Artificial Intelligence
UAE Facility Management Market – Growth, Trends, Forecasts (2020 – 2025)
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There is potential as Dubai was awarded the ’platinum rating’ in the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) for Cities certification by the US Green Building Council in 2019.
– The Middle East Facility Management Association (MEFMA) announced that it is holding the 9th edition of its MEFMA CONFEX in March 2019, where UAE hosted the most significant facilities management (FM) event in the region. The event highlights the local market’s critical role in the continuous development of the regional FM community. Around 500 to 600 visitors from the private and government sectors joined the event to strengthen the FM community in the Middle East and make it globally competitive.
– EFS Facilities Services Group, a UAE-based provider of integrated facilities management solutions, announced that it had achieved contract wins worth greater than USD 46.2 million in 2019. The company marked several accomplishments of flagship projects, such as large government entities in the UAE. Also, another UAE-based facility management provider, Emrill, has announced contract wins and renewals for 2019 of over USD 167 million, with an increase of over 23% compared to the previous year. The company got multiple new contracts throughout 2018 and 2019, including Marina Gate, Dubai Hills, Dubai Creek Residences, and Downtown Dubai, where Emrill provides integrated facilities management to a diverse range of sectors residential, commercial, retail and hospitality. During the period, Emrill secured over USD 44 million in new project awards.
– Complementing the United Nations Sustainable Development goals, in January 2020, Tafawuq Facilities Management has announced that it will offer FM support services to Al Noor Training Centre. The donated services include replacing old lights and light panels with new sustainable LED lights to improve lux levels and achieve a reduction in energy consumption that will ultimately help the environment and cut costs for Al Noor. In July 2019, Tafawuq Facilities Management announced a boat’s addition to its growing fleet of vehicles in Abu Dhabi. The launch of its first waterborne vehicle allows the company’s operational teams to keep various locations on Reem Island free from debris, including the surrounding waterways and mangrove areas. The company recognizes that mangroves are some of the UAE’s most sensitive natural habitats, being breeding grounds for fish, birds, and other organisms as well as acting as a carbon sink.
– In March 2019, Tafawuq Facilities Management inaugurated the Tafawuq Facilities Management Training Center in UAE. The company is committed to continuously improving daily operations as well as service delivery in line with the group’s Vision 2021 for business transformation; the training center will offer a range of courses to the company’s operations staff covering key learning areas such as electrical, mechanical and plumbing training in accordance to the international standard SFG20; training on safe work practices in line with British Safety Council standards; training on cleaning techniques aligned to British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICS); training on local regulations related to facility management (FM) and customer service training. The courses and will be designed to enhance employees’ skill sets through continuous learning.
– According to business leaders at the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry webinar, the COVID-19 pandemic is leading more businesses in the UAE to adopt sustainable building solutions as they reopen and return to 100% capacity. In Jue 2020, facilities management provider Transguard Group has announced that its deployments during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic averaged 44,000 each month and included two of the UAE’s new field hospitals, shopping malls, hypermarket warehouses, among others. Transguard’s operations and management teams, who began working from home in March 2020, continued to ensure that all sanitization options were available to its clients, which guaranteed that the customers continued to experience the service level, regardless of the obstacles and difficulties presented by the virus.
Key Market Trends
Commercial and Retail is Expected to Hold Significant Share
– The commercial sector covers office buildings occupied by business services, such as corporate offices of manufacturers, IT and communication, finance and insurance, property, and service providers. According to the 2019 World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Competitiveness Index (GCI), the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector in the UAE has achieved significant progress in the global ranking from the 6th to 2nd. Additionally, the Emirates Green Building Council increases awareness and knowledge about green building practices in the UAE. Hence, several IT companies and corporate offices of manufacturing companies in the region have invested in sustainability development, which has driven the country’s demand for facility management solutions.
