American Stories

Refer A Friend app pays users for local service leads

Refer A Friend launches an app that pays people commissions for referring local trades and services, charging businesses only per completed job.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 15th Jan 2026

Global Stories

Data Protection

Okta to secure PGA of America identity & AI rollout

Okta expands PGA of America deal to unite staff and fan identity security, underpinning the golf body's push into AI-driven digital services.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Feb 2026

Enterprise Content Management

Kentico unveils AIRA agents to transform marketing work

Kentico launches AIRA Agentic Suite, bringing task-specific AI agents into its Xperience platform to automate and refine marketing workflows.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026

Software-as-a-Service

Hivekind launches HiveLoop to rethink B2B pre-pipeline decisions

Hivekind debuts HiveLoop, an AI-driven pre-pipeline engine to help B2B revenue teams prioritise accounts and time outreach more precisely.

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

Digital Transformation

GlobalLogic names LuJean Smith CMO to drive AI growth

GlobalLogic hires LuJean Smith as CMO to sharpen global brand, push VelocityAI and align with Hitachi's Inspire 2027 growth strategy.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Thu, 15th Jan 2026

Software-as-a-Service

Horizon3.ai hires Andres Botero to drive global push

Horizon3.ai names veteran marketer Andres Botero CMO to spearhead global expansion after a USD $100 million funding boost.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Sat, 10th Jan 2026

Virtualisation

Denodo named Leader in 2025 Gartner data integration MQ

Denodo named a Leader in Gartner's 2025 Magic Quadrant for data integration, its sixth straight top-tier ranking amid rising AI demand.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Fri, 9th Jan 2026

Software-as-a-Service

Freshworks hires Kady Srinivasan as AI era marketing chief

Freshworks names AI-focused marketer Kady Srinivasan as CMO to sharpen its global brand and go-to-market engine in crowded SaaS markets.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 8th Jan 2026

Malware

Index Engines to showcase AI cyber resilience at Gartner

Index Engines to demo AI-driven CyberSense at Gartner Las Vegas, pitching continuous data integrity checks to speed ransomware recovery.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 8th Jan 2026

Unified Communications

JFrog names Genefa Murphy CMO to drive AI era growth

JFrog appoints former Udemy marketing leader Genefa Murphy as CMO to spearhead global growth in AI-driven software supply chain tools.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 6th Jan 2026

Marketing Technologies

AI agents to reshape brand discovery by 2026, says Kantar

AI agents will reshape brand discovery by 2026, Kantar predicts, as marketers race to optimise for algorithmic assistants and micro‑communities.

By Shannon Williams • 6 min read • Tue, 23rd Dec 2025

Digital Transformation

Experts weigh in on marketing's redundancy crisis in Age of AI

As AI reshapes marketing teams, experts warn of a global redundancy wave-and argue human experience is now the industry's rarest asset.

By Sean Mitchell • 8 min read • Tue, 16th Dec 2025

Hybrid Cloud

Denodo again a Leader in Gartner 2025 data tools MQ

Denodo secures Leader spot in Gartner's 2025 Data Integration Tools Magic Quadrant for a sixth year, buoyed by new AI-driven upgrades.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Mon, 15th Dec 2025

DevOps

HackerOne hires new leaders to drive AI security push

HackerOne hires new revenue and marketing chiefs to target soaring enterprise demand for AI-driven security and threat exposure tools.

By Melvin Hipolito • 5 min read • Thu, 11th Dec 2025

Digital Transformation

Camunda appoints Ryan Shopp as Chief Marketing Officer to drive growth

Camunda appoints Ryan Shopp as Chief Marketing Officer to boost growth and enhance engagement with global enterprise clients amid rising agentic automation demand.

By Melvin Hipolito • 2 min read • Wed, 3rd Dec 2025

Unified Communications

Proofpoint appoints Joyce Kim as Chief Marketing Officer to boost AI focus

Proofpoint has appointed Joyce Kim as Chief Marketing Officer to lead its marketing strategy amid rising AI adoption in cybersecurity and data protection.

By Melvin Hipolito • 2 min read • Tue, 2nd Dec 2025