On CRM: Why Did Microsoft, Amazon And Salesforce Just Invest In This CRM Company?
By: Gene Marks It’s not every day that large competitors become investors in the same company. This week, however, one CRM company attracted funding in a Series C round from four of the biggest: Microsoft, Amazon, Salesforce and Comcast. The venture capital arms of those tech giants – as well as a few other well-known […]
Aptean Announces Partnership With MACS EU to Increase Presence in Benelux Markets
Aptean, a leading global provider of mission-critical, industry-specific enterprise software solutions, has formed a strategic partnership with MACS EU in Son en Breugel, Netherlands. This partnership is another key milestone in Aptean’s continued growth strategy in the European market, specifically the Benelux region. MACS EU will sell and support Aptean’s industry-leading Manufacturing Execution System, Aptean […]
Study suggests smaller cities likely to see more job loss due to automation
By: Bob Yirka A small team of researchers from MIT and Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management has found evidence that suggests automation will cause more job loss in smaller cities than large cities. In their paper published in Journal of the Royal Society Interface, the team describes their analysis of prior research to discern […]
Elon Musk firm tapped to build Chicago high-speed transit
Elon Musk’s The Boring Company has been tapped to build a high-speed underground transportation system for Chicago—the first US city to bank on the entrepreneur’s futuristic concept for mass transit. The project, announced Thursday, would employ underground tunnels and autonomous electric vehicles called “skates.” They would reach speeds as high as 150 miles per hour […]
Accenture to launch new tool to help customers identify and fix unfair bias in AI algorithms
Accenture, a professional services company, will soon launch a new tool aimed at helping its customers find unfair bias in AI algorithms. Once such unfair bias is discovered, reps for the company have told the press, they can be removed. As scientists and engineers continue to improve AI technology, more companies are using AI-based tools […]
SAP aims to double CRM business in two years: sales chief
By Nadine Schimroszik and Douglas Busvine SAP SE aims to double the size of its sales and marketing software business within two years, its top salesman told Reuters, throwing down the gauntlet against market leader Salesforce. Germany-based SAP, the dominant provider of software that helps companies run back-office functions like finance and supply-chain management, recently […]
Maner Tech Leader Joins Leaf
David Caldwell, principal partner at Maner Costerisan & Ellis, joined reseller Leaf Software Solutions. Caldwell has become business practice manager with Carmel, Ind.-based Leaf, which resells Intacct and Dynamics GP and Business Central. Caldwell had been Maner Costerisan since January 2001. He noted with his joining Leaf in May, “I ‘retired’ and left my partnership at Maner C.” In […]
Expensify Wins NetSuite Innovation Partner of the Year
Expensify, the fastest-growing expense management software worldwide, was named NetSuite’s Innovation Partner of the Year 2018 at NetSuite’s SuiteWorld18 conference. Expensify’s continued dedication to improving its point-and-click integration and streamlining the implementation process served as key differentiators. “Expensify is a great partner and delivers tremendous customer value,” said Jason Maynard, Oracle NetSuite’s SVP of Strategy […]
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella On The Extraordinary Potential Of AI
As the AI Age takes hold, Microsoft has unleashed an AI strategy that’s as complete and ambitious as any you’ll find from any company in the world. It’s already in place in fast-food restaurants and in manufacturing plants, and Microsoft is ahead of everyone in extending and unifying AI’s capabilities from the cloud to the […]
Oracle says migrating on-prem ERP to cloud now easier than upgrade
Oracle’s launched a cloud migration service it says can “reduce the time and cost of cloud migration by up to 30 percent” and “enables customers with applications running on premises to upgrade to Oracle Cloud Applications in as little as 20 weeks.” CTO and chair Larry Ellison said the “Soar” service makes it easier to […]