– Economic growth, ongoing diversification, and a growing population– especially among high-worth individuals- have led to an increase in retail sales in the region. With the collective effort of the private and government institution, UAE’s retail has seen a massive transformation in the last few years. With thousands of square feet in retail space, destinations such as Dubai and Abu Dhabi have utilized its resources to draw visitors from across the world. Dubai is hailed as the queen of “Shopping Malls” and is considered one of the world’s most important markets. All these are reliable indicators that it remains a definite destination for the majority of brands looking to enter the region for the first time, which is expected to create a positive impact on facility management in the retail sector.
– In September 2019, Tafawuq Facilities Management announced that it had been awarded the FM contract from KOA Real Estate Development. Tafawuq will provide a broad range of FM services to KOA Canvas’ respective retail and commercial units of Nasab and Noa in Dubai. The services that the Nasab commercial unit will receive include: Cleaning services – typical areas, offices, stairwells, gym; Specialized maintenance services – landscaping, swimming pools, and irrigation, steam, and saunas; Lifeguard and Security services. The Noa unit will be provided with the same services as the commercial unit and specialized services for pest control, duct, and ecological unit maintenance.
– In January 2019, Tafawuq Facility Management announced that the World Trade Center Abu Dhabi has initially awarded it a significant facilities management services contract for three years. Under the terms of the agreement, the company’s scope of work will include the provision of permanent staff in specific locations; implementation of international cleaning standards as per BICS; disruptive cleaning; routine housekeeping; periodic cleaning; reactive cleaning; graffiti and stain removal; cleaning of external areas; cleaning of exterior building fabric; window/glass cleaning; equipment and consumables; cleaning audits; zoning of premises; waste management; landscaping, irrigation, and internal planting; high-level cleaning of roofs, windows, facades, and pest control.
Construction Boom Owing to the Growing Clout of MNC’s is Expected to Drive the Market
– With a favorable tax environment, access to financial and natural resources, educated workforce, and trading opportunities, UAE became an ideal place to expand the business. Due to its central location and geographic proximity to countries in the Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, and Africa, the companies can reach more than 1 billion potential customers. With a significantly low cost of living and zero corporate tax, MNCs can also enjoy a higher degree of profitability. The UAE has received a significant market share in advertising dollars over the last few years. In 2019, Euronews reported that global advertising in the MENA region reached USD USD 579 billion, with a significant portion of this directed in Dubai. These instances could pave the way for several digital marketing companies in eyeing UAE as its operating destination.
– As part of the Smart Dubai 2021 campaign, Dubai has formalized its goal to be a smart city that embraces technology and the future. It is listed as the top smart city in the MENA region in the Smart Cities Index. It has served as an essential destination to many tech-based businesses and is home to more than 1,200 tech startups. Opportunities exist for various IT and web development innovations, including app development online PR firms, online marketing, and online security. Almost every sector offers significant business opportunities based on the creation of new technologies. In June 2020, Etisalat expanded its SmartHub in the UAE with a tier 3 data center facility at two new locations. The opening of the new facilities in Dubai and Fujairah is in line with the UAE’s vision to become an ICT hub for the region addressing the diverse requirements of global technology companies.
– The UAE government is furthering its push into technology and artificial intelligence to future-proof its oil, trade, and tourism-dependent economy. In the capital of Abu Dhabi were about 90% of central government revenue comes from the hydrocarbon sector, authorities have launched Hub 71, AED1 billion scheme driven by state investor Mubadala and supported by the Abu Dhabi government to attract and develop technology startups. The Hub71 program will be based at the Abu Dhabi Global Market site and will involve the launch of an AED 500 million fund to invest in technology startups. It is expected to attract 100 companies over the next three to five years by offering incentives such as housing, office space, and health insurance.
– SoftBank will be active in the Hub71 program and support the expansion of companies in which it has invested. As a partner to Hub71, Microsoft will provide cloud services and technology to the businesses that join the community. Moreover, according to the data by BNC Projects Journal, as in February 2019, over 15,000 projects in the UAE were estimated at USD 791 billion, including an estimated USD 202.8 billion of projects in design, concept, and tender stages. To boost the economy significantly in 2019, the UAE government announced its USD 16.3 billion budget, which is 17.3% larger than the prior year and the most massive budget in the country’s history till then. All these instances are expected to increase the construction activities, which could significantly boost the facility management in the region.
