• September 19, 2024

Salesforce to Enter RPA Space?

In the past year, several enterprise software behemoths have entered the RPA space through acquisition or significantly bolstered their presence including Microsoft, IBM and SAP. Published reports indicate that another software …

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 …

Video Spotlight: Sponsored by UiPath

Welcome to the newest section of RPA Today. In partnership with UiPath, we have created a dedicated space on the website for fast video education & perspective with UiPath’s Chief Evangelist …

Where Giants Tread: Q&A with Microsoft’s Stephen Siciliano

In May 2020, Software juggernaut Microsoft made an enormous splash in the automation world when it acquired RPA technology provider Softomotive. Under the agreement, Microsoft added the Greek firm’s WinAutomation product …

Large Firms Continue to Gobble RPA Startups: IBM Acquires WDG Automation

Large enterprise software firms continue to snap up RPA technology providers to add the increasingly important capability to their portfolios. The most recent instance saw IBM agree to acquire WDG Automation …

Microsoft Continues to Build Out RPA Infrastructure

On the heels of its acquisition of RPA provider Softomotive, Microsoft has announced plans to create an RPA development hub in Athens, Greece. Greek officials, including Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, welcomed …

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 …

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, …

C-Suite Spotlight: Blue Prism’s Jason Kingdon

Blue Prism is one of the early pioneers of RPA. Jason Kingdon is executive chairman of the company. He has been with Blue Prism nearly from the beginning, using his AI …