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UiPath AI10 awards point to coal-face of AI deployment

UiPath used its Forward VI conference this week in Las Vegas to detail the winners of its inaugural UiPath AI10 Awards programme.

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SAP announces new AI capabilities for SuccessFactors

At its annual SuccessConnect event, SAP announced that an AI-powered talent intelligence hub is now built into SAP SuccessFactors HXM Suite.

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EY and Microsoft launch Green Skills Passport to support green economy

EY and Microsoft have announced the launch of Green Skills Passport, which helps students aged 16 and over develop green skills with the aim of finding jobs and opportunities in the green economy.

ERP Today Awards 2023 Highlights

More than 3,000 ERPers and NHS staff enjoyed a sun-soaked day at glorious Royal Ascot for the 2023 instalment of the ERP Today Awards. City Dynamics raced to the finish to win the top prize for the “Transformation Project of the...

City Dynamics and Blue Marine Foundation win top prize at the ERP Today Awards 2023

City Dynamics' work with Blue Marine took home the Transformation of the Year trophy, as SAP scooped the ERP Vendor of the Year award at this year's ERP Today Awards & Fundraiser.

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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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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.

Melissa Di Donato steps up as CEO of Kyriba

Kyriba, a cloud-based finance and liquidity solutions provider, has announced the appointment of Melissa Di Donato as chair and chief executive officer (CEO).

Walter Sun : SAP : New global head of AI

SAP nabs new global AI head from Microsoft, Walter Sun

Walter Sun trades in his Microsoft hat for SAP's, becoming the new global head of AI, after an 18-year-long run with the company.

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Winning Workday Q2 results show “trust” and stealth AI leadership

Workday Q2 results show $1.79bn in total revenues, with a clear sentiment of customer trust guiding the company's messaging to investors.

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SUSE changes colors again in private ownership pivot

After just over two years as a public listed firm, SUSE is to take operations private following an announcement by its biggest shareholder, EQT Private Equity.

John Lewis Partnership and Google Cloud collab on £100m digital deal

John Lewis Partnership has teamed up with Google Cloud for a deal worth £100m spanning the next five years, focused on a digital transformation of its retail stores.

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AWS revenue growth in Q2 beats analyst expectations

Amazon’s second quarter financial results have shown revenue from its cloud unit Amazon Web Services rise 12 percent year on year.

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ServiceNow an AI “lighthouse” shining bright with caution in Q2 results

ServiceNow has revealed its Q2 results for 2023 alongside an AI NVIDIA partnership and a vision for AI to save the workforce - whilst admitting to a GenAI prudence.

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SAP Q2 results: cloud leads the way despite analyst misses

SAP’s financial results for Q2 2023 demonstrated cloud revenue growth of 19 percent, but the results did not meet analysts’ expectations.

Workday intros next-gen Elastic Hypercube Technology

Workday has introduced the next generation of its patented Elastic Hypercube Technology to help organizations manage changing business needs.

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Microsoft welcomes “pragmatic solutions” in EU antitrust Teams probe

Microsoft is nearing a European Union antitrust investigation over Teams as its proposed competition remedies are found unsatisfactory. The development follows a 2020 action by now Salesforce-owned workspace messaging app Slack.

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Oracle unveils new AI-powered capabilities to enhance HR productivity

Oracle has announced the addition of generative AI-powered capabilities within its Oracle Fusion Cloud Human Capital Management (HCM) to improve existing HR processes and drive faster business value, improve productivity and enhance the candidate and employee experience.

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Accenture Q3 revenue matches estimates but forecast dips

Accenture has reported its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2023 with revenues of $16.6bn, an increase of three percent in US dollars and five percent in local currency.

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Oracle launches EU Sovereign Cloud to jump data privacy hurdles

Oracle EU Sovereign Cloud is aimed at helping EU organizations gain control over data privacy and sovereignty requirements.

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Oracle Q4 cloud wins “doing better” than SAP, AWS, Ellison claims

Oracle has announced its fourth quarter financial results, with rising demand for its cloud offerings said to be driven by AI technology investment and what Oracle chair and CTO Larry Ellison claims are “dramatically lower costs" compared to other vendors.

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Salesforce unveils genAI offerings and Google partnership

Salesforce has introduced its latest generative AI product offerings, Marketing GPT and Commerce GPT, at its Salesforce Connections 2023 event taking place in Chicago this week.

Salesforce Q1 beats guidance with steadied growth

Salesforce has beat revenue guidance for its first quarter, with steadied growth and higher capital costs causing surging shares to drop seven percent after hours.

SAP and IBM to create new business splash for Diageo beverages

Diageo, the maker of Guinness, Smirnoff and Johnnie Walker, partners with SAP and IBM to launch a five year digital transformation program.

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SAP innovation sweep at Sapphire with AI, Green Ledger and Accenture partnership

SAP has unveiled a wide range of new developments at this year’s Sapphire event, including SAP Business AI, Green Ledger and an Accenture collaboration.

EY expands consulting and ServiceNow scope with whyaye acquisition

EY has enhanced its consulting portfolio with the acquisition of whyaye Ltd, a UK-based consulting services provider for the ServiceNow platform.

ServiceNow “fastest ever” as it reaches $2bn revenue first

ServiceNow has surpassed the $2bn quarterly revenue barrier for the first time, according to its first quarter (Q1) results.

IFS on firm footing with robust Q1 ARR and cloud growth

IFS has announced its Q1 2023 financial results, with cloud fueling wins as CEO Darren Roos enters his sixth year at the helm.

SAP first quarter results: cloud up but outlook down for 2023

SAP financial results for the first quarter beat analysts' expectations, with cloud revenues totaling €3.18bn. The ERP giant adjusted its outlook for 2023 though, due to the divestment of its Qualtrics unit in March.

Employee experience capabilities Grow with Oracle

In a recent announcement at Oracle CloudWorld 2023, Oracle has unveiled updates to Oracle ME, the employee experience platform within Oracle Fusion Cloud Human Capital Management (HCM).