Competitive Landscape
The UAE Facility Management market is highly competitive, with several domestic and international players active in the region. International participants operate in the country through partnerships with local players. With the market expected to broaden and yield more opportunities, more players are expected to enter the market soon. Key players include Emcor Facilities Services WLL, Imdaad LLC, Enova Facilities Management Services LLC, etc.
– June 2020 – Imdaad announced the launch of its new disinfection service, the Infinite Protection Package. The new service will be operated by Isnaad, a subsidiary of Imdaad that provides a comprehensive range of soft facility management and is the latest in a series of innovative solutions aimed at creating a clean, safe and healthy UAE.
– March 2020 – ServeU has announced the rebranding of its residential facility management services. The new brand identity, known as ‘ServeU Essentials,’ has been expanded to cover cleaning, maintenance, landscaping, and smart automation for businesses, homes, and retail outlets.
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Terra Drone, Unifly, and Aloft Launch UTM Development for AAM Targeting Global Markets
TOKYO, April 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Terra Drone Corporation, a leading drone and Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) technology provider headquartered in Japan, announced today the launch of joint development with its Group companies Unifly NV (“Unifly”) and Aloft Technologies Inc. (“Aloft”) focused on UAS Traffic Management (UTM) for AAMs targeting global markets. Terra Drone has been making strides in its pioneering UTM business via strategic investments in Unifly, a leading UTM technology provider based in Belgium, and Aloft, which has the top UTM market share in the U.S. This collaboration marks the world’s first-ever joint UTM development for AAMs by multiple companies with extensive track records in UTM implementation and operation.
The three companies pursue joint UTM development to capitalize on the rapid global progress in electric vertical take-off and landing aircrafts (eVTOLs), set to revolutionize transportation. Morgan Stanley forecasts the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) market to reach $1 trillion by 2040 and $9 trillion by 2050 (1), with eVTOLs gaining global recognition through test flights and prototype showcases.
The companies proudly announce initiatives to enhance their existing UTM platforms in anticipation of the surge in eVTOL aircraft and drone activities. The shared vision for the UTM platform is to enable safe and efficient flight operations for eVTOLs and drones in the foreseeable future.
Recognizing the evolving needs of the AAM industry, they are dedicated to extending their platform by incorporating crucial additional functions. These enhancements, designed with automation at their core, aim to streamline operational efficiencies and pave the way for the integration of their increasingly automated UTM technology into the design and operational framework of AAMs. Through these efforts, they aim to set new standards in UTM and to facilitate the seamless integration of eVTOLs and drones into the national airspace, bolstering the potential for the AAM industry.
Through this initiative, they aim to build a global UTM infrastructure that kickstarts the AAM industry worldwide, creating a cohesive ecosystem that supports AAM growth and addresses broader challenges of urban mobility, sustainability, and air traffic safety.
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Research by Morgan Stanley in a report titled “eVTOL/Urban Air Mobility TAM Update: A Slow Take-Off, But Sky’s the Limit” https://advisor.morganstanley.com/the-busot-group/documents/field/b/bu/busot-group/Electric%20Vehicles.pdf]
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Artificial Intelligence
IBM to Acquire HashiCorp, Inc. Creating a Comprehensive End-to-End Hybrid Cloud Platform
$6.4 billion acquisition adds suite of leading hybrid and multi-cloud lifecycle management products to help clients grappling with today’s AI-driven application growth and complexity
HashiCorp’s capabilities to drive significant synergies across multiple strategic growth areas for IBM, including Red Hat, watsonx, data security, IT automation and Consulting
As a part of IBM, HashiCorp is expected to accelerate innovation and enhance its go-to-market, growth and monetization initiatives
Transaction expected to be accretive to Adjusted EBITDA within the first full year, post close, and free cash flow in year two
ARMONK, N.Y. and SAN FRANCISCO, April 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — IBM (NYSE: IBM) and HashiCorp Inc. (NASDAQ: HCP), a leading multi-cloud infrastructure automation company, today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement under which IBM will acquire HashiCorp for $35 per share in cash, representing an enterprise value of $6.4 billion. HashiCorp’s suite of products provides enterprises with extensive Infrastructure Lifecycle Management and Security Lifecycle Management capabilities to enable organizations to automate their hybrid and multi-cloud environments. Today’s announcement is a continuation of IBM’s deep focus and investment in hybrid cloud and AI, the two most transformational technologies for clients today.
