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The Wire brings you the latest press releases related to the digital workplace, employee experience and learning and development fields.
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Talent Management
AI-Powered Recruitment Platform Pin Launches Out of Stealth With $3 Million to Cut Hiring Time by 70%
Dec 12, 2024
The round led by Expa Ventures will advance product development and marketing efforts to help more companies hire 10 times faster by automating the most tedious hiring tasks NEW YORK, Dec. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Pin, the AI-powered recruitment tool that automates tedious hiring tasks and reduces time-to-hire by nearly 70 percent, today announced a $3 million seed round led by Expa Ventures, a leading early-stage venture firm and incubator. Pin serves over 600 customers.
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Digital Workplace
Oomnitza Releases Modern IT Asset Management Platform
Dec 11, 2024
New features deliver measurable business value by maximizing efficiency, ensuring information security, and unlocking profitability through technology asset management SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Oomnitza, the modern IT Asset Management (ITAM) platform, is proud to announce a comprehensive update designed to significantly enhance IT asset data integrity and security across organizations. Named in the recent Gartner ' Market Guide for Hardware Asset Management Tools,' Oomnitza continues to solidify its position as a leading solution provider in the ITAM space.
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Talent Management
RapidCanvas Gets $16M as It Successfully Puts AI Agents to Work, Addressing Tech Talent Shortage
Dec 11, 2024
The unique RapidCanvas service-as-a-software model helps enterprise companies implement tailored AI solutions without technical talent by combining cutting-edge AI agents with expert guidance Austin, Texas - December 11, 2024; As AI adoption accelerates, a critical shortage of technical talent threatens to bottleneck progress for many companies. RapidCanvas is breaking this barrier by democratizing AI-driven business transformation.
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Talent Management
Workday Unveils New Illuminate Capabilities for Peakon Employee Voice to Unlock Deeper and Faster Employee Insights With AI
Dec 11, 2024
AI Advances Will Help People Managers Retain Top Talent, Build Stronger Employee Engagement and Drive Organizational Success Around the World AMSTERDAM, Dec. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Workday Rising EMEA – Workday, Inc. (NASDAQ: WDAY), a leading provider of solutions to help organizations manage their people and money, today unveiled new Illuminate capabilities in Workday Peakon Employee Voice. New AI features will help today's overburdened managers by analyzing large volumes of employee feedback and delivering the insights and recommendations they need to make important decisions that help them retain top talent and build highly engaged, loyal teams.
Press Release
Customer Experience
Five9 Launches Industry’s First Pre-Built Bi-Directional Presence Feature for Microsoft Teams
Dec 10, 2024
Five9 agents and Microsoft Teams users can now both see real-time presence status from a consolidated directory, enhancing organizational collaboration and improving customer experiences SAN RAMON, Calif.--( BUSINESS WIRE)--Five9 (Nasdaq: FIVN), provider of the Intelligent CX Platform, today announced the latest release of the Microsoft Teams UC Integration with bi-directional presence to enhance agent-expert communication and accelerate resolutions for more complex customer requests. For the first time, both Five9 agents and Microsoft Teams users can simultaneously view everyone’s presence status, empowering contact center agents and back-office experts to click-to-call, conference in, or transfer calls with confidence.
Press Release
Learning & Development
Absorb Acquires Together to Advance Strategic Learning System Vision
Dec 10, 2024
Dec. 10, 2024 -- Absorb LMS -- What a way to end the year on a high note! Not only are we once again the fastest growing LMS company, but we’re thrilled to be able to share that we’ve acquired Together, an industry-leading mentorship and peer-to-peer learning software. We all know through our own experiences that one of the most impactful ways of learning is from our colleagues, peers and mentors, whether formally or informally.
Press Release
Collaboration & Productivity
Alianza Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Metaswitch From Microsoft
Dec 10, 2024
Acquisition creates clear path for communications service providers to enter the cloud-native and AI services economy PLEASANT GROVE, Utah, Dec. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Alianza, Inc., a leading cloud communications platform for service providers, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement with Microsoft to acquire Metaswitch, a provider of high-performance communications software. The acquisition will give Alianza a combined customer base of more than 1,000 communications service providers, including 19 of the top 20 global operators, as well as a comprehensive portfolio of services that will streamline the path to a cloud-orchestrated, AI powered communications future. "Alianza's commitment to innovation and customer experience sets a strong foundation for Metaswitch customers to continue to grow their business," said Yousef Khalidi, Microsoft Corporate Vice President. "The telecommunications industry remains a priority for Microsoft, and we will continue to empower telecom operators to modernize, monetize, and innovate through our secure AI platform.
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Collaboration & Productivity
Wrike Signs Agreement to Acquire Klaxoon, a Leading Visual Collaboration Platform
Dec 10, 2024
Unified power of leading work management and visual collaboration platforms would transform organizational workflow efficiency through AI-driven innovations SAN DIEGO--( BUSINESS WIRE)-- Wrike, a leader in intelligent work management and STG portfolio company, today announced it has entered into an offer agreement to acquire from Eurazeo, Bpifrance, and Sofiouest, Klaxoon, the provider of an all-in-one visual collaboration platform that increases employee engagement and productivity. Headquartered in Rennes, France, Klaxoon provides a single platform combining an infinite whiteboard and eight visual collaboration tools and services to global organizations like Total, Accenture, and LVMH.
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Digital Workplace
GoTo Introduces New AI, Automation and Management Features to Bolster IT Productivity
Dec 10, 2024
New AI-driven tools, scalable features, and smarter workflows for GoTo Resolve and LogMeIn Rescue empower IT teams to maximize efficiency and growth BOSTON--( BUSINESS WIRE)-- GoTo, the company making business communications, IT management, and support easy, today announced a series of updates to its flagship IT solutions GoTo Resolve and LogMeIn Rescue. These enhancements include advanced AI capabilities, improved device management, and streamlined workflows to help IT teams operate more efficiently and address the evolving endpoint management landscape and needs of modern businesses.
Press Release
Employee Experience
TeamViewer to Acquire 1E, a Leader in Digital Employee Experience
Dec 10, 2024
Strategic expansion into Digital Workplace Management Combines TeamViewer’s market-leading remote connectivity solutions with 1E’s world-class Digital Employee Experience (DEX) platform to ensure seamless IT operations and enhanced user experience Accelerates TeamViewer’s strategy to create an end-to-end offering for tackling IT issues, covering the full spectrum from proactive auto-remediation capabilities to remote expert support, enriched by further AI development Strengthens TeamViewer’s North American footprint, offering new opportunities for Enterprise customers with the potential to tap into SMBs, significantly expanding the total addressable market 1E is valued at an enterprise value of US$720m; the acquisition is expected to generate strong revenue synergies Adds to Management Board and Senior Leadership Team to enhance joint offering and drive innovation; 1E CEO Mark Banfield to become TeamViewer’s new Chief Commercial Officer Goeppingen/Germany, 10 December 2024 – TeamViewer, a global leader in remote connectivity and digital workplace solutions, today announced the acquisition of 1E, a leader in Digital Employee Experience (DEX) management tools. TeamViewer has signed an agreement with Carlyle Europe Technology Partners (“CETP”), part of global investment firm Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG), to buy London-based 1E at an enterprise value of US$720 million on a cash-free, debt-free basis, which is expected to close in early 2025 after obtaining all necessary regulatory approvals.