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TPV Technology joins labour rights & minerals groups
Digital Signage

TPV Technology joins labour rights & minerals groups

TPV Technology joins labour rights and responsible minerals groups as it strengthens supply chain due diligence across global operations.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Sat, 28th Mar 2026
Data centres should be built as civic assets to balance AI
Smart Cities

Data centres should be built as civic assets to balance AI

Experts are urging data centres be planned as civic infrastructure using digital modelling to balance booming AI demand.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026
Spendesk names new chiefs as it posts first profit
Software-as-a-Service

Spendesk names new chiefs as it posts first profit

Spendesk appoints Quentin Vigneau as Chief Product Officer and Alan Wright as Chief Technical Officer as it expands AI plans after first full year of profit.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026
Yubico, IBM & Auth0 add human checks to AI actions
DevOps

Yubico, IBM & Auth0 add human checks to AI actions

Yubico, IBM and Auth0 unveil an AI security model that forces human approval for high‑risk automated actions using hardware authentication.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026
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

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Procurement stories

Roomex launches Insights Pro for hotel spend scrutiny
Software-as-a-Service

Roomex launches Insights Pro for hotel spend scrutiny

Roomex rolls out spend-analytics tool for UK hotels, giving finance teams an audit trail to test bookings against cheaper options and savings.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Fri, 27th Mar 2026
AI & invoicing friction shape B2B buying in Europe
Digital Transformation

AI & invoicing friction shape B2B buying in Europe

European B2B buyers increasingly value seamless invoicing, onboarding and payment experience over price when choosing repeat suppliers.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026
JAGGAER roundtable focuses on procurement, inflation, AI
Data Analytics

JAGGAER roundtable focuses on procurement, inflation, AI

JAGGAER's Sydney roundtable explored how data, AI and phased change can help procurement tackle inflation, supplier risk and maverick spend.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026
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