“Enterprise clients are wrestling with an unprecedented expansion in infrastructure and applications across public and private clouds, as well as on-prem environments. The global excitement surrounding generative AI has exacerbated these challenges and CIOs and developers are up against dramatic complexity in their tech strategies,” said Arvind Krishna, IBM chairman and chief executive officer. “HashiCorp has a proven track record of enabling clients to manage the complexity of today’s infrastructure and application sprawl. Combining IBM’s portfolio and expertise with HashiCorp’s capabilities and talent will create a comprehensive hybrid cloud platform designed for the AI era.”
The rise of cloud-native workloads and associated applications is driving a radical expansion in the number of cloud workloads enterprises are managing. In addition, generative AI deployment continues to grow alongside traditional workloads. As a result, developers are working with increasingly heterogeneous, dynamic, and complex infrastructure strategies. This represents a massive challenge for technology professionals.
HashiCorp’s capabilities enable enterprises to use automation to deliver lifecycle management for infrastructure and security, providing a system of record for the critical workflows needed for hybrid and multi-cloud environments. HashiCorp’s Terraform is the industry standard for infrastructure provisioning in these environments. HashiCorp’s offerings help clients take a cloud-agnostic, and highly interoperable approach to multi-cloud management, and complement IBM’s commitment to industry collaboration (including deep and expanding partnerships with hyperscale cloud service providers), developer communities, and open-source hybrid cloud and AI innovation.
“Our strategy at its core is about enabling companies to innovate in the cloud, while providing a consistent approach to managing cloud at scale. The need for effective management and automation is critical with the rise of multi-cloud and hybrid cloud, which is being accelerated by today’s AI revolution,” said Armon Dadgar, HashiCorp co-founder and chief technology officer. “I’m incredibly excited by today’s news and to be joining IBM to accelerate HashiCorp’s mission and expand access to our products to an even broader set of developers and enterprises.”
“Today is an exciting day for our dedicated teams across the world as well as the developer communities we serve,” said Dave McJannet, HashiCorp chief executive officer. “IBM’s leadership in hybrid cloud along with its rich history of innovation, make it the ideal home for HashiCorp as we enter the next phase of our growth journey. I’m proud of the work we’ve done as a standalone company, I am excited to be able to help our customers further, and I look forward to the future of HashiCorp as part of IBM.”
Transaction Rationale
Strong Strategic Fit – The acquisition of HashiCorp by IBM creates a comprehensive end-to-end hybrid cloud platform built for AI-driven complexity. The combination of each company’s portfolio and talent will deliver clients extensive application, infrastructure and security lifecycle management capabilitiesAccelerates growth in key focus areas – Upon close, HashiCorp is expected to drive significant synergies for IBM, including across multiple strategic growth areas like Red Hat, watsonx, data security, IT automation and Consulting. For example, the powerful combination of Red Hat’s Ansible Automation Platform’s configuration management and Terraform’s automation will simplify provisioning and configuration of applications across hybrid cloud environments. The two companies also anticipate an acceleration of HashiCorp’s growth initiatives by leveraging IBM’s world-class go-to-market strategy, scale, and reach, operating in more than 175 countries across the globeExpands Total Addressable Market (TAM) – The acquisition will create the opportunity to deliver more comprehensive hybrid and multi-cloud offerings to enterprise clients. HashiCorp’s offerings, combined with IBM and Red Hat, will give clients a platform to automate the deployment and orchestration of workloads across evolving infrastructure including hyperscale cloud service providers, private clouds and on-prem environments. This will enhance IBM’s ability to address the total cloud opportunity, which according to IDC had a TAM of $1.1 trillion in 2023, with a compound annual growth rate in the high teens through 2027.1Attractive Financial Opportunity – The transaction will accelerate IBM’s growth profile over time driven by go-to-market and product synergies. This growth combined with operating efficiencies, is expected to achieve substantial near-term margin expansion for the acquired business. It is anticipated that the transaction will be accretive to Adjusted EBITDA within the first full year, post close, and free cash flow in year two.HashiCorp boasts a roster of more than 4,400 clients, including Bloomberg, Comcast, Deutsche Bank, GitHub, J.P Morgan Chase, Starbucks and Vodafone. HashiCorp’s offerings have widescale adoption in the developer community and are used by 85% of the Fortune 500. Their community products across infrastructure and security were downloaded more than 500 million times in HashiCorp’s FY2024 and include:
Terraform – provides organizations with a single workflow to provision their cloud, private datacenter, and SaaS infrastructure and continuously manage infrastructure throughout its lifecycleVault – provides organizations with identity-based security to automatically authenticate and authorize access to secrets and other sensitive dataAdditional products – Boundary for secure remote access; Consul for service-based networking; Nomad for workload orchestration; Packer for building and managing images as code; and Waypoint internal developer platformTransaction Details
Under the terms of the agreement, IBM will acquire HashiCorp for $35 per share in cash, or $6.4 billion enterprise value, net of cash. HashiCorp will be acquired with available cash on hand.
