Microsoft Dynamics Partner Roundup: AX Advanced Payroll in Canada; Lead-to-contract partnership; GP for food and beverage; NAV at museum

By:  Linda Rosencrance PROS Partners with Icertis on Dynamics CRM PROS, a provider of pricing management software, and Icertis, a developer of contract lifecycle management software for Microsoft Azure, have teamed up to deliver “the most seamless and easy-to-use” lead-to-contract solution in the cloud. The integrated solution including PROS Smart CPQ, Icertis Contract Management platform, […]

IoT security is getting its own crash tests

By:  Stephen Lawson The thousands of endpoints in IoT systems may have to protect themselves against thousands of dangers. A decades-old IT lab wants to tell you if they’re up to the task. On Wednesday, ICSA Labs announced a program to test the security features of IoT devices and sensors. If the products pass, ICSA […]

Lawsuit seeks the secrets behind the H-1B lottery

By:  Patrick Thibodeau   Two business immigration groups have filed a lawsuit seeking information about how the H-1B visa distribution system — including the visa lottery — works. It alleges that the U.S. has no right to keep most of the records secret. It is not surprising that the H-1B distribution system is coming under […]

Citrix and Microsoft team up to tackle enterprise mobility

By:  Business Cloud News Citrix has expanded its partnership with Microsoft as the team aim to capitalize on flexible working and enterprise mobility trends. Speaking at Citrix Synergy in Las Vegas, CEO Kirill Tatarinov outlined objectives to meet the needs of the modern workforce with application and desktop virtualisation in the cloud, network delivery and […]

Dell targets SMBs in China with launch of new company

By:  Business Cloud News Dell has prioritized growing its presence within the Chinese market targeting SMBs and public sector organizations, according to China Daily. Speaking at the China Big Data Industry Summit in Guiyang, Dell CEO Michael Dell announced the launch of a new company, alongside its local partner, to gain traction within the lucrative […]

Salesforce to run core services on AWS

By:  Jamie Davies Salesforce has announced it will run some of its core services on AWS in various international markets, as well as continuing investments into its own data centres. The announcement comes two weeks after the company experiences a database failure on the NA14 instance, which caused a service outage which lasted for 12 […]

CIO’s guide to marketing automation software

By:  James Martin – CIO Digital marketing is a fast-moving target even for those marketing pros who have embraced it. This CIO Wrapsheet will help you choose the right tools for your business. “We are moving more and more towards a place where one-to-one relationships are going to be more the norm, even at mass […]

Salesforce reveals secret recipe for digital transformation

By:  Jamie Davies Speaking at the London edition of Salesforce’s world tour, EVP of Customer Success & Growth Simon Short outlined the case for digital transformation, and also the factors which underpin a successful transformation project itself. Short’s view on digital transformation is there are very few companies who achieve the goal of becoming digitally […]

Capgemini and Siemens team up to make buildings smarter

By:  Business Cloud News Capgemini and Siemens’ Building Technologies division have announced a new partnership to develop analytics-based services for the smart buildings space. The new team will focus on developing the Siemens Navigator platform to produce an enhanced IoT management platform featuring asset management and analytics technology. The objective of the technology will be […]