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Trusted data is the backbone of digital healthcare

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Patient data quality becomes a crucial trust test as AI, telehealth and interoperability reshape digital healthcare.
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Humanforce launches Connect for frontline labour fulfilment

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Humanforce broadens frontline labour platform with Connect, uniting agency management, private marketplaces and contingent workforce orchestration.
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Legacy tech blocks AI projects across Asia Pacific

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IDC study says outdated systems are stalling AI rollouts across Asia Pacific, while digitally mature firms far outpace peers on revenue.
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Workday expands ANZ student systems push after Gartner nod

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Workday's higher education software wins a second Gartner Leader nod as it rolls out student records tools to universities in Australia and New Zealand.
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5 key take aways for CIOs from Celonis' 2026 Process Optimisation Report

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CIOs warned AI will miss ROI without process intelligence as Celonis survey finds 85% of firms eyeing agentic enterprise status and 76% held back.
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New Government Digital Delivery Agency to cut NZD spending

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New Zealand to centralise digital spending in new Public Service Commission agency, with Judith Collins saying reforms could trim NZD $3.9 billion in costs.
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Exclusive: Celonis global banking head says AI rollout hinges on process intelligence

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Banks are slowing AI rollouts as they prioritise process visibility, with Celonis arguing execution depends on understanding how work flows today.
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Why Legal Services demand is about to grow, not shrink

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AI in legal services is unlikely to shrink demand, with clients seeking more senior expertise and using efficiency gains to unlock latent work.
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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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Sidetrade launches AI-native plan with three new products

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Sidetrade sets out a four-year push into AI-driven order-to-cash, with three new products due in 2026 and a shift towards usage-linked revenue.
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5 eCommerce trends set to define 2026

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Ecommerce in 2026: AI shoppers, social sales and returns pressure push retailers to rethink data, compliance and cross-border growth.
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Persistent launches merchant fraud tool on Databricks

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Persistent and Databricks launch Merchant Risk Management and Fraud Detection solution for banks and payment providers facing rising digital payment fraud.
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Kyndryl launches AI Digital Twin for the workplace

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Kyndryl's AI workplace Digital Twin uses Microsoft Foundry to spot IT faults before staff are hit, as firms seek faster, predictive support.
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Layercake & Ceeblue launch sub-second streaming service

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Layercake joins Ceeblue to offer sub-second live video streaming with automated failover, broad CDN support and instant VOD replay.
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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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Trintech adds AI tools to financial close workflows

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Trintech expands embedded AI across close processes with Beacon assistant, aiming to speed journal entries, matching and risk checks.
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Affirmo: Could AI make a reality of IoT dreams?

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Affirmo's Lip Sing Tay says AI can unlock smarter real-time location tracking, as the Singapore firm targets tougher IoT use cases.
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Oracle launches agentic apps across Fusion Cloud suite

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Oracle unveils 25 AI-powered apps across finance, HR and customer service, as it pushes agentic software deeper into core business workflows.
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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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Twilio survey finds conversational AI adoption gap widens

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Twilio survey shows conversational AI is moving from pilots to live use, with current adopters reporting stronger governance confidence and clearer business gains.