United Kingdom (UK) stories
Mail Metrics appoints Chief Revenue Officer Karl Kohler
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document management
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digital transformation
Mail Metrics taps Avanade Ireland's Karl Kohler as Chief Revenue Officer to drive UK, Ireland and European expansion toward USD $1 billion.
Valliance hires Palantir specialists amid AI deployment gap
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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partner programmes
Valliance hires former Palantir experts and launches customer review as it seeks to close the AI deployment gap in UK and Europe.
Xero & Anthropic fuel AI battle in finance software
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financial systems
Xero's Anthropic tie-up deepens finance software AI split as groups weigh integrated platforms against agent tools that work across multiple systems.
Canon named Leader in IDC's high-speed inkjet study
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digital transformation
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cx
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martech
Canon strengthens its position in IDC's high-speed inkjet rankings, with its own printhead technology, service network and market data praised.
UK SAP users warn of data gaps slowing AI adoption
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data protection
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data analytics
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digital transformation
UK businesses back AI and SAP transformation, but only 4% are very confident in data quality and 94% say silos hinder real-time decisions.
Atlassian adds AI visuals & partner agents to Confluence
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devops
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digital transformation
Atlassian adds AI visuals and partner agents to Confluence as Remix turns pages into charts, prototypes and presentations.
Pennies returns as Gold partner for Retail Technology Show
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cx
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martech
Pennies to return as Gold Charity Partner for RTS, with micro-donations topping GBP £65 million over a decade and partner numbers more than trebling.
PortmanDentex signs AI deal to cut dental admin
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data protection
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digital transformation
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data privacy
PortmanDentex expands Heidis clinical AI across UK and Ireland practices after pilot showed faster record keeping and lighter admin for dentists.
Foresight sells TES Group to Legrand for fourfold gain
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manufacturing
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
Foresight sells Northern Ireland's TES Group to Legrand after revenue jumps 84% and a major datacentre expansion, locking in a fourfold return.
SHE@CYBER training expands in Poland & North Macedonia
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cybersecurity
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education, learning & training
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it industry
SHE@CYBER cybersecurity training spreads in Poland and North Macedonia as post-grant uptake tests whether the women-focused model can endure.
System1 adds AI-led tools to Test Your Ad platform
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data analytics
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martech
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partner programmes
System1 adds AI-led reporting and predictive tools to Test Your Ad, aiming to speed up creative analysis while keeping consumer testing central.
Cloudsmith survey finds SBOM gaps before cyber law
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devops
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cloud security
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application security
Cloudsmith survey finds most engineering teams still lack automated SBOM checks, leaving many unready for fast EU Cyber Resilience Act audits.
Small alert, big defense: Inside a SOC's early-morning response
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ransomware
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mfa
UK SOC spots Monday-morning conditional access failure from Germany, helps reset compromised Microsoft 365 account before attackers can strike.
Custodia warns of AI record-keeping risk in finance
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risk & compliance
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genai
Custodia says financial firms must widen record-keeping to cover collaboration tools, messaging apps and AI-generated content as regulators step up scrutiny.
Oracle launches agentic apps across Fusion Cloud suite
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crm
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manufacturing
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digital transformation
Oracle unveils 25 AI-powered apps across finance, HR and customer service, as it pushes agentic software deeper into core business workflows.
Renew Risk launches offshore windstorm models for Europe
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clean technologies
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insurance
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climate change
Renew Risk unveils first offshore windstorm catastrophe models for Europe, aiming to sharpen insurers' pricing as bigger turbines face harsher seas.
AIFO launches UK trading platform amid retail boom
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risk & compliance
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social media
AIFO launches UK trading education platform as retail investing surges, targeting part-time traders with capital access, risk rules and Academy training.
Tech leaders call for broader hiring to boost women
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digital transformation
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fintech
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llms
Tech bosses urge wider recruitment, earlier coding education and a rethink of what counts as technical excellence to open senior roles to women.
Only 14% of firms have clear AI strategy, study finds
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Only 14% of Global 2000 firms have a clear AI strategy, with research warning many are deploying tools faster than accountability and workforce training.
CIOs learn on the go as AI pressure mounts at firms
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dc
Logicalis study finds 89% of Chief Information Officers are learning AI as they go, with skills gaps, data issues and compliance concerns slowing roll-outs.