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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.

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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.

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.

UiPath: ERP is ripe for RPA, business bots get busier

When you think about it, it makes perfect sense. Of all the application use cases for RPA, the world of ERP is a perfect attack surface.

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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.

Inchcape chooses RISE with SAP to drive transformation

Inchcape, a global multi-brand automotive distributor, has selected RISE with SAP on Google Cloud to bring its business-critical sales, marketing and operations systems, and data to the cloud.

ServiceNow Q2 results surpass expectations

ServiceNow has exceeded expectations with its latest set of financial results, reporting Q2 revenue of $1.41bn, up 27 percent from the same period last year. Wall Street had anticipated second quarter revenue of $1.36bn.

UiPath automates automation Ops implementation

Enterprises have been waking up to automation. It’s no secret, the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the various strains of machine learning (ML) that compose it are impacting the way firms in all business verticals are thinking about modernising their IT stacks.

West Midlands Fire Service chooses Oracle Cloud

The UK’s second largest fire and rescue service, West Midlands Fire Service, has appointed Oracle partner Namos Solutions to lead a digital transformation project which will see its finance and HR operations move to Oracle Cloud.

Oracle Q4 beats estimates

Oracle has reported its fiscal 2021 Q4 results, revealing total quarterly revenue growth of 8 percent year-on-year to $11.2bn.

Unit4 provides people-centric solution for Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council

Unit4 has announced that Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council (the council) has selected Unit4 ERPx and Talent Management solutions to deliver a flexible, next generation finance, HR and payroll system

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Accenture to acquire umlaut

Accenture has announced plans to acquire umlaut, an engineering consulting and services firm headquartered in Aachen, Germany, for an undisclosed sum.

Oracle expands range of ‘always free’ cloud resources for developers

Oracle has announced the addition of 13 more ‘always free’ services for developers via Oracle Cloud Free Tier, enabling them to try out its Oracle Cloud Infrastructure platform.

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Advanced takes Clipper Logistics to the cloud

Clipper Logistics has become the latest organisation to journey to the cloud with Advanced, having invested in both its cloud HR solution and its Mitrefinch Time & Attendance (T&A) technology.

Growth in Q1 revenue for QAD

QAD, a provider of manufacturing and supply chain solutions in the cloud, has reported its first quarter fiscal 2022 results, showing a growth in total revenue to $83m.

Salesforce Q1 results best in company’s history

Salesforce shares rose by 5 percent in extended trading following its first quarter fiscal 2022 results announcement, which saw the company raise its FY22 revenue guidance by $250m to $26bn.

Fugro selects IFS to harmonise project-oriented processes

Geodata specialist, Fugro, will implement a cloud-based ERP solution from IFS as part of a company-wide initiative to bring staff together in one collaborative way of working on a centralised technological framework, and to help unify the people, processes and business data across its global operations.

UiPath launches first automation school in Ireland

UiPath has announced the launch of the first automation school in Ireland to educate the next generation of the country’s workforce on automation.

IBM to acquire Salesforce partner Waeg

IBM has announced plans to acquire Waeg, a consulting partner for Salesforce, in a deal that will extend its range of services and advance its hybrid cloud and AI strategy.

Tech firm HCL expands investment in the UK

Leading global technology company, HCL Technologies (HCL) has announced the expansion of investment in the UK with the recruitment of 1000 technology professionals to support its clients in the UK and around the world.

US Navy opts for IFS for mission-critical maintenance planning

IFS and Lockheed Martin have been selected by the US Navy to deliver an intelligent maintenance solution that will ensure personnel spend more time focused on the mission and less on aircraft and ship repairs.

ERP, in reality, is ERP + XYZ

When we talk about Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, we rarely keep the discussion centred around the core component elements of ERP in isolation of all other related ancillary, dependent and coexisting technologies.

ServiceNow enhances IT operations offering with Lightstep acquisition

ServiceNow has signed an agreement to acquire VC-backed DevOps observability platform, Lightstep.

Record revenue for Rimini Street

Rimini Street has announced strong results for Q1, stating it remains on track to achieve its strategic growth plan of reaching $1bn in annual revenue by 2026.

Strong Q1 growth for Capgemini Group

Capgemini Group has reported Q1 2021 revenues of €4.27m, an increase of 24% year-on-year.

ServiceNow’s stock falls despite solid Q1 performance

Despite its first quarter results exceeding expectations, ServiceNow’s stock fell after the company revealed it had added fewer big contracts in Q1 than in previous quarters.

Cloud sales boost Microsoft Q3 results

Microsoft has posted its Q3 2021 results, reporting revenue of $41.7bn, up 19% compared to the same period last year.