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Microsoft Reportedly Eyeing Software Automation Startup

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Kevin McLaughlin
· · Source: Bloomberg

Microsoft is in talks to acquire Softomotive, a seller of “robotic process automation” software based in the U.K., reported Bloomberg. Such a deal, if it happens, would be the latest sign of Microsoft’s interest in RPA, which uses software-based robots to automate repetitive manual tasks such as responding to emails and updating sales management systems. Buying Softomotive would fit with...

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