Competitive Intelligence from June 2022

In this month’s HFS Competitive Intelligence Report, we’ll cover:

Under the technology umbrella

• HCL Technologies and SAP partnered to offer Industry 4.0 solutions
• Renault Group and Atos launched a unique service to collect large-scale manufacturing data and accelerate Industry 4.0
• Unit4 doubled down on the mid-market in people-based industry sectors
• Container Solutions partnered for cloud growth
• SS&C Blue Prism intends to expand within its client base with a complementary automation suite
• Tech Mahindra bets its blockchain reputation on Web3 and Metaverse
• eBay announced its entrance to the NFT market through the KnownOrigin acquisition

On sustainability

• Financial services firms can align entire ecosystems with sustainability
• Correct me if I’m wrong—but this is HUGE for the energy transition

Financial services

• Capgemini invests in end-to-end BFSI transformation capabilities for its clients
• HCL delves deep into Avaloq with the Confinale acquisition

Healthcare

• Aster DM Healthcare, Intel Corporation, and CARPL announced successful demonstration of health data platform
• WebMD Health Corp. acquires Mercury Healthcare, building on leadership in patient engagement solutions
• Optum UK to buy healthcare software provider EMIS for $1.5 billion

Other market news and announcements