Human voice

Belt-Tightening Slows U.S. Adoption of SAP S/4HANA

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Friday, April 12, 2024

“A wait-and-watch approach by many companies has slowed adoption of S/4HANA, despite its potential benefits,” said Bill Huber, ISG partner, Digital Platforms and Solutions.

Key Points: 
  • “A wait-and-watch approach by many companies has slowed adoption of S/4HANA, despite its potential benefits,” said Bill Huber, ISG partner, Digital Platforms and Solutions.
  • RISE with SAP, the company’s managed cloud offering for SAP ERP migration, is most popular among midmarket organizations.
  • The 2024 ISG Provider Lens™ SAP Ecosystem report for the U.S. evaluates the capabilities of 46 providers across five quadrants: SAP S/4HANA System Transformation — Large Accounts, SAP S/4HANA System Transformation — Midmarket, SAP Applications Managed Services, Managed Cloud Services for SAP ERP and SAP SuccessFactors HXM Partner Services
    The report names Accenture, Capgemini, Infosys and Wipro as Leaders in four quadrants each.
  • The 2024 ISG Provider Lens™ SAP Ecosystem report for the U.S. is available to subscribers or for one-time purchase on this webpage .

U.K. Firms Turn to Salesforce to Enhance Customer Loyalty

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Friday, April 12, 2024

The 2024 ISG Provider Lens™ Salesforce Ecosystem Partners report for the U.K. finds that U.K. enterprises are seeking more efficient ways of using customer data to increase retention, loyalty and customer lifecycle value.

Key Points: 
  • The 2024 ISG Provider Lens™ Salesforce Ecosystem Partners report for the U.K. finds that U.K. enterprises are seeking more efficient ways of using customer data to increase retention, loyalty and customer lifecycle value.
  • Salesforce service providers are responding with solutions that target sector-specific use cases and leverage GenAI, automation and other cutting-edge technologies, the ISG report says.
  • “The U.K. market is a vibrant space for Salesforce ecosystem partners,” said Anthony Drake, partner and head of UK and Ireland for ISG.
  • In the area of customer experience, Hexaware is named the global ISG CX Star Performer for 2024 among Salesforce ecosystem partners.

Financial Times Names Icertis one of the Fastest Growing Companies in the Americas for Second Consecutive Year

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Thursday, April 11, 2024

Icertis , the global leader in AI-powered contract intelligence, today announced its recognition on the 2024 Americas’ Fastest Growing Companies list by the Financial Times.

Key Points: 
  • Icertis , the global leader in AI-powered contract intelligence, today announced its recognition on the 2024 Americas’ Fastest Growing Companies list by the Financial Times.
  • Icertis ranked #227 on the prestigious list of 500 companies across 20 countries in North, Central, and South America.
  • Icertis is trusted by more than 30 percent of Fortune 100 companies as the single source of truth for their commercial relationships across millions of contracts in 90+ countries.
  • This recognition from the Financial Times adds to a multitude of Icertis achievements, demonstrating ongoing success in building a consequential and enduring company.

Proofpoint is Recognized as a 2024 Gartner® Peer Insights™ Customers’ Choice for Data Loss Prevention

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Thursday, April 11, 2024

Proofpoint, Inc. , a leading cybersecurity and compliance company, today announced its recent recognition in the 2024 Gartner® Peer Insights™ Voice of the Customer for Data Loss Prevention.

Key Points: 
  • Proofpoint, Inc. , a leading cybersecurity and compliance company, today announced its recent recognition in the 2024 Gartner® Peer Insights™ Voice of the Customer for Data Loss Prevention.
  • Proofpoint was one of six vendors evaluated in the report and is the only vendor placed in the upper right “Customers’ Choice” quadrant, where the distinction is represented.
  • Zero-day attacks and unpatched vulnerabilities often make headlines, but it’s people who are the root cause of most data loss incidents.
  • It is for these reasons Proofpoint takes a human-centric approach to data loss.

FPT Software Recognized With 100 Percent Willingness to Recommend Rate in 2024 Gartner® Peer Insights™ ‘Voice of the Customer’: Robotic Process Automation

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Thursday, April 11, 2024

Global IT Firm FPT Software has been named in the 2024 Gartner® Peer Insights™ Voice of the Customer report for Robotic Process Automation.

Key Points: 
  • Global IT Firm FPT Software has been named in the 2024 Gartner® Peer Insights™ Voice of the Customer report for Robotic Process Automation.
  • This marks the second consecutive time that the company has been recognized for its automation solution akaBot with 100 percent of “willingness to recommend”, based on 28 reviews as of November 2023.
  • Most recently, it collaborated with top-tier IT distributors like Zero One in Taiwan and Daiwabo in Japan to extend automation solutions to these markets.
  • Gartner® Peer Insights™ ‘Voice of the Customer’: Robotic Process Automation “is a document synthesizing Gartner Peer Insights’ reviews into insights for IT decision makers.

