It was a busy week last week with several partnership announcements and product releases. Enterprise Times also takes a look at what came out of OpenText World that it attended in Las Vegas. There were several interesting pieces of research published, as well as a guide to dealing with HIV in the workplace. This is a comprehensive and informative guide in time for World AIDS Day which was on Sunday 1st December.
Appointments
Anumana, the digital transformation and AI solutions consultancy startup, has appointed Ben Ecroyd as its first Chief Commercial Officer.
Workday has appointed Rob Enslin as Chief Commercial Officer in a newly created role.
Customer stories
Workday has announced that the International Schools Partnership (ISP), a leading global network of schools committed to providing transformative education, has deployed and gone live on Workday Human Capital Management (HCM).
Financial
Cloud Management platform emma has announced the closing of a $17 million series A funding round. The round was led by Smartfin, a leading European venture capital firm.
Litera has acquired Office & Dragons for an undisclosed amount. Litera says this will boost its LegalTech offering by adding automation and generative AI to drafting and editing documents.
Workday announced its third-quarter results and saw its shares dip slightly despite strong growth and high retention.
Partnerships
GoCardless has announced a partnership with Total Grassroots and kit manufacturer Kelme. This is to help grassroots football clubs make the payment process easier and fund kits.
Eseye and Sateliot are to partner to integrate satellite and terrestrial communications seamlessly. The goal is to revolutionise 5G services using advanced LPWAN satellite technology.
Product
At OpenText World 2024 in Las Vegas, the company showed off Phase 7 of its Titanium X architecture.
Pulseway has announced Pulseway Assist, a set of generative AI solutions that will increase the efficiency of users for its PSA solution.
Robling, a provider of retail data analytics, and AnswerRocket, a pioneer in generative AI analytics, have launched their GenAI retail analytics platform.
Qntrl, a Zoho brand and the vendor behind a leading business process management (BPM) platform has released the latest version of its solution.
Research
Makip reveals how customers are embracing its size recommendation engine, Unisize, in Japan, significantly helping retailers and parents alike. The solution is now available in the UK.
New research commissioned by Storyblok suggests that 93% of marketers and developers say their current CMS is falling their business. This belief is despite businesses spending an average of $453,126 on martech per year.
For World AIDS Day, VinciWorks has published an information guide for businesses around AIDS and how businesses should deal better with it.
This week, a tip on how to keep your project on track insights from Yanick Abraham, CEO of Klient.
Cybage Software
Cybage posted details of how it is redefining supply chain management through a trusted 15-yea partnership with Körber. They deliver innovative, data-driven solutions that address rising customer demands and workforce expenses. Cybage offers tailored consulting services that enhance warehouse digitalization and elevate customer experiences. As the largest global Körber certified implementation partner, with 350+ site implementations globally, Cybage can transform your supply chain into a proactive and efficient operation.
Deltek
Lanpro is a leading independent consultancy that provides exceptional planning, design, and environmental services across the UK. It has selected Deltek Vantagepoint as its Professional Services Automation (PSA) solution. This will help manage its project financials, resources and pipeline.
Lanpro has taken advantage of the integration with Xero, its accounting platform. And takes advantage of the access to real-time data with the VantagePoint dashboards.
Nick Clarke, Finance Manager at Lanpro, commented, “After undertaking a comprehensive review of existing systems and also market options, we strongly believe Vantagepoint to be the best solution to our current needs and requirements. While also providing strong capabilities for our future growth and development plans.”
Infor
Fortude
A global digital solutions company which has been an Infor Alliance partner for over a decade. It announced that it has been appointed an Infor Channel Partner for Australia and New Zealand. Fortude already has a strong presence in the US, Asia and Europe.
Cameron Greening, Chief Revenue Officer for APAC at Fortude, said, “This evolution in our partnership reflects our commitment to delivering top-tier enterprise solutions while maximizing value for our customers. As an Alliance Partner, we’ve worked closely with Infor to provide advisory and implementation services.
“Now, as a Channel Partner, we are positioned to go even further by offering Infor’s innovative software solutions directly to our customers. This expanded partnership allows us to deliver comprehensive end-to-end software and services—from solution design to delivery—ensuring you get the full benefit of Infor’s powerful tools across ERP, supply chain, financials, and more.”
“Our new role as a Channel Partner enables us to provide a complete experience for a customer’s specific business needs, helping optimise operations, improve performance, and accelerate growth.”
Refreshed Partner program
At Velocity Summit, Infor unveiled a new partner program that will commence in January 2025. The new program has been trialled by 28 global partners already. The new program is aimed at those partners that are focused on supporting SaaS. Both ERP Today and Reseller New Zealand covered the announcement last week. Though Infor has not yet issued a press release.
Interprefy
Interprefy is celebrating its 10th anniversary and its leadership and innovation in Remote Simultaneous Interpretation (RSI) technology. Founded in 2014 by Kim Ludvigsen, who currently serves as Vice Chairman, Interprefy began as a modest startup. It has since grown into a leading force in the industry.
