• April 23, 2024

Gartner: Large Vendors Make Inroads in RPA

Last year, for the first time, Gartner produced a “Magic Quadrant” for RPA—a sign that, as a sector, the automation technology has entered the mainstream of business thinking. This year, the …

Nearshoring to Tap RPA Talent

In the earliest days of RPA (a whole half-decade ago), some thought of the technology as a competitor to, if not an outright replacement for, offshoring. The notion was logical: offshoring …

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 …

Appian Acquires Jidoka Parent

Appian, a provider of a low-code development platform that enables companies to build business applications, said it has acquired an RPA provider to add robotic process automation to its arsenal. Virginia-based …

Tata Consultancy Launches RPA for Semiconductor Manufacturers

Tata Consultancy Services, an Indian IT consulting and business solutions company, late last week announced the launch of an RPA solution targeted that will enable semiconductor manufacturers to leverage automation. The …

‘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 …

ABBYY, AYR, Indico Data, Microsoft, Tungsten Automation, UiPath and WorkFusion Top IDP Assessment by Everest Group

The Everest Group, a global technology consultant based in Dallas, has released its annual evaluation of intelligent document processing (IDP) technology providers for 2024. The company, which produces a “PEAK Matrix” report for …

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 …

Familiar Names Top Everest Group’s PEAK Matrix for RPA

The Everest Group, a global technology consultant based in Dallas, has released its annual evaluation of technology providers serving the robotic process automation software market. There was no movement at the …

Appian and Nintex Add to C-Suite

Two major firms operating in the intelligent automation space added senior leaders to their teams recently. Low-code automation platform provider Appian has appointed Christopher Jones as Chief Revenue Officer. Jones, a …