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Apromore appoints Brandee Sanders as new chief marketing officer
Last month
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saas
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data analytics
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cx
Apromore names Brandee Sanders as new CMO, underscoring its commitment to growth and innovation in the AI and process mining space.
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Sendcloud to acquire Italian shipping platform isendu by Q3 2024
Tue, 2nd Jul 2024
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supply chain systems
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oem
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softbank
Sendcloud is set to acquire Italian shipping automation platform isendu, enhancing services for over 1,000 online businesses by Q3 2024, pending regulatory approval.
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Sendcloud appoints Aliaksei Aneichyk as CFO in strategic move
Tue, 2nd Apr 2024
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softbank
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ipos
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cfo
Aliaksei Aneichyk, ex-Gett executive, takes up the mantle as new CFO at Europe's leading shipping platform, Sendcloud, enhancing its resolve for global delivery solutions.
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Mark Appel joins Sendcloud as Chief Marketing Officer
Thu, 14th Mar 2024
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cdp
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martech
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softbank
Sendcloud, Europe's leading shipping platform, appoints top Dutch marketer Mark Appel as CMO to aid in navigating global shipping challenges amid a competitive e-commerce environment.
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Ex-Orange VP Miloud Bensaada joins Cubic Telecom as Commercial Chief
Thu, 29th Feb 2024
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uc
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iot
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orange
Former Orange VP of Sales, Miloud Bensaada, steps into new role as Chief Commercial Officer at Cubic Telecom, strengthening the firm's strategy to dominate the global software-defined connected vehicle and IoT markets.
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Softbank partners Sushi Machines to offer AI solutions
Tue, 2nd May 2023
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robots
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iot
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partner programmes
SoftBank Robotics announces its partnership with Sushi Machines to offer optimal robotic and AI solutions for restaurants in Australia.
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SoftBank introduces an AI-powered floor cleaning robot
Fri, 16th Sep 2022
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robots
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fleet management
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ai
SoftBank Robotics says the robot requires low maintenance and is easily monitored by operators through an interactive fleet management system.
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Pismo appoints Simon Keys as spearhead the expansion in the Oceania region, including Australia & New Zealand
Fri, 1st Jul 2022
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martech
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commerce systems
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payment technologies
Pismo, a cloud-native payment processing platform, appoints Simon Keys to lead expansion in Australia and New Zealand amid global growth.
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'Regulatory challenges' kill NVIDIA's Arm acquisition deal
Thu, 10th Feb 2022
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ar, vr & metaverse
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softbank
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m&a
The deal's off but NVIDIA still loses $1.25 billion, which Arm owner SoftBank Group will treat as profit in Q4.
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Hyundai Group buys Boston Dynamics as SoftBank faces mass layoffs
Thu, 1st Jul 2021
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robots
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cartech
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boston dynamics
SoftBank purchased Boston Dynamics from Alphabet in 2017, also for an undisclosed amount. Four years later, Boston Dynamics has been sold again.
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Lack in data skills creating greater challenges at work - report
Tue, 7th Jul 2020
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
A new report reveals that 92% of employees believe they'd perform better with increased data literacy, while 89% face challenges due to a lack of data skills.
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Cohesity announces $250 million funding, doubles valuation to US$2.5 billion
Fri, 17th Apr 2020
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hpe
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softbank
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cisco
Cohesity has raised $250m in Series E funding, increasing its valuation to $2.5bn, more than double from its Series D round two years ago.
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Alibaba Cloud forms three-way strategic alliance
Fri, 31st May 2019
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cloud services
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alibaba
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softbank
Alibaba Cloud forms strategic alliance with WeWork and SoftBank Telecom China, offering global enterprises innovative solutions and smoother entry into China.
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Cohesity and Softbank partner to offer data services in Japan
Thu, 21st Mar 2019
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storage
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data analytics
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martech
The joint venture asserts it will enable Japanese enterprises to back up, store, manage and derive insights from all of their secondary data and applications.
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Singtel, SoftBank amongst four major telcos in new cybersecurity alliance
Fri, 13th Apr 2018
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risk & compliance
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softbank
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singtel
Singtel, SoftBank,Etisalat, and Telefónica have banded together to create one of the world’s biggest cybersecurity alliances.
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Security experts demonstrate that ransomware attacks on robots are possible
Tue, 13th Mar 2018
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robots
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ransomware
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malware
Researchers at IOActive have conducted what could be the world's first ransomware attack on robots, potentially disrupting the booming robotics market.
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SoftBank and NEC offer new business-oriented mobile network service
Wed, 9th Aug 2017
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uc
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network infrastructure
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endpoint protection
It can be used at locations where optical fiber lines are not provided or as an alternative to metal-wired lines such as DSL or digital access.
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Simon Segars, CEO of Arm, joins SoftBank Group Board of Directors
Mon, 26th Jun 2017
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uc
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semiconductor
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telco
Arm's chief Simon Segars enhances SoftBank's board, positioning for tech governance and growth post $32bn buyout.
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SoftBank invests $16.9 million in cloud security provider Dome9
Fri, 21st Apr 2017
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cloud security
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softbank
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dome9
Japanese internet and telecommunications provider SoftBank has provides $16.5 million in Series C funding to security provider Dome9.
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Alibaba Cloud's four new data centers a 'major milestone' in global expansion
Wed, 23rd Nov 2016
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dc
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hyperscale
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colocation
Alibaba Cloud will be opening four new data centers in Japan, Australia, the Middle East & Europe, saying it's a 'major milestone' for the company.