The editors at Solutions Review have curated this list of the most noteworthy WorkTech news from the week of December 8th. This round-up covers announcements and updates from companies like Infor, Automation Anywhere, IFS, and more.
Keeping tabs on the most relevant ERP and BPM news can be time-consuming. As a result, our editorial team aims to summarize the week’s top headlines in the enterprise technology marketplace. The Solutions Review editors will compile a weekly round-up of vendor product news, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital funding, talent acquisition, and other noteworthy WorkTech information. With that in mind, here is some of the top WorkTech news for December 8th.
Top WorkTech News From the Week of December 8th, 2023
Accenture Joins Forces with Unilever on a “Next Generation” AI Project
Accenture has announced that it is joining forces with Unilever, a consumer goods multinational. The partnership is part of a strategic initiative that will leverage Unilever’s AI research and implementation of technologies to enhance productivity, support business efficiencies, and accelerate the development of AI-powered innovations at scale. Additionally, Accenture will connect Unilever with its data and AI experts to help it capitalize on Accenture’s ecosystem of partnerships, ventures, and strategic investment in its Center for Advanced AI.
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Automation Anywhere Enters Into a Strategic Collaboration Agreement (SCA) with Amazon Web Services
Automation Anywhere, an intelligent automation solution provider, has entered into a multi-year Strategic Collaboration Agreement (SCA) with Amazon Web Services (AWS). The SCA will help Automation Anywhere enhance its generative AI and intelligence automation expertise, enabling it to improve enterprise productivity, maximize business growth, and offer customers more choice, flexibility, and reliability for their generative AI deployments. Automation Anywhere also announced the general availability of its integration with Amazon Bedrock and Amazon SageMaker, which will help businesses develop, train, and deploy machine learning (ML) models.
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Infor Forms a New Partnership with ETQ
Infor, an industry cloud solution provider, has formed a new partnership with ETQ, part of Hexagon, an ETQ Reliance quality management system (QMS) provider. The partnership will strengthen Infor’s solution ecosystem for food and beverage, life sciences, fashion, chemicals, and distribution enterprises needing reliable quality management and environmental, health, and safety solutions. The companies will provide organizations with the capabilities they need to manage compliance, reduce risks, and achieve operational excellence across their processes.
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IFS Expands its Executive Leadership Team with Two New Appointments
IFS, a global cloud enterprise software company, has appointed Max Roberts and Belinda Finch as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Information Officer, respectively, who will join the company’s executive leadership team. As COO, Roberts will work with IFS’ leadership teams to develop the company’s longer-term strategic product and services portfolios and help develop new strategic alliances and partnerships. Meanwhile, Finch will oversee the continuation of IFS’ digital transformation journey and help the executive leadership team maximize the adoption of AI across the organization.
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SYSPRO is Joining Solutions Review for a Solutions Spotlight Webinar Event
On December 14th, Solutions Review will be hosting a Solutions Spotlight webinar event with SYSPRO. The webinar will focus on addressing challenges involved with transitioning from an outdated legacy ERP solution to an agile “Next Level” ERP solution. The webinar will also feature a Q&A section with Gavin Verreyne, the Senior Vice President of Professional Services.
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WorkTech Predictions from Industry Experts for 2024
As part of Solutions Review’s annual WorkTech Insight Jam, we called for the industry’s best and brightest to share their ERP, BPM, CRM, and Marketing Technology predictions for 2024 and beyond. The experts featured represent some of the top WorkTech solution providers with experience in these marketplaces, and each projection has been vetted for relevance and ability to add business value.
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The WorkTech Vendors Worth Watching in 2024
Solutions Review’s Vendors to Watch is an annual listing of solution providers worth monitoring in 2024 and beyond. This year, we’ve spotlighted five WorkTech vendors making a name for themselves. These include airSlate’s document workflow automation platform, Cleo’s evolving supply chain capabilities, Deskera’s integrated solution suite for SMBs, Nexthink’s Digital Employee Experience Management (DEX) platform, and Yellow.ai’s conversational AI solutions.
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From Startup to Scaleup: What IT Needs to Know, by Nishant Patel at Contentstack
As part of Solutions Review’s Contributed Content Series, Nishant Patel, Founder and CTO of Contentstack, outlines some critical things IT teams need to know throughout the startup, scaleup, and other phases their business may go through. These include the value of documenting everything, prioritizing process optimization, upgrading customer data security, and getting specific about how you reduce risks.
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Every Company Should Act Like a Software Company, by Cameron van Orman of Planview
As part of Solutions Review’s Contributed Content Series, Cameron van Orman, the Chief Strategy Officer at Planview, explains why every company should start acting like a software company. The article goes into how agile methodologies emphasize delivering business value, ensuring leadership has visibility into development initiatives, and how connected work helps ensure organizational alignment.
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