The boards of directors of IBM and HashiCorp have both approved the transaction. The acquisition is subject to approval by HashiCorp shareholders, regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.
The Company’s largest shareholders and investors, who collectively hold approximately 43% of the voting power of HashiCorp’s outstanding common stock, entered into a voting agreement with IBM pursuant to which each has agreed to vote all of their common shares in favor of the transaction and against any alternative transactions.
The transaction is expected to close by the end of 2024.
____________________1 The total cloud opportunity is the sum of the cloud-directed spends across Hardware, IT services and SW for Private and Public cloud implementation, sourced from IDC’s Worldwide Black Book Live Edition, March 2024 (V1 2024)
Conference Call Details
IBM’s regular quarterly earnings conference call is scheduled to begin at 5:00 p.m. ET, today. The Webcast may be accessed here. Presentation charts will be available shortly before the Webcast.
About IBM
IBM is a leading provider of global hybrid cloud and AI, and consulting expertise. We help clients in more than 175 countries capitalize on insights from their data, streamline business processes, reduce costs and gain the competitive edge in their industries. Thousands of government and corporate entities in critical infrastructure areas such as financial services, telecommunications and healthcare rely on IBM’s hybrid cloud platform and Red Hat OpenShift to affect their digital transformations quickly, efficiently and securely. IBM’s breakthrough innovations in AI, quantum computing, industry-specific cloud solutions and consulting deliver open and flexible options to our clients. All of this is backed by IBM’s legendary commitment to trust, transparency, responsibility, inclusivity and service. Visit www.ibm.com for more information.
About HashiCorp
HashiCorp is The Infrastructure Cloud™ company, helping organizations automate multi-cloud and hybrid environments with Infrastructure Lifecycle Management and Security Lifecycle Management. HashiCorp offers The Infrastructure Cloud on the HashiCorp Cloud Platform (HCP) for managed cloud services, as well as self-hosted enterprise offerings and community source-available products. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California. For more information, visit HashiCorp.com.
