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Merkle expands ASDA partnership for George digital growth

ASDA is betting on George's online sales growth as Merkle takes a broader role in a five-year plan to improve the brand's digital offer.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week

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Hybrid Cloud

Pathlock & mindsquare expand DACH governance access

The tie-up gives German-speaking enterprises a local route to tighter SAP access controls as support changes and cloud migration raise compliance pressure.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday

Software-as-a-Service

Forrester model flags AI winners & losers in markets

Labour-heavy services face the biggest squeeze as AI shifts spending towards infrastructure, data management and security, Forrester says.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday

Virtual Private Networks

Clop-linked web shell hits Windchill in new exploit

Manufacturers face credential theft and engineering-data loss after a tailored Windchill web shell tied to Clop exploited CVE-2026-12569.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 2 days ago

Manufacturing

Infosys signs AI deal to modernise Knorr-Bremse IT

The long-term arrangement should cut outages and speed up issue resolution across Knorr-Bremse's global SAP, engineering and PLM systems.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 3 days ago

Data Analytics

Rimini Street names Costello Chief Operating Officer

The third-party software support provider is broadening its leadership bench as it pushes for faster global growth and tighter delivery control.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week

Software-as-a-Service

Oracle launches APEX AI generator on Autonomous AI Database

The new tool aims to speed enterprise app building while keeping AI-generated outputs governable, auditable and easier to deploy safely.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

High Performance Computing

Zapata partners QuEra to develop quantum use cases

Enterprise users could gain a clearer path to quantum applications as Zapata and QuEra work to bridge today's hardware gap before fault-tolerant systems arrive.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

DevOps

Google details Gemini code conversion for PostgreSQL

Google has explained how Gemini-based code conversion supports PostgreSQL migrations from commercial database platforms.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Software-as-a-Service

Invercargill council completes first cloud payroll

The new platform should improve payroll accuracy and reporting for about 550 staff as the council phases out ageing systems across its operations.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week

Software-as-a-Service

HCLSoftware appoints Ashish Shreykar as Vice President

The hire comes as enterprise software groups race to align products with AI-driven automation, security and governance demands.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week

Data Protection

Tech Data signs Wasabi distribution deal in Singapore

Rising storage demand and ransomware fears are driving the agreement, giving partners in Singapore and Malaysia access to Wasabi cloud products.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • This month

Software-as-a-Service

Cloudflare launches open-source AI workspace for firms

The browser-based system aims to let staff use AI across internal tools without new infrastructure, while tightening access and oversight.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • This month

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Software-as-a-Service

Rillet raises USD $100 million at USD $1 billion valuation

The funding doubles the accounting software group's total raised to more than USD $200 million as customers adopt AI tools for finance teams.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Today

Software-as-a-Service

Pricefx adds bring-your-own AI to pricing platform

Customers can query live pricing data in Microsoft Copilot, Claude or ChatGPT as Pricefx opens its platform to approved enterprise AI assistants.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Today

Software-as-a-Service

SAP study warns of AI sprawl across big businesses

SAP's survey of 2,600 executives finds fragmented AI use is limiting returns, with data gaps and weak governance slowing rollout.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Software-as-a-Service

KPMG India & Zoho strike digital transformation alliance

Enterprises could gain a single route to cloud modernisation, as the deal pairs consulting with software amid tighter data-residency rules and AI ambitions.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week