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Accenture expands consulting portfolio with SKS Group acquisition

Accenture has agreed to acquire SKS Group, a consulting firm that helps banks across Germany, Austria and Switzerland modernize their technology infrastructure and address regulatory requirements using SAP S/4HANA solutions.

Acumatica named one of Washington’s best

Acumatica, a Kirkland-based cutting-edge cloud ERP provider, was named one of ‘Washington’s best companies to work for’, as detailed in the latest issue of Seattle Business Magazine.

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ServiceNow signs MOU with Crown Commercial Service to drive innovation

ServiceNow has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Crown Commercial Service (CCS) providing access to all UK public sector departments to ServiceNow’s platform technology.

St. Helens Borough Council selects Unit4 ERP

Unit4, a leader in enterprise cloud applications for people-centric organizations, has announced that St. Helens Borough Council has selected Unit4 ERP and financial planning and analysis software (FP&A), together with Proactis Invoice Capture, to replace in-house legacy solutions.

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IBM launches IBM Partner Plus

IBM has launched IBM Partner Plus, a new program that reimagines how IBM engages and interacts with its business partners through unprecedented access to IBM resources, incentives, and tailored support to strengthen their technical expertise and help speed time to market.

NVIDIA opens up the metaverse for enterprise

NVIDIA has released updates to its metaverse platform, Omniverse Enterprise, to help teams develop and operate large-scale virtual 3D worlds.

All change at Workday as CEO Bhusri paves way for successor

Workday has announced the appointment of Carl Eschenbach to co-CEO, effective immediately, as part of a succession plan that will see Aneel Bhusri step back from the business in a year's time. Chano Fernandez is leaving Workday, also with effective immediately.

Amalthea not cheesed off as Infor AI appetizes

Amalthea opts for Infor’s integrated AI solution to help improve cheese quality and yields, build customer loyalty and boost sustainability.

Tevva rises with SAP to transform its IT systems

SAP SE has entered into a partnership with Tevva to transform its IT environment and support the development of the UK’s first hydrogen-electric truck.

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Accenture raises Q1 2023 fiscal outlook

Accenture has announced a robust fiscal result for the first quarter of 2023, reporting revenues of $18.7bn, an increase of five per cent in US dollars and 15 per cent in local currency.

MMI Hotel Group checks into the cloud with Infor

Fast-growing hotel management company, MMI Hotel Group, has selected Infor Hospitality to provide hospitality management and pricing solutions for its expanding independent property base.

IFS Cloud shapes growth for property restoration firm Polygon

Polygon International, the European market leader in property damage restoration, has chosen to upgrade its existing ERP solution to IFS Cloud as it looks to digitalize its operations and scale.

Gulfsands moves to multi-tenant financial cloud with Infor

Energy company, Gulfsands has selected Infor SunSystems Cloud as its financial platform via Infor Gold Channel Partner Progressive TSL.

Thoma Bravo to acquire Coupa for $8bn

Software investment firm, Thoma Bravo, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Coupa Software, a leader in business spend management (BSM).

EY to solve AI challenges with Databricks

EY has entered into an alliance with Databricks, a data lakehouse company, to help organizations simplify and democratize data, analytics, and AI.

Oracle second quarter boosted by staggering cloud growth

Oracle Corporation has announced its results for the second quarter of fiscal 2023, showing strong double-digit growth and big numbers for cloud and OCI. The increase was largely driven by huge growth in overall cloud revenue.

Acumatica facilitates 70 percent growth for media technology firm

Key Code Media credits its adoption of Acumatica’s integrated business management solutions as a critical factor in meeting pandemic-driven challenges.

LSEG and Microsoft launch 10-year strategic partnership

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) and Microsoft have entered into a new long-term strategic partnership to architect LSEG’s data infrastructure using the Microsoft Cloud, and to jointly develop new products and services for data and analytics.

EY enhances finance and risk services with ifb acquisition

EY has acquired ifb SE, an international finance and risk transformation and compliance consultancy, to strengthen capabilities and enhance offerings.

Salesforce and Werner Enterprises to drive Net Zero Cloud

Salesforce has formed a collaboration with Werner Enterprises to enhance transportation and logistics company’s ESG tracking and reporting capabilities.

Eight legs good: IBM to acquire Octo

IBM has entered into an agreement to acquire Octo, a US based IT modernization and digital transformation services provider exclusively serving the US federal government.

EY implements digital transformation with EXL

EY has partnered with EXL, a data analytics and digital operations firm, to develop and implement initiatives in the insurance, financial services, and health care sectors.

Rob Enslin of UiPath interview: All paths lead to automation

UiPath has been the market leader in automation for as long as automation has been a thing. But a sharp decline in value as a public company and a big shift in its go-to-market strategy poses fresh challenges for new co-CEO, Rob Enslin.

Accenture and Planet collaborate to create climate risk solutions

Accenture has entered into a strategic collaboration with Planet Labs PBC, Earth data and insights provider, through its Accenture Ventures Project Spotlight initiative.

Orica and UiPath global partnership enables deep digital mining

Orica, one of the world’s largest mining and infrastructure solutions providers, has announced a global alliance with UiPath to scale application testing and automation.

New PwC and SAP strategy supports ESG enterprise targets

PwC and SAP have announced a new co-innovation strategy to make sustainability an integral part of standard business operations and address key environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) business-wide challenges.

Pandora and SAP to add a new sparkle to retail

Pandora, the world’s largest jewelry brand has partnered with Accenture to implement a S/4HANA digital transformation using RISE With SAP.