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Additional Information and Where to Find It
HashiCorp, Inc. (“HashiCorp”), the members of HashiCorp’s board of directors and certain of HashiCorp’s executive officers are participants in the solicitation of proxies from stockholders in connection with the pending acquisition of HashiCorp (the “Transaction”). HashiCorp plans to file a proxy statement (the “Transaction Proxy Statement”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in connection with the solicitation of proxies to approve the Transaction. David McJannet, Armon Dadgar, Susan St. Ledger, Todd Ford, David Henshall, Glenn Solomon and Sigal Zarmi, all of whom are members of HashiCorp’s board of directors, and Navam Welihinda, HashiCorp’s chief financial officer, are participants in HashiCorp’s solicitation. Information regarding such participants, including their direct or indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be included in the Transaction Proxy Statement and other relevant documents to be filed with the SEC in connection with the Transaction. Additional information about such participants is available under the captions “Board of Directors and Corporate Governance,” “Executive Officers” and “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management” in HashiCorp’s definitive proxy statement in connection with its 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2023 Proxy Statement”), which was filed with the SEC on May 17, 2023 (and is available at https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1720671/000114036123025250/ny20008192x1_def14a.htm). To the extent that holdings of HashiCorp’s securities have changed since the amounts printed in the 2023 Proxy Statement, such changes have been or will be reflected on Statements of Change in Ownership on Form 4 filed with the SEC (which are available at https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0001720671&type=&dateb=&owner=only&count=40&search_text=). Information regarding HashiCorp’s transactions with related persons is set forth under the caption “Related Person Transactions” in the 2023 Proxy Statement. Certain illustrative information regarding the payments to that may be owed, and the circumstances in which they may be owed, to HashiCorp’s named executive officers in a change of control of HashiCorp is set forth under the caption “Executive Compensation—Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control” in the 2023 Proxy Statement. With respect to Ms. St. Ledger, certain of such illustrative information is contained in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 7, 2023 (and is available at https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1720671/000162828023021270/hcp-20230607.htm). Promptly after filing the definitive Transaction Proxy Statement with the SEC, HashiCorp will mail the definitive Transaction Proxy Statement and a WHITE proxy card to each stockholder entitled to vote at the special meeting to consider the Transaction. STOCKHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE TRANSACTION PROXY STATEMENT (INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO) AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT HASHICORP WILL FILE WITH THE SEC WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Stockholders may obtain, free of charge, the preliminary and definitive versions of the Transaction Proxy Statement, any amendments or supplements thereto, and any other relevant documents filed by HashiCorp with the SEC in connection with the Transaction at the SEC’s website (http://www.sec.gov). Copies of HashiCorp’s definitive Transaction Proxy Statement, any amendments or supplements thereto, and any other relevant documents filed by HashiCorp with the SEC in connection with the Transaction will also be available, free of charge, at HashiCorp’s investor relations website (https://ir.hashicorp.com/), or by emailing HashiCorp’s investor relations department ([email protected]).
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this communication may be characterized as forward-looking under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially.
Statements in this communication regarding IBM and HashiCorp that are forward-looking may include statements regarding: (i) the Transaction; (ii) the expected timing of the closing of the Transaction; (iii) considerations taken into account in approving and entering into the Transaction; (iv) the anticipated benefits to, or impact of, the Transaction on IBM’s and HashiCorp’s businesses; and (v) expectations for IBM and HashiCorp following the closing of the Transaction. There can be no assurance that the Transaction will be consummated.
Risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements, in addition to those identified above, include: (i) the possibility that the conditions to the closing of the Transaction are not satisfied, including the risk that required approvals from HashiCorp’s stockholders for the Transaction or required regulatory approvals to consummate the Transaction are not obtained, on a timely basis or at all; (ii) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to a right to terminate the Transaction, including in circumstances requiring HashiCorp to pay a termination fee; (iii) possible disruption related to the Transaction to IBM’s and HashiCorp’s current plans, operations and business relationships, including through the loss of customers and employees; (iv) the amount of the costs, fees, expenses and other charges incurred by IBM and HashiCorp related to the Transaction; (v) the risk that IBM’s or HashiCorp’s stock price may fluctuate during the pendency of the Transaction and may decline if the Transaction is not completed; (vi) the diversion of IBM and HashiCorp management’s time and attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities; (vii) the response of competitors and other market participants to the Transaction; (viii) potential litigation relating to the Transaction; (ix) uncertainty as to timing of completion of the Transaction and the ability of each party to consummate the Transaction; and (x) other risks and uncertainties detailed in the periodic reports that IBM and HashiCorp filed with the SEC, including IBM’s and HashiCorp’s respective Annual Reports on Form 10-K. All forward-looking statements in this communication are based on information available to IBM and HashiCorp as of the date of this communication, and, except as required by law, IBM and HashiCorp do not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking statements provided to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made.
