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N-able launches MCP server and N-zo AI for UEM ops

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N-able adds an MCP server and in-product assistant for N-central and N-sight, aiming to bring real-time AI action to managed IT operations.
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Commvault launches AI tools to secure enterprise data

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Commvault unveils AI tools to help enterprises govern agents, prepare approved datasets and recover full-stack systems after automated changes.
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Adeptia Automate 5.2 adds AI access to integrations

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Adeptia 5.2 lets AI assistants probe live integration workflows as the software maker adds a Model Context Protocol server for real-time monitoring.
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AI agents expose major API security gap, Salt warns

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Salt warns AI agents are widening the API security gap, with 92% of organisations still short of advanced defences and 47% delaying releases.
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Atlassian adds AI visuals & partner agents to Confluence

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Atlassian adds AI visuals and partner agents to Confluence as Remix turns pages into charts, prototypes and presentations.
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Atlassian adds AI Remix & partner agents to Confluence

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Atlassian rolls out Confluence Remix and partner agents for Lovable, Replit and Gamma to turn pages into visuals, prototypes and presentations.
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Qlik customer deployments show agentic analytics in use

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Qlik says Compass Healthcare, Malmö Redhawks and Bystronic Group are using its agentic analytics in live workflows as Discovery Agent goes GA.
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Nasuni launches AI file data platform for enterprises

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Nasuni pivots from cloud file storage with Active Everywhere and AI Activate, aiming to give enterprises governed access to unstructured data for AI.
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Gainsight adds MCP support for AI retention workflows

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Gainsight adds MCP support to let customer success teams build AI agents that use live account data to automate retention and renewal work.
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Why the next phase of AI adoption will be determined less by models and more by data foundations

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AI adoption's next phase hinges on data foundations, with enterprises needing real-time pipelines, governance and portability to scale safely.
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Salesforce adds Slackbot features to boost CRM work

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Salesforce expands Slackbot with meeting notes, voice input and CRM updates, pitching the tool as a conversational hub for workplace apps.
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Opera Neon lets AI clients act directly in browser

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Opera opens Neon browser to external AI clients, letting Claude and ChatGPT work inside live sessions with tabs, log-ins and page context.
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Boomi named leader in IDC MarketScape API management

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Boomi gains Leader status in IDC MarketScape's API management assessment as enterprises seek tighter governance for AI-driven and hybrid systems.
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Zapier launches AI Guardrails for safer automated workflows

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Zapier adds AI Guardrails to its automation platform, giving teams inline checks to block risky content before it reaches business systems.
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Oracle NetSuite adds AI tools for safer data access

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Oracle NetSuite rolls out AI Connector Service upgrades with 100-plus finance templates, MCP apps and warehouse access for controlled data use.
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SAP to acquire Reltio to boost enterprise data, AI ops

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SAP will fold Reltio's master data management tools into Business Data Cloud, strengthening its bid to unify enterprise records for AI across mixed systems.
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Custom Travel Solutions launches RouteStack for AI bookings

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Custom Travel Solutions opens RouteStack, giving AI assistants live hotel inventory and a direct path to bookings as it eyes wider travel categories.
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OpenAI launches safety bug bounty for AI abuse risks

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OpenAI opens public Safety Bug Bounty to find agentic prompt injection, data exfiltration and other AI misuse risks.
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Xero expands developer tools with new webhook events

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Xero rolls out credit notes webhooks and new API pricing for app partners as it tightens permissions, recertification and developer access.
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Smartsheet launches AI server for work management data

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Smartsheet unveils an AI server that plugs tools like Claude into live project data, with thousands of early users driving real-time updates.