Automation Stories - Page 51

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Thu, 22nd Jan 2026

Syspro maps AI-led overhaul, M&A push and new brand

Syspro plots AI-led overhaul, acquisitive growth and a fresh global brand as it chases cloud-first, subscription-fuelled expansion.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Thu, 22nd Jan 2026

AI tops global C-suite worries on corporate reputation

AI has become the top corporate reputation fear for global leaders, yet most admit they are underprepared for its fast-rising risks.

Data Protection

AI reshapes data privacy risk across Australia, NZ

AI is reshaping data privacy in Australia and New Zealand, exposing shadow tools, privilege sprawl and weak identity controls, experts warn.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 8 min read • Thu, 22nd Jan 2026

Customer Relationship Management

Persistent revenue grows as AI, cloud deals accelerate

Persistent lifts quarterly revenue 17.3% year-on-year to USD $422.5 million as accelerating AI and cloud deals drive larger client wins.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Thu, 22nd Jan 2026

DevOps

Legacy PKI leaves APAC exposed to outages, breaches

Legacy PKI and manual certificate management leave APAC firms exposed to outages, cyber risks and compliance failures, CyberArk warns.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 22nd Jan 2026

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 22nd Jan 2026

Cloud security skills gap widens as AI adoption surges

AI-fuelled cloud adoption is outpacing security teams, with Fortinet warning a widening 'complexity gap' leaves hybrid estates exposed.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Thu, 22nd Jan 2026

Identity compromise drives cyber risk as AI agents surge

Identity compromise now drives most cyber incidents as AI agents surge, with confidence in visibility of digital identities collapsing.

Data Analytics

Rithum reshapes leadership with new CRO and CFO appointments

Commerce software group Rithum hires Gregory Banning as CRO and elevates Caitlin Hauser to CFO as it revamps its senior leadership team.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Thu, 22nd Jan 2026

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Wed, 21st Jan 2026

FloQast surpasses $200m ARR & seals EY AI alliance

FloQast surpasses $200m ARR and strikes EY AI alliance as it targets enterprise finance transformation and global expansion.

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Data Analytics

UK health & beauty marketers to ramp up AI in 2026

UK health and beauty marketers plan to deepen AI use in 2026 while boosting hiring, creative budgets and influencer partnerships.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 22nd Jan 2026

Linnworks unveils Spotlight AI to cut eCommerce toil

Linnworks has launched Spotlight AI, an automation engine that scans eCommerce workflows to cut manual tasks, saving 30+ hours a month.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 22nd Jan 2026

Firms warned AI spend will fail without orchestration

AI investment risks falling flat without better orchestration across workflows, Enate warns, as UK CEOs ramp up tech and data spending.

Tata Communications names new managing director & CEO

Tata Communications names Ganesh Lakshminarayanan MD and CEO-designate, to succeed A.S. Lakshminarayanan following April 2026 retirement.

Agricultural Technology

CelcomDigi completes IOI estate-wide mobile rollout

CelcomDigi finishes IOI estate-wide 4G rollout, linking over 100 plantations and nearby rural communities for digital operations and services.

Robotics

Propel-AIR 2.0 robotics sprint launches in Brisbane

Australia's Propel-AIR 2.0 robotics sprint launches in Brisbane, uniting ARM Hub, MassRobotics and innovators for a week of AI showcases.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Thu, 22nd Jan 2026

Simwood debuts on-net AI agents for carriers, MSPs

Simwood launches on-net conversational AI agents for carriers and MSPs, embedding voice and WhatsApp bots directly into UCaaS networks.