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Artificial Intelligence
Businessabc.net, part of Ztudium group partners with IEBF to offer GenerativeAI tools for SMEs, Adds Dilip Pungliya to Leadership
LONDON and NEW DELHI, April 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Businessabc.net part of ztudium group partners with Indo-European Business Forum IEBF and signed an MOU to collaborate in building tech AI-powered tools and trade corridors and technological solutions for businesses in India, UK, and Europe.
Businessabc.net is a global business abc AI, digital certification search engine, and directory marketplace that offers a fresh approach to business insights, and analytics and makes it accessible to every company, and employee, empowering knowledge-sharing and strategic insights across every level for businesses worldwide. Businessabc offers a digital hub marketplace to empower SMEs and businesses of all types with B2B, B2C, and AI-powered tools, that give them access to strategies, and insights and connect them with chambers of commerce, trade corridors, digital supply chains, provenance tools, and multi-store e-commerce solutions. The Indo-European Business Forum – IEBF is an independent, impartial organisation promoting two-way flows of trade, and investment in India, the UK, and EU member countries.
Businessabc.net owned by ztudium announces this strategic partnership with the IEBF and announces Dilip Pungliya as a new partner and Board Member to lead these endeavours. In this role, Mr. Pungliya, a tech, business, and data scientist executive will bring his extensive expertise in business strategy and digital transformation to lead key initiatives within the organisation.
The growth of Generative AI among Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) worldwide has been steadily gaining momentum, and in India, the UK, and Europe a burgeoning tech ecosystem is growing awareness of the transformative potential of artificial intelligence.
IEBF and Businessabc.net join forces to expand the platform with new indexes powered by Generative AI to enhance efficiency, streamline operations, and give companies a competitive edge in the market. Factors such as the availability of cost-effective AI solutions, the skilled workforce, and a global need to push towards digitalisation have contributed to the adoption of Generative AI technologies. GenAI tools and tech solutions are critical to unlocking new value for businesses and becoming the most important tools for organisations of all sizes. AI revolution through platforms such as businessabc.net semantic and GenAI search, indexes, and chatbots, can solve business problems and offer leaders integrated solutions for their growth.
IEBF has been collaborating with Governments in India, UK, and Europe,. Their contribution includes events in the UK House of Lords, Indian governmental organisations, and research and education initiatives for businesses. Created by Mr. Vijay Goel and Mr. Sunil Kumar Gupta the founders, responsibles for the organisation said about this: “We are excited to work and enhance business solutions between IEBF and Businessabc.net, part of Ztudium group. All businesses need to be aware, educated, and prepared for this new AI and digital growth tools world. Data from India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) reports that GenAI is expected to add USD 450–500 billion to India’s GDP by 2025 – 10% of the country’s USD 5 trillion GDP target. We expect to work together to empower businesses in India, the UK, and Europe joining forces with Businessabc.net to organise strategic trade corridors, events, and Indexes.”
Dinis Guarda, Founder of Ztudium / Businessabc.net, a business top thought leader, author, and Youtuber said about the partnership: “We are thrilled to work with IEBF to expand the businessabc.net solutions to India, UK, and Europe businesses and welcome Dilip Punglyia to support, lead this partnership and Ztudium group. Together we will offer cutting-edge simple tools that use genAI in business and finance. In the financial sector alone GenAI is expected to increase global gross domestic product (GDP) by 7%—nearly $7 trillion—and boost productivity growth by 1.5%, according to Goldman Sachs Research.”
Dilip Pungliya, a seasoned tech, digital, and business strategy leader with more than twenty five years of experience creating data-driven solutions will be at the forefront of this partnership. Mr. Dilip Pungliya said about this: “I’m thrilled to join businessabc.net and Ztudium leadership team and contribute to the growth of the partnership with the IEBF and its holistic company’s mission of driving innovation and digital transformation through cutting-edge technologies like AI, fintech, Web 3.0, Metaverse, and Blockchain. This partnership will allow us to create a digital ID, new AI data-driven generative tools, and scale growth for businesses in India, UK, and Europe, and Dilip’s wealth of experience and strategic vision will be invaluable as we continue to drive innovation and empower businesses with transformative technologies.”
About the Indo-European Business Forum
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