Americas

Cetec ERP’s new release enhances usability and control for manufacturers

Cetec ERP has launched its 4.17 update with features like a drag-and-drop scheduling tool, enhanced manufacturing time tracking, new reporting capabilities, improved user access controls, usability enhancements, and better pricing import tools, all aimed at increasing efficiency and functionality for users, with rollout planned for January 2024.

Business Process Management and Automation

Learn How (And Why) You Need to Effectively Map Business Processes

Business process mapping is a structured visual approach to optimizing organizational workflows that enhances communication, resource allocation, and compliance, involving seven key steps to identify, analyze, redesign, document, and continuously improve processes for better efficiency and productivity.

CRM and Customer Experience

SAP launches loyalty management solution to strengthen retailer-customer relationships

Announced at Retail’s Big Show, the flagship industry event hosted by the National Retail Federation, SAP announced a new loyalty management solution aimed at retailers and consumer packaged goods companies, which is due to be released H2 of 2025. This...

Analytics and AI

Google Cloud announces new retail solutions ahead of NRF 2025

Google Cloud has unveiled AI advancements for retailers through Google Agentspace, enhancing workforce productivity, improving product discovery with Vertex AI Search, and enabling connected store solutions ahead of NRF 2025 to tackle industry challenges.

Analytics and AI

Unleashing efficiency: How a WMS cuts cost and improves accuracy in warehousing

Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), such as those offered by Tecsys, enable e-commerce businesses to enhance order fulfillment speed, reduce costs, and improve inventory accuracy by integrating automation technologies, ultimately streamlining warehouse operations for greater efficiency and competitive advantage.

Analytics and AI

How Forterro’s acquisition of alltotrec unlocks the value of AI for manufacturing

Forterro is enhancing its ERP offerings by integrating advanced APS capabilities from alltotrec, including AI and IoT solutions, thereby providing Forterro and Abas ERP customers with improved planning, execution systems, and competitive advantages in the manufacturing sector.

Analytics and AI

How AI can drive more economic growth than lower taxes or less regulation, UK businesses weigh in

Most UK leaders' productivity is held back by economic headwinds, stress and difficulty implementing new productivity tools, survey shows.

Cloud Platform and Technology

The IBM-Oracle-Accelalpha partnership poised for the era of business transformation

The recent partnership between IBM and Accelalpha, finalized with IBM's acquisition of the Oracle-services provider, aims to enhance client success through improved business vitality and expanded capabilities in finance and supply chain across key global markets, while also leveraging Generative AI to drive innovative solutions.

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Data and Data Management

Data loading made easy: EF Education First’s journey with More4Apps

EF Education First successfully migrated to Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP despite challenges in change management and learning new systems, ultimately enhancing their data-loading efficiency and accuracy through the implementation of More4apps' finance module, which streamlined processes and improved user experience.

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Application Development and Integration

How third-party support can provide cybersecurity flexibility

Third-party support specialists like Spinnaker Support offer businesses enhanced software support, including cybersecurity solutions like Spinnaker Shield, which can help organizations manage compliance, security, and legacy technology without being tied to vendor-imposed restrictions.

Cloud Platform and Technology

SNP expands transformation and data management collab with SAP

SNP is expanding its partnership with SAP to enhance data management for RISE with SAP and the Public Cloud, leveraging their established collaboration to improve customer migrations and integrations while focusing on minimizing risks and downtime.

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Analytics and AI

Snowflake’s Saudi Arabia expansion to help region maximize data value

AI data company Snowflake has opened a regional office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, enabling local organizations to leverage Google Cloud for AI-driven data insights while ensuring compliance with the country's data residency laws.

Analytics and AI

Gen AI in manufacturing: Evolving automation and processes

As more companies move towards using AI to automate their processes, solutions like QAD Process Intelligence use Gen AI for process mining, allowing organizations to visualize, optimize and monitor key business processes.

