Top WorkTech News From the Week of March 3rd: Updates from Contentstack, Appian, SYSPRO, and More

The editors at Solutions Review have curated this list of the most noteworthy WorkTech news from the week of March 3rd. This round-up covers announcements and updates from companies like Contentstack, Appian, SYSPRO, and more.

Keeping tabs on the most relevant ERP and BPM news can be time-consuming. As a result, our editorial team aims to summarize the week’s top headlines in the enterprise technology marketplace. The Solutions Review editors will compile a weekly round-up of vendor product news, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital funding, talent acquisition, and other noteworthy WorkTech information. With that in mind, here is some of the top WorkTech news for March 3rd.

Top WorkTech News From the Week of March 3rd, 2023

Appian Appoints a New Senior Vice President for its Global Partners Organization

Appian, a leading low-code platform provider, has appointed Mark Dillon as Senior Vice President of its Global Partners Organization. He brings over twenty-five years of experience to the role, which he will use to help Appian continue the growth and development of its global and regional partner program and ecosystem. Before Appian, Dillon served as Senior Vice President of Global Partners and International at Quickbase, Vice President of Global Partners and Channels at Omniture, and held leadership roles in several leading technology companies across industries.

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Capgemini, Schneider Electric, and Qualcomm Technologies Announce a New Partnership

Capgemini, Schneider Electric, and Qualcomm Technologies have announced their collaboration on developing a “first-of-its-kind” 5G-enabled automated hosting. The three companies will combine their efforts to design and install the solution at Schneider Electric’s hoisting lab in France. The 5G Private Network will replace wired connections with wireless ones, unify existing wireless connections from Schneider Electric’s industrial automation system, and optimize digital technology deployment at scale across industrial sites.

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Celonis Partners with Carahsoft to Broaden the Availability of its EMS to Government Agencies

Celonis, a process mining and execution management provider, has announced a new partnership with Carahsoft Technology Corp., a government IT solution provider. As part of the partnership, Carahsoft will help Celonis make its Execution Management System (EMS) widely available to federal, state, and local governments across the United States. Departments across government agencies can now use the Celonis EMS for their financial, procurement, and administration transformation initiatives.

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Constellation Research Releases its Updated 2023 ShortList for Enterprise Low-Code Tools and Platforms

Strategic advisory and analyst firm Constellation Research recently released an updated version of its Constellation ShortList Enterprise Low-Code Tools and Platforms. The report from Holger Mueller and Dion Hinchcliffe spotlights twelve enterprise low-code tools and platforms that companies should be paying attention to. These include Appian, Google AppSheet, Mendix by Siemens, Oracle APEX, OutSystems, Pegasystems, ProcessMaker, the ServiceNow Now Platform, Skuid, Vinyl by Zudy, Volt MX by HCL Software, and the Zoho Creator Platform.

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Constellation Research Releases its Updated 2023 ShortList for Healthcare Enterprise Resource Planning

Strategic advisory and analyst firm Constellation Research recently released an updated version of its Constellation ShortList Healthcare Enterprise Resource Planning. The report from R “Ray” Wang spotlights six enterprise resource planning (ERP) software providers that healthcare companies should pay attention to. These include Allscripts, Infor CloudSuite, Multiview ERP, Oracle, Unit4, and Workday.

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Constellation Research Releases its Updated 2023 ShortList for Product-Centric Cloud ERP

Strategic advisory and analyst firm Constellation Research recently released an updated version of its Constellation ShortList Product-Centric Cloud ERP. The report from R “Ray” Wang spotlights ten product-centric ERP providers that companies should pay attention to. These include Epicor, IFS, Infor CloudSuite, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Oracle Cloud ERP, Oracle NetSuite, Rockwell Automation Plex Systems, Rootstock Software, Sage X3, and SAP S/4HANA Cloud.

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Constellation Research Releases its Updated 2023 ShortList for Services-Centric Cloud ERP

Strategic advisory and analyst firm Constellation Research recently released an updated version of its Constellation ShortList Services-Centric Cloud ERP. The report from R “Ray” Wang spotlights eight services-centric ERP providers that companies should pay attention to. These include FinancialForce, Infor CloudSuite, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Oracle Cloud ERP, Oracle NetSuite, SAP S/4HANA, Unit4, and Workday.

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Contentstack Launches a New Front-End Hosting Service

Contentstack, a composable digital experience solution provider, recently released Contentstack Launch, a new front-end hosting service offering. The offering is fully integrated into the Contentstack platform and will expand its product suite by providing enterprises with a fully composable, fully automated digital experience stack. Companies can use Contentstack Launch to stand up full-stack digital experience development environments in record time, reduce organizational friction, minimize technical obstacles, accelerate business outcomes, and more. Contentstack Launch is available now to customers enrolled in the Contentstack Early Access technology program, with general availability scheduled for May 2023.

