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Infor launches dedicated cloud for UK public sector

Infor has launched a dedicated multi-tenant cloud offering for the UK public sector. The solution combines Infor CloudSuite Public Sector, Financials and Supply Chain Management (FSCM) and Infor People Solutions with the public sector enterprise asset management capabilities of Infor...

Data start-up for SAP customers launches

Xmateria, a new data company founded by ex-SNP managing director, Ben McGrail, has launched in the UK. The start-up aims to help SAP customers respond quickly to changing business landscapes and the opportunities presented by new technology. Xmateria will provide...

NTT and Microsoft support shift to hybrid working in next phase of alliance

NTT has been selected as one of the launch partners for Operator Connect for Microsoft Teams, which brings PSTN calling to Teams and provides integrated calling functionality that simplifies business communications. The partnership signifies the next phase of NTT’s strategic...

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Deloitte acquires ServiceNow specialist Odysseus

Deloitte has acquired Odysseus, the Dutch consultancy firm specialised in implementing ServiceNow solutions and project portfolio management, to accelerate the growth of its ServiceNow service offering. The Odysseus team will be integrated into the technology unit of Deloitte’s consulting practice...

Lumenia ERP HEADtoHEAD event returns this month

The Lumenia ERP HEADtoHEAD full-scale virtual event is back this month, offering a unique opportunity for business leaders to compare leading ERP solution providers and their products. Taking place virtually on the 12-13 October, 14 ERP vendors will go head-to-head...

ServiceNow expands partnership with Microsoft

ServiceNow has expanded its strategic partnership with Microsoft to empower employees as they continue to navigate new ways of working. ServiceNow has introduced a new collaborative app for its Employee Centre as part of its Now Platform Rome release, that integrates...

Google deepens investment in Workday

Google has strengthened its partnership with Workday by investing in additional Workday products to support its global workforce. Google has subscribed to Workday Adaptive Planning, Workday Extend, Workday Prism Analytics and Workday Strategic Sourcing. As part of its ongoing investment...

Syniti acquires 360Science

Syniti has acquired 360Science, a data quality business specialising in matching, deduping, unifying, linking and verifying contact and business data. The acquisition, which encompasses 360Science’s technology and the retention of key talent in data matching and linguistics, will strengthen Syniti’s expertise...

Copado raises $140m to expand DevOps platform

Copado, a developer operations (DevOps) platform for Salesforce and other clouds, has raised $140m in series C funding. The funding round was led by Insight Partners with participation from new investors SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Declaration Partners and DG Ventures, as well as existing investors Salesforce...

Inoapps strengthens leadership team

Oracle partner Inoapps has added four new leaders to its management and Oracle Cloud HCM teams to drive its plans to double in size through organic growth and acquisitions. Inoapps is about to exceed 500 employees across the United States,...

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Cloud revenue up for Oracle

Oracle has announced its fiscal 2022 Q1 results, showing a 4 percent year on year increase in quarterly revenues to $9.7bn.

Workday to acquire CPQ vendor Zimit

Workday has announced intent to acquire Zimit, one of the only configure price quote (CPQ) solutions built specifically for services industries. Zimit expedites the creation of timely and accurate quotes and proposals, helping to reduce the time to quote from...

Advanced appoints Narinder Sahota as CTO

Advanced has appointed technology veteran Narinder Sahota as its chief technology officer (CTO) following a successful 18 months for the company, during which time it has made seven acquisitions and launched 26 cloud products. With Advanced investing £32m in research and...

IFS fuels growth for Ortec Group

IFS has announced that the Ortec Group, a full-service provider and integrator of high added-value construction and engineering solutions, has selected IFS Cloud to support its growth and provide its employees with a quality user experience. Structured around four divisions—engineering, global...

Open Future World selects Smarter Contracts’ data platform

Privacy technology company Smarter Contracts has announced it will be working with Open Future World, the leading global source of information on open banking, to implement its next generation, blockchain-based consent management platform, Pulse. Open Future World brings together more...

Equipment hire company chooses Infor

Infor has announced that GAP Group, the leading independent equipment hire company in the UK, is deploying Infor CloudSuite Equipment, a multi-tenant cloud ERP system specifically designed for equipment manufacturers, dealers and rental companies. Delivered via multi-tenant cloud on Amazon...

