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What companies have been acquired by Salesforce?
October 1, 2019: Salesforce completed its acquisition of ClickSoftware, a leader in field service management solutions. See more. August 1, 2019: Salesforce completed its acquisition of Tableau Software, bringing together the world’s #1 CRM with the world’s #1 analytics platform. See more.
Why did Salesforce buy predictionio?
Steelbrick. Archived from the original on April 20, 2016. ^ “Salesforce Acquires PredictionIO To Build Up Its Machine Learning Muscle”. TechCrunch.
Why is Ubisoft so successful?
Vice-President of Live Operations, Anne Blondel-Jouin, expressed similar sentiment in an interview with PCGamesN, stating that Ubisoft’s success was partly due to “…being super independent, being very autonomous.” Vivendi acquired stake in mobile game publisher Gameloft, owned by the Guillemots, and started acquiring Ubisoft shares.
When did Ubisoft buy the Driver franchise?
In July 2006, Ubisoft bought the Driver franchise from Atari for a sum of €19 million in cash for the franchise, technology rights, and most assets. In July 2008, Ubisoft made the acquisition of Hybride Technologies, a Piedmont -based studio renowned for its expertise in the creation of visual effects for cinema,…
1. Slack
One-line Pitch: “Make work life simpler, more pleasant and more productive. Slack is the collaboration hub that brings the right people, information and tools together to get work done.”
2. Tableau
One-line Pitch: “ [Tableau] make breakthrough products that change the way people use data.”
3. Mulesoft
One-line Pitch: “MuleSoft provides a software platform that enables organizations to easily build application networks using APIs…the digital glue that allows applications to talk to each other and exchange data.”
4. Demandware
One-line Pitch: “Demandware provides enterprise cloud commerce solutions that empower the world’s leading retailers to continuously innovate.”
5. ExactTarget
One-line Pitch: “ExactTarget provides on-demand one-to-one email marketing software applications.”
6. ClickSoftware
One-line Pitch: “ClickSoftware improves the efficiency and effectiveness of field service organizations and mobile workforces. Real-time operational intelligence delivers real business value.”
7. Vlocity
One-line Pitch: “Vlocity is built natively on the Salesforce Platform and it is a leading provider of industry-specific solutions”
When did Ubisoft acquire Hybride?
In July 2008, Ubisoft made the acquisition of Hybride Technologies, a Piedmont -based studio renowned for its expertise in the creation of visual effects for cinema, television and advertising. In November 2008, Ubisoft acquired Massive Entertainment from Activision. In January 2013, Ubisoft acquired South Park: The Stick …
How much of Ubisoft is owned by the Guillemot family?
The Guillemot family has since raised their stake in Ubisoft; as of June 2017, the family now held 13.6 percent of Ubisoft’s share capital, and 20.02 percent of the company’s voting rights.
What is Ubisoft Connect?
Ubisoft Connect, formerly Uplay, is a digital distribution, digital rights management, multiplayer and communications service for PC created by Ubisoft. First launched alongside Assassin’s Creed II as a rewards program to earn points towards in-game content for completing achievements within Ubisoft, it expanded into a desktop client and storefront for Windows machine alongside other features. Ubisoft later separated the rewards program out as its Ubisoft Club program, integrated with Uplay. Ubisoft Connect was announced in October 2020 as a replacement for UPlay and its Ubisoft Club to launch on October 29, 2020 alongside Watch Dogs: Legion. Connect replaces UPlay and the Club’s previous functions while adding support for cross-platform play and save progression for all future games and several of its current titles. It includes the same reward progression system that the Club offered to gain access to in-game content. Several of the older games on the UPlay service will not be updated to support these new reward features that they previously had under the Ubisoft Club; for those, Ubisoft will unlock all rewards for all players.
Why did Ubisoft give free Assassin’s Creed Unity?
In December 2014, Ubisoft offered a free game from their catalogue of recently released titles to compensate the season pass owners of Assassin’s Creed Unity due to its buggy launch. The terms offered with the free game revoked the user’s right to sue Ubisoft for the buggy launch of the game.
What games did Ubisoft make in 1986?
Games published by Ubi Soft in 1986 include Zombi, Ciné Clap, Fer et Flamme, and Masque, as well as Graphic City, a sprite editing programme. As their first game, Zombi became a critical and commercial success, and had sold five thousand copies by January 1987.
How much of Ubisoft’s shares did Vivendi gain?
By the time of Ubisoft’s annual board meeting in September 2016, Vivendi had gained 23% of the shares, while the Guillemots were able to increase their voting share to 20%. A request was made at the board meeting to place Vivendi representatives on Ubisoft’s board, given the size of their shareholdings.
