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TA Associates buys Unit4 for $2bn
Unit4 has been acquired by TA associates, a global growth private equity firm with significant other interests in the enterprise software space.
Accenture
Robust Q2 results see Accenture raise revenue forecast
Accenture has released strong results for Q2 of fiscal 2021, reporting that the company has returned to pre-pandemic growth ahead of expectations while continuing to take market share faster than before the pandemic.
Met Police
Met Police opts for Capgemini as strategic infrastructure services provider
Capgemini has been chosen as the strategic IT infrastructure services provider for the UK’s largest police force, Metropolitan Police Service
Google| News of Google's potential acquisition of Wiz comes days after scrapping HubSpot deal
Automation Anywhere partners with Google Cloud to develop RPA-powered solutions
Automation Anywhere and Google Cloud have announced a new multi-year partnership in a bid to generate industry solutions.
Better-than-expected results for Workday
Workday has released better-than-expected results for the fiscal fourth quarter and full year ended 31 January 2021.
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Sapphire Systems acquires InCloud Solutions
Sapphire Systems has acquired SAP Business ByDesign partner, InCloud Solutions, as part of its strategy to fast-track growth organically and through acquisition, and to help consolidate its position as a market leading SAP partner.
Strong set of results for Salesforce
Salesforce has announced results for its fiscal fourth quarter and full year fiscal 2021 ended 31 January 2021.
Will SAP Rise or Fall?
SAP's five year search for a solution to S/4 adoption has culminated in the launch of a new bundle of services called RISE with SAP. It is essentially a repackaging of existing products and services combined with some new capability that will be offered ‘as a Service’ to drive digital transformation.
RPA
UiPath raises $750m at staggering $35bn valuation
Robotic process automation (RPA) platform UiPath has announced it has closed a $750m series F funding round at a staggering post-money valuation of $35bn...
Elder Research and Smarter Contracts set pulses racing with partnership
Elder Research, an international leader in AI and data science, has signed a strategic partnership with Smarter Contracts...
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ServiceNow results surpass expectations
ServiceNow has announced a solid set of results for both the fourth quarter and full year ended 31 December 2020...
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Leap in software revenue for IFS
IFS has announced its financial results for the year ending 31 December 2020 and they make for impressive reading...
Microsoft cloud strength drives second quarter results
Microsoft has announced its financial results for the quarter ended 31 December 2020...
NHS Scotland selects ServiceNow to drive vaccine efforts
ServiceNow has today announced that NHS Scotland is using the company’s Now platform to help roll out the COVID-19 vaccine. Developed on the Now platform, NHS Scotland’s vaccine management system integrates and digitises the entire vaccine administration process.
Is SAP about the splash the cash to compete with former CEO
Rumours of an imminent takeover of Signavio by SAP would see the German ERP vendor move squarely into the space...
University of Edinburgh moves to the cloud
The University of Edinburgh has completed its migration of core IT systems to the Oracle Cloud with the support of Inoapps...
Microsoft and SAP team up
SAP and Microsoft have announced plans to integrate Microsoft Teams with SAP’s suite of services to help customers migrate to the cloud...
Atos and IBM expand global collaboration
Atos and IBM have announced the expansion of a strategic global alliance with a focus on developing joint offerings built on...
New chief revenue officer for Acumatica
Acumatica has named Sanket Akerkar as its new chief revenue officer...
IFS to fuel ‘digital mine’ for Europe’s largest iron ore producer
IFS has been selected to deliver a state-of-the-art enterprise asset management solution to enable mining...
Workday launches COVID-19 vaccine management solution
Workday has announced a COVID-19 vaccine management solution that provides HR and business leaders...
Americares opts for Unit4 ERPx
Unit4 has announced that global non-profit Americares has selected Unit4’s next generation ERPx to help...
Symatrix succeeds in strengthening consulting capabilities
Symatrix has acquired UK-based Oracle Peoplesoft HCM and payroll consultancy services provider, Succeed...
Sapphire bolsters US presence with Pioneer B1
Sapphire Systems has extended its North American market footprint through the acquisition of...
IFS powers India’s largest defence manufacturer
IFS has signed a contract with technology provider, Tech Mahindra, to enable a $54million business transformation...
Unit4 appoints new North America lead
Unit4 has appointed John Gregitis as its new North America president...
Infor empowers Jersey Electricity with extended cloud solution
Infor has announced that the sole supplier of electricity in Jersey, Jersey Electricit...