Procurement stories
Security teams are being pushed to track unsanctioned AI agents after AI-related questions in procurement rose more than 30% in nine months.
The move puts a longtime London executive in charge of a region that generated 26% year-on-year revenue growth and serves 27,000 customers.
Oracle cloud users will be able to charge eligible OpenAI model and Codex usage to existing Universal Credits within weeks.
Procurement teams will be able to handle sourcing, invoicing and supplier risk in one interface, as Ivalua adds AI agent IVA Studio.
Channel partners in Australia and New Zealand gain Microsoft Teams-based customer service tools, as Tech Data adds AnywhereNow to its portfolio.
Clients seeking one adviser from planning to delivery now get Bevington Group folded into Argon & Co's wider Asia-Pacific consulting network.
Most firms lack formal AI policies for contract management, leaving legal and compliance teams exposed as adoption races ahead.
Legacy systems are slowing AI roll-outs at large firms, with most executives saying modernisation and governance are now the main bottlenecks.
Large enterprises risk hidden losses as most overpayments start in procurement, logistics and accounting systems before accounts payable sees them.
Independent tests are giving APAC buyers a clearer basis to compare cloud WAAP products as web and API attacks intensify.
Working capital has been freed up at ETEL, with automated cloud planning replacing spreadsheets and trimming stock across sites.
Field sales teams will get AI-generated call plans in seconds as Sanofi expands Snowflake use across research, procurement and operations.
The partnership will equip the smallest Formula 1 team with tools to manage travel, expenses and payments across more than 20 races a year.
Delaying the European Union's high-risk AI rules may force firms to redesign systems later, adding cost and leaving users exposed meanwhile.
The multi-year project is meant to cut costs and give IHH Healthcare real-time data as it replaces fragmented systems across three Asian markets.
The certification could help governments avoid faulty enrolment hardware that risks undermining digital ID schemes used by more than 100 million people.
Six more NHS trusts are due to join, testing whether a flexible shared service can cut costs and improve oversight at scale.
More UK households could get real-time energy usage data as Centrica adds Chameleon to bolster smart meter rollout supply capacity.
Britain's green push is being hampered by patchy charging, poor data and weak supply-chain transparency, executives say.
The investment will help Edify expand as restaurant groups seek to cut waste, labour costs and reliance on spreadsheets and manual ordering.
