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Tighter visa rules deepen SAP S/4HANA skills shortage

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UK and EU visa curbs are worsening an already severe SAP S/4HANA talent crunch, driving longer hiring cycles, rising costs and delivery risk.
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Singapore HR leaders pivot to change & wellbeing focus

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Singapore HR leaders are shifting from compliance to driving change, stakeholder engagement and wellbeing as core priorities.
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Rimini Street honoured for agentic AI & client success

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Rimini Street secures multiple awards for agentic AI, customer service and leadership, as Hitachi Vantara client also earns industry honour.
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Microlise names Dean Garvey-North as new technology chief

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Microlise has appointed Dean Garvey-North as chief technology officer to steer its next growth phase in fleet and logistics technology.
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Organisations face widening skills gap for AI roles

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Over half of firms cannot hire the data and AI talent they need, with mid-sized businesses and industrial sectors hit hardest, Emergn warns.
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UK firms eye agentic AI to cut tax costs in 2026 squeeze

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UK businesses are set to roll out agentic AI across tax and finance in 2026 as cost pressures force a reset on processes and investment.
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Westmill adopts Beacon AI to streamline logistics ops

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Westmill deploys Beacon AI workspace to unify shipment tracking and automate invoice checks, cutting logistics bottlenecks and email back-and-forth.
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Nexer Enterprise Applications names new UK managing director

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Nexer Enterprise Applications has promoted Martin Burden to UK managing director as founder Colin Crow moves to chairman and global roles.
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INVNT names James Nicholas Kinney Global Chief AI Officer

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INVNT appoints James Nicholas Kinney as its first Global Chief AI Officer, tasked with scaling client-facing AI innovation, led from APAC.
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V2 AI adds Nick & Ebony Williams to leadership team

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V2 AI bolsters Asia-Pacific leadership, appointing Nick Williams as Partner and Ebony Williams as Director of Alliances to drive AI growth.
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Fujitsu cuts excess stock 20% with Celonis AI rollout

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Fujitsu unit FSAS cuts excess stock by 20% and halves orders in six months after rolling out Celonis AI-driven process intelligence platform.
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AI shifts from cost cutting to growth in boardrooms

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Global enterprises now see AI less as a cost cutter and more as a revenue engine, with agentic tools and Chief AI Officers rising in boardrooms.
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Sage predicts AI & finance shift for mid-sized firms

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Sage predicts mid-sized firms will embrace AI automation, sector-specific software and a more strategic, data-led role for finance by 2026.
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Vertex Group names Puneeta Rajwant to lead India push

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Vertex Group names Puneeta Rajwant to steer India expansion, InfraTech launch and drive its Vertex 2.0 agenda towards INR ₹1,000 crore.
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CommScope becomes Vistance after cable sale to Amphenol

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CommScope rebrands as Vistance Networks after selling its cable arm to Amphenol, pledging debt repayment and at least USD $10 a share dividend.
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Unit4 hits 100th ERPx go-live & boosts AI investment

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Unit4 marks 100th ERPx go-live, ramps up AI learning and security as more public and private sector customers move to its cloud ERP.
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Talkdesk unveils new AI tools for retail & consumer goods

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Talkdesk unveils Commerce Orchestration and Consumer Goods Experience Cloud to coordinate AI-driven retail journeys end to end.
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AI now seen as essential by European finance leaders

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AI has shifted from experiment to existential need in European finance, with most leaders fearing profit loss or obsolescence if they lag.
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NIIT buys SweetRush for up to USD $26m in AI learning push

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NIIT Learning Systems snaps up US learning designer SweetRush for up to USD $26m to boost AI-driven custom training and near-shore reach.
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Leaseweb names Ronald Richardson as Chief Revenue Officer

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Leaseweb appoints Ronald Richardson as Chief Revenue Officer to drive global growth and its sovereign-by-design hybrid cloud push.