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Google Cloud bolsters leading blockchain with BNB Chain

Google Cloud has formed a strategic collaboration with BNB Chain, the smart contract blockchain giant. The partnership is set to enable early-stage Web3 and blockchain start-ups to develop and scale high-performance, efficient, and sustainable innovations.

Salesforces goes big on low-code automation

Salesforce has introduced Customer 360 and an expansion of the Flow product suite Flow for Industries.

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Accenture to buy Stellantis manufacturing arm

Accenture has disclosed its intention to acquire Stellantis’ World Class Manufacturing Training & Consulting business to support process optimization in manufacturing and the supply chain.

Oracle’s cloud growth sets the stage for Q1 fiscal results

Oracle Corporation announced significant quarterly revenue gains in its Q1 fiscal results in 2023. Cloud services and license support revenues were up 20 percent in constant currency to $8.4bn, while cloud and on-premises license revenues were up 19 percent in constant currency to $0.9bn.

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Salesforce enhances business processes with Workday

Salesforce has expanded its use of Workday to support growth across the organization and support its workforce.

UBIX Labs and Sapphire collaborate to drive transformation

Sapphire has entered into a strategic partnership with UBIX Labs to simplify and accelerate the use of Advance Analytics and Data Science to boost and accelerate the outcomes delivered by digital operations transformation.

‘Big Four’ accountancy firm EY announces business split

Ernst & Young has pushed ahead on a partner vote to break up the business into separate audit and advisory firms. Leaders across the 15 biggest member organizations, which represent 80 percent of the firm’s £39bn annual revenues, unanimously agreed on the much-mooted pivot late last week.

SUSE enters into a strategic collaboration with AWS

SUSE and AWS have entered into a multi-year strategic collaboration agreement that will offer migration acceleration programs for SAP customers looking to move to the cloud.

Jean de Villiers appointed as Unit4’s chief customer officer

Unit4, a leader in enterprise cloud applications for people-centric organizations, has appointed Jean de Villiers as chief customer officer.

Accenture doubles down on disruption with Inspirage deal

Accenture has agreed to acquire Inspirage, an integrated supply chain specialist firm focused on Oracle technology, to help clients reinvent their supply chain networks.

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UiPath powers RPA through Snowflake integration

UiPath has strengthened its partnership with Snowflake by launching a new bi-directional integration that will extend the value of automation across the enterprise.

Boomi board appoints Larry Quinlan as director

Boomi has appointed former Deloitte CIO, Larry Quinlan, as an independent, non-executive member of its board of directors.

Coromatic streamlines business processes with IFS Cloud

IFS Cloud Field Service Management has been selected by Coromatic Group to drive enhanced productivity, streamline planning processes and support growth.

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UiPath hits a billion in Q2 results

UiPath has today announced financial results for its second quarter of fiscal 2023. The total ARR for the automation vendor has surpassed the $1bn mark.

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Accenture aids supply chains with MacGregor Partners acquisition

Accenture has acquired MacGregor Partners, a supply chain consultancy and technology provider specializing in intelligent logistics and warehouse management.

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Samsara bolsters enterprise weight with Q2 results

Samsara has announced its Q2 fiscal 2023 financial results. The report indicates a strong quarter of growth at scale, as the company surpassed $660m of annual recurring revenue, growing more than 50 percent YoY.

Acumatica sponsors NASCAR team

Acumatica is sponsoring Joe Gibbs Racing’s (JGR) No.11 Toyota Camry TRD piloted by Denny Hamlin in the upcoming NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway on September 11th.

VMware and IBM modernize hybrid cloud environments

IBM has expanded its partnership with VMware Inc to help global clients and partners modernize mission-critical workloads and expedite time to value in hybrid cloud environments.

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NTT launches Edge-as-a-Service to accelerate automation

NTT has launched Edge-as-a-Service, a managed edge compute platform that gives enterprises the ability to deploy quickly, manage and monitor applications closer to the edge.

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SAIL modernizes SAP environment with HPE GreenLake

SAIL has selected the HPE GreenLake edge-to-cloud platform for its Bokaro Steel Plant to modernize its critical SAP environment, accelerate its digital transformation agenda and reduce its environmental footprint.

AWS streamlines operations for Pick n Pay

Pick n Pay has moved its entire on-premises IT infrastructure to AWS, becoming the first sub-Saharan African retailer to complete an all-in migration to the tech giant.

Celonis secures $1bn at $13bn valuation to tackle supply chain challenges

Celonis has secured an additional $1bn in funds to accelerate its position to help customers thrive in challenging economic environments. This $1bn in liquidity is anchored by a $400m equity raise at a post money valuation of nearly $13bn. In addition, Celonis has expanded its revolving credit facility to obtain access to as much as $600m with a syndicate of leading global banks.

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Acumatica demonstrates commitment to improvement with 2022 R2

Acumatica has released the second of its semi-annual product updates, Acumatica 2022 R2.

Salesforce Easy set to drive growth for customers

Salesforce has introduced Salesforce Easy, a new simplified CRM offering for sales, service, and marketing to help customer drive fast return on investment and cut costs.

Google further exits Smart City stage with Cloud closure

Five years after its inception, Google Cloud's IoT Core system is no more, pointing towards a further pivot away from smart city technology for Google and parent company Alphabet. The news comes not even one year after Sidewalk Labs, Alphabet's controversial urban planning subsidiary, was folded back into Google. The IoT Core closure was announced with a message on the product's page stating the service will be retired on August 16, 2023.

EY entangles with Kyndryl to unfurl transformation

EY has partnered with Kyndryl, the world’s largest IT infrastructure services provider which originally spun out of IBM before becoming a standalone brand in 2021.

Sage agrees to acquire Lockstep

The Sage Group has entered into an agreement to acquire Lockstep to accelerate its strategy for growth by broadening its value proposition for SMBs and by expanding Sage’s digital network.

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Arcwide expands European offering with acquisition

Arcwide, the joint venture of BearingPoint and IFS, has acquired Fekra Digital Services to provide clients with complete end-to-end services and support the continual growth in demand for IFS software and solutions.

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Infor AI helps global bakery business to rise

Zeelandia Group, the global bakery ingredients business, has deployed Infor Coleman AI to help increase revenues and enhance customer experiences.

Accenture Federal Services secures US Army contract

Accenture Federal Services (AFS), a subsidiary of Accenture, has won a five-year contract from the US Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) to deploy ServiceNow and modernize its Enterprise Service Management (ESM) capabilities.