Chris Ehrlich

WALLDORF, Germany and BELLEVUE, Wash. — SAP and Icertis are expanding their partnership to deliver enterprise contract intelligence solutions to their clients. The partnership will lead to a joint product road map and deeper technological integration to offer “enterprise-wide value” around contracts, including faster negotiations, greater compliance, and artificial intelligence (AI)-powered business insights and automation, […]

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Oracle is expanding its global presence in the cloud computing market by introducing its first cloud region in Africa. The Oracle Cloud Johannesburg Region is intended to meet “the rapidly growing demand for enterprise cloud services on the continent,” according to Oracle this month. Oracle expects its Johannesburg cloud region to […]

SEATTLE — Discovery is extending its strategic relationship with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to support its “ongoing transformation in the cloud.” As Discovery’s “preferred” cloud provider, AWS is powering the vast majority of the company’s infrastructure needs to deliver its discovery+ on-demand streaming video service, digital services, and over 450 linear TV channels, or traditional […]

SAN JOSE, Calif. — A new cybersecurity report is showing “the exploitability of entire organizations” in terms of software vulnerability. With an average of 55 new software vulnerabilities published every day in 2021, IT teams “cannot fix all of the vulnerabilities across their infrastructures,” according to Cisco this month.  The findings are based on a […]

REDMOND, Wash. and SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Microsoft is planning to acquire the gaming company Activision Blizzard in an all-cash transaction valued at $68.7 billion. Microsoft expects the planned acquisition will provide “building blocks” for the metaverse and accelerate growth in its gaming business across mobile, PC, console and cloud, according to Microsoft this month.  […]

ARMONK, N.Y. and SAN FRANCISCO — The investment firm Francisco Partners is set to acquire to health care data and analytics assets from IBM that are part of the Watson Health business.  IBM and Francisco Partners have signed a definitive agreement for the deal, according to the companies this month. The assets acquired by Francisco […]

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Google Cloud is teaming up with Comair, operator of the British Airways brand and the Kulula budget carrier in Sub-Saharan Africa.  The collaboration will accelerate the aviation group’s digital transformation plans, in line with its mission to deliver seamless travel experiences for customers and help the travel industry regain momentum, according […]

AUSTIN, Texas — The pricing and sales software provider Zilliant is introducing its pricing engine for business-to-business (B2B) companies to calculate and deliver prices in real-time “to any commercial system.” The Real-Time Pricing Engine by Zilliant is intended to handle the pricing demands of complex omnichannel B2B companies, according to the company this month. Zilliant […]

MIAMI — The Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity and software provider 1NCE is making Miami the location for its North American headquarters. Cologne, Germany-based 1NCE, founded in 2017, identified Miami through a nationwide search process and the support of the Office of Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, according to the company this month. The company will […]

SEATTLE — The global cloud services company 2nd Watch acquired the cloud data and analytics consultancy Aptitive. The deal is intended to strengthen 2nd Watch’s data and analytics capabilities and enhance its ability to help enterprises use data to make smarter business decisions, according to 2nd Watch this month.  All Aptitive employees are joining 2nd […]