AKRON, Ohio, Jan. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — FirstComm today announced the launch of AscendOne, a next-generation unified communications platform that brings voice, messaging, meetings, contact center, and AI-powered productivity tools together in one seamless solution. Designed to simplify how organizations connect with customers and employees, AscendOne helps businesses modernize communications, improve continuity, and scale with confidence. To power AscendOne, FirstComm has selected Intermedia Intelligent Communications, a leading global provider of AI-powered cloud communications, collaboration, and customer engagement solutions, as its strategic partner. This partnership strengthens FirstComm’s ability to deliver enterprise-grade innovation while reinforcing its commitment to exceptional customer experiences, reliability, and long-term value. Intermedia provides the…
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CHICAGO, Jan. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Evention, a leading automated financial reconciliation and data intelligence platform purpose-built for hospitality, retail and entertainment operators, today announced the appointment of Justin Hartanov as Chief Executive Officer. Hartanov joins Evention, an Equality Asset Management (EAM) portfolio company, at a strategically important moment of expansion and transformation as operators face rising transaction complexity, distributed systems and increasing pressure to centralize and automate finance and reconciliation without adding headcount. Evention’s platform unifies disparate financial data, converts it into a single financial truth layer and applies AI-enabled insights to action automation to protect revenue, reduce costs and eliminate operational risk across reconciliation…
STANS, Switzerland, Dec. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — SoftwareOne today announced it has launched a new GenAI multi-agent cost optimization system that helps customers and partners measure and optimize the cost, accuracy, and performance of their AI agents. Building on a foundation of deep expertise in both AI and software asset management, SoftwareOne is uniquely positioned to help organizations realize value from their AI investments. “With a decade of AI experience and more than 25 years in software asset management, we understand both the innovation and the economics required to scale responsibly,” said SoftwareOne Co-CEO Melissa Mulholland. “Our multi-agent cost optimization system helps…
SEOUL, South Korea, Dec. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Sharebox Co., Ltd., a developer of AI-powered multi-sensory extended reality (XR) platforms, said it will accelerate its global expansion strategy from 2026, positioning its proprietary SHAREBOX platform as a scalable solution for immersive education, content, marketing, and public experience projects worldwide. Founded with the vision of connecting people through interaction, Sharebox designs immersive XR environments that integrate digital technology with physical space. The company’s SHAREBOX platform enables multi-sensory interaction by combining visual projection, sound, scent, wind, and spatial audio to deliver immersive experiences across both indoor and outdoor environments. Sharebox’s core solutions include P-SHAREBOX, a five-sided projection-mapped XR…
Partnership accelerates progress on Manulife’s proprietary AI platform with real-time model optimization TORONTO and NEW YORK, Dec. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ – Manulife announced today that it has chosen Adaptive ML to provide model fine-tuning technology as part of its enterprise AI platform. Adaptive ML, a New York-based private AI software company, provides a reinforcement‑learning‑powered engine to fine‑tune, evaluate, and deploy open‑source small language models (SLMs) for enterprise applications. These capabilities will enable Manulife to adjust and deliver AI solutions that will ultimately drive value and improve customer experience. The Adaptive ML system continuously learns and adjusts AI models in real-time from new data…
GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman, Dec. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Shinkai, an AI agent platform focused on privacy, local execution, and native agent-to-agent payments, today announced it is joining the Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF) as a launch Silver Member. AAIF is a Linux Foundation initiative — backed by the nonprofit widely recognized as the leading home for open, neutral collaboration across open source software, standards, and critical digital infrastructure. The Agentic AI Foundation brings together technology companies, open-source projects, and research teams to build a shared foundation for the next generation of AI agents—autonomous systems that can reason, act, and collaborate in secure and transparent ways. AAIF launches with…
DURHAM, N.C., Dec. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Clarkston Consulting has announced the next phase of its internal Artificial Intelligence (AI) Transformation Initiative, highlighted by the launch of CLAIRE—Clarkston’s AI Recommendation Engine, the firm’s new enterprise AI platform designed to enhance how stewards work, collaborate, and deliver value to clients. This investment builds on Clarkston’s long history of developing practical, results-driven solutions that support clients through evolving business and technology landscapes. Over the course of the initiative, Clarkston has prioritized upskilling and enablement at scale. To date, client-serving professionals are trained to identify opportunities to apply AI in ways that reduce cost-to-serve, improve…
SINGAPORE, Dec. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — AiPPT.com, a leading AI-powered presentation platform, today announced the launch of its newly expanded template library, offering users an unprecedented selection of ready-to-use PowerPoint templates. The library provides a wide variety of designs across business, education, marketing, and creative projects, giving professionals, students, and content creators a fast and intuitive way to craft visually engaging presentations. Explore the library at AiPPT Templates. Since its inception in 2023, AiPPT has been dedicated to simplifying the presentation workflow by combining intelligent automation with a user-friendly interface. As a highly functional AI PPT generator, AiPPT enables users to transform topics, outlines, or…
LAS VEGAS, Dec. 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — As industries race to adopt spatial computing and Physical AI, they face a critical infrastructure bottleneck: high-fidelity 3D assets are simply too heavy to stream efficiently. Greneta, a deep-tech startup specializing in 3D infrastructure, today announced the global launch of Greneta Optimizer 2.0 at CES 2026. This solution reduces 3D data size by up to 99.6% while preserving the geometric precision required for industrial and medical applications. While traditional compression tools often degrade visual quality—acting like the “MP3 of 3D”—Greneta’s solution maintains professional-grade fidelity. This technological achievement has been recognized by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), which named…
PANAMA CITY, Dec. 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — HTX Ventures, the global investment arm of HTX, has released a new research report titled Pulse in the Cold: How x402 and ERC-8004 Signal Web3’s Next Technical Inflection Point. The report examines two emerging but often overlooked infrastructure upgrades—x402 and ERC-8004—and analyzes how they could reshape Web3’s payment, identity, and coordination layers as machines increasingly become primary network users. HTX Ventures points out that periods of cooling market sentiment have historically coincided with the quiet formation of technologies that later define the industry’s next growth phase. In the current cycle, as price-driven narratives lose momentum, x402 and…