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VAR STARS 2018: LAST CHANCE
- Thursday, 27 September 2018
- News and Analysis
- Written by mark
Brett Kavanaugh may have been confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court. But another drawn-out process will end shortly--acceptance of submissions for Bob Scott’s VAR Stars for 2018.
XERO RETOOLS EXEC TITLES
- Thursday, 27 September 2018
- News and Analysis
- Written by mark
Xero is changing the titles of several senior executives. The changes, noted in the biographies in a recent prospectus for a $300 million-note offering, are all additions to existing titles. That’s except for Kirsty Godfrey-Billby, chief accounting officer, who becomes CFO on October 1.
INFOR UNLEASHES PRODUCT WAVE
- Thursday, 27 September 2018
- News and Analysis
- Written by mark
The fact that Infor issued 21 press releases on the first day of its Inforum conference this week indicates the broad product announcements made. No wonder CEO Charles Phillips’ keynote was preceded by a marching band and day before the event, Infor said it will be actively hiring.
XERO FLOATS $300M NOTES FOR M&A
- Thursday, 27 September 2018
- News and Analysis
- Written by mark
Xero is issuing $300 million in notes aimed at providing funds for acquisitions. The online accounting software company this week said it expects about $324 million in proceeds from the offering which is expected to be completed October 4.
INFOR DEBUTS CONTROL CENTER
- Wednesday, 26 September 2018
- News and Analysis
- Written by mark
Infor has announced the GT Nexus Control Center, an AI-driven platform, that serves as an analytical tool and AI-assisted, decision-making cockpit. It was rolled out this week at the software company’s Inforum.
AKTION SNARES TWO INFOR AWARDS
- Wednesday, 26 September 2018
- News and Analysis
- Written by PMG Admin
Aktion Associates received two awards at Infor’s partner event this week. The Maumee, Ohio-based reseller was named Distribution Partner of the Year and Growth Partner of the Year for 2018.
BIG THREE WANT OPEN DATA
- Monday, 24 September 2018
- News and Analysis
- Written by mark
Three software giants, Adobe Systems, Microsoft and SAP have initiated the Open Data initiative they announced this week. The companies are enhancing interoperability and data exchange between their applications and platforms —Adobe Experience Cloud and Adobe Experience Platform, Microsoft Dynamics 365, SAP C/4HANA and S/4HANA — through a common data model.
RANDOM THOUGHTS: LION KING
- Friday, 21 September 2018
- News and Analysis
- Written by mark
In response to the weather in the Carolinas because of Hurricane Florence and its aftermath, all performances of Handel’s Water Music have been cancelled. … I have always wanted the producers of the TV show, Family Feud, to show members of winning families screaming at each other backstage as they argue over dividing their winnings.
NETSUITE ERP CUSTOMERS UP 25 PERCENT
- Friday, 21 September 2018
- News and Analysis
- Written by mark
NetSuite had strong growth for the first quarter ended August 31 with a 26-percent increase in revenue. Figures released for this year and the year-ago first quarter also show the number of NetSuite ERP customers rose to more than 15,000 from 12,000, up more than 25 percent.
SALESFORCE GOING TO VOICE
- Friday, 21 September 2018
- News and Analysis
- Written by mark
Salesforce has announced Einstein Voice Assistant, a voice interface, which will be available as a pilot in the winter 2019 release of the company’s CRM application. Administrators will be able to build Einstein Voice Bots connected to Salesforce, which will be piloted in the summer 2019 release. Pricing information will be released at the time of general availability.
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