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Index Engines expands CyberSense reach & OEM alliances

Fri, 16th Jan 2026
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Index Engines' CyberSense spreads to 82 countries as ransomware fears fuel demand and a new US patent and OEM deals extend its reach.
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Nexer Enterprise Applications names new UK managing director

Wed, 14th Jan 2026
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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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Linux Foundation launches Agentic AI open standards hub

Fri, 9th Jan 2026
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Linux Foundation unites Anthropic, Block and OpenAI in new Agentic AI hub to standardise tools and protocols for autonomous AI agents.
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Linux Foundation unveils Agentic AI standards group

Fri, 19th Dec 2025
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Linux Foundation launches Agentic AI Foundation to standardise open protocols for interoperable AI agents with backing from major tech firms.
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MITRE flags deepfake KYC threat using face-swap tools

Thu, 18th Dec 2025
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MITRE warns that cheap face-swap deepfakes can defeat banks' remote KYC checks, bypassing liveness tools to open fraudulent accounts.
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Red Hat buys Chatterbox to bolster AI safety tools

Thu, 18th Dec 2025
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Red Hat snaps up UK AI safety specialist Chatterbox Labs to add model-agnostic security testing and guardrails across its hybrid cloud platform.
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HackerOne hires new leaders to drive AI security push

Thu, 11th Dec 2025
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HackerOne hires new revenue and marketing chiefs to target soaring enterprise demand for AI-driven security and threat exposure tools.
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IRIS names Jens Ulrik Knudsen & Shemin Nurmohamed to lead growth

Fri, 5th Dec 2025
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IRIS Software Group appoints Jens Ulrik Knudsen as CFO and Shemin Nurmohamed as President for the Americas to boost growth in North America.
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NetApp appoints Puneet Gupta as Area Vice President for UKI

Tue, 2nd Dec 2025
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NetApp has appointed Puneet Gupta as Area Vice President for the UK and Ireland, bringing 30 years' experience and leadership from India to the role.
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IBM to boost OpenSearch with AI & analytics expertise

Thu, 20th Nov 2025
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IBM joins OpenSearch Software Foundation as Premier Member, boosting AI, search and analytics with enterprise-grade enhancements and open source commitment.
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IBM & Palo Alto Networks launch solution for quantum threats

Thu, 20th Nov 2025
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IBM and Palo Alto Networks launch a Quantum-Safe Readiness solution to help firms tackle security risks from emerging quantum computing threats.
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Crossplane graduates CNCF, ranking in top 10% of projects

Tue, 11th Nov 2025
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The graduation marks a milestone with widespread enterprise adoption and over 3,000 contributors supporting multi-cloud platform engineering.
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Trustmarque & Ultima merge to form GBP £1 billion IT giant

Thu, 6th Nov 2025
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Trustmarque and Ultima have merged, forming a GBP £1 billion IT firm with 1,000 staff, poised to lead UK's digital transformation in AI and cloud services.
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Straker wins EU & IBM deals to boost AI translation revenue

Wed, 5th Nov 2025
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Straker secures a EUR €525,000 EU contract and a NZD $28 million IBM deal, advancing its AI-driven translation services and expanding global enterprise reach.
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Showpad & Bigtincan unite under new CEO to drive AI sales growth

Fri, 31st Oct 2025
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Showpad and Bigtincan have merged under new CEO Apratim Purakayastha to lead growth in AI-powered sales enablement across 50 countries.
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IBM unveils Digital Asset Haven for secure blockchain solutions

Tue, 28th Oct 2025
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IBM launches Digital Asset Haven, a secure blockchain platform for institutions, combining advanced custody features across 40+ blockchains from late 2025.
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Trustmarque & Ultima merge to create UK IT giant with GBP £1bn

Fri, 24th Oct 2025
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Trustmarque and Ultima are merging to form a UK IT giant with GBP £1bn revenue, combining expertise in cloud, cybersecurity, and digital innovation.
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Nasuni appoints Nick Burling as Chief Product Officer & unveils AI tools

Wed, 15th Oct 2025
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Nasuni has named Nick Burling as Chief Product Officer and launched AI tools to boost intelligent data management for enterprise clients.
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IBM & AMD power Zyphra's USD $1B open-source AI push

Fri, 3rd Oct 2025
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IBM and AMD partner to equip Zyphra's AI lab with AMD Instinct GPUs on IBM Cloud, powering its USD $1 billion open-source AI superintelligence project.
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UK & Ireland consumers embrace AI assistants, trust grows with use

Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
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Nearly three-quarters of UK and Ireland consumers now trust AI assistants, with 79% confident chatbots provide reliable help, says IBM study.