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…
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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…
The 2026 Customer Relationship Management Data Quadrant Reports from Info-Tech Research Group, powered by SoftwareReviews, recognize leading CRM solutions as Champions in the enterprise and midmarket categories. Based on verified end-user feedback, the reports highlight platforms that help organizations streamline sales processes, improve customer engagement, strengthen team productivity, and turn customer data into actionable business insights. ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Customer relationship management (CRM) software has become essential for organizations looking to strengthen customer relationships, improve sales effectiveness, and drive sustainable revenue growth. As the CRM market continues to evolve with new capabilities, including AI-powered automation and advanced customer…
Automated Embeddings on Atlas powered by Voyage AI, the Atlas Embedding and Reranking API, voyage-code-4, and vector search in Atlas Stream Processing give AI applications and agents real-time context from live operational data for precision retrieval SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Retrieval accuracy determines what an AI application or Agent decides and what it costs to host. Today, MongoDB, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDB) announced at MongoDB.local Build Fest a set of capabilities that add benchmark-leading retrieval directly into MongoDB’s intelligent data platform to solve this exact challenge. Today’s capabilities start with a new model in voyage-code-4, purpose-built for agentic code retrieval. That model, along with…
WALLDORF, Germany, Aug. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — AI has become an integral part of modern IT transformation. The 2026 International IT Transformation Study by Natuvion and NTT DATA Business Solutions found that 76 percent of more than 1,100 executives and IT specialists across 15 countries have already used AI in transformation projects. A further 34 percent expect AI adoption to continue growing in future initiatives. Top management Is convinced of AI’s value According to the survey, 55 percent of top management view AI as an important driver of innovation. As a result, AI has become a strategic priority that is actively championed…
As a communications agency with a tech-first mindset, this move makes Ruder Finn among the first in the industry to make an LLM its primary interface NEW YORK, Aug. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Ruder Finn, a global communications agency known for pioneering what’s next, today announced the release of its newly reimagined ruderfinn.com, featuring a large language model (LLM) as its primary user interface. The platform, designed as a living, tech-forward system, positions Ruder Finn as one of the first communications agencies to use an LLM at the center of its digital experience. The new ruderfinn.com reshapes how audiences interact with agency content…