Productivity stories - Page 17

Keltbray has launched an AI and data academy with Multiverse to upskill staff, boost productivity and support growth in regulated sectors.

8x8 rolls out AI-powered customer view, workforce tools and richer WhatsApp flows to cut contact centre handling times and boost planning.

Axis finds intelligent video moving beyond security as firms use cameras for analytics, cloud adoption rises, and unified platforms gain favour.

Emesent launches GX1 mobile scanner, promising survey-grade accuracy and site survey times slashed by up to 95% for construction teams.

Celonis and LeafLabs unveil an app to decode robot fleet data, linking factory‑floor telemetry to real‑world supply chain performance.

IT leaders cool on cloud-only and AI-first as lock-in fears rise, eyeing hybrid models, faster VDI swaps and tighter rules on AI spend.

Palo Alto Networks beat quarterly estimates but flagged weaker next-quarter earnings, unsettling investors despite stronger revenue and contract growth.

eflow launches RegCheck audit to help mid-market financial firms cut fragmented compliance tech stacks that can add up to 30% to costs.

Franchise leaders enter 2026 juggling AI ambitions with the need for tighter operational consistency, compliance and staff engagement.

Sage has embedded new AI tools in Sage Intacct to speed period-end close, sharpen cash visibility and cut manual finance workloads.

One Identity appoints Michael Henricks as combined finance and operations chief to steer scaling identity security business growth.

Liverpool John Moores University launches AI Academy with Multiverse to upskill 134 staff and free hours weekly for teaching and research.

Cognizant is expanding its Google Cloud partnership to accelerate enterprise deployment of agentic AI using Gemini Enterprise at scale.

TerraPay and Sabre have struck a multi-year deal to power instant cross-border bank payouts for travel agencies, airlines and hotels.

Agentic AI in live contact centres is slashing rollout times, lifting self-service above 80% and boosting customer satisfaction by up to 20%.

Stop wasting budget on grunt work: use agentic automation to handle competitor intel, reporting, SEO and lead routing so marketers drive revenue.

Ramp launches an AI Accounting Agent that codes transactions, handles accruals and reconciles ERP data to speed up the month-end close.

ECI opens registration for its 2026 Connect conference in Las Vegas, promising hands-on, practical AI guidance for everyday business use.

AI-first auto retailer Ever raises USD $31m Series A led by Eclipse to scale its platform and push nationwide across the US market.

Viasat survey finds 91% of industrial IoT decision-makers plan to add satellite-powered D2D connectivity within 18 months despite cost fears.