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Cerillion wins GBP £42.5m Omantel telecoms software deal
Software-as-a-Service

Cerillion wins GBP £42.5m Omantel telecoms software deal

Cerillion secures its largest ever contract, a five-year Omantel BSS and OSS deal worth about GBP £42.5m on a subscription basis.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Wed, 14th Jan 2026
Select ID gains UK DIATF & ISO 27001 security nods
Data Protection

Select ID gains UK DIATF & ISO 27001 security nods

Select ID becomes UK's only dedicated identity orchestration network with DIATF status and ISO 27001, boosting reusable digital IDs for finance.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Wed, 14th Jan 2026
ITRS buys IP-Label to boost European DEM footprint
Hybrid Cloud

ITRS buys IP-Label to boost European DEM footprint

ITRS snaps up French DEM specialist IP-Label, adding 310-plus enterprise clients and bolstering its observability footprint across Europe.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Wed, 14th Jan 2026
Cybanetix boosts MDR growth with AI & rapid response
Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Cybanetix boosts MDR growth with AI & rapid response

Cybanetix reports record recurring revenue as AI-driven MDR and sub-15-minute threat response fuel rapid growth and market share gains.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 13th Jan 2026
Wakam UK names Philip Ward Group CFO amid UK growth
Customer Experience

Wakam UK names Philip Ward Group CFO amid UK growth

Wakam UK promotes Philip Ward to Group CFO as its UK portfolio hits GBP £400 million, backed by a 197% solvency ratio and strong partner scores.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Tue, 13th Jan 2026

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Forrester warns on 2026 tech budgets amid AI shifts
Unified Communications

Forrester warns on 2026 tech budgets amid AI shifts

Forrester flags cooler optimism for 2026 tech budgets as leaders juggle AI-driven investment plans with rising geopolitical and cyber risks.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 14th Jan 2026
V2 AI adds Nick & Ebony Williams to leadership team
Digital Transformation

V2 AI adds Nick & Ebony Williams to leadership team

V2 AI bolsters Asia-Pacific leadership, appointing Nick Williams as Partner and Ebony Williams as Director of Alliances to drive AI growth.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 14th Jan 2026
RecordPoint hires leaders to drive AI data governance
Data Protection

RecordPoint hires leaders to drive AI data governance

RecordPoint appoints a new revenue chief and partner director to ramp up global AI data governance push for heavily regulated sectors.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 14th Jan 2026
Kyowon, Instagram cases expose APAC identity flaws
Privileged Access Management

Kyowon, Instagram cases expose APAC identity flaws

Kyowon outage and an Instagram bug expose entrenched identity security gaps across APAC, from credential hygiene to privileged access.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Wed, 14th Jan 2026
Ping Identity buys Keyless to boost biometric security
Data Protection

Ping Identity buys Keyless to boost biometric security

Ping Identity snaps up Keyless to add privacy-preserving biometrics and fight AI-driven deepfakes and account takeover attacks.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Wed, 14th Jan 2026
Teradata scales enterprise AI deployments across sectors
Manufacturing

Teradata scales enterprise AI deployments across sectors

Teradata claims over 150 large-scale AI deployments in 2025 as enterprises shift from pilots to governed, production-grade roll-outs.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Wed, 14th Jan 2026
Progress forecasts orchestration-led AI shift in 2026
Data Protection

Progress forecasts orchestration-led AI shift in 2026

Progress predicts 2026 will mark a shift from AI pilots to orchestrated, governed platforms, widening the gap between leaders and laggards.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 14th Jan 2026
AI in 2026: fragile data, hybrid clouds & profit race
Software-as-a-Service

AI in 2026: fragile data, hybrid clouds & profit race

AI in 2026 will be less about dazzling breakthroughs and more about fragile data, hybrid clouds and investor pressure for real profits.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 14th Jan 2026
SAS forecasts agentic AI to transform banking by 2026
Digital Transformation

SAS forecasts agentic AI to transform banking by 2026

SAS predicts agentic AI will run core banking by 2026, reshaping trust, fraud defences, climate risk and quantum-powered decision making.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 10 min read • Tue, 13th Jan 2026
WTW links Radar with Databricks to speed insurer data
Data Analytics

WTW links Radar with Databricks to speed insurer data

WTW links its Radar platform with Databricks to cut insurer data turnaround to minutes and tighten governance on pricing and analytics work.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Tue, 13th Jan 2026
Regulated sectors & legal teams tipped to lead AI 2026
Data Protection

Regulated sectors & legal teams tipped to lead AI 2026

Heavily regulated sectors and in-house legal teams are set to spearhead enterprise AI in 2026, turning compliance into a competitive edge.

By Shannon Williams • 6 min read • Tue, 13th Jan 2026
UK insurers revisit pricing as FCA reforms bite back
Market competition

UK insurers revisit pricing as FCA reforms bite back

UK insurers reshape pricing and products as FCA reforms spur fresh gaps between new and renewal premiums and add complexity for consumers.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Tue, 13th Jan 2026
Pearson to deploy palm-print ID across global exams
Data Protection

Pearson to deploy palm-print ID across global exams

Pearson will roll out Redrock's palm-print ID across 20,000 global test centres and remote exams to tighten security and curb fraud.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Tue, 13th Jan 2026