Koch Industries Agrees to Acquire All of Infor
Infor, a global leader in business cloud software specialized by industry, announced today that an affiliate of Koch Equity Development LLC, the investment and acquisition subsidiary of Koch Industries, Inc., has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the remaining equity stake in Infor held by Golden Gate Capital. At the close of the transaction, […]
Can AI-based Cybersecurity Render Human Error Extinct?
Numbed by yet another year of data breaches–2,013 in 2019 alone by one estimate–it is no surprise researchers widely acknowledge human error as a top-source of cyber insecurity. C-Suite executives and policy makers called “human error” their top cybersecurity risk in Oracle’s Security in the Age of AI report, released last May. Without change, the […]
Oracle Builds on Cloud Momentum with Five New Regions Worldwide
Oracle is excited to take the next step in our ambitious regional expansion plan, with five new cloud regions. We’ve added local regions in Saudi Arabia (Jeddah), Australia (Melbourne), Japan (Osaka), Canada (Montreal), and The Netherlands (Amsterdam). As of today, all of them are open for business and available in the Oracle Cloud Console. We’ve […]
How Far Can the 1-1-1 Model Go? This Tech Darling Has a Unique Approach
When Salesforce was born 21 years ago, co-founder Marc Benioff had a vision of profitability and philanthropy as core pillars of the company’s DNA, two ideas he believed didn’t have to be mutually exclusive. That took shape as the 1-1-1 model, which dedicated 1% of the company’s equity, 1% of its product, and 1% of […]
Why AI Will Create Jobs
A growing number of people are worried that robots — and other machines with artificial intelligence — will imminently steal so many jobs that it will lead to a future of pervasive unemployment. But even a cursory reading of history will show that we’ve been here before. Consider a series of headlines pulled from just […]
Microsoft commercial strength powers second quarter results
Microsoft Corp. today announced the following results for the quarter ended December 31, 2019, as compared to the corresponding period of last fiscal year: Revenue was $36.9 billion and increased 14% Operating income was $13.9 billion and increased 35% Net income was $11.6 billion and increased 38% GAAP and 36% non-GAAP Diluted earnings per share […]
NetSuite 2020 Release 1 Delivers Automation, Integration and Insight Enhancements that Will Enable Businesses to Grow
Posted by Lisa Schwarz, Senior Director of Global Product Marketing For 20 years, NetSuite has been delivering regular updates to its business management suite, addressing needs from the customer base as a whole, down to the needs of particular roles in specific industries. Today, NetSuite 2020 Release 1 delivers new functionality to more than 19,000 […]
How high-speed internet is bringing people ‘out of the dark ages’ to reshape work and life in rural America
As Beth Carlson prepared to take her son to a hospital eight hours away for surgery on a benign brain tumor last winter, one major worry aside from the procedure weighed on her mind. How would the family stay in touch with Xander, 13, while he was away for weeks of treatment afterward? They’d tried […]
How one of the UK’s most famous voices is helping build a more accessible workplace
Corie Brown, a continuity announcer for Channel 4 in the U.K., is known for her tenacious voice and feisty personality – but her big voice didn’t help at all when she was trying to get Jenny Lay-Flurrie’s attention at Future Decoded, an October 2019 Microsoft event in London where the two would share a stage […]
Coles Selects Infor to Modernise International Supply Chain and Deliver Real-Time Inventory Visibility
– Infor, a global leader in business cloud software specialised by industry, announced that leading Australian retailer Coles has chosen Infor Nexus for its global trade platform to create enhanced international supply chain visibility for the organization. The deployment of the global trade platform will streamline imports, reduce costs and modernise Coles’ international supply chain. […]