February 2022

OpenLogic by Perforce and the Open Source Initiative Announce Results of Open Source Survey

MINNEAPOLIS, February 15, 2022 – Perforce Software, a provider of solutions to enterprise teams requiring productivity, visibility, and scale along the development lifecycle; and the Open Source Initiative, a non-profit that raises awareness and adoption of open source software (OSS), today unveiled the results of their annual open source survey – the 2022 State of Open Source Report.

The report, which is based on a survey of 2660 open source users, chronicles the adoption and propagation of open source software – and reveals key insights into the growing maturity of open source strategies across organizations of all sizes, industries, and locales.

Kofax ControlSuite Wins PrintIT Award for Best App for the Second Year in a Row

ControlSuite Recognized for Digitally Transforming Document Capture, Print Management and Workflows

London, U.K. – February 15, 2022 – Kofax®, a leading supplier of intelligent automation software for digital workflow transformation, today announces Kofax ControlSuite™ was named Best Workflow App at the 2021 PrintIT Awards, the second annual event led by PrintIT Reseller magazine. This is the second year in a row Kofax has been honoured at the PrintIT Awards, with ControlSuite winning for Best MFP Business App last year.

Digitalisation of global business helps turbocharge IT & Business Services M&A, says Hampleton Partners’ report

London, UK – 3 February 2022. The latest IT & Business Services M&A market report from Hampleton Partners, the international technology mergers and acquisitions advisor, reveals a 23 per cent increase in the number of M&A transactions in the second-half of 2021 compared to 2H2020 - 538 deals compared to 437.

As for the whole year, 902 deals were recorded in 2021 compared to 818 deals in 2020, a 10 per cent increase in the number of M&A transactions between 2020 and 2021.

Aria Systems Strikes Gold with TM Forum’s Open API Conformance Certification

San Francisco, CA – February 2, 2022 – Aria Systems, the leader in helping enterprises grow subscription and usage-based revenue, today announced it has achieved Gold status in the TM Forum Open API Conformance Certification program. Aria is also embarking on a staff certification program to advance the Open API standards even further, based on its broad multi-industry experience.

New Study: ‘Bricks beat Clicks’ on Google as Walmart, Nordstrom and BestBuy make Big Search Visibility Gains in Pandemic Year 2

San Mateo / Berlin, February 2, 2022 – Traditional big box retailers and department store brands with brick-and-mortar locations dominate the list of top ten eCommerce websites with the biggest gains in google.com search performance[1] in 2021 new research finds. While apple.com enjoyed the biggest absolute boost in search visibility during 2021, established retail brands walmart.com, nordstrom.com, bestbuy.com and target.com are in the top five in the analysis by Searchmetrics.

Point of no return: 89% of consumers identify returns as priority for ecommerce retailers

  • 81% of consumers would write off a retailer if they saw issues with return process
  • 61% say easy returns result in exchanges over refunds

London UK; 1st February 2022: 89% of consumers identify ease of returns as top priority when purchasing online. That’s according to new data from delivery experience platform Sorted, which found that retailers who get the returns process right will reap the most consumer loyalty.

Outdated Business Support Systems Holding Back 5G Enterprise Revenues says MDS Global

Warrington, United Kingdom | 1 February 2022: MDS Global, a leading provider of business support systems (BSS) to telecoms operators, today published its findings and analysis of the Annual Industry Survey conducted by the Intelligence team at Telecoms.com.

Based on 287 responses from telecoms professionals, MDS Global says the survey shows dissatisfaction with 5G service results, with the ability of operators to partner with third parties on services, and with the speed at which new services can be launched.