• April 20, 2024

Gartner Nods to RPA in Top Strategic Technology Trends List

At its annual IT conference in Orlando this week, Gartner included robotic process automation as part of its top strategic technology trend for 2020. The Stamford, Conn.-based consultancy defined the trends …

‘Buying Tornado’ Prompts Gartner to Release First Magic Quadrant for RPA

When is your sector officially hot? When Gartner decides to produce a “Magic Quadrant” for it. And, for the first time, the global IT consultancy has turned its examination toward the …

ServiceNow Highlights Importance of Automation in New Platform Launch, Acquisition

ServiceNow, the Santa Clara, Calif.-based software giant focused on managing and automating IT and other business workflows, made two announcements recently that bolster its automation capabilities. The firm, which automates workflows …

ServiceNow Acquires UltimateSuite Bolsters Process Intelligence Capability

ServiceNow, the Santa Clara, Calif.-based software company focused on managing and automating IT workflows, has agreed to acquire task mining technology provider UltimateSuite to bolster the intelligent automation capabilities of its …

Old Line = Cutting Edge: The Automation Journey of a Business with a ‘Rich’ History

Despite a nearly 80-year history in a traditional industry, Rich Products (Rich’s) has shown a deep commitment to innovation. The global, family-owned food company was born from innovation in 1945 when …

Automation Anywhere Unveils Generative AI Enhancements to Platform

At its annual Imagine user conference, Automation Anywhere joined the growing number of intelligent automation technology providers that are adding generative AI capability to their platforms. The company said it is …

Report: Generative AI Will Augment Existing Tech

While generative AI technology has garnered headlines and spawned new versions of many popular technologies—including intelligent automation platforms—it is not yet significantly impacting global IT spend, according to a Gartner report. …

Tech Woes an Opportunity for Growing Automation Services Provider Sector

Headlines began blaring in 2022 about layoffs in the tech sector. According to layoffs.fyi, so far in 2023 more than 200,000 tech workers have succumbed to the whims of organizations retrenching …

Tech Woes Accelerate, Layoffs Affecting Automation-Related Firms

After shedding more than 160,000 workers in 2022, tech companies globally have already eclipsed that mark in 2023, according to layoffs.fyi. From January through May, the tracking website found more than …

Intelligent Automation Services Providers Proliferate as Challenging Business Environment Demands Efficiency, Cost Savings

In any economic downturn, businesses automatically begin retrenching and looking for opportunities to cut costs and become more efficient. As headlines in the tech industry continue to trumpet the bad news …