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Workleap's acquisition follows a $125M CAD investment from the CDPQ to accelerate growth strategy, increase market share and broaden product offerings MONTREAL, Dec. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Workleap, a leading software company behind products that improve the employee experience for 20,000 companies in more than 100 countries, has acquired Pingboard, a US-based HR tech SaaS company with 2,000 customers globally recognized for its industry-leading Org Chart and Employee Directory capabilities. This announcement marks an important milestone for Workleap, as the company continues to expand and unify its family of software products, tackling the full employee journey, with the mission of making the work experience simpler. "Earlier this year, we shared our vision for accelerating our growth through the strategic acquisition of products that complement ours," said Martin Gourdeau, President and GM of Workleap. "That's what we found in Pingboard – like us, they build simple, value-creating software that focuses on improving the employee experience.

BROOMFIELD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Simpro, the leading total business management software for commercial and residential trade service businesses, announced Sara Patterson has been named the company’s new Chief Human Resources Officer. This strategic move underscores Simpro’s commitment to intertwining the employee experience with customer satisfaction and overall organizational success.

Asato's copilot combines the power of knowledge graphs, and generative AI to empower CIO with unprecedented visibility and control SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Asato.ai, the AI-powered enterprise Copilot platform, is excited to announce the closing of its oversubscribed $7.5 million seed financing round, co-led by Intel Capital and Lip-Bu Tan, with participation from Shah Capital Partners, and several prominent angel investors including Amarjit Gill, serial entrepreneur and investor at Nepenthe Capital, Ash Bhardwaj, entrepreneur and investor, Charlie Giancarlo, CEO and Chairman of Pure Storage, and Sanjay Mehrotra, President and CEO of Micron Technologies, Inc. Backed by this investment, Asato is poised to bring to market the industry's first AI-powered enterprise CIO Copilot.

Through Google Distributed Cloud Virtual (GDCV), Hitachi UCP integrates with GKE Enterprise on Google Cloud to address growing demand for hybrid cloud, offering solutions for customer increased agility and flexibility SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- To support customers in their expanding cloud journeys, Hitachi Vantara, the data storage, infrastructure, and hybrid cloud management subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501), today announced the launch of Hitachi Unified Compute Platform (UCP) for GKE Enterprise, a new, integrated hybrid solution, with long-time partner Google Cloud. Through Google Distributed Cloud Virtual (GDCV), Hitachi UCP for GKE Enterprise offers businesses a unified platform to manage hybrid cloud operations, leading to increased efficiency, scalability, and flexibility in their infrastructure and applications.

The partnership enables seamless earned wage access to enhance financial flexibility and employee satisfaction MONTEBELLO, N.Y., Dec. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Empeon, the enterprise-grade Human Capital Management (HCM) platform for health systems, is partnering with Tapcheck, a prominent and award-winning provider of financial wellness solutions, to provide on-demand, same-day pay offerings to Empeon customers of all sizes, from SMBs to Enterprise. Empeon anticipates this partnership will provide financial flexibility for countless employees nationwide.

LONDON & BERLIN & NEW YORK & SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RedNevada.AI, the leading provider of AI enabled software, has announced today the launch of RAI, the most comprehensive and advanced recruitment and resourcing co-pilot solution in the market.

OKLAHOMA CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Paycom Software, Inc. (NYSE:PAYC) (“Paycom”), a leading provider of comprehensive, cloud-based human capital management software, announced the launch of its next step in automation, GONE™, a feature that facilitates decision-making for time-off requests. Businesses can now automate time-off decisions to best fit their needs using a customizable decision engine for time-off approval and denial, including staffing needs, consecutive days requested, individual employee hours worked, level of seniority and more.

Collaboration drives end-to-end enterprise security, advancing AI security operations and accelerating cloud transformation ARMONK, N.Y. and SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — IBM (NYSE: IBM) Consulting and Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW) today announced that they will expand their strategic partnership to better enable clients to strengthen their end-to-end security postures and navigate evolving security threats. Palo Alto Networks, a global cybersecurity leader, will be in a select group of strategic IBM Consulting partners and IBM Consulting will be a premier security services partner for Palo Alto Networks. "With cloud, data, and technology serving as the lifeblood of most businesses today, cybersecurity threats now represent an existential risk to organizations' core operating models - making it crucial for security leaders to work together for the good of our mutual clients," said Mohamad Ali, Chief Operating Officer of IBM Consulting. "Our relationship with Palo Alto Networks as a select strategic partner is a testament to IBM's open and collaborative approach to cybersecurity.

DUBUQUE, Iowa, Dec. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Eagle Point Software, creator of the Pinnacle Series learning management system, has announced an official partnership with SWYFT Solutions, a SOLIDWORKS reseller and integrator. SWYFT Solutions is a reseller recognized for its ability to integrate technology solutions that help set customers up for success both today and into the future. "We are thrilled to welcome SWYFT Solutions as an Eagle Point partner," stated Steve Biver, Eagle Point COO. "With a strong relationship with SOLDWORKS, another of Eagle Point's integral partners, SWYFT Solutions brings the ability to help customers both understand and implement software solutions.

Startup uses automation and machine learning models to solve access risk and reduce inefficiencies in the access approvals process SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Harmonize, the intelligent employee lifecycle management platform for access and compliance, today announced the launch of its platform for CISO, CSO and IT leaders seeking easier processes to alleviate security risk. Harmonize solves identity lifecycle management with automation using AI and ML models to help SMBs and enterprises save valuable time and cost.