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MICROSOFT ACQUIRES POSTGRESQL VENDOR
- Thursday, 24 January 2019
- News and Analysis
- Written by mark
Microsoft has purchased Citus Data, whose offering is anopen source extension to PostgreSQL. Microsoft says Citus transforms PostgreSQL into a distributed database and that the deal is another step in its commitment to Azure as an open platform.
EPICOR MAKES CUSTOMER AWARDS
- Thursday, 24 January 2019
- News and Analysis
- Written by mark
Epicor Software has honored five organizations with Customer of the Year awards. It is the third year the company has offered the Epicor Customer Excellence Global Awards program, recognizing customers who have used Epicor products and solutions “to achieve excellence in business efficiency, customer experience, and overall performance.”
QLIK BUYS CRUNCH DATA
- Thursday, 24 January 2019
- News and Analysis
- Written by mark
Analytical software vendor Qlik has acquired Crunch Data and CrunchBot, the latter’s AI-powered analytics bot. Philadelphia, Pa.-based Qlik said the technology enables users ask questions in a conversational manner through the Qlik Sense UI and within collaboration tools such as Slack, Skype, Salesforce Chat and Microsoft Teams.
ORACLE DENIES FED JOB BIAS ALLEGATIONS
- Wednesday, 23 January 2019
- News and Analysis
- Written by mark
Oracle pays women, Asians and black less than white workers and overwhelmingly hires Asian college graduates with student visas who must stay on good terms with Oracle to remain in this country, the Department of Labor alleged this week. Oracle rejected the claims of a lawsuit filed this week in a prepared statement.
AVALARA MOVES INTO BEVERAGE COMPLIANCE
- Wednesday, 23 January 2019
- News and Analysis
- Written by mark
Avalara has entered the arena of alcoholic beverage compliance with the purchase of Compli. Based in Paso Robles, Calif, Compli, markets compliance services, technology, and software to producers, distributors, and importers of alcoholic beverages in the United States.
INFOR GROWS EUROPEAN CHANNEL
- Tuesday, 22 January 2019
- News and Analysis
- Written by mark
Infor says it is accelerating growth of the Infor Partner Network in the United Kingdom, Ireland and the Benelux countries. That includes recruiting resellers for Infor M3, LN, Enterprise Asset Management, and Human Capital Management.
SAGE FINDS PAYROLL BUYER
- Friday, 18 January 2019
- News and Analysis
- Written by mark
Sage has reached an agreement to sell its payroll outsourcing business based in the United States. Sage Payroll Solutions will be sold to iSolved HCM, which is owned by investment firm Accel-KKR, for approximately $100 million.
LOTS OF DEALS GREAT AND SMALL—2019
- Thursday, 17 January 2019
- News and Analysis
- Written by mark
The year has kicked off with what seems like a flood of investments. In the last week, business has been booming for software companies raising funds.
QUICKBASE TO GET NEW OWNER
- Thursday, 17 January 2019
- News and Analysis
- Written by mark
QuickBase has signed an agreement to receive a majority investment by Vista Equity Partners. Current investor Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe will retain what was called “a significant investment in the company.”
SAGE NA REVS UP 10.4 PERCENT
- Thursday, 17 January 2019
- News and Analysis
- Written by mark
Sage says revenue for North American rose 10.4 percent to about $199 million for the third quarter ended December 31. The statistics were presented this week as part of the company’s trading update.
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