Productivity stories
The deal expands Brookfield's AI push as it targets productivity gains across its industrial and services portfolio and wider investment network.
Law firms facing billing and collections pressure will get executive-level guidance on cloud migration, compliance and reporting.
The expanded pact lets customers pull live data from legacy systems into ServiceNow workflows, cutting friction for AI projects and procurement.
Automated Tyre's SmartBay aims to speed up tyre servicing for dealerships and workshops, using robotics to cut labour needs and bay times.
The appointment aims to sharpen sales and customer strategy as the group expands across consulting, fulfilment and logistics operations.
Better customer targeting and fraud detection are among the gains as firms turn incomplete records into usable intelligence.
Outdated paper references will be replaced as Hydroscand centralises 30,000 products in Akeneo, speeding searches and reducing downtime risks.
Businesses struggling with hybrid meetings will get wider access to Owl Labs devices after Westcoast added the brand to its UK and Ireland network.
Support tickets could fall as JAGGAER embeds a multilingual AI assistant into procurement workflows to answer policy and supplier questions.
Invoice processing at the electrical distributor was almost fully automated within 48 hours, cutting manual checks and speeding supplier payments.
Business groups welcomed the Budget's productivity push, but warned small firms and agencies still lack the skills to deliver it.
Unified surveillance tools will help Parramatta manage public safety, traffic and access across more than 110 sites as development accelerates.
Retailers are using category management to cut waste, avoid empty shelves and respond faster to cost-of-living pressures and supply shocks.
Despite welcome AI funding, tech leaders say small firms still lack the cyber defences needed to adopt new tools safely.
Founders could save up to AUD $70,000 per hire as the Australian talent provider targets busy chiefs with offshore AI-trained support.
Australian small firms are reporting higher revenue and hiring from AI, with regular use almost doubling in 18 months to 69%.
Ecommerce teams can now turn natural-language queries into campaign-ready customer segments in minutes, cutting delays between analysis and activation.
Cleaner address records can cut failed deliveries, trim costs and lift conversions as retailers chase faster, more reliable eCommerce fulfilment.
Canadian workers worry AI is squeezing pay and prospects, with university graduates and younger staff feeling the pressure most, Borderless AI says.
Australian batch manufacturers gain single-system control of finance, quality and traceability as ECI rolls out Deacom ERP amid labour and supply pressure.
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