Category: Global

Vodafone Business and RingCentral enter strategic partnership to deliver new cloud-based communications services to enterprises

Vodafone Business and RingCentral, Inc., a leading provider of global enterprise cloud communications, collaboration and contact center solutions, announced a strategic partnership that seeks to transform business communications and collaboration. Together the companies will create a new co-branded, cloud-based service that will be the lead Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) solution for Vodafone Business,…

Infosys partners with AND to improve Digital Learning Experiences for People with Disability

Infosys, a consulting and digital services provider, has planned to focus on improving digital accessible learning experiences for people with disability. This announcement is build on Infosys’ ongoing commitment to building platforms and infrastructure for a diverse and inclusive workplace. Infosys Wingspan, a next-gen digital platform of Infosys will work towards building digitally accessible learning…

Wipro bags a multi-year contract from Verifone

Wipro Limited, a global information technology, consulting and business process services company, has won a multi-year contract from Verifone, payments and commerce solutions provider, to drive agility across its cloud services offerings. An announcement made by the company, states – Wipro will develop new features, capabilities and interfaces for Verifone’s Cloud Services offerings, enabling transaction…

DXC Technology and Microsoft collaborate to power modern workplace solution

DXC Technology has announced an expanded strategic collaboration with Microsoft to deliver a more modern workplace experience to help companies to address rapidly evolving business challenges and customer and employee needs. DXC and Microsoft are joining forces to deliver a solution and suite of services that, the announcement claims, will help companies to empower their employees…

Larsen & Toubro divests UK unit Servowatch Systems to Rolls-Royce

Larsen & Toubro, India’s leading engineering, procurement and construction projects, manufacturing and services conglomerate, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Larsen & Toubro International FZE, has signed definitive agreements with Rolls-Royce’s Power Systems Division, a global player in power systems, for the strategic divestment of its UK-based integrated marine automation solutions provider Servowatch Systems. Servowatch Systems…

Cyble appoints Arnab Chakraverty as Director, Products to expand technical leadership

Cyble, a Cyber Threat Intelligence Service & Solutions provider, has appointed Arnab Chakraverty as Director, Products. Arnab comes with over 15 years of experience, including more than 12 years in the cybersecurity domain, and has been involved in the research and development of numerous cybersecurity products. His previous experience comes from working with organisations such…

Debenhams set to close without alternative offer, 12,000 jobs at risk

British multinational retail store operator, Debenhams is set to wind up its chain and shut down its 124 remaining stores without alternative offer, potentially putting the job of 12,000 employees at risk. The administrators made the above announcement a day after Arcadia Group of Sir Philip Green wound up its stores putting 13,000 jobs out…

Softbank buys 10.1% stake in Swedish firm Sinch

Cloud computing services provider, Sinch, has announced that Softbank-owned SB Management has bought a 10.1% stake in the company.  Sinch said in a statement it had issued 3.2 million new shares at a subscription price of 1.050 crowns per share, a 6.6% discount to Monday’s closing price, raising about 3.3 billion Swedish crowns ($386 million)…

Facebook to acquire CRM startup Kustomer

Facebook has reached an agreement to acquire Kustomer, a top-rated CRM that enables businesses to effectively manage all customer interactions across channels. Kustomer helps businesses automate repetitive tasks so their agents can maximize the time and quality of interactions with customers.  With this acquisition, Facebook can improve its offerings for businesses that have a presence…

Gainsight acquired by Vista Equity Partners for $1.1 bn

Customer Success startup Gainsight has been acquired by Vista Equity Partners (Vista), a global investment firm focused on enterprise software, data and technology-enabled businesses.   Gainsight and Vista will partner to further accelerate the Customer Success movement and growth in the Customer Success profession, Gainsight said in its press release. As part of the deal, Gainsight…

ValueLabs opens new development center in Costa Rica, hire talent

ValueLabs, a global technology services provider, has opened a new development center at Plaza Real Cariari in San Jose, Costa Rica, to serve as a near-shore center for clients in the US and Canada. This development center will allow ValueLabs to expand their presence in Latin America and support strategic clients in Healthcare, Retail, HCM,…