Professional services stories
Australian employers are losing customers and delaying contracts as skilled vacancies linger for weeks, a survey of 214 firms found.
The hire signals a sharper push into government, healthcare and education as software vendors move toward consumption-based sales tied to AI and data.
Legal teams will be able to keep AI drafts, precedents and matter records under existing controls as the two firms widen product links.
Law firms can now query governed case files and precedent in Gemini Enterprise without creating risky copies of sensitive records.
Businesses are being urged to verify payment requests independently as AI makes phishing emails, calls and chats far harder to spot.
New lifecycle, quoting and messaging tools aim to help channel partners spot deals sooner and cut manual work across sales and renewals.
Project-based firms are betting on tighter financial controls and AI to lift margins, even as most still lack integrated systems.
Backed by NZD $25 million, the New Zealand-founded software firm is deepening its US push after three-year revenue growth of 340%.
Law firms and in-house legal teams gain a preview tool for contract review, research and redaction, with client data kept private.
Organisations with fully integrated systems were far more likely to see AI deliver profits, expansion and better forecasts, a global study found.
Greater demand for AI and technology advice has prompted CTO Labs to widen its private equity support and shift to Pitt Street.
Canadian firms under pressure to modernise finance and HR systems will get BDO advisory support through a new Workday alliance.
Revenue is rising fast as the Singapore-founded immigration platform expands across the United States and Latin America with fresh adviser hires.
The hire is designed to sharpen Unit4's visibility, speed lead generation and support a push towards its ERPx cloud platform.
The cloud-based upgrade has cut manual entry and improved reporting for the consultancy's 13 offices, easing growth pressures.
Australian firms are leaving staff and contractors with excessive access, making insider incidents harder to spot, report and contain.
Higher product sales and managed services helped lift revenue at NTT New Zealand, but cash outflows widened and net liabilities grew.
Australian security buyers will have more accredited implementation support as Fortinet widens its invitation-only partner pool to four firms.
The overhaul could standardise systems across nearly 30 partner firms, giving Current better data, billing control and faster client onboarding.
Legal teams could tap governed case files and precedent inside Gemini Enterprise for Legal, reducing compliance risks from copied data.