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AI and machine learning top list of 2022 tech trends, according to new study

IEEE, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, has released the results of a new survey of global technology leaders from the UK, US, China, India, and Brazil.  The study, which included 350 chief technology officers, chief information officers and IT directors, covers...

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Workday reports better-than-expected Q3

Workday has announced results for the fiscal 2022 third quarter ended October 31, 2021. Total revenues were $1.33bn, an increase of 20 percent from the third quarter of fiscal 2021. Subscription revenue was $1.17bn, an increase of 21 percent from the...

Pinnacle acquires Sage business K3 FDS

Pinnacle, one of the largest resellers of Sage software in the UK and Ireland, has announced the acquisition of K3 Business Technology Group’s Sage business, K3 FDS. K3 FDS is listed on the London Stock Exchange and provides mission-critical software...

Blue Prism and AWS unite to transform automation

Blue Prism and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have announced a global, multiyear, strategic collaboration agreement to transform how businesses provide intelligent automation. Expanding on a wide range of automation provided by both companies to date, Blue Prism will build software as a service offerings on AWS...

BlackLine research reveals finance skills and talent concerns for global CFOs

A global survey of C-suite executives and finance professionals commissioned by BlackLine, a provider of financial controls and automation software, has revealed that just 14 percent of CFOs are confident that their finance function has the skills required to help their organisation grow and adapt over the...

WalkMe and SAP Concur expand partnership

WalkMe Ltd., a provider of digital adoption platforms, has announced the expansion of its partnership with SAP Concur, the world’s leading brand for integrated travel, expense, and invoice management solutions. With more than 35 million users in over 42 countries, WalkMe was founded ten years ago to simplify the...

Microsoft and Virgin Money unite to transform banking

Microsoft and Virgin Money UK have formed a strategic partnership that will see the bank launch a cloud-based platform to drive agility and productivity throughout the business. Virgin Money, the sixth largest bank in the UK with more than six million customers, will move workloads from...

Sage partners with Zapier to free up time for SMBs

Sage has announced the availability of  Zapier, a workflow automation platform for business, on the Sage Marketplace in the UK, Ireland, US and Canada. The partnership will enable small businesses and accountants across all four countries to automate workflows by connecting Sage Accounting with...

Rimini Street goes for growth

Rimini Street has announced results for Q3 ending 30 September 2021, showing revenue of $95.6m, up 15.9 percent year-on-year. Subscription revenue accounted for 98.4 percent of total revenue. The company also saw quarterly billings of $73.7m, up 7.9 percent compared to...

Unit4 cloud growth continues in Q3

Unit4, has announced its results for the third quarter ending 30 September 2021, with the company reporting continued growth across all products including ERPx, regions and industries. Cloud subscription revenue increased 27 percent (year to date) compared with the same period last year, while annual recurring revenue grew 26 percent year on year. Cloud bookings increased by 14 percent, with...

Integra Associates merges with Arribatec Group

Integra Associates has announced its acquisition by Arribatec Group, a Norwegian international IT consultancy, creating the world’s largest provider of Unit4 ERP services and solutions. Integra Associates is the UK’s longest-standing Unit4 elite partner. The move will allow the company to offer existing...

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Oracle and Infosys selected by East Sussex County Council

East Sussex County Council has selected Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications Suite to modernise critical business systems and accelerate its transition to the cloud. It will deploy Oracle Fusion Applications for finance, procurement and human resources, with the implementation delivered by Infosys in...

SUSE acquires NeuVector to strengthen container security

SUSE has announced the acquisition of NeuVector, a leader in full lifecycle container security that delivers end-to-end security, to enhance the enterprise-grade security capabilities in the SUSE Rancher container management platform. The total consideration for the acquisition is $130m, of...

Capgemini raises outlook after strong Q3

Capgemini Group has reported financial results for Q3 2021, revealing consolidated revenues of €4.5bn, up 13.6 percent year-on-year. The company saw a 15 percent rise in bookings, and an operating margin of 12.7 percent. Digital and cloud services reported double-digit...

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ServiceNow reports $1.4bn in subscription revenue

ServiceNow has announced financial results for Q3 ended 30 September 2021, revealing a 31 percent year-on-year increase in subscription revenue to $1.4bn.

