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What’s Behind the Acquisition of NFS Technology by Korbyt?
This Research Note examines what’s behind Korbyt’s latest move to acquire NFS Technology. We review the deal in the context of the workplace experience and resource scheduling software sectors, highlighting the strategic rationale for the acquisition and assessing the market trends and consolidation in the overall workplace technology market. Korbyt Korbyt is a Texas-based SaaS […]

What’s Behind the HqO Decision to Acquire Symbiosy Smart Office Platform?
This Research Note examines what’s behind HqO’s decision to acquire the Symbiosy platform from HB Reavis. We review the deal in the context of HqO’s tenant experience and workplace management strategy and assess their strategic partnerships and investments in the last two years. HqO Profile Founded in 2018, Boston, US-based HqO offers a Real Estate […]

Amazon One Enterprise’s Palm-based Access Control Assessed
Faces, fingers, and eyes have so far dominated the biometric access control landscape but retail giant Amazon is betting on palms to redefine the future of physical security. Initially released in 2020, the palm-based access control solution Amazon One has been gradually building momentum in the retail and hospitality sectors. Now the recent release of […]

Hybrid Work: Driving the Workplace Technology Market!
Here is the recording and presentation from our live stream last Friday, discussing the impact of hybrid work practices on commercial real estate and how it is driving growth in the workplace technology market. We discussed how growth is being driven by businesses exploring reconfigured solutions for hybrid work spaces and an emphasis on real-time […]

Workplace Management Platform Provider Jooxter Doubles in Size with Acquisition of Wx Solutions
This Research Note examines Jooxter, a French workplace management startup and its May 2023 acquisition of Wx Solutions, part of Sodexo Group. Founded in the Nord de France region at Euratechnologies in 2014, Lille-based Jooxter is a provider of a SaaS workplace management platform that enables employees and their managers to work more efficiently. It […]

Workplace Experience Apps Emerge Across the Global Office Market
Apps have become so integrated into our daily lives over the past 15 years it is easy to forget what life was like before them or underestimate the influence they have today. Apps have quickly moved beyond the games, media, and social purposes that dominated early years to take on critical aspects in our lives, […]

The Integration of Workplace Experience with Critical Building Operations
Technology is changing commercial office buildings in order to improve how occupants use and interact with their work space. One of the most visible signs of this trend has been the rise of workplace experience platforms and apps that aim to simplify the interaction between occupants and buildings to increase employee productivity and engagement. A […]

Hybrid Work, Office Consolidation & the Rise of Workplace Experience Apps
“The workplace management industry is in the early stages of a fundamental change, where companies need new ways to deliver an environment that the modern workforce demands,” explains our new research on the global workplace experience apps market. “Over the last three years, the market for workplace experience platforms has evolved and accelerated as a […]