Companies
Multiverse Acquires Talent Intelligence Platform Searchlight to Enhance AI-driven Skills Development
Multiverse, a tech-focused institution specializing in combining work and learning to provide equitable economic opportunities, has acquired Searchlight, a talent intelligence platform, in a move aimed at bolstering its AI capabilities for skills development. Founded in 2018 by Anna and Kerry Wang, Searchlight utilizes ethical AI to identify top talent, assess candidates, and optimize the quality of hires, emphasizing the importance of aligning individuals with suitable roles to benefit both employers and employees...
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Field Service Software Company Servicemax Merges With SPAC For Nasdaq Launch
ServiceMax, a California cloud software provider, has agreed to merge with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) in a deal to take the company public on the Nasdaq stock exchange, the company announced this month. The company, which provides field service management software and other solutions...
People
Workday Adopts Co-CEO Model for Smooth Leadership Transition
Workday, a prominent cloud software company, has adopted a co-CEO model as part of its leadership transition strategy. Carl Eschenbach, formerly a partner at Sequoia Capital, assumed the role of sole CEO in February 2024 after jointly serving with Workday founder Aneel Bhusri for over a year...
Features
Microsoft Decouples Teams from Office Worldwide
Microsoft on April 1, 2024, announced to sell its chat and video app Teams separately from its Office product globally, following a similar move made six months earlier in Europe. This decision comes after an investigation by the European Commission into Microsoft's bundling of Office and Teams, prompted by a complaint from competitor Slack in 2020...
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The Top 100 Software Companies of 2022
The Software Report is pleased to announce its third annual list of the Top 100 Software Companies. This awards feature publication has become recognized as the leading source of information on the best companies in the software industry. Selection is based on a rigorous review of nomination feedback received, in addition to deep research into a company’s ratings on Glassdoor, G2, Capterra, and other publicly available information...
The Top 50 SaaS CEOs of 2022
The Software Report is pleased to announce The Top 50 SaaS CEOs of 2022. The leaders on this year’s list represent companies of every...
The Top 50 Women Leaders in SaaS of 2022
The Software Report is pleased to announce The Top 50 Women Leaders in SaaS of 2022. The software-as-a-service market continues to expand, with some expecting the global SaaS market to grow at a CAGR of 25.9% from $143.8 billion last year to a staggering $720.4 billion in 2028...
The Top 25 Cybersecurity Companies of 2021
The Software Report is pleased to announce The Top 25 Cybersecurity Companies of 2021. A long-standing concern for businesses across every imaginable industry, cybercrime is growing in complexity and ingenuity, and presents the threat of bringing business to a standstill. This year’s top cybersecurity companies are committed to providing the most cutting-edge protection solutions for their valued customers...
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Salesforce Co-CEO Bret Taylor Unveils Genie in Debut Alongside Marc Benioff
Bret Taylor, co-Chief Executive Officer of Salesforce, is sharing the spotlight with his gregarious partner, Marc Benioff. For his first Dreamforce conference as co-CEO, Taylor took the stage with Benioff to unveil Genie, a real-time customer data platform that is meant to enhance Salesforce’s existing customer relationship management (CRM) platform...
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Oracle’s Safra Catz, NVIDIA’s Jensen Huang See Immense Value in Collaboration
Artificial intelligence is poised to drive the next big shift in the technology world, and many companies are working together to advance their positions in the budding segment. In October 2022, software giant Oracle announced a partnership with computing technology company NVIDIA that would unite the former’s infrastructure...
The Top 100 Software Companies of 2021
The Software Report is pleased to announce The Top 100 Software Companies of 2021. This year’s awardee list is comprised of a wide range...
The Top 25 Software Product Executives of 2022
The Software Report is pleased to announce The Top 25 Software Product Executives of 2022. This year’s awardees represent some of the most experienced professionals when it comes to product design and development...
The Top 25 HR Software Companies of 2021
The Software Report is pleased to announce The Top 25 HR Software Companies of 2021. This year’s awardees each bring their own spin on...
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Software AG’s Sanjay Brahmawar Takes Balanced Approach to Close in on $1B Revenue
Since taking the helm of Software AG in 2018, Chief Executive Officer Sanjay Brahmawar has overseen quite the transformation. One of the largest and oldest software companies in Europe, Software AG has flourished under the care of Brahmawar, who has led it through investment, acquisition...
