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Accenture and UiPath expand partnership to drive intelligent automation

Accenture and UiPath have announced an expanded business collaboration to help companies boost the adoption of enterprise-wide automation, accelerate technology transformation efforts, and create new growth opportunities.

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UiPath beats revenue expectations in Q3

UiPath, the automation software provider, has announced results for Q3 2022 ended 31 October 2021, revealing a 50 percent year-on-year increase in revenue to $220.8m.

Paul Kurchina joins ERP Today as Global Brand Ambassador

Paul Kurchina, former board director of ASUG and respected SAP analyst, has joined ERP Today as its first global brand ambassador and advisor. Kurchina is considered by both industry and technology corporations as an information technology visionary and internationally respected builder of teams and communities.

UKISUG CONNECT 2021 – S/4HANA, RISE and customer relationships

Despite the travel disruption caused by Storm Arwen and the Omicron variant, it was fantastic to see so many people from across the SAP community come together at UKISUG CONNECT last week. It has been a long and challenging two years. But from listening to many of the customer sessions during the conference it’s clear that organisations haven’t stood still when it comes to their usage of SAP.

Salesforce stock dips despite strong Q3 as Benioff lays ground for transition

Salesforce stock dipped 6 percent in extended trading, despite announcing solid results for its third quarter of fiscal 2022 ended October 31, 2021. It also announced the appointment of Bret Taylor as the company’s co-CEO – a move that some expect to signal the start of a transition of leadership.

Accenture to boost tech workforce with 3000 new jobs

Accenture has announced plans to create 3,000 new technology jobs in the UK over the next three years. Half of the roles will be based outside of London, expanding Accenture’s presence in Newcastle, Manchester, Leeds, Edinburgh, and Glasgow - adding to its existing UK workforce of approximately 11,000 people.

ServiceNow acquires DotWalk to help customers keep pace with technology maintenance

ServiceNow has acquired DotWalk, a company that automates upgrades and testing of ServiceNow applications, to increase speed and agility in upgrading applications. The deal will enable the two companies to map business processes and workflows on the Now Platform and proactively identify the tests needed for application changes.

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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.

ERP Today and partners support the NHS at unique awards event

ERP Today and its partners have raised over £100,000 to support frontline NHS staff at this year’s Awards and Fundraising event, held at Ascot Racecourse on 23rd September. More than 1,000 ERP professionals and hundreds of NHS employees, joined by NHS leadership, descended on Ascot Racecourse for a day of awards, fun and fundraising.

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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.

HPE acquires Determined AI to accelerate machine learning training

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has announced the acquisition of Determined AI, a San Francisco-based start-up developing an open-source platform for building machine learning models.

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.

Namos Solutions opens Dublin office

Namos Solutions has announced its continued growth in Europe with the addition of an office in Dublin.

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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.