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Microsoft Acquiring Metaswitch Networks to Expand Azure 5G Strategy (TechCrunch)

Just weeks after announcing a deal to acquire 5G specialist Affirmed Networks, Microsoft is making another acquisition to strengthen its cloud-based telecoms offering. It’s acqui... More

5 Inspiring Lessons From the Zendesk Showcase APAC 2020 Webinar (MTS)

45 Days, 55 webinars, 220 product demos, and 50 interviews later– the lockdown hasn’t been kind to my Content Marketing goals. Yet, it has given us a chance to huddle together ... More

Convergent Explains How Risk to Celebrity Secrets Could be Avoided (MESA)

Convergent Risks highlight the increasing unseen threat of cyber attacks during lockdown. With the majority of professional services’ firms and the gig economy continuing to work... More

DXC Technology Readies to Train Up 10,000 APAC Employees on Multi-Cloud (TWA)

Enterprises have learned a lot in the last few months; COVID-19 has been a cruel teacher. One of the key lessons is just how much modern business relies on cloud computing. But, de... More

AppTek Recognized for Achievements in Speech Technology (MESA)

AppTek announced its selection as a 2020 Speech Technology Award winner in three categories including Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning/Natural Language, Speech Recognition ... More

SAP, Gurobi Partner to Enhance, Expand Optimization Capabilities Across its Enterprise Application Software Suite (MESA)

Gurobi Optimization has entered into a long-term strategic partnership with SAP to enhance and expand the use of mathematical optimization across SAP’s enterprise application sof... More

Verizon Media Scores Global Ad Tech Partnership With Dugout (Rapid TV News)

Football-focused digital media company Dugout has announced a new global partnership with Verizon Media, bringing new exclusive advertising packages to reach its global audience of... More

Salesforce Appoints Gavin Patterson President, Chief Revenue Officer (MESA)

Salesforce announced the appointment of Gavin Patterson as President and Chief Revenue Officer. Patterson, who has served as the company's President and CEO of Salesforce Internati... More

Jigsaw24 Expands Via24 Cloud Services With Deployment of EditShare’s EFSv (MESA)

EditShare announced that Jigsaw24 is the first UK-based EditShare reseller to deploy EFSv, enabling virtualized production and editing workflows in the AWS cloud. EFSv significantl... More

Veritone Awarded U.S. Department of Justice Contract (MESA)

Veritone announced that it has received a two-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract for its aiWARE Government platform from the U.S. Department of Justice. aiWARE G... More

Salesforce Labs Launches Supplyforce Bot (TI)

Salesforce Labs has launched the Supplyforce Bot on Salesforce AppExchange, which was designed to help transportation and logistics companies provide drivers in real-time and effec... More

New Data on the Remote Employee Experience, and How to Improve it (Salesforce Blog)

For many professionals, the nature of work has been turned on its head. Sixty-two percent of the U.S. workforce is working remotely — 80% of whom started doing so since the onset... More

Channel Partner Acquisition During COVID-19 Tests How Both Sides Work in Crisis (CRN)

Chesapeake Systems is looking to diversify its business with the acquisition of StorExcel, which has a focus on the government market. The acquisition makes the government market a... More

SAP.iO Foundry Tel Aviv Launches Accelerator Program Focused on Consumer Products (MESA)

SAP kicked off its consumer-products-focused business-to-business technology accelerator program at SAP.iO Foundry Tel Aviv, with seven early-stage startups focused on manufacturin... More

EY Acquisition Bolsters Strategy Consulting Offering in Asia Pacific (Consultancy)

One of Australia’s most regarded strategy consulting firms, Port Jackson Partners, is set to join professional services giant Ernst & Young – significantly boosting its EY Part... More

Bob Gold & Associates Opens New Bankruptcy, Litigation Communications Practice (MESA)

In response to the business ramifications of COVID-19, including a wave of restructuring activity, increased litigation related to corporate debt, contract defaults and bankruptcie... More

NAB Show Express to Feature Conversation With FCC Chairman Ajit Pai (MESA)

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai and National Association of Broadcasters President and CEO Gordon Smith will participate in a keynote conversation Wednesday, Ma... More

ServiceNow, Adobe Pair Their Customer Service Software to Improve Apps (Reuters)

ServiceNow and Adobe will make their software systems work together in an effort to improve apps used by customer service representatives. Under the new partnership, when a custome... More

Premiere Digital Expands Sales, Marketing Team and Hires EMEA Exec for Global Business (MESA)

Premiere Digital announced the expansion of the organization in Sales & Marketing and emergence into the UK. Seasoned industry executives have been hired to grow, market and build ... More

AWS Launches the $995 Elemental Link for Streaming Video to its Cloud (TechCrunch)

AWS today announced the launch of the Elemental Link, a small hardware device that makes it easy to connect a live video source to the AWS Elemental Media Live service for broadcas... More

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