McKinsey partners with Salesforce to offer speedy AI adoption plans for enterprises

Partnerships 
McKinsey partners with Salesforce to offer speedy AI adoption plans for enterprises
McKinsey & Company and Salesforce are teaming to accelerate generative AI adoption in sales, marketing, commerce, and service sectors. They will provide customized AI solutions by combining Salesforce’s CRM software with McKinsey’s AI and data models to enhance customer interactions and business growth. Read More>>
Evolv, Omnilert partner on AI Gun Detection solution
Omnilert partners with Evolv Technology to integrate their software with Evolv Extend. This integration utilizes AI visual gun detection to identify and alert concealed and brandished weapons, enhancing active shooter incident prevention. Read More>>

Deal
Leidos awarded USD 918 million Department of Homeland Security network support contract
Leidos secured the HEITS contract from the Department of Homeland Security with a potential value of USD 918 million. They will enhance DHS networks, including AI operations and cybersecurity services. This builds upon their existing work under the SENS3 contract. Read More>>

Centre Setup and Expansion
CyberArk launches Artificial Intelligence Center of Excellence
They aim to advance generative AI for enhancing security across its 8,000 global customers. The center collaborates with CyberArk Labs and focuses on embedding AI into existing products, automating tasks, and improving user interactions. Read More>>
AVEVA opens Customer Experience Center in China
AVEVA inaugurated its new Customer Experience Center in Beijing, focusing on showcasing industrial software solutions. This center aims to foster digital transformation in China and prioritize customer engagement and feedback to optimize development. Read More>>

Merger and Acquisition
Access Group acquires Diversely
The Access Group has acquired Diversely, a DE&I-focused recruitment platform, marking a significant move in the diversity, equity, and inclusion space. Diversely’s AI-driven tools aim to enhance inclusive hiring experiences, complementing Access Group’s recruitment solutions. Read More>>

Executive Movement
Dallas’ Krista Software announces new Chief Executive Officer
Krista Software appointed Michael Haske as CEO, succeeding co-founder John Michelsen, who remains on the board and Chief Product Officer. Haske brings extensive industry experience to drive global expansion and innovation. Read More>>

New Product Development and Product Launch
Similarweb 3.0 delivers new web and app performance features
Similarweb launches Similarweb 3.0, a platform aimed at helping businesses adapt to digital landscape changes and access valuable web and app performance insights. The release includes modules like Search Tracker and Market Intelligence, improved UI, and new pricing options. Read More>>

Partnerships
Bitly and Canva join forces to enable the power of connections with new QR Code Integration
Bitly announces integration with Canva, allowing users to add Bitly QR Codes to Canva designs easily. This collaboration enhances visual communication by enabling users to create, customize, and track QR Code performance across various assets, fueling engagement and action. Read More>>
Luminary partners with Acast to bring Luminary Original podcasts to a wider audience
Acast has partnered with Luminary to expand the reach of select Luminary Original podcasts. The partnership will leverage Acast’s technology to reach a broader audience and complement Luminary’s subscription-based model. Read More>>

Centre Setup and Expansion
TikTok: Lawyers hope new data center can ease privacy fears
TikTok established a European data center in Dublin to address privacy concerns, assuring European data storage compliance with regulatory standards. An independent audit by NCC Group will monitor data controls, reassuring users and authorities. Read More>>

Merger and Acquisition
Squarespace completes acquisition of Google Domains Assets
Squarespace has completed its acquisition of Google Domains assets, intending to transition Google Domains accounts to Squarespace Domains. The move aims to enhance their domain business and provide entrepreneurs comprehensive online brand-building services. Read More>>

Product Launch
Acer Swift Edge 16 lands in Malaysia; starts from USD 855
Acer introduces new products in the Malaysian market: the Swift Edge 16 laptop with a thin design, 16-inch OLED display, AMD Ryzen processors, and a starting price of USD 855. Additionally, two Aspire S AIO desktops with varying display sizes and Intel processors are available, priced from USD 834. Read More>>

Therapeutics Treatment Enhancement

• Medidata Solutions enhances personalized treatments by providing the tools to collect and analyze large amounts of patient data.   
• Medidata Solutions offers a suite of remote monitoring solutions that allow pharmaceutical companies to collect data from patients in real time. 
• Medidata adopts artificial intelligence to automate tasks in clinical trials, such as data entry and analysis. It enhances clinical researchers to focus on more important tasks, such as patient care and data interpretation.

Clinical Care Solutions

• Medidata Solutions focuses on conducting thousands of clinical trials each year, evaluating new therapies and devices to improve the treatment of acute and chronic illnesses.     
• Medidata Clinical Care Solutions enhance patient safety and quality of care through the implementation of evidence-based practices and advanced technologies & tools.    
• Medidata Solutions improves clinical trials to test medical interventions, including drugs, biological products, surgical procedures, radiological procedures, devices, behavioral treatments, and preventive care.

Decentralized Clinical Systems

• Medidata Solutions aims to enable remote data capture and monitoring, reducing the need for patients to visit clinical sites.      
• Medidata Solutions focuses on enhancing patient engagement throughout the clinical trial process. By providing user-friendly interfaces and tools, Medidata Solutions aims to improve patient compliance and retention, leading to more accurate and reliable data.     
• Service providers with rich expertise in producing Decentralized Clinical Systems would be able to serve Medidata Solutions with better solutions.

Cloud-Based Healthcare Solutions

• Medidata Solutions places a high priority on having a scalable and flexible infrastructure, utilizing cloud technology to meet healthcare demands, accommodate increasing data and users, and ensure optimal system performance.    
• By embracing cloud technology for enhanced agility, the company easily scales and adapts to evolving healthcare demands, efficiently managing large volumes of data to ensure healthcare systems.    
• Service providers with rich expertise in producing Cloud-Based Healthcare Solutions would be able to serve Medidata Solutions with better solutions.

Key Funding Alert

Integral raises USD 6.9 Mm in funding to supercharge data privacy and quality in the life sciences space
Integral has raised USD 6.9 million in a seed funding round led by Haystack, The General Partnership, and Virtue Ventures, with participation from Also Capital, Array Ventures, Caffeinated Capital, and others. The investment will support Integral in enhancing its healthcare data protection and certification solutions. Read More>>

Startup Spotlight

Company – Hammerspace
Total Funding – USD 56.7 Mn
About: Hammerspace breaks data free from the constraints of storage systems, enabling users and applications to access data from anywhere by providing the software-defined data platform and services for your Global Data Environment. Read More>>

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