Salesforce has agreed to acquire Rune Technologies to integrate its specialized supply-forecasting tools into the Missionforce public sector unit. Rune designs artificial intelligence systems that direct shipments, plan resources, and anticipate logistical needs even under zero-connectivity conditions. The transaction is slated to conclude during the fourth quarter of Salesforce's fiscal year 2027, though financial terms remain undisclosed. This buyout builds on the division's 80 percent year-over-year growth recorded just one year following its initial launch.
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The acquisition provides Salesforce with combat-ready logistics tools already trusted by…: The acquisition provides Salesforce with combat-ready logistics tools already trusted by the U.S. Army and the U.S. Marine Corps.
Tech leadership is aggressively purchasing AI-centric companies to alleviate Wall Street…: Tech leadership is aggressively purchasing AI-centric companies to alleviate Wall Street fears regarding conventional software obsolescence.
Completion of the Rune transaction is expected to occur in the fourth quarter of Salesfor…: Completion of the Rune transaction is expected to occur in the fourth quarter of Salesforce's fiscal year 2027.
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Oct 29 : Business software maker Salesforce said on Thursday it would buy defense technology company Rune Technologies to expand its Missionforce business, which serves the US military and government agencies.
Rune makes AI-powered software that helps troops forecast supply needs, plan the use of resources and decide where to send them, including in places with little or no network connection.
• The US Army and US Marine Corps already use Rune's technology, Salesforce said
• The financial terms of the deal were not immediately disclosed
• Salesforce said a year after the launch of Missionforce, its defense business was growing 80 per cent year-over-year, with customers in all six branches of the US military
• Salesforce has been broadening its AI offerings through acquisitions as investors worry that fast AI adoption could erode demand for traditional software
• It agreed to buy AI marketing software maker Braze for about $5.66 billion last week, signed a $3.6 billion deal for AI agent platform Fin earlier this year and an $8 billion deal for Informatica last year
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