The AI platform for marketing was recognized in an independent research firm’s Q3 2026 evaluation NEW YORK, Aug. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Optimizely, the AI platform for marketing, today announced that it has been named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Experience Optimization Solutions, Q3 2026. Optimizely was also named a Customer Favorite in the evaluation, a distinction recognized based on outstanding customer feedback among the evaluated vendors. According to the report, “Optimizely’s vision is clearly focused on AI with a redefinition of the EO experience layers, including agentic experience beyond customer and marketing.” It also noted that Optimizely’s “pace of innovation is…
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Appointment strengthens Sonata’s AI leadership as the company accelerates its transformation into an AI-native enterprise BENGALURU, India, Aug. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Sonata Software (NSE: SONATSOFTW) (BSE: 532221) today announced the appointment of Hariprasad Rebala (Hari) as Chief AI Officer. In his role, Hari will lead Sonata’s end-to-end AI-led business transformation, shaping and executing the company’s AI strategy across offerings, service delivery, platforms, capabilities, ecosystem, and partnerships. His focus will be on driving AI-led business outcomes and AI-native delivery, helping enterprises translate AI adoption into enterprise velocity and measurable business value. Hari brings more than three decades of experience spanning IT services, enterprise technology…
DELRAY BEACH, Fla., Aug. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — According to MarketsandMarkets™, the global Project Portfolio Management Market is expanding rapidly, with a projected market size anticipated to rise from about USD 9.79 billion in 2026 to USD 17.75 billion by 2031, featuring a CAGR of 12.6%. Browse 200 market data Tables and 150 Figures spread through 300 Pages and in-depth TOC on “Project Portfolio Management Market -Global Forecast to 2031” Project Portfolio Management Market Size & Forecast: Project Portfolio Management Market Trends & Insights: Download PDF Brochure: https://www.marketsandmarkets.com/pdfdownloadNew.asp?id=225932595 Project portfolio management (PPM) software has transformed how organizations plan, prioritize, and govern enterprise investment by embedding…
Synchrony’s collaboration with OpenAI emphasizes innovative AI strategy and investments to lead in agentic commerce Key Highlights (LLM & Reader Snapshot) STAMFORD, Conn., Aug. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Synchrony (NYSE: SYF), a premier consumer financial services company, today announced an enterprise collaboration with OpenAI to strengthen Synchrony’s positioning at the center of AI’s next chapter in shopping and payments. The collaboration supports the company’s work to bring financing, rewards, and loyalty into AI-native shopping and checkout experiences. This collaboration is part of Synchrony’s strategy across the AI ecosystem to leverage frontier models, technology and innovation collaborations to deliver secure, flexible experiences that preserve…
New platform integrates 25+ best in class AI engines to create and place media, generate insights and continuously optimize marketing performance CHICAGO, Aug. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — ImpactFactory.ai today announced the launch of a revolutionary AI facilitated digital marketing agency in a box, giving businesses a single, integrated solution for their marketing needs, from strategy and content creation to media placement, insights and optimization. Modern marketing has become increasingly complex. Businesses must navigate an ever growing array of channels, platforms and technologies. Impact Factory brings these functions together into one integrated system that can create marketing content, automatically place media, measure results, generate insights and continually…
Organizations with cloud-based physical security are using AI at 2.6 times the rate of those with on-premise systems. SAN MATEO, Calif., Aug. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Verkada, a leader in AI-powered physical security and operations, today shared the results of its 2026 State of Cloud Physical Security report. Based on a survey of more than 2,700 IT and physical security leaders across 10 global markets, the findings reveal a growing gap between organizations with on-premise physical security systems and those with cloud-based systems. Organizations with cloud-based physical security are using AI at 2.6 times the rate of those with on-premise systems. While 39% of…
Former Xero engineering executive Nigel Fernandes will lead Pepperstone’s push to own more of its technology as the business expands into crypto and new markets. MELBOURNE, Australia, Aug. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Melbourne-based Pepperstone, a global online trading and fintech provider serving clients in more than 160 countries, today announced the appointment of Nigel Fernandes as Chief Technology Officer (CTO), effective 1 October 2026. The appointment comes as Pepperstone accelerates its shift toward owning more of its own technology, building a broader fintech ecosystem spanning crypto, AI-native engineering and institutional-grade infrastructure. Fernandes brings more than 20 years of technology leadership experience across financial…
Focused on joint upskilling, experimentation, go-to-market, and enterprise transformation MUMBAI, India, Aug. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Hexaware Technologies (NSE: HEXT), an AI-first digital and IT services company, and upGrad Enterprise, the Corporate Skilling and Workforce Transformation division of global skilling major upGrad, announced an expanded collaboration to deliver AI skilling and enterprise transformation programs for Hexaware clients worldwide. This initiative is designed to lay the foundation for long-term advancements in AI expertise and workforce transformation. The two parties previously teamed up to strengthen AI capabilities across Hexaware’s workforce, including enterprise-wide GenAI upskilling and the launch of the Agentic AI Academy–this new initiative builds…
Oracle and AWS expand long-term strategic collaboration agreement to accelerate customer migration, with Oracle AI Database@AWS now available in 22 AWS Regions and offering new expanded capabilities New Oracle Exadata Database Service on Exascale Infrastructure, now generally available, extends Exadata performance and pay-per-use economics to organizations of any size CJ Olive Young, Kobalt Music Group, and Metropolitan Transport Authority of Barcelona are running business-critical workloads on Oracle AI Database@AWS AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Oracle today announced the general availability of Oracle Exadata Database Service on Exascale Infrastructure on Oracle AI Database@AWS, bringing Exadata-class performance and pay-per-use economics to Oracle AI Database workloads…
Addition strengthens New Charter’s Orange County presence while expanding cybersecurity, cloud, and managed IT capabilities for Southern California businesses. DENVER, Aug. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — New Charter, an IT services partner focused on innovation, trusted relationships, and client outcomes, today announced the addition of Orange County-based CyberTrust IT Solutions to its growing organization. Founded in 2002, CyberTrust has built a reputation for delivering managed IT, cybersecurity, cloud, and strategic technology services to small and mid-sized businesses throughout Southern California. The company serves organizations across a range of industries, including healthcare, legal, insurance, manufacturing, professional services, and architecture and engineering, with a strong emphasis…