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ServiceNow launched a series of AI governance features across its Now Platform, generative AI contract management tools and an expanded Five9 partnership.
Softbank Corp will be among the first to build out an AI supercomputer using Nvidia's Blackwell platform. Softbank will get Nvidia's first Nvidia DGX B200 systems with plans to build out a Nvidia DGX SuperPOD supercomputer.
Shopify is getting enough traction as an enterprise commerce platform that can deliver a real-time customer case study in two conference calls.
For Red Hat, a unit of IBM, Neural Magic will enable the company to align its open platform to AI workloads.
Akamai launched its Akamai App Platform, which aims to make it easier for developers to deploy cloud native applications on Kubernetes. Akamai's App Platform highlights how the company continues to transition to a security and cloud infrastructure company.
John Kreul, Chief Information Officer at Jewelers Mutual, said the company's AI experiments and investments will revolve around personalizing customer experiences. Kreul also said the company is building a data strategy and architecture that can adapt to new technologies.
Enterprise software will be volatile in 2025 as customers increasingly question value, complain about upsells and added charges and assess whether agentic AI provides an abstraction layer to their existing applications.
Freshworks is winning more mid-market and enterprise deals and plans to double down on its employee experience business as it builds out its IT service management, IT operations and service management products.
IonQ's bet to focus on making quantum computing applications relevant for enterprises today instead of waiting for quantum supremacy appears to be paying off nicely.
If Unit4's strategy is successful, midmarket enterprises will leverage the company’s ERP platform and employees will never know it, said CEO Michael Ettling.
Arm said more complex AI chips are driving license revenue as its second quarter was better-than-expected with and in-line third quarter outlook.
Qualcomm delivered fourth quarter revenue growth of 19% as it saw strength across its smartphone, auto and Internet of things units.
