Productivity stories
Clients across Australia and New Zealand stand to gain from a boost in planning tools after Cortell and CorPlan were named IBM partners of the year.
Enterprise customers at One NZ now get mobile services in minutes, after the telco linked Salesforce, Oracle and internal systems with UiPath.
The update should cut manual access approvals and give organisations clearer reporting from their security systems, while improving accessibility.
Working capital has been freed up at ETEL, with automated cloud planning replacing spreadsheets and trimming stock across sites.
The travel and spend group gains room to invest in AI and product after replacing its 2024 borrowing deal on improved terms.
Smaller firms' shift towards higher-spec devices is widening Europe's pricing gap, with reseller average selling prices rising far faster than retail chains.
The funding will help the clubwear platform expand into the US, UK and Middle East as it tackles a manual supply chain for grassroots teams.
It aims to cut alert fatigue and speed investigations by using network data to prioritise issues and automate routine remediation for IT teams.
Remote technicians in patchy network areas should see clearer feeds as Microsoft's video sharpening tool cuts downtime and site visits.
The hire is aimed at strengthening UKG's global sales push as software rivals race to turn AI features into practical workforce tools.
The new funding will help Triomics expand its AI platform across US cancer centres as it tackles labour-intensive oncology records and trial matching.
The partnership will equip the smallest Formula 1 team with tools to manage travel, expenses and payments across more than 20 races a year.
Airlines could trim disruption costs by up to 30% as SITA folds Big Blue Analytics' recovery software into its operations portfolio.
Most Australian healthcare providers are stuck in pilot mode as weak data, governance and operating models limit wider AI rollout.
Bad data is costing Australian firms about AUD A$493,000 a year and slowing decisions in mid-sized businesses.
Professional services firms may recover unbilled work as two software providers link planning data with automated tracking to curb margin loss.
Accounting partners can now query live practice data in seconds, as Firm360's new beta tool targets billing and profitability decisions.
Media firms now face a fragmented market where ad revenue has overtaken subscriptions, making end-to-end automation a commercial necessity.
Independent accountants could cut preparation time sharply as a rebrand signals Current's wider bet on AI tools and shared services.
The full rollout could reduce administration and compliance burdens for Patronus Partners as wealth managers look to join up legacy systems with AI.