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monday.com launches AI agent marketplace for enterprises
Hyperscale

monday.com launches AI agent marketplace for enterprises

monday.com unveils Agentalent.ai, a marketplace where enterprises can recruit vetted AI agents for defined roles across their operations.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 24th Mar 2026
Access Hospitality names Aravinda Gollapudi as CTO
Software-as-a-Service

Access Hospitality names Aravinda Gollapudi as CTO

Access Hospitality appoints former Sage tech leader Aravinda Gollapudi as CTO to steer global platform expansion and agentic AI strategy.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Mon, 23rd Mar 2026
NIIT MTS wins Training Industry top content honour again
DevOps

NIIT MTS wins Training Industry top content honour again

NIIT MTS secures a sixteenth straight spot on Training Industry's Top 20 custom content developers list for 2026, citing AI-led design.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Mar 2026
HeadBox urges tighter control of corporate events spend
Software-as-a-Service

HeadBox urges tighter control of corporate events spend

HeadBox warns that fragmented control of meetings and events spend is exposing corporates to rising cost, compliance and governance risks.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Mar 2026
Hexaware unveils Agentverse AI platform for enterprises
Unified Communications

Hexaware unveils Agentverse AI platform for enterprises

Hexaware launches Agentverse, a governed AI agent platform with 600+ prebuilt agents to scale automation across enterprise operations.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Mar 2026
OutSystems named G2 Leader for enterprise AI agents
Data Protection

OutSystems named G2 Leader for enterprise AI agents

OutSystems named G2 Spring 2026 Leader for AI Agent Builders as customers push agent-based software beyond pilots into production at scale.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Mar 2026
Contentful expands ANZ operations with new local arm
Software-as-a-Service

Contentful expands ANZ operations with new local arm

Contentful opens an Australian arm and expands ANZ hiring, backing rising enterprise demand for composable digital experience tools.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2026
Synechron unifies three Australian consultancies under one
Digital Transformation

Synechron unifies three Australian consultancies under one

Synechron merges Chamonix IT, Exposé and iGreenData into a single Australian consultancy, unveiling a new national leadership team.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2026
Ramp buys Billhop to grow AI finance reach in Europe
Fintech

Ramp buys Billhop to grow AI finance reach in Europe

US fintech Ramp is buying Stockholm-based Billhop to plug its AI finance platform into Billhop's European payments rails and licences.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2026
UiPath & Deloitte launch agentic ERP for AI-first ops
Digital Transformation

UiPath & Deloitte launch agentic ERP for AI-first ops

UiPath and Deloitte unveil Agentic ERP to orchestrate AI agents, bots and people across fragmented finance and supply chain workflows.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Sat, 14th Mar 2026
Fairview selects Workday to modernise HR, finance, supply
Digital Transformation

Fairview selects Workday to modernise HR, finance, supply

Fairview selects Workday to overhaul HR, finance and supply chain in a multi-year move to a single AI-enabled operations platform.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Fri, 13th Mar 2026
AI reshapes ANZ jobs as staff turn to shadow tools
Data Analytics

AI reshapes ANZ jobs as staff turn to shadow tools

AI is reshaping ANZ jobs as firms hire and cut roles, while 67% of staff quietly turn to unapproved generative tools to get work done.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Fri, 13th Mar 2026
Luminance opens AI contract tool with clearer reasoning
DevOps

Luminance opens AI contract tool with clearer reasoning

Luminance opens its Autonomous Negotiation AI to non-lawyers, adding detailed reasoning and history for fully automated contract decisions.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 12th Mar 2026

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Monash Health adopts Oracle cloud for finance, supply
Software-as-a-Service

Monash Health adopts Oracle cloud for finance, supply

Monash Health chooses Oracle cloud to replace eight legacy systems, unifying finance and supply chain to boost efficiency and transparency.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 24th Mar 2026
Ontario plans FOI overhaul and tighter cyber rules
EduTech

Ontario plans FOI overhaul and tighter cyber rules

Ontario plans to tighten cyber rules while exempting ministers from FOI, in a major overhaul of access and privacy laws for public bodies.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2026
Singapore firms boost AI, sovereign cloud as security rises
Unified Communications

Singapore firms boost AI, sovereign cloud as security rises

Singapore enterprises ramp up generative and agentic AI while sovereign cloud spend climbs amid digital sovereignty and security fears.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 13th Mar 2026
RFPs drive 40% of enterprise revenue as AI use surges
Digital Transformation

RFPs drive 40% of enterprise revenue as AI use surges

RFPs now touch 40% of enterprise revenue as Loopio reports rising submission volumes and surging generative AI use in bid workflows.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 13th Mar 2026