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Linarc launches fabrication project tool with linked billing
Software-as-a-Service

Linarc launches fabrication project tool with linked billing

Fabricators may gain tighter control over margins as the new system carries estimate data through purchasing, scheduling and invoicing.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
Grafana opens marketplace for paid plugins on Cloud
Firewalls

Grafana opens marketplace for paid plugins on Cloud

Grafana Cloud users can now trial and subscribe to vetted commercial plugins, giving developers a paid route into the platform's catalog.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month

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Google Cloud adds Claude models to Antigravity tools
Large Language Models

Google Cloud adds Claude models to Antigravity tools

Google Cloud users can now tap Anthropic's Claude models in Antigravity for coding tasks, broadening model choice across its AI tools.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Today
Kantata launches AI business intelligence for services
Data Analytics

Kantata launches AI business intelligence for services

Professional services firms can now query their finance and delivery data in natural language, cutting delays that slow decisions on margins and staffing.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Today
Oracle NetSuite launches SuiteSkills AI tools for customers
Data Analytics

Oracle NetSuite launches SuiteSkills AI tools for customers

More than 13,000 customers can now use the new tools to analyse data and trigger actions in NetSuite while keeping permissions unchanged.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last week
Lexsoft partners Clio to bring legal AI across EMEA
Customer Relationship Management

Lexsoft partners Clio to bring legal AI across EMEA

Law firms and in-house teams across EMEA will get local implementation and integrations as Lexsoft begins selling Clio's AI tools immediately.

By Shadda Lie Catugal • 4 min read • Last week
Celigo launches MCP Management to govern AI access
Customer Relationship Management

Celigo launches MCP Management to govern AI access

IT and security teams can now track and approve AI actions one tool at a time, as Celigo targets growing governance gaps across enterprise software.

By Regine Laguilles • 4 min read • Last week
Oracle & Snowflake launch native OCI AI as a new service
Data Analytics

Oracle & Snowflake launch native OCI AI as a new service

Customers will be able to buy Snowflake through Oracle's cloud, simplifying billing and data access for AI and analytics workloads.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last week
Advantai signs 10-year One NZ deal for Boost launch
Managed Services

Advantai signs 10-year One NZ deal for Boost launch

Boost Mobile New Zealand will enter the market without building its own network, as a new agreement opens One NZ's platform to more brands.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
Beyond Now launches Wave AI Framework for telecoms
Application Programming Interface

Beyond Now launches Wave AI Framework for telecoms

Telecoms operators could soon let AI agents handle sales and billing tasks across live systems without losing human oversight or control.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
Maxio launches AI agents for finance teams in billing
Software-as-a-Service

Maxio launches AI agents for finance teams in billing

The tool is aimed at easing manual close, collections and reconciliation work while keeping finance staff in control of approvals.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month
Beyond Now launches platform for AI telecoms revenue
Digital Transformation

Beyond Now launches platform for AI telecoms revenue

Telecoms operators could speed new AI offers to market, as Beyond Now's platform aims to cut friction in pricing, billing and partner settlement.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
From Clean to Trusted: Rethinking Healthcare Data Quality
Data Analytics

From Clean to Trusted: Rethinking Healthcare Data Quality

Poor-quality records can still undermine patient matching, interoperability and AI workflows, even as healthcare data volumes keep rising.

By Edmund Ng • 6 min read • Last month
Mobilise launches telecom software for non-telco brands
Customer Relationship Management

Mobilise launches telecom software for non-telco brands

The launch gives travel and fintech brands a faster route into mobile services, with software that avoids building telecom systems from scratch.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last month

Stories from Other Regions

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UK private healthcare loses revenue to admin inefficiencies
Health Technologies

UK private healthcare loses revenue to admin inefficiencies

Most UK private healthcare providers say admin bottlenecks are costing them up to 20% of potential revenue and limiting growth.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
LoanPro partners with KOHO on new Canadian products
Fintech

LoanPro partners with KOHO on new Canadian products

The deal lets KOHO speed up new launches for its 2.5 million Canadian members while keeping app control and outsourcing back-end lending work.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
Australia healthcare shifts focus to patient experience
Customer Experience

Australia healthcare shifts focus to patient experience

Ageing patients and staff shortages are forcing providers to redesign services around easier booking, faster follow-up and more personal care.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month