Infor acquires Lighthouse Systems

Infor has today announced the acquisition of Lighthouse Systems, a leading provider of manufacturing execution system (MES) software for smart manufacturing. Lighthouse Systems serves customers worldwide across industries including automotive, building and construction, food and beverage, life science, machinery and equipment,...

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Microsoft cloud business boosts Q1 2022 earnings

Microsoft has announced financial results for FY22 Q1, revealing a 22 percent year-on-year increase in total revenue to $45.3bn. Net income for the quarter totalled $20.5bn – a 48 percent year-on-year increase – and diluted earnings per share rose by...

Oracle study highlights crucial role of tech for career growth

People are turning to robots to support their career development after the COVID-19 pandemic left them feeling lonely and disconnected from their own lives, according to a new study by Oracle and HR research and advisory firm, Workplace Intelligence. The study of...

IFS cloud revenue up 104 percent

IFS has announced strong Q3 2021 financial results ending September 30, 2021. Driving performance in the third quarter was the increase in customer demand for IFS in the Cloud, with cloud revenue up 104 percent year on year. Recurring revenue...

Microsoft acquires Clear Software to strengthen outside systems integration

Microsoft has acquired Clear Software, an iPaaS and business process solutions provider with strong connectivity into SAP and Oracle. Clear Software’s API access and system knowledge will strengthen Microsoft Power Platform’s integration with outside systems and accelerate how customers leverage data and processes that reside...

Epicor goes racing with Scuderia AlphaTauri

Epicor has been named as Scuderia AlphaTauri’s official ERP Partner. Building on an already successful long-term technology relationship, the multi-year agreement will enable the Formula 1 team to focus on continuous performance improvements both on and off the track. Epicor...

Mixed Q3 results for IBM

IBM has reported its financial results for Q3 ended 30 September 2021, revealing total revenue of $17.6bn, up 0.3 percent year-on-year but lower than analysts had expected. IBM saw cloud and cognitive software revenue rise by 2.5 percent to $5.7bn...

Infor serves up expense management solution for Panda Restaurant Group

Infor has announced that Panda Restaurant Group — the parent company of the largest family-owned and operated Asian dining concept in the US, Panda Express — has selected Infor Expense Management (XM) to automate expenses, realise greater efficiencies, and streamline how the...

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SAP Q3 boosted by cloud

has announced strong financial results for Q3 ended 30 September 2021, showing a 20 percent year-on-year rise in cloud revenue to €2.39bn and a surge in RISE with SAP adoption.

Cognizant commits to net zero emissions by 2030

Cognizant has announced it will achieve net zero emissions by 2030 – a new milestone set out as part of the company’s ongoing environmental, social and governance agenda to become a more sustainable business. Cognizant plans to reduce emissions from...

Accenture acquires Xoomworks to boost procurement and digital capabilities

Accenture has acquired Xoomworks Group, a consulting and technology company that specialises in procurement technology, digital innovation and software solutions development, for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition will support Accenture in helping clients to accelerate technology-led business and procurement transformation. Established...

Infor’s AI digital assistant app launches on Microsoft Teams

Infor has today announced the general availability of its Infor Coleman AI digital assistant app for Microsoft Teams, enabling customers using Teams to access the digital assistant’s skills, chat UX and natural language processing (NLP) capabilities. As a digital assistant,...

Slack survey reveals remote work disconnect

A survey of global knowledge workers backed by Slack has found that of those currently working remotely, executives are nearly three times more likely than non-executive employees to want to return to the office full-time. Future Forum, a consortium launched...

SAP raises full year outlook

Cloud momentum has accelerated in the third quarter, with cloud revenue increasing by 20 percent to €2.39bn, current cloud backlog up 24 percent to €8.17bn and SAP S/4HANA current cloud backlog up 60 percent to €1.28bn.

ServiceNow and Celonis team up

ServiceNow and Celonis have announced a strategic partnership to help companies maximise the impact and return on their digital transformation investments. The partnership will combine ServiceNow’s low-code workflow platform with the real-time process execution capabilities of the Celonis execution management system (EMS)....

Sapphire Systems appoints new group CEO

Sapphire Systems, the digital operating platform provider to mid-market and enterprise organisations, has announced the appointment of Vince DeLuca as its group CEO. The company’s founder and out-going CEO, Ian Caswell, will remain on the group board as a non-executive...