Digital Transformation

Fuji Xerox will offer SDL’s Contenta Publishing Suite for Post-Sales Support of Complex Assets SDL, part of RWS Holdings plc, announces a strategic partnership with Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. to offer SDL Contenta Publishing Suite to manufacturers and aerospace and defense organizations in Japan, with a future plan to expand into other Asia-Pacific countries/regions. This marks a significant milestone in SDL’s global expansion strategy for technical content creation, management and publishing. Organizations involved in…

Upland Software, Inc., a leader in cloud-based tools for digital transformation, has acquired Second Street Media, Inc., a leading audience engagement cloud software platform. Adding Second Street to Upland’s product portfolio will provide Upland’s customers the power to build promotions and email campaigns that grow revenue, customer databases, and consumer engagement. Marketing Technology News: Intelivideo and Les Mills Launch Strategic Partnership “Our customers need to deliver content experiences consumers enjoy…

Kaon's platform powered millions of digital sales and marketing engagements for global B2B enterprises in 2020; fueling a 30% growth in personnel to meet future and current demand Kaon Interactive, the leading provider of interactive marketing and sales applications for global B2B brands, delivered an unprecedented number of mission-critical solutions in 2020 for leading B2B innovators who are committed to accelerating their sales and marketing digital transformation in the "next normal." With customer attention spans in…

Widen to provide premium makeup and cosmetic brand with full digital asset management capabilities Digital asset management (DAM) technology provider Widen, has announced that premium makeup and cosmetic brand By Terry, has selected Widen for the provision of a DAM solution. The partnership will see By Terry implement Widen’s DAM software, the Widen Collective®, to accelerate and expand the digital reach of the cosmetic brand. By Terry’s strategic move to digitally transform its technology and processes is well-timed with…

8x8, Inc., a leading integrated cloud communications platform provider, announced that the Anaheim Ducks National Hockey League (NHL) team and Honda Center, one of the premier entertainment and sports venues in the country, have selected 8x8 as their official cloud communications provider. The Ducks are deploying the 8x8 integrated cloud communications and contact center solution to help improve employee, partner, and customer experience. The Anaheim Ducks and Honda Center wanted to accelerate digital transformation…

Vonage, a global leader in cloud communications helping businesses accelerate their digital transformation, announced it has appointed Jay Bellissimo as Chief Operating Officer, effective January 19, 2021. Bellissimo will report to Rory Read, Vonage Chief Executive Officer. In this role, Bellissimo will be responsible for leading sales and operations globally, including Vonage's go-to-market strategy and execution across its portfolio of API, Unified Communications and Contact Center products. He will focus on driving…

Global commerce leader pioneers direct integration of small and medium-sized businesses with industry-leading suppliers Lightspeed, a leading provider of cloud-based, omnichannel commerce platforms, announced the initial availability of the Lightspeed Supplier Network for North American retailers. The launch of the fully integrated stock ordering solution transforms supply chain management for SMBs, democratizing access to the strategic inventory visibility once reserved predominantly for enterprise retail and eCommerce…

Contentsquare, the global leader in experience analytics, is now partnering with Microsoft Azure’s powerful cloud computing platform to accelerate its growth, drive peak performance and underpin successful innovation. Beyond the strategic cloud adoption, both companies have also forged a partnership around the shared goal of improving customer journeys by driving innovation in the fields of artificial intelligence (AI) and predictive analytics. Marketing Technology News: ironSource acquires SOOMLA to Enrich its Platform…

Tracy Eiler to lead and scale the company’s marketing engine to drive continued growth in 2021 Alation Inc., the leader in enterprise data intelligence solutions, announced the appointment of Tracy Eiler as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Eiler is responsible for driving Alation’s marketing strategy to scale the company and help customers in their quest to become data-driven enterprises and foster data culture. Eiler has more than 25 years of experience building and scaling high-performance B2B technology marketing teams.…

Vonage’s Video API powers Wall Street English’s online educational solutions Digital communications a critical means of providing educational services in response to COVID-19 Vonage, a global leader in cloud communications helping businesses accelerate their digital transformation, has been chosen by English language education company Wall Street English to power its digital classroom platform for customers worldwide. With social distancing and safety measures in place around the globe, the education industry had to…

