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Sitecore completes acquisition of Moosend
Sitecore , a global provider of digital experience management software , has announced that it has completed its acquisition of London headquartered Moosend , a SaaS-based marketing automation platform provider . The acquisition of the Greek technology start-up Moosend is a significant milestone in Sitecore ’ s evolution
Steve Tzikakis , CEO , Sitecore to become a SaaS-based digital experience platform capable of supporting the most sophisticated digital experiences .
The acquisition completion , which is part of Sitecore ’ s ambitious on-going US $ 1.2 billion growth plan , will complement Sitecore ’ s ability to power the personalisation requirements of modern enterprises , with the integration of Moosend ’ s cloud-native , APIfirst , and modular marketing automation platform .
The completion of our acquisition of Moosend is another exciting milestone for us ,” said Steve Tzikakis , CEO , Sitecore . “ As our third acquisition this year , we will continue along our ambitious journey to enhance and energize our customers ’ marketing efforts . We ’ re now better positioned to support our customers in the effective deployment of measurable marketing campaigns , by further improving the automation of workflows across the entire customer journey . Our aim is always to provide our customers with faster innovation , less upfront investment and shorter time to value and the completion of this acquisition ensure this .”
With the transaction closed , Moosend ’ s senior leadership team including CEO Yannis Psarras will join the Sitecore family , overseeing the technology integration and supporting customers and partners with the transition .
All schools in Guinea to be supplied with 300,000 licenses of Russian MyOffice software
Russian developer of office software for document collaboration and communication MyOffice , has signed a memorandum of understanding ( MoU ) with the Government of the Republic of Guinea to supply 300,000 MyOffice educational licences for the needs of all schools in the country over 10 years . The supply agreement was signed in the capital of Guinea , Conakry , with the support of Djene Kaba Condé , First Lady of the Republic of Guinea , and her charitable foundation Prosmi .
“ A few years ago , the Republic of Guinea embarked on the quest for the digitalisation of the country . New computers are gradually appearing in the country ’ s schools , and over the next decade , we will completely overhaul the equipment in schools . At the same time , we are updating the school curriculum , creating a single standard for all educational institutions in Guinea ,” said Alpha Amadou
Bano Barry , Minister of National Education and Literacy , Republic of Guinea .
“ We have noted the high interest in MyOffice products in Africa . Governments in developing countries , including the Government of the Republic of Guinea , are seriously concerned about unauthorised access to user data that can occur when using public cloud services ,” added Jafar Hilali , Founder and Managing Partner , Carousel Finance SA , a master distribution partner of MyOffice in Africa .
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