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Acumatica embeds AI across cloud ERP in 2026 R2 update
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Acumatica embeds AI across cloud ERP in 2026 R2 update

about 5 hours ago

Mid-market users will get embedded AI, a new analytics layer and industry-specific upgrades as routine ERP tasks shift onto Acumatica's 2026 R2 platform.

Karen Joy Bacudo
KAREN JOY BACUDO Finance Editor
NZX

Booster adds NZD $7.4 million to university spin-out fund

The extra funding will expand backing for early-stage science companies, with retail investors already getting indirect exposure through Booster products.

about 19 hours ago · Karen Joy Bacudo
Government Communications Security Bureau

Hampton urges all-of-society response to security threats

New Zealand faces mounting espionage, cyber and terrorism risks, with Andrew Hampton saying communities and businesses must help spot them.

about 19 hours ago · Raphael Veloso
Capital Management

New Zealand health manufacturing revenue rises 55%

Yet a steep drop in purchase orders suggests New Zealand health manufacturers are still cautious about inventory despite stronger sales and margins.

about 20 hours ago · Karen Joy Bacudo
Palo Alto Networks

SSS launches managed security service in New Zealand

Public bodies and mid-market firms in New Zealand can now use a single managed cyber service to cut tool sprawl and relieve overstretched IT teams.

about 22 hours ago · Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin
Big Data

Inside McDonald's push to have AI price your Big Mac

The shift could widen gaps in what customers pay for the same meal and sharpen scrutiny of how far the chain can steer franchisee prices.

1 day ago · RNZ
Inland Revenue Department

How to cut public sector jobs? A much more aggressive approach to AI

The proposed cuts could deepen service risks, as officials urged ministers to back a much more aggressive push into AI and digitisation.

1 day ago · RNZ

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