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MarketAxess names William Quan Chief Technology Officer

Thu, 26th Feb 2026
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MarketAxess has appointed William Quan as chief technology officer to drive global platform modernisation and expand AI across its systems.
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BPC named tech leader in 2025 SPARK Matrix ranking

Wed, 25th Feb 2026
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BPC has been named a technology leader in QKS Group's 2025 SPARK Matrix for merchant payment platforms, recognising SmartVista's breadth.
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Automation Fair highlights AI & skills to drive factory future

Wed, 19th Nov 2025
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Rockwell Automation's fair in Chicago draws 15,000+ to explore AI, autonomous systems, and skills shaping factory productivity and sustainability worldwide.
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Kordia & Arqiva bring new cloud solutions to New Zealand media

Wed, 8th Oct 2025
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Kordia partners with Arqiva to launch cloud-based media solutions in New Zealand, boosting broadcasters with scalable, cost-effective digital tools for five years.
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ThoughtSpot joins Snowflake to launch open data semantics OSI

Thu, 25th Sep 2025
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ThoughtSpot teams with Snowflake to launch the Open Semantic Interchange, an open source effort to standardise data semantics across platforms and tools.
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NiCE named leader in 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for CCaaS

Thu, 11th Sep 2025
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NiCE has topped the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for CCaaS, leading in both Ability to Execute and Completeness of Vision for the first time.
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Maritime firms upbeat on AI yet struggle to scale beyond pilots

Thu, 28th Aug 2025
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Maritime firms view AI positively but face challenges scaling beyond pilots, with just 11% having formal strategies to expand AI use beyond trials.
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Vertiv launches scalable OneCore solution for high-density data centres

Thu, 7th Aug 2025
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Vertiv launches OneCore, a scalable, prefabricated infrastructure system to speed up high-density data centre deployment globally for AI and HPC.
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Planday rebuilds website with Hygraph & Blazity for global growth

Tue, 5th Aug 2025
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Planday is revamping its website with Hygraph and Blazity to offer localised, scalable digital experiences across eight international markets.
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NexGen Cloud unveils Hyperstack AI Studio for enterprises

Thu, 10th Jul 2025
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NexGen Cloud launches Hyperstack AI Studio, an end-to-end AI platform for enterprises, offering scalable, secure development on a usage-based pricing model.
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Azul & JetBrains partner to boost Kotlin performance on JVM

Fri, 23rd May 2025
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Azul and JetBrains have teamed up to boost the runtime performance and scalability of Kotlin applications on the JVM, enhancing efficiency for developers.
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Citi invests in Starburst to advance secure AI data solutions

Fri, 23rd May 2025
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Starburst secures strategic investment from Citi to advance its scalable, secure data platform, supporting AI-ready solutions for global enterprises and major banks.
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Siemens launches AI-powered PCB design tools for smaller teams

Fri, 23rd May 2025
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Siemens launches AI-powered PADS Pro Essentials and Xpedition Standard software to simplify PCB design for small and mid-sized electronics businesses.
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Centrel unveils plug-and-play tool to simplify IT documentation

Fri, 23rd May 2025
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CENTREL Solutions launches XIA Configuration Express, a plug-and-play tool simplifying IT documentation with quick install and automated branding features.
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Plainsight unveils OpenFilter to simplify vision AI pipelines

Thu, 22nd May 2025
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Plainsight launches OpenFilter, an open source platform under Apache 2.0 licence to simplify and scale production-grade computer vision AI applications.
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Iktos makes Makya drug design AI accessible on AWS Marketplace

Thu, 8th May 2025
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Iktos partners with AWS to launch its AI drug design tool Makya on AWS Marketplace, boosting global access for pharma companies to accelerate drug discovery.
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Why multi-subsidiary management is where accounting software breaks

Mon, 5th May 2025
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As businesses add subsidiaries, basic accounting software falters, creating manual woes and scaling issues that cloud ERP systems can resolve efficiently.
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ADLINK & Elma partner to offer rugged computing for railways

Thu, 24th Apr 2025
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ADLINK Technology and Elma Electronic partner to deliver rugged computing solutions for railway and mission-critical applications, ensuring reliability in harsh environments.
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AI agents crucial to app development in APAC, says report

Thu, 3rd Apr 2025
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Salesforce's latest report reveals over 80% of APAC software leaders see AI agents as vital for app development, highlighting a shift towards low-code tools.
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G+D & AWS partner to advance cloud-based eSIM solutions

Fri, 7th Mar 2025
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Giesecke+Devrient teams up with Amazon Web Services to enhance eSIM technology, forecasting market growth from $4.7 billion in 2023 to $16.3 billion by 2027.