• March 19, 2024
C-Suite Spotlight: Blue Prism’s Jason Kingdon

C-Suite Spotlight: Blue Prism’s Jason Kingdon

Blue Prism is one of the early pioneers of RPA. Jason Kingdon is executive chairman of the company. He has been with Blue Prism nearly from the beginning, using his AI …

RPA Providers Offer Free Services for COVID-19 Response

RPA Providers Offer Free Services for COVID-19 Response

Only three weeks ago, there were 125 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. That number, at the time of publication, has swelled to nearly 50,000 and is still accelerating. As …

C-Suite Spotlight: ABBYY’s Scott Opitz

C-Suite Spotlight: ABBYY’s Scott Opitz

In August 2019, Digital Intelligence provider ABBYY acquired process intelligence company TimelinePI to bolster its offering for organizations implementing RPA and other intelligent automation programs. Recently, ABBYY named Scott Opitz, TimelinePI’s …

CFOs Overwhelmingly Expect Intelligent Automation, Says Report

CFOs Overwhelmingly Expect Intelligent Automation, Says Report

The notion that AI and intelligent automation has completely transformed finance departments was confirmed in a new report from Oracle and analyst firm Enterprise Strategy Group. According to the research, an …

Chinese RPA Provider Nets $30 Million in Series B Funding

Chinese RPA Provider Nets $30 Million in Series B Funding

How the global coronavirus pandemic affects investment decisions remains to be seen. One deal that had been in the pipeline, however, was announced this week. Encoo Tech, a pureplay provider of …

Blue Prism Expands to South Africa

Blue Prism Expands to South Africa

RPA software pioneer Blue Prism recently announced it has opened an office in Cape Town, South Africa. The company said it has established a local presence in South Africa in response …

In it for the Long Haul: An Automation Journey Part 2

In it for the Long Haul: An Automation Journey Part 2

This is Part 2 of a series tapping automation expert Sam Best’s deep experience helping companies maximize the benefits of automation and RPA. Sam currently leads the Business Automation team at …

CEOs Say AI and Automation Critical to Addressing 'Skills Gap'

CEOs Say AI and Automation Critical to Addressing ‘Skills Gap’

Results of an annual survey of CEOs indicates that RPA and AI technologies are an opportunity for organizations to address a disappointing “skills gap” they say is affecting organizations’ ability to …

RPA Investment Grows in Indian Manufacturing, More Needed

Report: RPA Investment Grows in Indian Manufacturing, More Needed

More than a third of Indian manufacturing companies have named RPA as a top priority in investment decisions this year, according to a report from EY India. After big data—with a …

Appian Adds RPA to Full-Stack Automation Offering

Appian Adds RPA to Full-Stack Automation Offering

Appian, a provider of a low-code development platform that enables companies to build business applications made a trio of announcements about automation offerings, featuring a big move into RPA. The moves, …