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8x8 wins Gold for Engage at New York design awards

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8x8's Engage platform has won Gold at the NY Product Design Awards, with judges praising its unified workspace for customer-facing staff.
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Minor Hotels unveils global AI platform with Google

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Minor Hotels teams up with Google, Salesforce, OneTrust and Deloitte on an AI-led data platform to sharpen guest service across 640 properties.
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MSPs face AI adoption hurdle over governance rules

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AvePoint and Omdia find governance and compliance are stalling AI adoption for MSP customers, as demand outpaces providers' readiness.
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Governance & compliance block MSP AI adoption, report says

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Governance and compliance are stalling MSP AI rollouts, with AvePoint and Omdia finding operational strain is widening the gap between investment and delivery.
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C3 AI launches C3 Code to speed enterprise AI apps

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C3 AI rolls out C3 Code to help business users build governed enterprise AI apps in hours, with agents handling design, testing and deployment.
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ServiceNow makes AI standard across entire platform

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ServiceNow has made AI a standard feature across its platform, adding new tools for enterprise customers in Canada and beyond.
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Optimizely training sparks surge in marketing AI agents

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Optimizely training programme sees 375 AI agents built in five days as waitlist tops 1,500 amid rising enterprise marketing demand.
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Why the Chatbot is not your AI strategy

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Chatbots are easy to sell, but businesses seeking real AI gains should be looking at systems intelligence, says an expert.
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V2 AI wins Databricks Silver Partner status in APAC

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V2 AI has secured Databricks Silver Partner status, strengthening its credentials as it targets more data and AI work across Asia-Pacific.
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Levanta acquires Perch+ to expand Amazon marketplace

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Levanta buys Perch+ as it broadens creator and affiliate tools for Amazon sellers, adding hundreds of merchants and publishers to its platform.
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Private equity-backed firms trail venture rivals on AI

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Private equity-backed firms use paid AI tools more than most peers, but many still struggle to turn sponsor pressure into practical finance gains.
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Gainsight adds MCP support for AI retention workflows

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Gainsight adds MCP support to let customer success teams build AI agents that use live account data to automate retention and renewal work.
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Why the next phase of AI adoption will be determined less by models and more by data foundations

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AI adoption's next phase hinges on data foundations, with enterprises needing real-time pipelines, governance and portability to scale safely.
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Datadog launches Experiments to track product impact

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Datadog broadens observability push with Experiments, letting product teams run A/B tests and link release decisions to warehouse and usage data.
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Radix sets Houston industrial AI event for 2026

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Radix has set out a Houston industrial AI event for 2026, aiming to help energy and manufacturing leaders turn pilots into operational gains.
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Gresham renames S&P Global EDM platform as Opus EDM

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Gresham renames acquired enterprise data platform Opus EDM, keeping it separate from Prime EDM and planning AI features for 2026.
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Zendesk names Bikram Mazumdar VP Asia to drive growth

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Zendesk appoints Bikram Mazumdar as Vice President, Asia, as it looks to accelerate AI-powered service growth across key markets in the region.
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Oracle launches restaurant operations platform for chains

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Oracle and NetSuite unveil restaurant operations platform for chains, uniting inventory, scheduling and cash management with AI across 110 countries.
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Oracle NetSuite adds AI tools for safer data access

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Oracle NetSuite rolls out AI Connector Service upgrades with 100-plus finance templates, MCP apps and warehouse access for controlled data use.
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SAP to acquire Reltio to boost enterprise data, AI ops

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SAP will fold Reltio's master data management tools into Business Data Cloud, strengthening its bid to unify enterprise records for AI across mixed systems.