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IFS appoints Hoda Mansour as COO for APJ, MEA

IFS has announced the appointment of Hoda Mansour as the chief operating officer (COO) for Asia Pacific, Japan, Middle East and Africa (APJ, ME&A).

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Oracle CloudWorld 2023: a rundown of Big Red’s latest news

Oracle CloudWorld returned for 2023 and with that the company has announced expanded collaborations, enhanced cloud offerings and new innovations to help organizations across the globe make the most out of their Oracle solutions.

HPE announces shake-up in leadership and company structure

HPE has announced a shake-up to its organizational structure and executive leadership, which takes effect at the start of the company’s 2024 fiscal year on November 1, 2023.

Red Hat OpenStack Services on OpenShift eases workloads for customers

Red Hat has announced the development preview of its newest version of Red Hat OpenStack Platform – Red Hat OpenStack Services on OpenShift.

ServiceNow announces big expansion to Now Platform with Vancouver release

As part of ServiceNow's majorly expanded Now Platform, it has launched a live Virtual Agent which will be able to resolve issues and requests faster without needing to ask users to repeat themselves.

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SAP Fioneer’s ESG software holds financial firms accountable for CO2 emissions

SAP Fioneer launches ESG software to help financial institutions mitigate growing regulatory risks around CO2 emissions.

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Uber and Oracle’s ‘Collect and Receive’ will change the way you shop

Uber and Oracle's collaboration builds on their seven-year strategic cloud partnership. With Collect and Recieve, retailers to rebalance inventory while giving customers more choices in regards to delivery options and postal locations.

Mihir Shukla, CEO of Automation Anywhere | Automation Anywhere: Automation + AI

Analytics and AI

Automation Anywhere combines automation + AI in a fresh launch

Automation Anywhere announced new generative AI-powered innovations to help companies put automation and AI to work across enterprises

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Microsoft product chief Panos Panay exits the company

Chief product officer at Microsoft, Panos Panay, has announced his exit from the company, with reports saying he has been hired by Amazon.

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NHS BWPC looks to save £16m with SAP

One of the UK’s largest NHS Purchasing Consortiums deploys SAP Ariba for Digital Procurement Transformation, with £16m savings in 5 years.

Zoom enhances customer experience portfolio with new offerings

Zoom has announced the general availability of Zoom’s Workforce Engagement Management suite, including Workforce Management and Quality Management for Contact Center customers, the latest additions to Zoom’s customer experience solutions portfolio.

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Oracle booster for healthcare with GenAI, finance and supply chain tools

Oracle has announced new generative AI services for healthcare organizations to help providers focus more on patient engagement.

Deloitte enhances its RISE with SAP capabilities

The new RISE with SAP capabilities are part of a collaborative effort to bring together SAP solutions and Deloitte services.

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VMware projects chosen by UK government for telecom ecosystem

Three VMware projects have been selected by the UK government as part of its open networks ecosystem competition.

AWS banks expanded collaboration with NatWest Group

Natwest Group has expanded its ongoing collaboration with AWS to accelerate the use of AI, including AWS’s generative AI solutions, to rapidly pursue the bank's goal of helping 10 million people manage their financial well-being per year by the end of 2027.

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Oracle and Microsoft expand partnership with new service launch

Oracle and Microsoft have expanded their partnership with the launch of their new service Oracle Database@Azure.

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IBM takes off with space AI company Ubotica Technologies

IBM has announced a partnership with Ubotica Technologies to simplify the process for developers to deploy AI applications securely and rapidly to satellites and generate insights from data on the edge in space.

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Latest Unit4 research unveils global trends in shared services adoption

Unit4 has commissioned research into shared services adoption trends, unveiling important global movements that can't be ignored.

de Novo CEO shortlisted for entrepreneurship award

Mark Sweeny, for his work building de Novo Solutions, has been shortlisted for the Great British Entrepreneur Awards.

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Opkey to sponsor Oracle CloudWorld, Las Vegas

Opkey, the test-automation firm and long-time partners with Oracle, are sponsoring their CloudWorld event hosted in Las Vegas from September 18-21, 2023.

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Salesforce announces next generation of Einstein AI tech

Salesforce has introduced the next generation of its AI tech Einstein, bringing the conversational assistant to all Salesforce applications.

Abu Dhabi/HPE announces innovations for SMBs and partnership with temple in Abu Dhabi

HPE innovates with small firms and partners with Abu Dhabi temple

HPE is releasing its new innovations to aid SMBs in Q4 2023, and is also working with the BAPS Mandir Abu Dhabi to provide virtual reality tours and more.

Oracle’s CEO, Safra Catz | Oracle’s Q1 2024 results reveal slower cloud sales, but AI optimistic

Analytics and AI

Oracle’s Q1 2024 results reveal slower cloud sales, Musk AI deal

Oracle’s figures for the first quarter 2024 saw slow cloud sales growth stifling enthusiasm, but further optimism for increased AI demand

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Salesforce and Snowflake launch data sharing-based integration platform

Salesforce and Snowflake have launched its Bring Your Own Lake (BYOL) data sharing with the Snowflake Data Cloud from Salesforce Data Cloud.

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Accenture explores space with Open Cosmos investment

Accenture has made a strategic investment, through Accenture Ventures, in Open Cosmos, a space technology company that focuses on the design, manufacturing and integration of satellites.

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Capgemini to acquire Exiger’s financial crime compliance division

Capgemini has announced it has signed an agreement to acquire the Financial Crime Compliance division of financial crime practice Exiger.

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Deloitte reports record FY2023 revenue

Deloitte has recently announced its FY2023 results with a reported aggregate global revenue of $64.9bn for the fiscal year ending 31 May, 2023, a 14.9 percent increase in local currency from FY2022.

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IBM advances watsonx with generative AI enhancements

IBM has unearthed plans for new generative AI foundation models and enhancements coming to watsonx – its AI and data platform.

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Amadeus’ cloud transition takes off with RISE with SAP

SAP SE has revealed that Amadeus has transitioned its main SAP software infrastructure to the cloud through the RISE with SAP solution.

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Capgemini and Salesforce enhance GenAI portfolio with new CX Foundry

Capgemini has announced its expanded collaboration with Salesforce and has enhanced its generative AI capabilities with the launch of a generative AI for CX Foundry for clients leveraging Salesforce.