Market CoverageFIS Posts Record H1 2026 Core Wins: Platform Beats Point SolutionsFIS delivered record first-half 2026 core wins across community and regional banking, adding millions of accounts through platform consolidation and AI-powered capabilities developed with Anthropic.September 11, 2026
Market CoverageAkabot Bets on Agentic Automation to Capture a $271B MarketFPT IS unveiled a major Akabot update positioning the platform as an Agentic Automation Ecosystem with AI embedded across the full automation lifecycle, targeting a $271.3B software lifecycle engineering market growing at 15.4% CAGR.September 11, 2026
Market CoverageCISA and G7 Make PQC Transition an Immediate ImperativeCISA and the G7 prioritize post-quantum cryptography now, not later. Red River’s Quantum Cryptography Accelerator directly addresses their five key areas and counters the “harvest now, decrypt later” threat.September 11, 2026
Market CoverageMotive’s $1.3B Bet: Can Physical AI Crack Enterprise Supply Chain?Motive’s $1.3B funding round from General Catalyst positions Physical AI as the solution to enterprise supply chain challenges, with focus on collision prevention and downtime reduction across 100,000 customers.September 11, 2026
Market CoverageITWorx Bets on Saudi Giga-Projects With Red Sea Global MoUITWorx signed a landmark MoU with Red Sea Global at LEAP 2026, deploying Agentic AI solutions across hospitality, mobility, and sustainability initiatives. The partnership positions ITWorx as a key enabler of Saudi Arabia’s giga-project economy.September 11, 2026
Market CoverageAtlassian Bets the Work Surface on Governed Agentic WorkflowsMitch Ashley, VP and Practice Lead, CIO & Tech Buyers and Software Lifecycle Engineering at Futurum, shares his insights on Atlassian’s move to governed agentic workflows and why staking the work surface as a control plane matters more than the feature list.Mitch Ashley·September 10, 2026
Market CoverageWill Embedded AI Strengthen Adobe’s Creative Software Position?Keith Kirkpatrick, Research Director at Futurum, shares insights on Adobe’s push to embed multi-model generation and AI assistance across professional video workflows.Keith Kirkpatrick·September 10, 2026
Market CoverageNextworld’s Ambient AI Bet: Platform Play or Niche Contender?Nextworld’s Platform 25.2 introduces Ambient AI agents with no-code workflows, positioning the vendor as a simpler alternative to assembling disparate AWS services for mid-market ERP buyers.Keith Kirkpatrick·September 10, 2026
Market CoverageExprivia Bets on Risk Management as Cybersecurity’s Next FrontierExprivia pivots from reactive cyberattack response to proactive risk management, positioning itself to capture significant market share as 62.4% of channel partners cite cybersecurity as a top 2026 growth driver.September 10, 2026
Market CoverageSmartsheet Bets on APAC Leadership to Capture AI Work Management SurgeKeith Kirkpatrick, Vice President, Research, at Futurum, says Smartsheet’s APAC leadership moves signal aggressive enterprise work management positioning, driven by generative AI adoption and integration capabilities.Keith Kirkpatrick·September 9, 2026
Market CoverageQualcomm Lands $60 Billion Custom Silicon and 1.6T Optics Deal with AWS, Backed by a $4 Billion WarrantQualcomm announced a multi-generation collaboration with AWS covering customized silicon for AI inference and optical connectivity solutions extending up to 1.6T.Brendan Burke·September 9, 2026
Market CoverageWhy HPE Gave Oracle Equity Instead of a Price Cut on AI GearTom Hollingsworth at Futurum examines why HPE issued Oracle a nominal-cost equity warrant alongside an expanded Juniper networking deal for Oracle’s AI data centers.Tom Hollingsworth·September 9, 2026
Market CoverageHCLTech’s Semiconductor Lab Bet Targets a $25.7B Channel OpportunityHCLTech launched its Advanced Semiconductor Lab in Bengaluru, investing Rs. 185 crore in a 40,000 sq ft facility to capitalize on a $25.7B channel ecosystem opportunity.September 8, 2026
Market CoverageEntelgy Brasil Bets on Febraban Tech to Own LatAm’s AI Banking MomentEntelgy Brasil’s full-team commitment to Febraban Tech 2026 signals a deliberate channel-ecosystem strategy timed to capture AI consulting growth in Latin American banking, where 86.7% of partners identify AI as their top priority.September 8, 2026
Market CoverageSovereign Cloud as Channel Strategy: Visiativ’s Free Pro BetVisiativ’s deployment of Free Pro’s sovereign cloud infrastructure across French datacenters demonstrates how ISVs are turning data residency compliance into a competitive channel trust asset, shielding clients from extraterritorial legislation.September 8, 2026
Market CoveragePyTorch Foundation Deepens Chinese AI Ecosystem TiesThe PyTorch Foundation welcomed Alibaba Cloud, Cambricon, and Ant Group as Platinum and Gold members at PyTorch Conference China 2026, strengthening its position in the world’s second-largest AI market with over 250 contributing organizations.September 8, 2026
Market CoverageOPSWAT at GISEC 2026: Can You Secure What You Can’t Detect?OPSWAT debuted its AI Content Inspector at GISEC Global 2026, introducing a new defense layer against semantic fraud and AI-generated content that bypasses traditional malware scans in enterprise environments.September 7, 2026
Market CoverageHGC and Macroview Bet on AI SecOps Education to Win Enterprise TrustHGC and Macroview Telecom co-launch an AI ASOC Workshop Series in October-November 2026, positioning themselves as trusted advisors helping enterprises modernize network and security operations amid critical SOC capacity gaps.September 7, 2026
Market CoverageGPT-6 Astra Sharpens Cross-File Bug Detection at a 2.5× PriceCodeRabbit’s evaluation reveals GPT-6 Astra catches 20% more bugs than GPT-5.6 Sol on cross-file reviews, demonstrating superior multi-system reasoning despite premium pricing at $10/M input tokens.September 5, 2026
Market CoverageGuidewire FY2026: AI Demand Accelerates the Cloud TransitionGuidewire closed FY2026 with $1.24B ARR (19% growth) and $1.48B total revenue (23% growth), with AI emerging as the primary catalyst for insurance customers’ cloud transition and platform modernization.September 5, 2026