inoapps is accredited in Western Europe, with North America and APAC to follow by January 2024. 
Dark tunnel half full with trucks and lorries | Connected Operations Cloud Samsara
Supply Chain Management
Samsara snags Frost & Sullivan’s Company of the Year Award for Commercial Telematics solutions
Frost & Sullivan say Samsara snagged the award by solving key industry problems via a versatile product range, along with its work as part of the Connected Operations Cloud.
Molten metal being poured from a smelter into a giant vat | Axelor TKMF
Business Process Management and Automation
Don’t stop the clock! How Axelor overhauled TKMF’s processes in record time
Axelor’s process overhauls and providing the ability to adapt to whatever future issue may arise have helped sustain TKMF’s over 600 employees in times of technological upheaval and industrial change.
A crane in the middle of several sand dunes, with the dunes being too tall to see the base of the crane | Leonhart Group SAP
Business Process Management and Automation
Nagarro help ground the Leonhart Group into Industry 4.0 with SAP S/4HANA Cloud
The Leonhart Group hit an inevitable roadblock: outdated information systems - more specifically, old software tools that make consolidating data more complex than it needs to be. Enter Nagarro and their deft use of the public edition of SAP S/4HANA Cloud.
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Analytics and AI
Sapphire and MyWave.AI give AI Copilot the wheel for SAP Business One
Sapphire and MyWave.AI announced the integration of SAP’s AI Copilot for Business One users, with the ultimate goal of enhancing and improving the user experience. 
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Digital Commerce
Opkey and KPMG LLP join forces to offer automated testing solutions
Opkey and KPMG LLP announced they have entered a strategic alliance, with the goal of combining Opkey’s test automation platform and KPMG’s delivery services.
Doctor wearing his coat and with a stethoscope around his neck examines a phone in his hands, you cannot see the doctor's head | healthcare Oracle
Supply Chain Management
Latest Oracle mobile additions are a fresh shot of adrenaline for healthcare organizations
Oracle has upgraded their mobile capabilities to help healthcare organizations reduce inventory errors, improve restock efficiency and gain the visibility needed to better predict demand and optimize stock availability.
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Governance, Risk, and Compliance
Samsara supports drive for road safety charity Brake
Samsara announced it has become a supporting member of Brake, a road safety charity. Its recent support will help a drive to reduce road injuries, assist people affected by road incidents and campaign for safer roads. 
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Cloud Platform and Technology
Thomas McKeel joins Inoapps as global practice lead EPM
The appointment is said by the firm to signal the growth of Inoapps Oracle Enterprise Performance Management (EPM).
Frustrated and angry looking lady in front of her laptop, chewing on a pencil with rage | SoftwareOne cloud skills gap
Quality and Testing
Third of businesses suffer financially from the cloud skills gap, SoftwareOne research reveals
A recent report by SoftwareOne Holding AG has shown 98 percent of global organizations are facing a cloud skills gap, resulting in an average of five month delays to digital transformation projects and a third of businesses taking a significant financial hit.
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Cloud Platform and Technology
ServiceNow research: UK workforce agrees on mandatory digital education
New research from ServiceNow has found that 54 percent of UK office workers feel their formal education didn't adequately prepare them for working life.
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Play it again, Johnny! HPE deliver infrastructure-as-a-service to Australia’s fasting growing podcast platform
Hewlett Packard Enterprise has been selected by Southern Cross Austereo to implement a flexible IT infrastructure using the HPE GreenLake platform, enabling improved audio consumption and advertising capabilities while supporting the company's growth strategy and scalability needs.
A close up of a hand shake between two people with a stark, white brick background | Samsara City of Houston
Samsara adds the City of Houston to its list of 2023 public sector partnerships
Samsara has announced it has been selected by the City of Houston to digitize its operations, with aims to help increase service transparency and sustainability, improve community safety and take data-informed actions.
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Analytics and AI
AI and ML dominate for UK manufacturers, says Infor
A survey released by Infor and Make UK reveals AI and ML usage is set to surge, as manufacturers push to achieve automation and improvements in productivity, efficiency and quality.
Abstract photo of a virtual city, with a silhouette of a man looking at his phone while standing over the neon-coloured cityscape | X4U Unit4
Unit4’s Experience4U event is back for a third year, showcasing finance and HR solutions
X4U is for customers, prospects and partners from the Unit4 community, where the attendees will learn more about industry trends, best practices and latest developments and also get access to the opportunity for collaboration. 
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UiPath Clipboard AI named on TIME’s Best Inventions 2023
UiPath Clipboard AI has been selected as one of TIME’s Best Inventions of 2023. Named in the Productivity Category, Clipboard AI removes the need for anyone to manually copy-paste.
View of an audience sitting at a conference in a dark room | Celosphere Celonis
Tech breakthroughs unveiled at Celosphere 2023 could skyrocket process mining to the stars
Celonis announced that more than 3,000 of the world’s top process mining experts will convene at Celosphere 2023 in Munich, Germany on November 14-15.
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Daudruy take a bite of Infor’s Food and Beverage solution
French company Daudruy Van Cauwenberghe, a nearly two-century-old oils manufacturer offering vegetable, animal and human food, oil seeds and greases, has chosen to deploy the Infor CloudSuite Food and Beverage solution, powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS).
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Financial Management
Accenture’s North America take-over continues with Comtech Group acquisition
Accenture has acquired Comtech Group, a consulting and program management company for infrastructure projects, headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
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Devon County Council pick Unit4 and Embridge for extensive digitization
Unit4 has announced that Devon County Council has selected its Unit4 ERP system to digitize its organization, data and services. The Council has additionally selected Embridge Consulting as its implementation partner.
A man and a woman, both in business attire, high-fiving at a desk, with smiles on their faces | Oracle Partner Award Inoapps
Inoapps Managed Services snag Business Impact Award
Inoapps has won the Business Impact Award UK & Ireland at the 2023 Oracle EMEA Partner Awards, an award that recognizes promising managed services businesses and the positive impact on customer outcomes.
A laptop open with coding across the screen, the laptop is on a table with a yellow mug and a small plant in the background | developer portal Infor
Infor entices devs with new Developer Portal and Program
Infor have announced the launch of its new Developer Program and Developer Portal, both of which are designed to give devs the information and tools they need to build on top of Infor cloud systems.
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