About Me Please tell us about the role you handle and how you arrived at TechMahindra I’ve been working in technology and technology-enabled business services for over two decades across IT services, BPO, SaaS/ BPaaS, outsourced product development, engineering research and development, and automation/ cognitive computing businesses. Prior to Tech Mahindra, I’ve held various senior executive leadership roles at large tech-focused organizations. At Tech Mahindra, I drive our business process services organization, digital…

Acquisition will accelerate Genpact's ability to leverage data and cloud technologies to drive digital transformation services through advanced analytics Genpact, a global professional services firm focused on delivering digital transformation, announced that it has acquired Enquero, a firm that offers data engineering and data-led digital transformation services. "Today's announcement increases the scale and depth of our data and analytics teams and further enhances our capabilities to accelerate the digital…

"Working together with the Tech Mahindra team, we’ll be able to combine the power of AI, automation and analytics to help businesses around the world reduce costs, improve customer satisfaction and – especially important for the work from home era – improve security using advanced biometrics capabilities." Hi Umesh, please tell us about the role you handle and how you arrived at Uniphore. I am the CEO and co-founder at Uniphore. My cofounder Ravi and I worked together during our time as students at the Jaypee Institute…

Vonage, a global leader in cloud communications helping businesses accelerate their digital transformation, is powering an intelligent emergency response system for Carbyne, a public safety technology company. Leveraging Vonage SMS and Messages APIs, Carbyne's platform enables live communications between first responders and Emergency Call Centers (ECC), and those in need of emergency assistance. Marketing Technology News: Inperium Launches Public Beta of AI-Powered Cloud Business Phone System: Inperium Talk…

New low-code, drag-and-drop application unleashes the power of the world’s first OS for AI for organizations to easily deploy and integrate AI workflows for unstructured data insight Veritone, Inc., the creator of the world’s first operating system for artificial intelligence (AI), aiWARE™, announced the public launch of Veritone Automate Studio, a low-code, web-based workflow designer tightly integrated with aiWARE. Automate Studio helps organizations embarking on intelligent process automation (IPA) and hyperautomation…

Digital asset management (DAM) and product information management (PIM) company Widen announced a collaboration with digital experience platform (DXP) company, Jahia. The integrated partnership will enable Widen and Jahia to better support brands and businesses to digitally transform their customer offerings on a global scale. With a brand’s perception and recognition built on how the brand is seen by the world, the value of its digital assets is rising. Today’s marketing teams need better accessibility, quicker…

Virtru adds advanced data protection, key management and data location to secure digital transformation and accelerate Google Cloud adoption Virtru, a global leader in data protection and privacy, announced the expansion of its longstanding partnership with Google Cloud to incorporate Virtru’s Trusted Data Platform into additional Google Workspace and Google Cloud applications and services. The combination will provide an added layer of verifiable trust, granular data control and privacy assurance for data shared, stored…

Brink POS Integrates with Mobivity’s Recurrency to Deliver Actionable Insights and Power 1:1 Digital Engagement Mobivity Holdings Corp. a global provider of personalized customer engagement solutions that drive customer frequency and spend, announced its partnership with ParTech, Inc., a leading global provider of point of sale (POS) software and integrated technical solutions to the restaurant and retail industries. ParTech, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of PAR Technology Corporation (NYSE: PAR). Mobivity is…

New WSO2 executive roles include Devaka Randeniya as chief revenue officer, Geethika Cooray as vice president and head of identity and access management, and Senaka Fernando as head of digital transformation WSO2, the leader in digital transformation technology, announced three executive promotions to support the next stage of the company’s global growth. Devaka Randeniya, chief revenue officer (CRO), previously served as senior vice president of worldwide sales at WSO2. Geethika Cooray, vice president and head of…

By failing to involve more general staff, company leaders hinder DX progress While businesses are doubling down on digital transformation (DX), new research from Futurum Research found that organizational leaders are leaving many of their employees behind in the process. The study revealed that 94% of all employees want to be more involved in DX, and almost half (44%) of the general staff say they simply don't know how to help. This not only disenfranchises some employees, it can also slow the pace of DX success. The …