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Cequence names Russ Schafer Chief Marketing Officer
Digital Transformation

Cequence names Russ Schafer Chief Marketing Officer

The cybersecurity company is scaling into agentic AI security after its strongest quarter yet and a record deal, as customer demand accelerates.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Today
NewsCubby launches free My Day planning tool online
Weather

NewsCubby launches free My Day planning tool online

The free service could keep users on one site for headlines, appointments and lists, as NewsCubby begins testing a wider phone experience.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Today
Nvidia & Microsoft unveil AI agents for Windows PCs
Gaming

Nvidia & Microsoft unveil AI agents for Windows PCs

The move could keep AI work on-device, as Microsoft adds security controls for agents while Nvidia brings its chips to Windows PCs.

By Mara Sugue • 5 min read • Today
8x8 names Boris Grinshpun as company's Product Chief
Unified Communications

8x8 names Boris Grinshpun as company's Product Chief

The move comes as 8x8 pushes harder into AI-powered customer experience tools across its communications software portfolio.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Today
Klarna & FreshBooks add BNPL to small business invoices
Financial Systems

Klarna & FreshBooks add BNPL to small business invoices

The integration gives US and Canadian FreshBooks users a way to collect invoices through Klarna without extra setup, while keeping cash flow predictable.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Today
Nearly 70% of mobile market now backs satellite deals
Internet of Things

Nearly 70% of mobile market now backs satellite deals

GSMA Intelligence says satellite has moved into telecoms mainstream, as operators covering nearly 70% of global subscribers sign up for partnerships.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 7 min read • Yesterday
Forrester warns AI costs will cut B2C marketing plans
Customer Experience

Forrester warns AI costs will cut B2C marketing plans

Higher AI spend will force B2C marketers to trim a third of planned projects as usage-based pricing pushes budgets under strain.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • Yesterday
ECI names Ron Books as Chief Executive Officer again
Enterprise Resource Planning

ECI names Ron Books as Chief Executive Officer again

The handover keeps ECI's growth plans intact, with Trevor Gruenewald retiring after 18 years while Ron Books returns to the top job.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Today
Finance leaders favour visibility & planning over cuts
Artificial Intelligence

Finance leaders favour visibility & planning over cuts

More finance teams are using data and planning tools to protect growth spending as volatility makes broad cuts less attractive.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Today
Australian marketers back mindset ads over content
Research and Development

Australian marketers back mindset ads over content

A new survey suggests Australian teams are more convinced than UK and US peers that ads work better when matched to a consumer's mindset.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Yesterday
BeyondTrust: Agentic AI is an 'old new' identity problem
Privileged Access Management

BeyondTrust: Agentic AI is an 'old new' identity problem

Gartner says Fortune 500 firms could run 150,000 AI agents by 2028, raising the risk of overprivileged machine identities.

By Donovan Jackson • 5 min read • Today
Print remains biggest Zero Trust blind spot, survey finds
Manufacturing

Print remains biggest Zero Trust blind spot, survey finds

Print systems are still causing weekly outages for many firms, with just 16% of enterprise IT leaders saying they are covered by Zero Trust measures.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Yesterday
Percona launches Valkey-proxy to ease Redis migration
Data sovereignty

Percona launches Valkey-proxy to ease Redis migration

It could let firms shift from commercial Redis to open source Valkey without rewriting application code for clustered deployments.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Yesterday

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iCOUNTER appoints Mark FitzPatrick as Chief Financial
Breach Prevention

iCOUNTER appoints Mark FitzPatrick as Chief Financial

The cybersecurity company is strengthening financial oversight as it scales its threat intelligence platform to meet demand from enterprises and public bodies.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Today
Zema Global adds SatYield satellite crop forecasts
Risk & Compliance

Zema Global adds SatYield satellite crop forecasts

The tie-up could help traders spot shifts in US and Brazil corn and soy supply before official estimates are updated.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Yesterday
Henox launches CREST subsea cable to widen India links
Network Infrastructure

Henox launches CREST subsea cable to widen India links

The project aims to reduce congestion and concentration risk at India's limited coastal gateways as cloud and AI demand for international links surges.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Yesterday
Appcharge appoints Ronen Morecki as Chief Operating Officer
Gaming

Appcharge appoints Ronen Morecki as Chief Operating Officer

The hire underscores Appcharge's push to win more app developers as court rulings and regulation open alternative payment routes beyond Apple and Google.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Yesterday
Xero teams with Bookkeeper360 on embedded payments
Fintech

Xero teams with Bookkeeper360 on embedded payments

Small businesses using Bookkeeper360 can now access Xero and Melio payment tools inside one branded workflow, without separate systems.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Yesterday