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The FINANCIAL -- Ericsson has joined forces with Vertiv and NorthStar to form the Ericsson Energy Alliance, a unique complementary site solution partnership to drive cost-effective and sustainable service provider network evolution towards 5G, within the Ericsson Radio Site System.

The FINANCIAL -- Siemens and Atos on March 26 announce the reinforcement of their strategic co-operation, with plans to accelerate their joint business until 2020 through an ambitious joint go-to-market plan and the strengthening of their joint innovation and investment program.

The FINANCIAL -- 2017 has seen a steep increase in adoption of Security-as-a-Service (SaaS), thanks to its multiple advantages compared to software licensing. However, this fast change in revenue stream is creating headaches for vendors who have to rework forecasts for 2018

The FINANCIAL -- Worldwide spending on cognitive and artificial intelligence (AI) systems will reach $19.1 billion in 2018, an increase of 54.2% over the amount spent in 2017. With industries investing aggressively in projects that utilize cognitive/AI software capabilities, the International Data

The FINANCIAL -- On March 22 at ISA Sign Expo, HP Inc. announced the HP Latex R Series, the first, true hybrid latex technology that merges HP’s renowned flexible printing capabilities into rigid printing.

The FINANCIAL -- Accenture reported financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2018, ended Feb. 28, 2018, with net revenues of $9.6 billion, an increase of 15 percent in U.S. dollars and 10 percent in local currency over the same period

The FINANCIAL -- Following a competitive sourcing event, Oracle on March 21 announced that it has been awarded a contract by the Midwestern Higher Education Compact (MHEC). Effective immediately, the contract provides discounts on Oracle Cloud, licenses, hardware, education, consulting and support

The FINANCIAL -- Worldwide monitor shipments totaled 31.7 million units in the fourth quarter of 2017 (4Q17), according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly PC Monitor Tracker.

The FINANCIAL -- Acer Inc. announced on March 21 the financial results for fiscal 2017 and the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2017, following approval by its Board of Directors.

The FINANCIAL -- Microsoft Corp. announced on March 21 the purchase of 315 MW of energy from Pleinmont I and II, two new solar projects in the commonwealth of Virginia.