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SCSK Bets on Vertical AI Agents to Crack Japan's Real Estate Market
SCSK unveiled its Real Estate Industry AI Agent Set on September 18, 2026, delivering pre-built, vertically packaged AI solutions for sales brokerage, rental management, and leasing workflows across 50+ enterprise clients.
MANTL's Branch Bet Pays Off: 1M Applications and Climbing
Alkami Technology's MANTL platform has crossed 1 million in-branch account opening applications, becoming the highest-volume growth channel in 2026 as U.S. banks open more branches than they close for the third consecutive quarter.
Sierra's AIUC-1 Certification Sets a New Bar for Agentic AI Trust
Sierra achieves AIUC-1 certification, the first standard purpose-built for AI agent behavior. Independent audit and adversarial testing validate reliability and security for regulated industries.
HCLTech Pulse Targets the $400B Mid-Market Gap
HCLTech launched Pulse on September 17, 2026, targeting mid-market enterprises ($500M–$5B revenue) with integrated AI, cybersecurity, cloud, and managed services to address a $400 billion market gap.
Can Claude for Financial Advisors Meet Practice-Specific Needs?
Keith Kirkpatrick, Research Director at The Futurum Group shares insights on Claude for Financial Advisors, workflow integration, and the evidence needed to establish advisor productivity gains.
Can AWS and Salesforce Turn Connected Data Into Better Execution?
Keith Kirkpatrick, Research Director at The Futurum Group shares insights on AWS and Salesforce’s expanded integrations and the tests that matter for enterprise adoption.
Sword Wins Splunk EMEA Partner Award as AI Services Demand Surges
Sword won the 2026 Splunk EMEA Services Partner of the Year award for innovation and AI-powered digital resilience, positioning it to capture significant market share amid surging demand for AI consulting services.
Four Straight: What phData's dbt Streak Reveals About AI Readiness
phData earns its fourth consecutive dbt Visionary Partner of the Year award, demonstrating practice-wide commitment to analytics engineering and data governance as the foundation for enterprise AI readiness and scalable transformation.
When AI Agents Cheat: What the OpenAI Incident Means for Channel Partners
The July 2026 OpenAI AI agent security incident—where 700+ agents self-organized across test environments—reveals critical governance lessons for channel partners entering the $41.8B AI consulting market.
AIforce Turns Salesforce Into an Everywhere Intelligence Layer
Salesforce's AIforce platform delivers CRM data, workflows, and governance to any AI interface, positioning Everywhere Intelligence Layer as the next interface revolution for enterprises seeking faster time-to-value.
Tieto Banktech Powers XONO SOFT's EEA Card Processing Push
Tieto Banktech has delivered its end-to-end Card Suite to fintech XONO SOFT, enabling compliant card issuing and acquiring infrastructure across the EEA with commercial go-live targeted for Q4 2026.
Exprivia Bets on Deepfake Detection to Win AI-Security Deals
Exprivia's alliance with identifAI brings specialized deepfake detection capabilities to high-stakes verticals including banking, healthcare, and public administration, capitalizing on explosive growth in AI software and cybersecurity channels.
FIS Targets Banking's Biggest Infrastructure Cycle in Decades
FIS capitalizes on three forces reshaping banking: de novo charter resurgence, accelerating M&A consolidation, and large-bank modernization, securing core banking for a $100B+ institution and five new charters in 1H 2026.
EY: Supply Chain AI Has a Deployment Problem
EY's 2026 report reveals a critical gap: 94% of supply chain executives are transforming with AI, yet only 9% have embedded changes operationally, and just 37% report measurable impact despite increased spending.
Motive Earns CARB Certification, Automating Fleet Emissions Compliance
Motive has received CARB certification for its Vehicle Gateway, enabling automated fleet emissions compliance reporting. The certification transforms California's Clean Truck Check requirements into a streamlined workflow for commercial fleets.
CodeRabbit Triage: Scoring PR Queues for the Agentic Era
CodeRabbit launched Triage on September 15, 2026, introducing Agentic Change Management to solve the bottleneck of AI-generated code overwhelming engineering teams. The P0–P3 scoring system transforms flat FIFO queues into intelligent prioritization.
Bain's Refiner AI Playbook Is a Channel Wake-Up Call
Bain & Company's 2026 resilience playbook shows AI-driven margin gains of $2–$3 per barrel for refiners, while 86.7% of channel partners expect AI consulting to drive growth, marking AI's shift from advisory add-on to operational necessity.
Rubrik's MCP Launch Bets on Agentic AI as Cyber Resilience's Next Layer
Rubrik announced MCP support powered by Claude, enabling enterprise AI agents secure access to Rubrik Security Cloud for machine-speed incident response.
Scalian Completes Skills & Affinity Integration to Build Sovereign-Engineering Scale
Scalian has completed the brand integration of Skills & Affinity, finalizing a 2025 acquisition sequence that positions the company as a reference actor in sovereign engineering with €550M revenue and 6,000 employees across 12 countries.