Manchester digital adoption platform (DAP) vendor, AppLearn, has been acquired by US-firm, Nexthink for an undisclosed sum.
Nexthink is a leader in digital employee experience (DEX) management software; supporting customers globally with all aspects of digital workplace management.
The move comes as Nexthink celebrates its 20th anniversary as a pioneer of the DEX space.
Andrew Avanessian, CEO of AppLearn, said: “This is a huge move that will accelerate the power of DEX, and we’re incredibly excited to be part of it. Nexthink are a fantastic company, and we have a shared vision of eliminating digital friction within the workplace.
“We’ve achieved a lot at AppLearn. If we rewind to 2011, AppLearn was a family-run services business offering digital transformation consultancy. Since then, we’ve received multiple rounds of investment, we’ve transitioned to a product-led model, we’ve acquired another business to accelerate our product capabilities, we’ve secured numerous workplace culture and growth awards, and we’ve been recognized by leading analyst houses. That is something everyone within this business—past and present—should be incredibly proud of.”
The combined offering, integrating AppLearn’s real-time contextual guidance and analytics with Nexthink’s end-to-end visibility, AI-driven automation capabilities, and user sentiment analysis, provides IT with unparalleled control to confidently drive all digital transformation projects and beyond.
Avanessian continued: “Combining two category leaders allows us to bring to market an end-to-end DEX solution designed to eliminate digital friction and drive ROI from software investments. I’m excited to see what the future has in store. On to the next chapter.”
Yassine Zaied, chief strategy officer at Nexthink, added: “Today, digital transformation is an absolute necessity for business success. Yet, the quest to enhance services for employees often leads to disappointments for both the workforce and IT departments. Nexthink capabilities enable IT to avoid those incidents and impediments that can ruin digital transformation projects, while also driving down the total cost of IT per user.”
