Columbus hires Chris Alagna as CEO of U.S. Business Unit

Columbus has appointed Chris Alagna as CEO of its U.S. business. Chris spearheaded major strategy and business vision in his previous role and has a solid understanding of digital transformation. He will look to help Columbus U.S. become a market leader in business-led digital transformation. He will assume his role as CEO in Columbus U.S. […]

Sunrise Technologies recognized as winner for 2019 Microsoft Global Partner of the Year Award

Sunrise Technologies today announced it has won the 2019 Microsoft Global Partner of the Year Award for Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations. The company was honored among a global field of top Microsoft partners for demonstrating excellence in innovation and implementation of customer solutions based on Microsoft technology. “Winning the Global Partner of the Year […]

Finastra recognized as winner for 2019 Microsoft Partner of the Year Award

 Finastra today announced it has won the 2019 Microsoft Alliance Global ISV Partner of the Year Award. The company was honored among a global field of top Microsoft partners for demonstrating excellence in innovation and implementation of customer solutions based on Microsoft technology. “What an immense achievement to have received this recognition less than 18 […]

Tietex, a world leader in non-woven fabric manufacturing, licenses IFS Applications to prepare for AI, robotics, improved customer experience

Global ERP will empower 600 global manufacturing employees with robust functionality delivered through the Microsoft Azure cloud IFS, the global enterprise applications company, has signed a contract with Tietex International to license IFS Applications™  for enterprise resource planning (ERP) at its Spartanburg, SC headquarters and its Tietex Asia subsidiary in Laem Chabang, Thailand. Tietex’s management […]

From finance firms to factories — technology powers industry innovation

Recently, I joined a ribbon-cutting at the new Bank of America location on Microsoft’s campus in Redmond, Washington. The financial center is a great example of co-innovation with our customers. It features some test technology only available at this location, like a holographic greeter, with capabilities in English, Spanish and American Sign Language. The bank’s […]

Oracle and Microsoft Interconnect Clouds to Accelerate Enterprise Cloud Adoption

Vinay Kumar (Shivagange Chandrashekar), vp of product management Since the beginning of the cloud IT era, there’s been talk of hybrid and multicloud deployment. For the most part, however, it’s been just talk. Today, Oracle is excited to announce an alliance with Microsoft that makes multicloud a reality and allows enterprises to build, migrate, and […]

Microsoft and Oracle to interconnect Microsoft Azure and Oracle Cloud

Microsoft Corp. and Oracle Corp. on Wednesday announced a cloud interoperability partnership enabling customers to migrate and run mission-critical enterprise workloads across Microsoft Azure and Oracle Cloud. Enterprises can now seamlessly connect Azure services, like Analytics and AI, to Oracle Cloud services, like Autonomous Database. By enabling customers to run one part of a workload […]

Growing up off the grid paved the way for Microsoft’s chief environmental officer

Lucas Joppa’s childhood playground was a forest. No TV. No computers. Now, he’s betting our planet’s future on technology. Aimee RiordanJun 3, 2019 Share on Facebook (opens new window) Share on Twitter (opens new window) Share on LinkedIn (opens new window) “That looks like a great hill for sledding!” exclaims Lucas Joppa as we meander […]

QBS group and 1ClickFactory join forces

QBS group has acquired shareholder majority of 1ClickFactory. This is a further strengthening of the already established collaboration and is an important step in the strategy of QBS group and 1ClickFactory to enhance their offerings to the Dynamics partner channel. Michael Hartmann, CEO, QBS group: “We consider 1ClickFactory as a perfect strategic technology partner for […]