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Epicor Acquires DSPanel

Epicor, a global provider of industry-specific enterprise software, has acquired DSPanel, an existing Epicor ISV partner that provides international companies with cloud-based Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) solutions. The acquisition includes Performance Canvas, DSPanel’s cloud-based FP&A solution, which will be fully integrated with Epicor Industry ERP Cloud, providing businesses with a unified solution for managing their financial, workforce,s supply chain, sales, and marketing needs.

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HCLTech Reveals Two New Products for the 5G Ecosystem

HCLTech, a global technology company, has launched two new solutions for the 5G ecosystem. These solutions—the CloudSMART Modernization Experience and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)—will leverage HCLTech’s portfolio of digital, cloud, engineering, and software solutions to help communication service providers (CSPs) and enterprise improve their 5G readiness, accelerate the monetization of their investments, develop tailored solutions by combining best-of-breed platforms from multiple network solutions providers, and more.

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HERE Technologies and Cognizant Announce a New Partnership

HERE Technologies, a location data and technology platform provider, has announced details of its partnership with Cognizant, a global professional services company. HERE will provide real-time location insights and analytics to Cognizant’s clients in the retail, logistics, manufacturing, automotive, and ride-hailing markets. The partnership will allow Cognizant to use HERE’s data visualization and exchange capabilities—including its access to real-time data on traffic, weather, road attributes, and more—to develop intelligent spatial solutions for its customers.

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IRIS Software Group Acquires Apex HCM

IRIS Software Group, a global accountancy and payroll solutions provider, has acquired Apex HCM, a cloud-based human capital management software provider for payroll service bureaus (PSBs) and Certified Public Accountant (CPA) firms. Jim Dunham, the President and General Manager of IRIS Americas, says, “Apex is an excellent addition to our US Payroll business and supports our strategy to empower PSBs and CPA firms with market-leading technology to scale their businesses profitably and serve the evolving needs of their SME customers. We are delighted to welcome our new colleagues and customers.”

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Pegasystems Expands its Pega Infinity Platform with New Generative AI Capabilities

Pegasystems, a low-code platform provider, has announced its plans to expand the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in its Pega Infinity with a suite of new generative AI capabilities. These generative AI models will help Pega users complete tasks with simple natural language prompts like “refine this offer copy,” “generate a report,” “build an application,” and more. Pega also plans to make generative AI “enterprise-ready” to help organizations achieve their application development, customer engagement, and operational goals.

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Quickbase Announces New AI-Powered Product Enhancements

Quickbase, an application platform for dynamic work, has revealed new product capabilities and enhancements designed to help companies make smarter business decisions and deliver complex projects in less time. These new capabilities include a Gantt Chart for holistic project support and ‘Smart Builder’ AI recommendations, which will help organizations accelerate project timelines, simplify processes, streamline workflows, build applications faster, and access critical data across projects.

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SMA Technologies Reveals its New Workload Automation and Orchestration Platform

SMA Technologies, an automation solution provider for financial services companies, has released its “next-generation” OpCon workload automation and orchestration platform. The new platform includes an upgraded cloud offering, an integrated managed file transfer, and a browser-based interface that makes it easy to automate complex manual tasks and orchestrate workloads across business-critical systems. OpCon Cloud also integrates file transfer capabilities, including Single Sign-On, which will debut in the coming months to help businesses securely authenticate users while reducing logins.

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SYSPRO Expands its ERP Solution with New Capabilities

SYSPRO, a global provider of industry-specific ERP software, has announced the new capabilities available in its latest ERP release. The new release will provide SYSPRO users with expanded financial reporting capabilities, embedded analytics, deeper supply chain visibility, automated replenishment features, new decision-making tools, and a low-code application designer to integrate new solutions into the SYSPRO ecosystem. These features are designed to help SYSPRO customers improve organizational visibility and efficiency and improve a company’s ability to control its value chain.

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How Artificial Intelligence Will Improve Workplace Safety, by Yukon Palmer of FieldLogix

As part of Solutions Review’s Expert Insights Series, Yukon Palmer, the founder and President of FieldLogix, outlines how artificial intelligence (AI) technologies can help companies improve their workplace safety. The article delves into the benefits AI can bring to the workplace, why it’s a valuable addition to a company’s infrastructure, specific use case examples, and more.

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How Remote Work and Economic Restraints are Shaping the Office of the CIO, by Yassine Zaied of Nexthink

As part of Solutions Review’s Expert Insights Series, Yassine Zaied, the Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer at Nexthink, explains how remote work and economic restraints can (and will) affect a Chief Information Officer (CIO). The article explores how data from workplace teams can help companies manage financial pressure, identifies innovation’s disruptive role, and more.

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The Art of Leveraging Data and Automation in 2023: What IT Leaders Need to Know, by Mark McDermott of ScreenCloud

As part of Solutions Review’s Expert Insights Series, Mark McDermott, the CEO and co-founder of ScreenCloud, explains how IT leaders can (and should) leverage data and automation in their company tech stacks. His article walks you through identifying what’s already in your company’s tech stack, potential roadblocks, and how to implement new systems that analyze data and align the frontline with leadership.

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