Analytics and AI

Salesforce: The market for digital labor is trillions of dollars, says Marc Benioff

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff highlights Agentforce 2.0 as a transformative digital labor platform with a trillions-dollar market potential, emphasizing its effectiveness in reducing human query escalations and showcasing its integration with Slack and advanced AI features to enhance enterprise workflows across various industries.

Analytics and AI

Boomi enhances data management offering with Rivery acquisition

Boomi is enhancing its data management capabilities through the acquisition of Rivery, which will integrate the latter's low-code ELT and CDC technologies to strengthen Boomi's offerings in a data-driven environment.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Alpha acceleration in digital transformation: The IBM-Accelalpha deal

What synergies will IBM’s recent acquisition of Accelalpha bring to clients and the Oracle ecosystem?

Data and Data Management

Carbon and financial accounting get sustainable with SAP Green Ledger

The newly launched SAP Green Ledger aims to enhance data accuracy and compliance with evolving sustainability regulations, thereby supporting organizations in achieving financial optimization and carbon neutrality.

Business Process Management and Automation

How process intelligence impacts lives

Celonis sheds light on how process intelligence can facilitate better research and potentially justice reform in key US and UK departments.

Analytics and AI

Is Workday second-guessing AI amid stock index milestone?

Workday has had a busy December with its Workday Rising EMEA conference, joining the S&P 500 stock index and winning a Best ERP Vendor award.

ERP Strategy and Planning

The Clean ERP Method: Unlocking ROI without an ERP replacement

ERP customers face challenges with legacy systems that require costly customizations, but the rise of no-code/low-code platforms offers a flexible and efficient alternative for developing unique applications without the burdens of traditional ERP modifications.

Enterprise Asset Management

IBM Maximo: what’s the latest buzz for Big Blue EAM?

IBM Maximo is enhancing its Enterprise Asset Management capabilities through the acquisition of Prescinto, introducing advanced AI-driven solutions for asset performance monitoring and management, while its latest software updates support sustainability efforts in line with environmental goals.

image of Oracle Texas HQ | Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications Suite

Cloud Platform and Technology

Oracle wins over Meta despite Q2 and Elon Musk losses

Oracle has announced its fiscal 2025 Q2 results along with a new AI deal with Meta, following a crumbled deal with Musk's AI startup.

Supply Chain Management

Accenture SAP deal cements its supply chain ambitions

Accenture's recent acquisition of SAP consultancy Camelot Management Consultants strengthens its supply chain capabilities, particularly in the DACH region, complementing previous acquisitions aimed at boosting its presence in the global supply chain optimization landscape.

Service Management

Fielding FSM: Was Field Service Management benched in 2024?

Besides Microsoft, it seems Field Service Management was benched in 2024 for AI adventures in the ERP playing field.

Business Process Management and Automation

Certinia and PwC team up to help professional service organizations

Certinia has announced a new partnership with PwC, bringing the capabilities of its Professional Services Automation (PSA) solutions.

Human Capital Management

Salesforce integration is fueling the NetSuite ecosystem

November saw significant acquisitions and investments in the Oracle NetSuite and Salesforce integration space as firms like CrossCountry Consulting and Cooper Parry expanded their capabilities to meet the rising demand for seamless connectivity between the two platforms.

Cloud Platform and Technology

ServiceNow and AWS expand collaboration for AI transformation

ServiceNow and AWS have announced the expansion of their collaboration with new capabilities to accelerate AI business transformation.

ERP Strategy and Planning

SYSPRO strengthens UK presence with NexSys acquisition

SYSPRO has acquired NexSys to enhance its presence in the UK and Europe, broaden its digital manufacturing capabilities. The acquisition will drive new software solutions for mid-market manufacturers and distributors.

A plane landing | Sage Intacct assists business growth with new capabilities

Financial Management

Sage Intacct fosters business growth with new capabilities

Sage has announced that its copilot is available to early adopters initially in the US and UK on Sage Intacct to boost productivity for SMBs.

Business Process Management and Automation

Celonis names Benoit Fouilland CFO amid key company phase

Celonis has announced the addition of Benoit Fouilland as CFO, responsible for the global finance organization and strategy.