Accenture agrees to acquire CLIMB

Accenture to Acquire CLIMB to Expand Technology Capabilities

Accenture has agreed to acquire CLIMB, a technology services provider specializing in system integration, IT infrastructure management and operations, primarily in the Gunma Prefecture. The acquisition of CLIMB brings more critical skills for global organizations in Japan to navigate technology change. In particular, CLIMB’s expertise will accelerate application and infrastructure modernization services for financial institutions and […]

Foundational secures USD 8Mln in seed funding

Data engineering code analysis performed by Foundational

Foundational, a solution using advanced analysis to identify and prevent data issues in data platforms, yesterday announced its general availability with $8 million in seed funding. The round was led by Viola Ventures and Gradient, Google’s AI-focused venture fund, with participation from Asymmetric Venture Partners and executives from Datadog, Intuit, Meta, Wiz, and others. Data adoption has […]

TaskUs announces collaboration with Amazon Web Services

TaskUs Collaborates with Amazon Web Services to Power TaskGPT

TaskUs, Inc., a leading provider of outsourced digital services and next-generation customer experience to the world’s most innovative companies, announced recently it is strengthening its relationship with Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) by leveraging the latest generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) services from AWS. TaskUs is using Amazon Bedrock to help power TaskGPT and give clients […]

emnify welcomes tech veteran Lynda Smith to its Board of Directors

Lynda Smith, new emnify Board of Directors member, Emnify

emnify, a leading cloud building block for cellular communications in the Internet of Things (IoT) stack, welcomes technology executive, Lynda Smith, to its Board of Directors. Smith’s distinguished career includes leadership roles at Twilio and Nuance, board positions at Fictiv and Clickatell, complemented by her academic role as an adjunct lecturer at Stanford University. As […]

Fastly appoints Kip Compton as Chief Product Officer

Kip Compton as Chief Product Officer, Fastly

Fastly, Inc., a leader in global edge cloud platforms, recently announced the addition of Kip Compton as Chief Product Officer, effective January 2, 2024. Compton will report to Fastly CEO Todd Nightingale. “Kip brings deep experience managing sophisticated, profitable growth businesses, simplifying multi-product line portfolios, and building overachieving teams,” said Todd Nightingale, CEO of Fastly. […]

NetApp establishes partners with Microsoft

NetApp Extends Partnership with Microsoft Empowering Customers to Achieve More Through Cloud Adoption

NetApp, a global cloud-led, data centric software company, yesterday announced the renewal of its collaboration with Microsoft. NetApp delivers innovations to Microsoft Azure users that bring together solutions for cloud storage with Azure NetApp Files (ANF) NetApp BlueXP, and Cloud Volumes ONTAP and now CloudOps solutions from Spot by NetApp—all based on industry-leading NetApp and […]

AVEVA welcomes two non-executive board of directors

(Left)Carl Bass and (right)Dr. Yanbing Li, non Executive board of directors, Aveva

AVEVA, a global leader in industrial software, yesterday announced the appointment of two new non-executive directors to its board this September. The appointments come as the company further strengthens its focus on the transition to Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and expands in key markets including the US and China. Dr. Yanbing Li is a global business and […]

Veza secures strategic investments from Capital One Ventures and ServiceNow Ventures

Tarun Thakur, Co-Founder and CEO of Veza

Veza, the identity security company, yesterday announced that Capital One Ventures and ServiceNow Ventures have made strategic investments in Veza, bringing the company’s total financing to $125 million. The capital will be used to accelerate Veza’s product development, develop integrations for enterprise systems, and increase go-to-market capacity as it continues to meet demand for its enterprise identity security platform. Identity […]

Enghouse Systems wholly acquires Lifesize

Enghouse Systems Completes Lifesize Acquisition Technology Addition Enhances Cloud Contact Center And Video Businesses

Enghouse Systems Limited, announced the successful completion of its acquisition of substantially all the assets of Lifesize, a cloud communications company.  The previously announced transaction was approved under a U.S. Bankruptcy Court process for a purchase price of approximately US$ 20.7 million, subject to adjustments. Lifesize’s technology offerings are designed to empower enterprises in managing their hybrid […]

Semtech welcomes Paul H. Pickle as President and CEO

Paul H. Pickle as President and Chief Executive Officer, Semtech

Semtech Corporation, a high-performance semiconductor, IoT systems and cloud connectivity service provider, recently announced that Paul H. Pickle has joined the company as its president and chief executive officer. Mr. Pickle also joined Semtech’s board of directors. In accordance with the terms of his employment agreement, Semtech granted Mr. Pickle a stock unit award covering […]