Five Minute Briefing - Information Management
January 4, 2023
Five Minute Briefing - Information Management: January 4, 2023. A concise weekly report with key product news, market research and insight for data management professionals and IT executives.
News Flashes
IBM is announcing its latest ecosystem program, IBM Partner Plus, which will enrich and deepen IBM's engagement with partners, resellers, hyperscalers, technology providers, independent software vendors, and systems integrators. By increasing access to valuable IBM resources, incentives, and tailored support, business partners of IBM will ultimately be empowered by the company's strategies geared toward automation, security, and modernization, according to the company.
Progress, trusted provider of application development and infrastructure software, announced it is entering a definitive agreement to acquire MarkLogic, a provider of managing complex data and metadata and a Vector Capital portfolio company. Upon closing of the planned transaction, MarkLogic is expected to enhance Progress' commitment of delivering the best products to develop, deploy, and manage high-impact applications by providing a unified enterprise-grade semantic data platform that empowers customers to derive value from complex data.