Corbin Advisors Releases Q1’24 Inside The Buy-Side® Earnings Primer®

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Thursday, April 11, 2024

Corbin Advisors, a strategic consultancy accelerating value realization globally, today released its quarterly Earnings Primer®, which captures trends in institutional investor sentiment.

Key Points: 
  • Corbin Advisors, a strategic consultancy accelerating value realization globally, today released its quarterly Earnings Primer®, which captures trends in institutional investor sentiment.
  • Supporting this uptrend is the view that a majority of investors expect the U.S. to dodge a recession and for companies to deliver better year-over-year earnings results.
  • Since 2007, Corbin Advisors has tracked investor sentiment on a quarterly basis.
  • Access Inside The Buy-Side® and other research on real-time investor sentiment, IR best practices, and case studies at CorbinAdvisors.com .

Asia Pacific Firms Act on Mainframe Needs, Possibilities

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Friday, April 12, 2024

“After discovering the true costs of migration and cloud computing, enterprises in Asia Pacific are taking a range of different approaches to modernization,” said Michael Gale, partner and regional leader, ISG Asia Pacific.

Key Points: 
  • “After discovering the true costs of migration and cloud computing, enterprises in Asia Pacific are taking a range of different approaches to modernization,” said Michael Gale, partner and regional leader, ISG Asia Pacific.
  • Depending on technical and business requirements, they are choosing whether to host particular applications on the mainframe, take them off the mainframe completely or use cloud/mainframe integration.
  • These projects are often easier for organizations in Southeast Asia and India because they use more recent mainframe technologies.
  • The 2024 ISG Provider Lens™ Mainframes — Services and Solutions report for Asia Pacific evaluates the capabilities of 36 providers across five quadrants: Mainframe Optimization Services, Application Modernization Services, Mainframe as a Service (MFaaS), Mainframe Operations and Mainframe Application Modernization Software.

Tight Budgets Shape Mainframe Plans Throughout Americas

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Wednesday, April 10, 2024

“Despite ongoing innovation in enterprise computing, mainframes are stable and reliable, so many companies remain committed to the technology,” said John Schick, Americas leader, Mainframe Modernization and Optimization, for ISG.

Key Points: 
  • “Despite ongoing innovation in enterprise computing, mainframes are stable and reliable, so many companies remain committed to the technology,” said John Schick, Americas leader, Mainframe Modernization and Optimization, for ISG.
  • “Mainframe optimization services and outsourcing help to make that possible.”
    Most IT organizations in the Americas that need to cut costs are quickly rehosting their mainframe software in the cloud, the report says.
  • The report also explores other mainframe trends in the Americas, including the rising interest in DevOps methodologies for mainframe optimization and a wave of acquisitions in the rapidly growing market for application modernization software.
  • The 2024 ISG Provider Lens™ Mainframe — Services and Solutions report for the Americas evaluates the capabilities of 57 providers across six quadrants: Mainframe Optimization Services, Application Modernization Services, U.S., Application Modernization Services, Brazil, Mainframe as a Service (MFaaS), Mainframe Operations and Mainframe Application Modernization Software.

Comcast RISE Set to Award a Total of $500,000 to Small Businesses in Greater Jacksonville

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Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Today, Comcast announced Greater Jacksonville and surrounding areas will be one of five regions from which eligible small businesses can apply to its nationally recognized Comcast RISE program for the opportunity to receive business support grants.

Key Points: 
  • Today, Comcast announced Greater Jacksonville and surrounding areas will be one of five regions from which eligible small businesses can apply to its nationally recognized Comcast RISE program for the opportunity to receive business support grants.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240410069237/en/
    “Small businesses are essential to building strong and thriving local communities,” said Loren Hudson, SVP and Chief Diversity Officer at Comcast.
  • “Comcast RISE is proud to help strengthen and empower these small businesses and entrepreneurs expand and grow.”
    Beginning on May 1, and through May 31, eligible businesses in Greater Jacksonville and surrounding areas can apply for a grant package at ComcastRISE.com .
  • Now in its fourth year, Comcast RISE has nationally awarded 13,500 small businesses over $125 million in monetary, marketing, and technology grants.

In Spite Of Very Discouraging Surroundings, This Author Found Her Creator's Powerful Presence

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Thursday, April 25, 2024

FEDERAL WAY, Wash., April 25, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Author Cassandra Littleton shines a light on God's faithfulness through painful circumstances in The Delivering Power Of His Presence ($10.99, paperback, 9781662894022; $4.99, e-book, 9781662894039).

Key Points: 
  • FEDERAL WAY, Wash., April 25, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Author Cassandra Littleton shines a light on God's faithfulness through painful circumstances in The Delivering Power Of His Presence ($10.99, paperback, 9781662894022; $4.99, e-book, 9781662894039).
  • When Littleton was a child, it was the very people she expected to protect her whose sinful choices caused her a great deal of harm.
  • While some voices were telling her lies about herself, another Voice was speaking love and truth, and showing His amazing plan for her.
  • The Delivering Power Of His Presence is available online through xulonpress.com/bookstore, amazon.com, and barnesandnoble.com.