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Unit4 unveils Ava AI agent to automate ERP workflows in Teams

Wed, 7th May 2025
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Unit4 launches Ava, an AI agent for ERPx integrated with Microsoft Teams, aiming to automate half of ERP tasks and enhance workflow productivity.
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Alibaba launches Qwen3, open-source AI for global developers

Mon, 5th May 2025
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Alibaba has open-sourced Qwen3, a new large language model series with up to 235B parameters, supporting 119 languages and advanced hybrid reasoning.
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Oracle achieves leader status in Gartner 2025 AI quadrant

Fri, 11th Apr 2025
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Oracle has been recognised as a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Talent Acquisition, praised for its AI-driven recruiting platforms.
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Australians embrace AI chatbots for holiday shopping rush

Wed, 20th Nov 2024
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A recent survey shows that Australians are increasingly favouring AI chatbots for holiday shopping, with half of young adults keen to use them this year.
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NVIDIA explains how NIMs will revolutionise generative AI deployment

Tue, 4th Jun 2024
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At COMPUTEX 2024, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang has unveiled more details of the development building blocks they're calling NVIDIA NIMs.
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Dell expands AI Factory with NVIDIA for advanced innovation

Tue, 21st May 2024
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Dell Technologies expands its AI Factory with NVIDIA, launching new servers and services to accelerate AI innovation, including the high-density PowerEdge XE9680L.
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AI revolutionises CXin Australian firms, reveals Zendesk

Tue, 23rd Jan 2024
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Zendesk's 2024 report reveals a rise in the use of AI by Australian firms, surpassing the global average, to revolutionise and personalise customer experiences.
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Oracle boosts customer experience with generative AI in Cloud CX platform

Wed, 20th Sep 2023
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Oracle adds generative AI capabilities to its Fusion Cloud Customer Experience platform to enhance customer service.
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Zoom launches generative AI assistant Zoom AI Companion

Thu, 7th Sep 2023
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The new generative AI-powered assistant helps improve collaboration and productivity and is included at no extra cost for paid customers.
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Hands-on Review: Poly Voyager 4320 UC headset

Thu, 27th Oct 2022
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The headset is made from black plastic with a flexible metal headband, which can extend to fit. Even when extended, the headband feels very robust.
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Facebook faces new frontiers with real time brain-to-text research

Thu, 1st Aug 2019
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Facebook and UCSF are pioneering brain-computer interfaces to develop AR glasses enabling hands-free, real-time brain-to-text communication.
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Voice and digital assistants the next enterprise step for AI

Mon, 24th Dec 2018
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Voice and digital assistants are set to transform enterprise AI, automating tasks and enhancing user interfaces with spoken commands and personalised features.
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Kiwi company brings AI assistant to small business

Thu, 29th Nov 2018
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Aider, an AI powered digital business assistant created specifically for small business, has been in beta phase in Australasia for several months.
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Infor rolls out three new solutions

Mon, 8th Oct 2018
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A new partnership for human capital management, a new digital assistant, and a new control centre for supply chain management.
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Microsoft unveils Cortana development kit for enterprises

Wed, 26th Sep 2018
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Microsoft has introduced the Cortana Skills Kit for Enterprise, aiming to revolutionise workforce productivity with customisable AI assistance.
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AWS adds new smart scheduling functionality to Alexa

Mon, 28th May 2018
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The 'Alexa Smart Scheduling Assistant' is designed to help users schedule 1:1 meetings with multiple participants.
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Virtual digital assistants to overtake world population by 2021

Tue, 23rd May 2017
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Ovum has released on the AI digital assistant market, revealing partnerships to be key differentiators in the years head.