Productivity stories
Asia Pacific buyers are replacing ageing storage to ready data systems for AI, helping Hitachi Vantara lift product revenue 52% in the region.
Customers could cut carbon and waste more easily as Verdantix praised Blue Yonder for embedding sustainability data into supply chain planning and execution.
The update could help organisations cut downtime and make better use of space as Eptura ties AI to workplace, asset and real estate data.
Firms launching wallet services could cut launch delays as the pre-integrated setup joins payments, issuing, identity and ledger tools.
The validation could help banks, retailers and travel groups cut manual payment matching work while keeping cardholder data inside their own systems.
Public sector agencies and enterprises in Asia Pacific and Japan are using Appian partners to speed up workflows and cut manual work.
Australian employers are losing customers and delaying contracts as skilled vacancies linger for weeks, a survey of 214 firms found.
The overhaul has unlocked trapped procurement data and helped the building products maker set up 18 interfaces in just 12 days.
Tender teams at HEB Construction are now saving hours on bids after AI turned scattered staff CVs into reusable, structured data.
Organisations facing tougher compliance checks in Australia and New Zealand can now swap spreadsheet risk logs for AI-guided assessments and reports.
Despite softer confidence, most Australian SMEs still expect to meet targets, with price rises and technology investment helping offset cost pressure.
New Zealand users are saving hours a week with ChatGPT, as the tool is used for work, budgets, health checks and trip planning.
The new models are 11% thinner and up to 16% lighter, giving small firms portable work PCs with basic security and broader port options.
Year-end reporting and AI growth are exposing costly data sprawl, as many firms struggle to safely retire legacy systems without disruption.
Unused subscriptions and forgotten renewals are costing UK businesses up to GBP £8.9 billion a year, a new model says.
The new system aims to spare education finance teams month-end corrections by aligning spending with budgets from the outset.
The deal adds about GBP £8 million in revenue and 90 staff, giving customers wider access to automation, data and AI services.
Tender teams at HEB Construction now save hours per bid after AI turned scattered staff records into tailored CVs and bios.
Five Indian financial firms will get free support to shift AI pilots into live customer-service systems under a new Blue Machines AI programme.
Telcos could cut manual handovers and supplier rebuilds as the software embeds AI into ordering, support and billing workflows.