Last week, the PR engine for several firms started to wake up following the long Christmas and New Year break. Enterprise Times published an interview with Andy Bottrill, SVP EMEA of Planful, following his appointment as he explains his objectives and strategy for expansion in Europe in 2025.
Acquisitions and Finance
Digital Edge has raised $1.6 billion through a combination of equity investment ($640 million) and debt financing ($1 billion) to expand its data centre footprint.
Forterro has announced its second acquisition in as many months. The leading industrial software vendor has acquired (Business Micros) BM Group.
Appointments
FloQast, the accounting transformation platform, has appointed John Phillips as General Manager of EMEA.
FluidOne Ltd has announced the appointment of Graham Dickie as its new Chief Financial Officer.
Precisely has announced the promotion of Eric Willcox to Chief Revenue Officer.
Unit4 has announced that Mike Ettling is to step down as CEO, with Simon Paris taking over the role at the end of January.
Customer Stories
Carwow has partnered with the Airwallex payments platform to modernise its car buying and selling platform.
Qualtrics has confirmed that it is supporting the Jollibee Group’s expansion with its customer experience platform.
Workday has announced that Johns Hopkins has selected Workday Human Capital Management (HCM), Workday Financial Management, Workday Supply Chain Management (SCM) for Healthcare, and Workday Grants Management to replace its legacy SAP solutions.
Partnerships
Expereo announced that it had become an authorised Starlink reseller, enabling it to provide LEO Satellite capabilities to its communications offerings.
Riskified, an operator in eCommerce fraud and risk intelligence, and Appriss Retail, a provider of return and claim authorisation solutions, have announced a partnership set to transform the retail landscape.
Rootstock Software has announced the founding of a partnership with Rootstock Scion (Scion).
Research
New research commissioned by global payments platform Ecommpay found that 61% of eCommerce merchants would ‘definitely’ choose a payment provider based on their commitment to ESG.
Salesforce published new data showing holiday retail sales surged to $1.2 trillion globally and $282 billion in the US.
Celebrus
Celebrus highlight a recent case study of a healthcare org following the news that the HIPPA security rule is to be strengthened. HHS issued an NPRM on HIPAA Security rule changes with consultation open until March 25th.
The healthcare study revealed how the Celebrus platform has improved visibility into visitor activity across hundreds of domains for a healthcare organisation. Celebrus enhanced the patient experience, without compromising on data privacy following the removal of third-party tracking technologies. The organisation saw a 44 million increase in counted web sessions using instant digital identity resolution provided by Celebrus.
Cybage
Cybage Software revealed that it is now an Amazon Web Services Advanced Tier Partner. The consulting firm has already delivered over a hundred successful AWS engagements. Cybage offers services that include:
- Cloud Consulting
- Migrations & modernizations
- Native development
- Analytics & AI on the AWS stack
Deltek
Deltek published a blog that highlights the recent updates to Specpoint’s Q4 2024 release. The release sees Ask Dela, powered by Deltek Dela, available across the entire Specpoint platform. A new Unresolved Options report enables users to quickly identify and address all outstanding selections across their project’s paragraphs and option sets, ensuring nothing falls through the cracks.
There is also new content with two new sections and 31 sections that have had significant revisions. The new sections are:
- Architectural Wood Casework
- Architectural Wood Casework (NAAWS Standard)
Infor
As NRF 2025 commenced, Infor announced NexTrace, a new solution within Infor Nexus that is designed to improve customer transparency and provide a competitive advantage. The solution will help organisations to meet regulatory requirements like the EU DPP and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD).
NexTrace provides end-to-end transparency by seamlessly tracking raw material through to finished products and beyond, ensuring full traceability throughout the entire supply chain journey. It integrates supplier ESG data and certificates for a holistic view of sustainability and compliance information. Leveraging AI technology and a supplier-centric philosophy, NexTrace simplifies the data collection process, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
Brian Carelli, Infor VP of Sustainability and Partnerships, commented, “Last June, we launched Map and Trace, which empowers our customers to map their supply chains and collect documentation from multiple supplier tiers. Map and Trace provides evidence of chain of custody compliance with regulations such as the US UFLPA and the French AGEC law.
“With NexTrace, we’re taking this to the next level by proactively gathering full-scale item-level traceability from each tier of the supply chain. This will help our customers to not only meet upcoming regulations like the EU Digital Product Passport but also gain a competitive edge by providing comprehensive data on their products’ journey, composition, and sustainability.”
Workday
Experian announced it has achieved Workday Certified Integration status for its innovative I-9 Management solution. With this new integration, organizations leveraging Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) can access Experian’s solution to streamline Form I-9 processes – a key component of employee onboarding.
Anne Obee, Vice President of Experian Employer Services, said, “We know I-9 compliance can be one of the more challenging obligations employers face. We are committed to helping employers stay a step ahead of potential errors while reducing their risks of noncompliance. Through our latest integration with Workday, we’re turning a cumbersome process into a fully automated workflow – and ultimately providing employers with more time to focus on the overall employee experience.”
Zoho
Recaps
Zoho continued to publish recaps about the updates its solutions delivered during 2024. This week, blogs were published about:
- Zeptomail: ZeptoMail rewind: A quick 2024 recap
- Zoho Expense: Key Highlights of 2024: Recalling a Year of Progress and Advancements
Zoho Workplace
Zoho also announced the addition of Zoho Vault to Zoho Workplace. In a blog the firm revealed that Zoho Vault brings advanced password management to enhance security while maintaining the simplicity and efficiency that businesses expect. Zoho Vault Standard is now included at no extra cost as part of the Zoho Workplace subscription.
