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Sofiah Nichole Salivio
News Editor
Sofiah Nichole has balanced a dual passion for technical precision and the written word since 2017. Before diving into the world of Civil Engineering, she spent years navigating school press conferences and contributing to university publications, honing her skills as a versatile staff writer. Outside of her engineering labs, you can find her advocating for student voices and looking for the next great story to tell. She believes that whether you are building a bridge or a news report, the foundation must be rock solid.

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Frustrated sales manager tangled approvals clocks lost deals

Conga research links slow quote approvals to lost deals

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Slow internal quote approvals are derailing nearly half of deals, Conga research finds, as fragmented systems stall revenue and forecasting.
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Altimetrik names Dhirendra Nath as Chief HR Officer

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Altimetrik appoints Dhirendra Nath as Chief HR Officer to steer people strategy and culture integration after its merger with SLK.
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Vertiv unveils PowerUPS 6000 for harsh industrial sites

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Vertiv launches PowerUPS 6000 Industrial UPS, promising resilient power protection for harsh, dusty and high-temperature plant environments.
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ISIF backs new climate fund with EUR €140m cornerstone

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power / energy
ISIF commits EUR €140m as cornerstone to TirNua climate fund targeting Irish energy-transition infrastructure and data centre decarbonisation.
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Solidatus unveils AI assistant to automate data lineage

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Solidatus launches AI Lineage Assistant to automate complex data mapping for regulated firms under mounting traceability and audit pressure.
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Expleo names Alan Gallagher to lead life sciences push

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digital transformation
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data science
Expleo appoints Alan Gallagher to spearhead its life sciences expansion in Ireland, targeting pharma growth and digital modernisation.
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Denodo 9.4 boosts unified data access & AI at scale

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data analytics
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Denodo Platform 9.4 targets production AI with unified governed data access, vector and MCP integration, plus a faster lakehouse engine.
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SITA links Google Find Hub with WorldTracer baggage data

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SITA links Google's Find Hub with WorldTracer, letting airlines use passenger-shared bag locations to speed delayed baggage recovery.
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Linedata unveils Mosaic to unify fixed income trading

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Linedata has launched Mosaic, an FDC3-based workspace unifying fixed income trading tools to cut integration time and manual rekeying.
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BIAN updates banking model with ISO 20022, AI focus

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Bank standards body BIAN unveils Service Landscape 14.0, aligning with ISO 20022 and adding AI-focused domains for banks' modernisation push.
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Teciem names Didier Bouillard chair to steer growth

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Teciem appoints fintech veteran Didier Bouillard as independent chair, tasking him with steering governance and growth under private equity.
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Backbase names Didier Van der Coelden CFO for AI push

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Backbase appoints Didier Van der Coelden as CFO to steer growth and AI-led banking platform expansion across its global operations.
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Origami launches chat-based AI tool for sales leads

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Origami unveils a chat-based AI that builds sales lead lists from plain-English prompts, starting at USD $80 a month on flat pricing.
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MariaDB to acquire GridGain to power low-latency AI

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MariaDB moves to buy in-memory specialist GridGain in a bid to deliver sub-millisecond latency for agentic AI and real-time workloads.
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Forcepoint adds ARIA AI assistant to Data Security Cloud

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data protection
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endpoint protection
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hybrid cloud
Forcepoint adds ARIA AI assistant and a faster endpoint agent to Data Security Cloud to tighten policy control for generative AI workloads.
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Nasuni buys Resilio to boost edge file access speed

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storage
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hybrid cloud
Nasuni snaps up Resilio to fuse edge caching with cloud file services, promising faster access and fewer VPN headaches for remote staff.
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Sessions hits 5m orders as virtual kitchens fuel growth

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London's Sessions hits 5m delivery orders as its 400-plus virtual kitchens offer embattled independent restaurants a lower-cost growth route.
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Autonomous AI 'agentic customers' set to reshape banks

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Autonomous AI 'agentic customers' will upend banking, FICO warns, reshaping pricing, risk and customer ties as USD $3tn value beckons.
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Reversec names Åse Holmberg Zetterlund as Chief Executive

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Cyber consultancy Reversec has named former Accenture executive Åse Holmberg Zetterlund as CEO to drive its next phase of global expansion.
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Vertiv unveils double-stack busway for AI data centres

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Vertiv launches a double-stack busway to boost power capacity and save white space in AI-driven colocation and hyperscale data centres.