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IBM, SAP Partner to Move Financial Institutions to the Hybrid Cloud (ZDNet)
SAP will be offering finance and data management tools on the IBM Cloud for Financial Services, the companies announced, as part of their joint effort to bring industries to the hy... More
How Broadcasters Thrive in an OTT World (TV Tech)
Streaming dominates television but can local stations adapt quickly enough?... More
Rand McNally CTO Yusuf Ozturk Joins Third Summit to Build New Tools for $100B Creator Economy
Ozturk will manage Third Summit’s R&D teams as they build out its flagship platform, Alteon, as well as a new platform for on-demand payments, with an eye toward scalability, inn... More
HP to Acquire Teradici
HP Inc. announced a definitive agreement to acquire Teradici. The acquisition will enhance HP’s capabilities in the Personal Systems category by delivering new compute models and... More
T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert to Deliver Keynote at CES 2022
Sievert's keynote will discuss 5G innovations for consumers, businesses and thought leadership – and spotlight a look into the future of how these advancements are enabling peop... More
David DeWitt Joins Splunk as Technical Fellow
Known for his groundbreaking work in parallel database systems, DeWitt will serve as Vice President and Technical Fellow and will support Splunk’s leading-edge innovation across ... More
BuyDRM Acquired by Paris-Based OVHcloud
Austin-based digital rights management (DRM) firm BuyDRM has been acquired by Paris-based cloud computing company OVHcloud, the companies announced July 26. Terms of the deal were ... More
The Energizer Bunny Taps SAP Software to Power Finance Transformation
Energizer Holdings will use the RISE with SAP offering to help implement the SAP S/4HANA solution for central finance hosted on Google Cloud and operate more efficiently, manage fu... More
FPT Software Invests in Intertec International, Bolstering Nearshore Delivery Capabilities in the Americas
With this strategic investment, FPT Software and especially its North America subsidiary, FPT USA Corp., can secure access to Intertec’s nearshore technology delivery centres in ... More
U.S. TV Ad Spending to Drop 4% in 2021 as Digital Video Booms (Next TV)
Network TV is expected to rise to $15.306 billion in 2021 from $14.717 billion in 2020. For 2022, the agency sees network spending flat at $15.459 billion for 2022 and 2023.... More
TCS Renews NYC Marathon Partnership, Begins New One With Dutch Open
Global IT services and consulting firm Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has announced a new partnership with the Dutch Open golf tournament, and has inked an eight-year contract to ... More
Genpact Names Michael Weiner as CFO
Genpact announced that Michael Weiner has been appointed SVP and CFO of Genpact, effective August 10, 2021. He will report to N.V. 'Tiger' Tyagarajan, Genpact's president and CEO. ... More
TCS Renews NYC Marathon Rights, Will Spend $280M on Race Sponsorships (CNBC)
The deal gives the race’s title rights to TCS through 2029. The company plans to spend up to $40 million per year on global race sponsorships in that time frame. TCS also sponsor... More
Positioning the Equinix Channel for Success (Interconnections)
In a way that mirrors the evolving nature of our digital landscape, we are evolving our business at Equinix to meet changing customer and partner needs. With these changes, we are ... More
Amazon Web Services Simplifies AWS Partner Training Program (CRN)
Amazon Web Services is revamping its AWS Partner Training Program to make it easier for customers to engage with one partner for all their training needs.... More
EditShare Announces Record Second Quarter, Executive Promotions
EditShare wrapped up second-quarter 2021 results with 45% growth over the second quarter of the previous year. Significant contributions to growth include an increase in cloud depl... More
Cognizant Acquires TQS Integration to Enhance Smart Manufacturing Offerings
Cognizant agreed to acquire TQS Integration, a privately owned global industrial data and intelligence company based in Lismore, Ireland. TQS delivers manufacturing data intelligen... More
Wasabi Technologies Appoints George Neble to Board of Directors
Neble brings to Wasabi more than 40 years of accounting and auditing experience working with a broad range of public and private technology and science leaders — companies in lif... More
Salesforce: Retailers Will Pay $223B Extra for Goods in the Second Half (CNBC)
The amount represents a 62% increase from last year. It’s comprised of an additional $12 billion spent with suppliers, $48 billion more in wage expenses and $163 billion extra in... More
Alibaba Provides Cloud Pin at the Olympic Games
Alibaba Group, the Worldwide TOP Partner of the International Olympic Committee, has unveiled the Alibaba Cloud Pin, a cloud-based digital pin, for the broadcasting and media profe... More
