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Progress, the provider of AI-powered digital experiences and infrastructure software, has launched Progress Data Cloud, a managed data platform-as-a-service designed to simplify enterprise data and AI operations in the cloud. As global businesses scale their data operations and embrace AI, Progress said a robust cloud data strategy has become the cornerstone of success. Progress Data Cloud meets this need by providing a unified, secure and scalable platform to build, manage and deploy data architectures and AI projects without the burden of managing IT infrastructure. “Organisations increasingly recognise that cloud and AI are pivotal to unlocking business value at scale,” said John Ainsworth, GM and EVP, Application and Data Platform, Progress.  “ Progress Data Cloud empowers companies to achieve this by offering a seamless, end-to-end experience for data and AI operations, removing the barriers of infrastructure complexity while delivering exceptional performance, security and ...

Appdome, which provides protection for mobile businesses, has announced a new AI-native threat-management module, Threat Dynamics, as part of ThreatScope Mobile XDR. XDR stands for extended detection and response. Threat Dynamics uses AI deep learning to continuously evaluate the likelihood of a successful exploit from more than 400+ attack vectors and calculate a Mobile Risk Index for each business and mobile application, providing dynamic context to the threat data sent to their ThreatScope instance. This allows businesses to see how threats move across the production environment, empowering them to prioritise the attack vectors with the highest potential impact and preempt these threats before they escalate.  This also allows businesses to continuously benchmark and manage their business- and application-level risk against the baseline of Appdome’s growing monthly data stream of tens of billions of mobile fraud, scam, bot, and cyberthreat events globally. These new capabilities ...

ServiceNow, the AI platform for business transformation, has unveiled a series of agentic AI innovations that can solve complex enterprise challenges autonomously. ServiceNow AI Agents understand and adapt to business needs, then take autonomous actions to get work done. These advancements build on ServiceNow’s two-decade expertise in driving exponential productivity across people and processes by handling complex and ambiguous tasks that traditional automation cannot solve, ServiceNow said. Source: ServiceNow. AI Agent Studio screen capture. Easily create and deploy custom AI agents across IT, HR, customer service and more, all with seamless integration and with no coding required. IDC* projects that 50% of organisations will use enterprise AI agents configured for specific business functions in 2025. ServiceNow pointed out that many of today’s agents are chatbots and not agentic, or single-function AI agents that can only complete simple conversational tasks. Such agents only ...

Source: IBM. IBM and e& executives at the World Economic Forum . Global technology group e& has collaborated with IBM to deploy an end-to-end, multimodel AI and generative AI governance solution. As it continues to expand its ambitious AI strategy and capabilities, e& is proactively enhancing its AI ecosystem by establishing a robust framework for accountability, mitigating potential biases, and safeguarding data. Leveraging IBM's technology and consulting expertise, e& is taking a significant step forward in building scalable and transparent AI operations.  Announced at the World Economic Forum 2025 in Davos, the collaboration will bring IBM's toolkit for AI governance, the watsonx.governance enterprise AI and data governance platform, to bear on key challenges like maintaining consistent oversight of e&'s AI systems, navigating risks such as non-compliance, ethical concerns, and the monitoring of AI performance at scale. The new AI governance sol...

Xanh SM, a pioneer in electric vehicles from Vietnam, is working with Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (Indosat or IOH) to accelerate digital transformation and support sustainability initiatives  IOH, working through Indosat Business, is integrating information and communications technology (ICT), Internet of Things (IoT), and analytics to create smart mobility solutions for Xanh SM. The partnership not only enhances operational efficiency and customer experience for Xanh SM, but also strengthens the sustainability of the vehicle ecosystem in Indonesia, IOH said. As part of the collaboration, Indosat and Xanh SM will focus on key milestones, starting with an initial six-month pilot testing phase to explore and refine solutions, followed by a comprehensive rollout in subsequent stages. To enable smart mobility, Indosat will provide a connectivity solution through its Card Management Platform, including Cisco IoT Control Center, allowing flexible control and monitoring of SIM cards. This t...

Source: Cisco. An overview of Cisco AI Defense capabilities. Cisco, the security and networking provider, has announced Cisco AI Defense to enable and safeguard AI transformation within enterprises. As AI technology advances, new safety concerns and security threats are emerging at an unprecedented speed, too fast for existing security solutions to manage, the company said. Cisco AI Defense is purpose-built for enterprises to develop, deploy and secure AI applications with confidence. "Business and technology leaders can’t afford to sacrifice safety for speed when embracing AI,” said Jeetu Patel, Executive VP and Chief Product Officer, Cisco. "In a dynamic landscape where competition is fierce, speed decides the winners. Fused into the fabric of the network, Cisco AI Defense combines the unique ability to detect and protect against threats when developing and accessing AI applications without tradeoffs.” Raymond Janse van Rensburg, VP Networking Sales and Solutions Engin...

Turkish insurer Neova Sigorta has launched an initiative to offer better auto insurance premium prices to up to 95% of its customers. This development is projected to save Neova Sigorta’s customers money – and decrease overhead costs for the insurer. The  first of its kind in the Turkish market, the service will use advanced machine learning (ML) to optimise how it prices auto insurance. Neova Sigorta selected SAS Dynamic Actuarial Modeling, a pricing solution with AI-based premium modelling for general and life insurers, as its platform of choice for its transformation. Software and consultancy firm Sade Software & Consultancy (Sade Yazılım), an SAS partner, will be the initiative’s integrator. The deployment, expected to last between six and eight months, will help Neova Sigorta offer more appealing prices to new and existing customers. It is also expected to significantly increase market share in new regions and bolster renewal rates in established regions. Similar c...