Integration stories
Fragmented AI systems are wiping out productivity gains, with one in five ASEAN workers losing more than seven hours a week to admin.
Australian dispatchers should see faster incident response as HERE's live map data feeds Octave OnCall with routing and ETA tools.
Customers deploying AI agents face wider security gaps as Fortinet adds runtime protection and validation through its Virtue AI deal.
Banks risk losing customer control as instant payments force fraud, identity and authorisation into one real-time trust system.
The preview aims to help AI agents explain business outcomes by keeping graph relationships and KPIs together in BigQuery, reducing errors.
Healthcare providers could gain better data sharing and AI-driven administration as the tie-up targets fragmented systems across several major markets.
Senior care operators can now see billing, staffing and occupancy in one system, after Assistly tied revenue data to its platform.
AI use in Australia and New Zealand is shifting from pilots to routine finance and marketing tasks, SAP said in a regional review.
Energy retailers facing tighter margins may gain clearer profit visibility as Gorilla's tool links pricing, trading and finance data.
Dealerships risk stale pricing and wasted staff hours unless digital systems reach the forecourt, where paper labels still lag behind live data.
Expansion of PointsKash's kiosk and payments network will hinge on meeting milestones to unlock a further USD $65 million from Hawk Capital Advisors.
Australian small businesses will be able to query MYOB financial data in Claude and ChatGPT, including overdue invoices and profit figures.
Users can now compile scattered health data into a GP-ready summary, as Oi Studios tests its first standalone software product.
Advisers could save hours a week as FE fundinfo adds AI research, modelling and reporting tools to its Nexus platform.
With just 22% of large manufacturers prioritising it, spending on connected production is lagging even as Industry 5.0 grabs attention.
Fragmented agency workflows could be cut as Bolt's new platform links quoting, servicing and carrier access across US insurance markets.
Customers can now shift production pipelines to the managed platform without rebuilding connectors or reloading months of data.
SAP's survey of 2,600 executives finds fragmented AI use is limiting returns, with data gaps and weak governance slowing rollout.
Deal teams can now pull PitchBook's private market data into Farsight without switching systems, cutting manual work in valuations and memos.
Disconnected systems are leaving many accountancy firms short of time, even as a survey finds integrated platforms sharply boost AI readiness.