Accenture has announced plans to acquire Mindcurv, the cloud-native digital experience and data analytics company. As a member of the MACH Alliance, Mindcurv works with businesses to design and implement innovative and scalable digital experience platforms. The acquisition remains subject to customary closing conditions, and following its completion, Mindcurv will become part of Accenture Song, Accenture’s digital creative services arm. 

“This strategic move will enhance our ability to provide innovative, tailor-made cloud solutions, empowering clients with an unparalleled end-to-end digital experience in commerce transformation. Together, with Accenture’s broader suite of services, our investment in AI and our ecosystem partners, we are increasing our ability to meet client’s customers’ needs,” said Max Morielli, President for Accenture Song, EMEA.

Elsewhere, dotCMS has hired a new VP of Product, Sitecore emphasizes its focus on composability at Sitecore DX Dubai, and WordPress users are increasingly unhappy with the CMS.

Featured Stories

• dotCMS Announces New Vice President of Product, Preston So: “We are deeply focused on innovation as we solve complex content management challenges for our customers. Preston’s experience will help us bring cutting-edge products to our customers.”

• Sitecore DX Dubai: Shedding Light on Sitecore’s Customer Focus: “No single company can do everything. It’s important to integrate with different systems. We [at Sitecore] want you to have a choice. We want you to be able to disrupt your own technology stack and combine anything you want.”

• Bold Commerce Launches New Partner Program to Transform Brands’ Checkout Experiences: “Our new enablement program provides agencies with the technology and proven approach to power brands’ transition to composable, starting with checkout. An initiative that brands have consistently avoided will now be the starting point for their fully composable ecommerce infrastructure.”

• Acquia Announces 2023 Partner Award Winners: “Acquia partners in the Americas, Asia, and EMEA have proven that they are at the forefront of innovation and accelerating customers’ ability to generate measurable ROI.”

New RFPs From DXP360

• [New] [RFP Value: $315,000] Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Website Development Project: Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park aims to enhance the visitor experience through the design, development, and launch of a new, user-friendly, informative, and visually appealing website.

• [New] [RFP Value: $35,000] Congleton Town Council Website Upgrade: Congleton Town Council, committed to serving its community more effectively, is seeking a partnership with a professional agency or company for its website enhancement project. The aim is to revamp www.congleton-tc.gov.uk into a more dynamic, accessible, and user-friendly platform that aligns with current digital standards.

• [New] [RFP Value: $16,750] Dental Practice CRM System Development Project: This initiative seeks to create a CRM system specifically for dental practices in the USA, aiming to streamline operations, boost patient engagement, and enhance practice management.

• [New] [RFP Value: $12,000] Knutsford Town Council Website Development Project: The Knutsford Town Council, supported by funding from the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF), is inviting proposals for the creation of a destination website. This initiative aims to elevate Knutsford's profile as a top visitor destination, with the objective of boosting tourism and fostering local business involvement.

Stories that caught our eye

1. Breaking Down the 2024 Magic Quadrant: CX Today summarizes the key points from the recent Gartner Magic Quadrant for DXPs. 

2. Algolia Unveils New Looking Similar Capability: Part of the search platform’s AI Recommendations solution. 

3. TechBlocks Joins BigCommerce Agency Partner Program: Offering customers headless and composable commerce support. 

4. Deploying a CMS For Small Businesses: Samsung breaks down some of the features of its VTX CMS. 

5. WordPress Users Are Unhappy: WordPress is trending downward among content management systems. 

6. [Event]: MACH Three Jun 17 - 18, 2024: MACH Alliance’s next conference is happening in NYC.

The word on the street…

1. [LinkedIn]: This missing piece in digital experiences?: Foolproof’s Experience Design Director Paola Roccuzzo makes the case for adding content design/UX writing to the headless mix. 

2. [LinkedIn]: When to break the monolith: Orium VP of Sales Thomas Mulried gives some pointers about when businesses should consider moving away from legacy commerce systems. 

3. [Reddit]: Looking for a good multi-tenant CMS: This Redditor needs some assistance.