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Accenture to launch GenAI studios to boost capabilities in NA

Accenture has announced its intentions to launch a network of GenAI studios in North America where companies can explore ways to optimize and reinvent their business through the responsible use of GenAI applications.

Financial Management

Certinia welcomes four new C-level execs to enhance operations

Certinia has appointed four new C-level executives to lead the company, going forward.

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Analytics and AI

Anthropic leverages Google’s Cloud TPU v5e chips for AI inference

Google has expanded its partnership with Anthropic, committing to the highest standards of AI security and safety, and will allow Anthropic to leverage the latest generation Cloud TPU v5e chips for AI inference.

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Cloud Platform and Technology

NTT DATA’s group company snaps up Sapphire

NTT DATA Business Solutions AG, a group company of NTT DATA and SAP partner, has announced that it has acquired Sapphire.

Analytics and AI

Salesforce announces automotive cloud innovations for connected cars

Salesforce is coming out with automotive cloud innovations which will bring automakers connected vehicle visualization, actionable telematics and more.

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Analytics and AI

Oracle and Microsoft collab to support growth flurry of AI services

Oracle has announced a multi-year agreement with Microsoft to support the growth of AI services.

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Analytics and AI

SAP backs Aleph Alpha’s $500m series B round

SAP has joined a consortium of investors to back the series B round of GenAI developer, Aleph Alpha, totaling $500m.

Accenture and Salesforce team up to help life science companies

Accenture and Salesforce have announced they are investing in the development of Salesforce Life Sciences Cloud.

Red hat collaborates with Stranger Things visual effects studio and releases Red Hat Device Edge

Red Hat collabs with Stranger Things visual effects studio

Stranger Things and Oppenheimer visual effects studio will benefit from Red Hat's Openshift in-built security features, while customers will enjoy the release of Red Hat Device Edge due to its greater workload flexibility and more...

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Capgemini reveals steady growth in Q3 2023

The Capgemini Group has reported consolidated revenues of €5.48m in Q3 2023, down 1.3 percent compared to last year’s Q3 of €5.55m.

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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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Alibaba Cloud adopts Salesforce services to aid businesses in China

Alibaba Cloud has announced the general availability of Salesforce Sales Cloud, Service Cloud and Salesforce Platform on Alibaba Cloud, beginning December 18.

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Peugeot fine tunes creative communications with Accenture Song

Accenture Song, the tech-powered creative group of Accenture, has been appointed by PEUGEOT as its global creative agency record, as of January 2024.

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ERP Today’s weekly hotlist: 30 October-3 November

We’re bringing you ERP Today’s weekly hotlist, featuring our top news picks from the week of 30 October-3 November.

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NatWest banks AI virtual assistant upgrade with IBM

IBM and NatWest have announced enhancements to the bank’s virtual assistant, Cora, that will utilize GenAI to provide customers with access to a wider range of information through conversational interactions.

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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.

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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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Salesforce unveils Trade Promotion Optimization for Consumer Goods Cloud

Salesforce has announced that its Trade Promotion Optimization for Consumer Goods Cloud is now generally available.

Snowflake reveals AI innovations and more at Snowday 2023

Announced at its Snowday 2023 event, Snowflake has unveiled several new innovations, enhancements and investment plans to enhance the user experience and extend new capabilities to organizations.

A building part of the University of Bristol | HPE and Uni of Bristol to help create UK’s most powerful AI supercomputer

HPE and Uni of Bristol to create UK’s most powerful AI supercomputer

HPE and The University of Bristol have announced a collaboration to deliver the UK’s fastest supercomputer thanks to £225m government funding.

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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.

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SAP Build Code embeds AI co-pilot Joule to Build better systems

SAP has launched SAP Build Code, an application development solution that utilizes AI co-pilot Joule by embedding AI-based code generation.

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Google Cloud thinks out of the Box to transform world of work with GenAI

Google Cloud and Box, a Content Cloud single platform that allows organizations to manage the entire content lifecycle and integrate best-of-breed apps, have expanded their partnership to transform work in the enterprise with GenAI.

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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.

Accenture building | Accenture to acquire 6point6

Accenture to acquire technology consultancy 6point6

Accenture will utilize 6point6's expertize to enhance its strategy and architecture capabilities.

IBM unveils IBM Storage Scale System 6000 to increase efficiency

IBM has introduced its new cloud-scale global data platform, IBM Storage Scale System 6000, to meet today’s data intensive and AI workload demands.

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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).

Microsoft launches new Copilot capabilities to enhance brand operations

Microsoft has announced new Copilot and demand planning capabilities for Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management.

image of birds migrating | IOM and Snowflake

IOM and Snowflake delve deeper into migration management in EHoA

IOM has recently hosted its first hackathon on “Bridging Climate Change and Human Mobility”, in collaboration with Snowflake to provide insights on the intersection of environmental factors with migration management and policymaking in the East and Horn of Africa.

Cognizant and ISS extend partnership to drive innovation

In their partnership so far, Cognizant and ISS have successfully delivered an optimized scalable financial and accounting model which has been useful in improving efficiency and decreasing costs.