Chief Executive Officer Oddmund Braaten said, “I’ve been fortunate enough to be part of Interprefy’s growth and success over much of the last decade, over which time we have helped deliver over 100,000 multilingual events. Our client base now includes more than 100 Fortune 500 companies, and we’ve made a significant impact on sustainability by saving 150,000 metric tonnes of CO2 emissions.”
The AI and machine translation sector is set to reach a TAM of $3 billion by 2034. Braaten is eager to remain at the forefront, adding, “The needs of multilingual interpretation at events are evolving rapidly. We are seeing a rise in internal and training events offering multilingual support, alongside traditional conferences.
“With AI-powered tools set to expand the possibilities of live translation, Interprefy is eager to embrace the next decade. Braaten added, “As we look ahead, the use of AI will propel our services, creating more opportunities to support global collaboration. Bring on 2034!”
Makip
The implementation of the Makip size recommendation engine Unisze has begun on sy32golf, an online fashion website operated by Long Yong Japan, Co Ltd. SY32 by SWEET YEARS GOLF is the luxury golf line of “SWEET YEARS”, an Italian casual sports brand created by Christian Bieri and Paolo Maldini.
Panasonic
Panasonic Connect Europe unveiled its first LED display, the 110-inch TL-110AD12AW LED display. It is targetted at higher education, in classrooms and university lecture theatres or in corporate environments. It delivers outstanding performance and is easy to configure out-of-the-box, providing greater installation flexibility and connectivity.
Hartmut Kulessa, European Marketing Manager, Visual Systems Solutions at Panasonic Connect Europe, said, “We are seeing growing demand for large-screen displays that deliver high-quality visuals and are easy to use and install. Most traditional LED displays have complex systems that are difficult and time consuming to operate, whilst not being compatible with other devices.
“Our all-in-one Intel SDM-enabled 110-inch LED display addresses these pain points, providing increased interoperability as customers look for complete, holistic, IP-based solutions that meet complex project requirements.”
TSIA
There are only two publications from TSIA this week. One article introduces the TSIA Research journey: Driving Content Consumption. (Subscription Required) The article describes the four steps the journey will seek to cover:
- Define the Problem: By clearly identifying the business challenge, we can start tackling it.
- Launch Discovery: With polls, surveys, and interviews, here’s where we dig deep into the facts and contributing factors.
- Develop the Theory: With data in hand, our researchers and analysts can start developing and/or enhancing frameworks.
- Guide the Industry: Correlations to financial results lead to conclusions that will help your organization get on the road to AI-powered offer management.
The second is a survey insight titled Expansion Grows, Renewal Gaps Persist. This provides insights from the TSIA’s 2024 XaaS Renewals via the Channel Survey. The survey was created to gain a deeper understanding of the current state of partner involvement during the renewal stage of the customer life cycle. It focused on gaining insights into how companies are engaging with partners to drive renewals and the extent to which partners are integrated into the renewal process. (Subscription Required)
Zoho
New partnership in Kenya
Zoho has partnered with KeNIC, the manager and administrator of Kenya’s country code top-level domain—.ke. The partnership will see Zoho offering Zoho credits worth 50,000KES to anyone who has a .ke domain. Or is purchasing one either directly from KeNIC or through its registrars.
The users of the .ke domain will be able to utilise Zoho Wallet Credits to purchase any of Zoho’s 55+ products. These include Zoho One, a unified platform of over 50 apps, and Zoho Workplace, a unified enterprise collaboration platform.
Veerakumar Natarajan, Country Head, Zoho Kenya, commented, “The partnership is aimed to support Kenya’s move towards a digital-first economy by helping local businesses in their digital transformation efforts and promoting e-commerce. Through this collaboration, businesses will gain access to the tools they need to succeed online.
“Zoho’s comprehensive portfolio helps businesses kickstart their digital journey and quickly realise the benefits of automation, real-time access to business data, and streamlining processes across all departments on a unified platform. This initiative aligns with Zoho’s commitment to serving local communities as part of its transnational localism strategy of being locally rooted while staying globally connected.”
And Another in Indonesia
Zoho has announced a strategic partnership with the Ministry of Communication And Digital Affairs. Members of the Gerakan Nasional 1000 Startup Digital and Startup Studio Indonesia will have access to Zoho Application credits worth IDR 54,000,000 to apply against the Zoho suites of applications, including Zoho One.
Handito Aji Saroso, Country Lead, Zoho Indonesia, commented, “At Zoho Indonesia, we are thrilled to join hands with the Ministry of Communication And Digital Affairs to launch the Zoho for Startups Program. This partnership represents a powerful opportunity to equip Indonesian startups with world-class tools, empowering them to innovate, scale, and compete on a global stage.
“Together, we are dedicated to fostering a thriving ecosystem for entrepreneurs, enabling them to transform bold ideas into successful businesses that contribute to Indonesia’s digital economy.”
