Category: Mergers and Acquisitions

Acquired Companies Include Next Technik, Instapage, LiveVox, and Socrates.ai, and Concentrix and Webhelp Complete Their Merger
Alex Gaw, Contributing Analyst at The Futurum Group, provides a roundup of the latest CX acquisitions by Oracle, airSlate, NICE, and Simpplr, as well as an update on Concentrix closing its acquisition of Webhelp.
Also: Atomicwork Lands $11 Million in Seed Funding
Alex Gaw, Contributing Analyst at The Futurum Group, provides a roundup of the latest CX M&A news involving acquisitions by Intouch Insight and Contentsquare as well as news about funding success for San Francisco-based HR startup Atomicwork.
Databricks Announces Intention to Acquire Arcion to Build Out Its Credentials in the Data Ingestions Space
Randy Kerns, Steven Dickens, and Mark Beccue of The Futurum Group examine Databricks’ acquisition of Arcion to bolster its AI ambitions.
After 18 Months of Regulatory Battles Around the World, Microsoft Succeeds in Its Largest Acquisition Ever
Todd R. Weiss and Daniel Newman of The Futurum Group share their insights as the Microsoft Activision $69 billion deal closes after some 20 months of global regulatory reviews. The deal brings Call of Duty, Candy Crush, and other games to Microsoft.
The Six Five Team discusses AMD Acquires Nod.AI.
On this episode of The Six Five Webcast, hosts Patrick Moorhead and Daniel Newman discuss recent events, including OpenText World 2023, Adobe Max 2023 and BoxWorks 2023, along with updates from AMD, Microsoft and Google.
Acquisition Solidifies Mitel’s Position as a Global Leader in Enterprise Unified Communications and Expands Its Reach Across Multiple Regions and Sectors
Craig Durr, Research Director at The Futurum Group, delves into Mitel's strategic acquisition of Atos Unify, highlighting its potential impact on the global UC landscape.
The Acquisition Targets AI Bots That Will Fold Into Salesforce Service Cloud
The Futurum Group’s Keith Kirkpatrick and Sherril Hanson share their impressions of the Salesforce acquisition of Airkit.ai and discuss how the company’s bots might be integrated into Sales Cloud Einstein.
Cisco’s Acquisition Announcement Signals a Strategic Pivot From Hardware to Software
The Futurum Group’s Steven Dickens discusses Cisco's proposed acquisition $28 billion acquisition of Splunk, signaling a strategic pivot from hardware to software. The deal is set to add $4 billion in annual recurring revenue.
The Six Five Team discusses Cisco Buying Splunk.
On this episode of The Six Five Webcast, hosts Patrick Moorhead and Daniel Newman discuss Oracle Cloud World 2023, the Microsoft Surface & AI Event, Intel Innovation 2023, Cisco buying Splunk, HP’s 17-Inch foldable PC and Apple’s failure to replace Qualcomm.
SAP’s Acquisition of LeanIX Will Add a Comprehensive View of Business Processes and Applications to Its Business Transformation Products
Todd R. Weiss, Senior Analyst with The Futurum Group, shares his insights as the SAP business transformation portfolio is expanded with the acquisition of German vendor LeanIX and its growing enterprise architecture management capabilities.

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