When did Ubisoft have sexual misconduct accusations?
See also: § 2020 sexual misconduct accusations and dismissals. Stemming from a wave of sexual misconduct accusations of the #MeToo movement in June and July 2020, Ubisoft had a large number of high-level employees accused of misconduct from both internal and external sources.
Acquisition to create the digital HQ for success from anywhere
Companies around the world have learned one thing over the past year—if you don’t have a digital way to connect with your employees, customers, and partners, you don’t have much of a chance of surviving.
Salesforce and Slack have joined forces to create the Slack-First Customer 360
Now it’s easier than ever to connect customers, employees, and partners with the conversations, apps, and data that power digital workflows for an all-new way to work.
When did Salesforce buy Slack?
On December 1, 2020, it was announced that Salesforce would acquire Slack for $27.7 billion. In February 2021, Salesforce announced that CFO Mark Hawkins would be retiring from his position after six years of working for the company, retaining however a position as CFO emeritus until October.
How much revenue does Salesforce have in 2019?
For the fiscal year 2019, Salesforce reported revenue of US$13.28 billion, an increase of 26% year-over-year and 26% in constant currency. The CRM giant reported subscription and support revenues of US$12.41 billion, an increase of 27% year-over-year.
Why did Salesforce reject donations?
The not-for-profit organization Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES) rejected a US$250,000 philanthropic donation from Salesforce because the company has contracts with U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The executive director of Raices, Jonathan Ryan, tweeted that “When it comes to supporting oppressive, inhumane, and illegal policies, we want to be clear: the only right action is to stop” in reference to the rejected donation. Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff responded in an official statement that the company’s employees “don’t work with CBP regarding separation of families. CBP is a customer & follows our TOS. We don’t have an agreement with ICE. I’m Proud of the Men & Women who protect & serve our country every day & I’m Proud of our Ohana .”
What are the tabs in Salesforce?
Salesforce users can configure their CRM application. In the system, there are tabs such as “Contacts,” “Reports,” and “Accounts.” Each tab contains associated information. Configuration can be done on each tab by adding user-defined custom fields.
What is Lightning Platform?
Lightning Platform (also known as Force.com) is a platform as a service (PaaS) that allows developers to create add-on applications that integrate into the main Salesforce.com application. These third-party applications are hosted on Salesforce.com’s infrastructure.
When did Desk.com retire?
After March 13, 2018 no new desk.com licenses were sold, and the retirement date was announced as March 13, 2020.
Is Salesforce a tax avoidance company?
Tax avoidance. In December 2019, the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy found that Salesforce was one of 91 companies who “paid an effective federal tax rate of 0% or less” in 2018, as a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.
Overview
History
By the 1980s, the Guillemot family had established themselves as a support business for farmers in the Brittany province of France and other regions, including into the United Kingdom. The five sons of the family – Christian, Claude, Gérard, Michel, and Yves – helped with the company’s sales, distribution, accounting, and management with their parents before university. All 5 gained business experience while at university, which they brought back to the family business after gra…
Technology
Ubisoft Connect, formerly Uplay, is a digital distribution, digital rights management, multiplayer and communications service for PC created by Ubisoft. First launched alongside Assassin’s Creed II as a rewards program to earn points towards in-game content for completing achievements within Ubisoft, it expanded into a desktop client and storefront for Windows machine alongside other features. Ubisoft later separated the rewards program out as its Ubisoft Club program, inte…
Games
According to Guillemot, Ubisoft recognised that connected sandbox games, with seamless switches between single and multiplayer modes provided the players with more fun, leading the company to switch from pursuing single-player only games to internet connected ones. According to Guillemot, Ubisoft internally refers to its reimagined self as ‘before The Division’ and an ‘after The Division’.
Film and television
Ubisoft initiated its Ubisoft Film & Television division then named Ubisoft Motion Pictures in 2011. Initially developing media works tied to Ubisoft’s games, it has since diversified to other works including about video games. Productions include the live-action film Assassin’s Creed (2016) and the series Rabbids Invasion (2013), and Mythic Quest (2020–present).
Litigation
From June to July 2020, a wave of sexual misconduct accusations occurred through the video game industry as part of the ongoing #MeToo Movement, including some Ubisoft’s employees. Ashraf Ismail, the creative director of Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla, stepped down to deal with personal issues related to allegations made towards him; he was later terminated by Ubisoft in August 2020 after their internal investigations. Ubisoft announced 2 executives that were also a…
External links
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