Workday secures major ERP deal with Hull City Council
Workday has announced a 7+3 year c.£7.8m deal with Hull City Council for a cloud-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) system via the CCS RM6194 Back Office Software framework. The overall tender is split into two distinct elements: software provision (awarded to Workday) and a maximum of 1.5 years for services implementation, estimated at £3m (supplier […]
The King’s Trust
As most HotViews readers will already know firstly I, as an individual, and then TechMarketView have been proud supporters of the Prince’s Trust for 23 years now. Indeed, the Technology Leadership Group, that I helped to found back in 2001/2002, has raised c.£75m to help disadvantaged young people since. When HRH Prince Charles became King, […]
ServiceNow makes £1.15bn commitment to the UK
ServiceNow has pledged to invest £1.15bn into its UK business over the next five years. The firm will use the funds to expand office space and grow its current headcount (c.1,000 people) “significantly”. The firm currently has offices in Staines-upon-Thames and Central London. ServiceNow will also expand its London and Newport data centres with Nvidia […]
Poppy Gustafsson appointed as Minister for Investment
Former Darktrace CEO Poppy Gustafsson has been appointed as Minister for Investment. The new role, which is split between the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) and HM Treasury, will see Gustafsson take responsibility for the Office for Investment. Gustafsson started her career at Deloitte before working for Amadeus Capital Partners, and then moving to […]
1Spatial gets its ducks in a row
nterim results out this morning from Cambridge-headquartered, AIM-listed geospatial software provider and data integrator 1Spatial, have the business continuing a SaaS-based growth trajectory. Encouraging results for H1 2025 show resilience and strategic execution in a challenging market environment. Highlights from the numbers include a 5% increase in group revenue to £16.2m, 9% growth in recurring revenue […]
Anam raises $2.3m for AI business personas
Anam.ai, a London based company building real-time AI personas for businesses, has raised $2.3m in Pre-Seed funding led by Concept Ventures with participation from Torch Capital and angel investors from Elevenlabs, Spotify, Sonantic and Speechly.ai. The company was founded by CEO Caoimhe Murphy and Co-founder Ben Carr, both of whom spent time working at UK […]
*UKHotViewsExtra* Is AI the fuel that will power Altimetrik’s market push?
I caught up recently with Vikas “Vik” Krishan, Chief Digital Business Officer and Head of UK and EMEA, at US-headquartered technology company, Altimetrik. Vik (pictured below) was in London for a few days before flying out to India, for a leadership meeting, and among other things we spoke about Altimetrik’s push into Europe off the back […]
Government unveils NISTA to reshape national infrastructure strategy and delivery
Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Darren Jones, has announced the formation of a new body, to be operational by spring 2025, bringing infrastructure strategy and delivery together under one roof. Previously these responsibilities fell under the separate remits of the National infrastructure Commission (NIC) and the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA), but the government is […]
Pockit snaps up Monese
UK fintech, Pockit, is set to buy fellow multi-currency operator, Monese, in a deal that will ultimately create a combined entity processing around £5bn worth of transactions annually. The enlarged Pockit will serve around three million customers across Europe and generate approximately £30m in annualised revenue. Despite the acquisition, Monese’ customer base is expected to […]
Matt Brittin to leave Google EMEA role
Matt Brittin, President of Google EMEA, has said he will be stepping down from his role in the new year. Brittin has been in the position for a decade and at Google for 18 years in total. Immediately prior to being President, Brittin was VP Europe (Northern and Central), and before that, Managing Director, UK&I. […]