Top WorkTech News From the Week of December 6th: Updates from SYSPRO, Genpact, Cleo, and More

The editors at Solutions Review have curated this list of the most noteworthy WorkTech news from the week of December 6th. This round-up covers announcements and updates from companies like SYSPRO, Genpact, Cleo, 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 December 6th.

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Top WorkTech News From the Week of December 6th, 2024

Celonis Appoints a Chief Financial Officer

Celonis, a process mining and intelligence provider, recently appointed Benoit Fouilland as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). As part of the executive management, Fouilland will manage the Finance organization and ongoing strategy as part of Celonis’ global growth, technology innovation, and market leadership goals. Fouilland has over three decades of financial and executive management experience at global companies, including Contentsquare, Firmenich, and Criteo SA. Fouilland says, “I am excited by the opportunity to shape the future of process intelligence and to drive impact for leading companies across all industries around the globe.”

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Cleo Updates its Platform with New Supply Chain Features

Cleo, an ecosystem integration software company, has announced details on the latest updates coming to its cloud-based platform. The new release for the Cleo Integration Cloud (CIC) solution aims to help supply chain-driven businesses automate procurement processes, accelerate trading partner onboarding, and gain end-to-end visibility and control. Other additions introduced in the update include a new class of solutions for Ecosystem Relationship Management, supply chain orchestration tools, and an accelerated, no-code onboarding experience for partners.

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Genpact Announces a Strategic Collaboration Agreement with AWS

Genpact, a global professional services and solutions firm, has announced a multi-year Strategic Collaboration Agreement (SCA) with Amazon Web Services (AWS). The SCA aims to accelerate AI adoption and empower business leaders across functions to harness its potential. Murat Aksu, Global Leader for Partnerships at Genpact, says, “This Strategic Collaboration Agreement will break down traditional barriers to AI adoption, making it accessible to business leaders beyond the CIO’s office, and help our clients accelerate value through AI-driven insights and solutions.”

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PwC and AWS Detail Their New Collaboration Agreement

PwC also announced its strategic collaboration agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS), which will focus on driving industry innovation with the latest advancements in cloud and generative AI (GenAI) services. The collaboration, announced at re:Invent, combines PwC’s industry insights with AWS’ generative AI services, including Amazon Bedrock. PwC will also integrate Amazon Bedrock Automated Reasoning checks into its existing industry solutions. This will help teams confirm that LLM-generated content complies with regulations, make it easier to ensure call center agents comply with company protocols, and, ultimately, promote the development of GenAI-powered applications for customers across industries.

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Sage Introduces New Tools and Updates to Sage Intacct

Sage—an accounting, financial, HR, and payroll technology provider for small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs)—has announced that Sage Copilot is now available to early adopters in the US and UK on Sage Intacct. Sage Copilot is an AI-driven tool designed to help accounting and finance teams with tasks such as highlighting budget variances, providing trustworthy answers to how-to questions, and more. Additionally, Sage has released several other updates to its Sage Intacct platform, including enhanced features for the Sage Intelligent Time tool, improvements to language accessibility, expanded developer capabilities with REST API, and new industry solutions with Continental Utility integration.

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SYSPRO Acquires NexSys to Expand its Global Offerings

SYSPRO, a global software provider for the manufacturing and distribution industries, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire long-standing partner NexSys, a digital manufacturing and distribution software for companies in the UK. The acquisition will help SYSPRO grow its digital manufacturing suite with new products and capabilities that help midmarket manufacturing and distribution organizations meet their goals. It will also expand its global presence by strengthening its position in the UK and across Europe.

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