QAD cloud revenue continues to grow

QAD has reported financial results for the fiscal 2022 second quarter, revealing that total revenue grew from $74.1m in Q2 2021 to $84.8m in Q2 2022, resulting primarily from increases in subscription and professional services revenue. Subscription revenue grew to $38.4m,...

Strong Q2 for Salesforce following Slack acquisition

Having closed its acquisition of Slack earlier in the quarter, Salesforce has now revealed strong Q2 2022 results with total Q2 revenue up 23 percent year on year at $6.34bn. Subscription and support revenues for the quarter were $5.91bn, an...

Workday Q2 results exceed expectations

Workday has announced strong results for Q2 2022, with total revenues up 18.7 percent to $1.26bn in comparison with the same period last year. Wall Street had predicted the company would report revenue of $1.24bn for the quarter. Subscription revenue was...

AWS drives pandemic growth for Waitrose & Partners

Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) ecommerce platform has enabled Waitrose & Partners to increase online shopping conversion rates by multiple points – a difference that the grocer says could, if sustained, drive millions of pounds more in sales per year, according...

SAP acquires SwoopTalent to advance HXM strategy

SAP has bought the intellectual property of SwoopTalent, a leader in talent data intelligence, in an asset acquisition. Embedding SwoopTalent’s data and machine learning technology across SAP SuccessFactors solutions will further SAP’s vision of HXM, which prioritises individualised employee experiences and dynamic...

EY enhances Microsoft capabilities with Seaton acquisition

EY has announced the acquisition of Seaton Partners, a UK-based consulting firm specialising in Microsoft solutions. The move supports EY’s ambition to expand capacity, capabilities and market presence across Microsoft Dynamics 365 ERP. Seaton Partners is a Microsoft Dynamics gold...

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Google Cloud and Workday announce global partnership

Google Cloud and Workday have announced a multi-year partnership to enable businesses to further their digital transformations. As a Workday preferred cloud partner across industries such as healthcare, financial services, and retail, Google Cloud will help businesses run Workday enterprise...

ServiceNow acquires Mapwize

ServiceNow has made its second acquisition in a week following an agreement to purchase Mapwize, an indoor-mapping and wayfinding company based in Lille, France. The intention is to build Mapwize’s capabilities natively into the Now Platform and the Workplace Service Delivery...

ServiceNow acquires Swam64 to elevate database capabilities

ServiceNow has acquired Swarm64, a leader in database performance and scale. Swarm64’s database model combines analytical and transactional database capabilities that support intelligent workflows, helping ServiceNow meet evolving customer demands. With Swarm64, ServiceNow will be able to help customers more efficiently manage data and execute complex, high-speed data analytics...

Strong Q2 sees Rimini Street on track for growth

Rimini Street has announced Q2 results ending 30 June 2021, showing a 17 percent year-on-year increase in quarterly revenue to $91.6m. Rimini Street’s active client count totalled 2,645 as of 30 June 2021, a year-on-year increase of 22.5 percent, with...

XpertHR acquires Gapsquare

XpertHR, a UK provider of HR expertise and resources, and part of RELX, has acquired Gapsquare, a provider of advanced people analytics software which tracks pay disparity, pay equality and pay gap data. Gapsquare provides HR and reward professionals with...

Precisely expands data management capability with Winshuttle acquisition

Precisely has announced a definitive agreement to acquire process automation and master data management software provider Winshuttle from Symphony Technology Group (STG). The announcement follows the completion of Precisely’s acquisition of data governance software provider, Infogix, earlier this month. In Winshuttle, Precisely...

Advanced provides secure cloud for London Borough of Hackney

Advanced has been chosen by London Borough of Hackney council to digitise its procurement, budgeting and forecasting and host the entire system securely on a private cloud, also provided by the company. Advanced’s solution will also support the council’s...

SNP expands position in transformation market with Datavard acquisition

SNP Schneider-Neureither & Partner SE has signed an agreement today to acquire 100 percent of the shares in Datavard AG. The software and consulting company, with around 170 employees, specialises in transformations and data management in SAP landscapes and generated...