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Epicor buys marketing company
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QAD supports Strategic expansion in Ireland
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Upland adds Content marketing leader Kapost to its portfolio
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Workday raises guidance after strong first quarter
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Salesforce Ventures refills funding bucket in Europe with $125
At Salesforce World Tour, London today Paul Smith EVP & GM UK announced a new $125 million Salesforce Ventures fund to invest in European cloud based technology start ups. That figure is up...
Natero acquisition slots into Freshworks
Freshworks has announced the acquisition of customer success platform vendor Natero for an undisclosed amount. The customer success technology dovetails neatly into the marketing, sales and services solutions provided by Freshworks....
SugarCRM acquires MarTech platform
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Xero approaches 2 million users after record year
Xero announced its full year results last week for 2019. It has achieved a 36% growth in operating revenue, which now stands at $552.8 million (34% growth in constant currency). Annualised...
Sage boosted by half year revenues
Sage has issued its half year results ending 31st March 2019. Revenues were up 6.2%, year over year to £941 million ( H1-2018 £886 million). Recurring revenue rose by 10.2% to...
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FDA program to evaluate blockchain to protect pharmaceutical integrity
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