• November 23, 2024

Microsoft Acquires Softomotive

Microsoft has acquired RPA technology provider Softomotive and has added the London-based company’s flagship product, WinAutomation, to the Microsoft Power Automate platform. Rumors had been swirling for weeks that the Redmond, …

Process Intelligence Firm Nabs $30 Million, Microsoft Among Lead Investors

FortressIQ, a San Francisco-based company that uses artificial intelligence to map and understand an organization’s processes, secured $30 million in series B funding. One of the lead investors in the round …

RPA Firm Backs Charity Concert Streaming Event with Dropkick Murphys and Springsteen

An RPA technology provider has joined forces with an iconic Boston band and the Boss to bring some normalcy back to kick off the summer. Cambridge, Mass.-based Pegasystems is the presenting …

Report: Process Mining Tech Underutilized by RPA Practitioners

According to many experts, process mining is becoming an indispensable technology for companies using RPA to automate business processes. The results of a new survey, however, show less than a third …

Covid-19 Recession Will Cause Surge in Automation

Companies sorting through the long-term effects of work-from-home, disrupted supply chains and massive unemployment will likely turn to automation in much larger numbers going forward, according to two reports unveiled recently. …

Automation for CCPA Processes

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which went into effect on Jan. 1 of this year, forces companies to disclose what personal information they have collected on California residents and to …

Did RPA Break the PPP?

In the wake of stay-at-home orders implemented to slow the spread of Covid-19, the federal government offered assistance to small businesses in the form of forgivable loans called the Payroll Protection …

Microsoft Eyeing Softomotive?

Microsoft could be bolstering its position in RPA once again. According to multiple published reports, the Redmond, Wash.-based software giant is in talks to acquire RPA technology provider Softomotive. Last November, …

Webinar: An Automation Journey

Automation expert Sam Best has implemented RPA programs at several stops during his career. Recently he shared his expertise in a webinar for RPA Today readers on two of the most …

Automation Anywhere Confirms Layoffs

RPA software provider Automation Anywhere confirmed it is cutting staff amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The company did not disclose how many employees it would lay off, but an Axios report said …