Information & Communication Technology (ICT)

Sunnyvale, Calif. – September 23, 2026 -- FlashGrid Inc. has released version 26.05 of FlashGrid Cluster and FlashGrid Server with support for Oracle AI Database 26ai, Oracle's next long-term support release, enabling enterprises to run the AI-native database platform on Oracle RAC across AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud.

Oracle AI Database 26ai brings over 300 new capabilities to enterprise workloads

Oracle AI Database 26ai integrates AI functions directly into the database engine, adding more than 300 new capabilities spanning artificial intelligence, developer productivity, performance, and mission-critical availability. Oracle designed the release to let organizations build AI-powered applications while retaining the security, governance, and transactional consistency standards of Oracle Database.

North America – September 23, 2026 -- EZ Texting has launched Rich Communication Services (RCS) Business Messaging across its platform, giving its base of more than 230,000 small and mid-sized business customers access to branded sender identities, verified badges and interactive chat tools previously limited to large enterprises.

RCS replaces anonymous numbers with verified brand identities

The upgrade allows businesses to swap generic phone numbers for branded sender profiles carrying verification badges, a shift aimed at increasing customer trust and message deliverability compared with standard SMS.

Interactive carousels let customers browse products inside the chat window

The platform supports up to 10 high-definition cards per carousel, enabling in-chat product browsing designed to cut friction in the sales process. HD media support extends to images and video files up to 100MB, exceeding the size limits of traditional MMS.

Montréal – September 23, 2026 -- CGI (NYSE: GIB) (TSX: GIB.A) has entered a strategic go-to-market partnership with D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NASDAQ: QBTS) to embed quantum computing into enterprise operations across logistics, transportation and retail.

CGI to integrate D-Wave's Advantage2 quantum computer into its technology services portfolio

Under the agreement, CGI will add D-Wave's Advantage2 quantum computer and hybrid solvers to its advanced technology services, giving clients direct access to quantum-enhanced tools for industrial production planning, energy grid optimization and asset maintenance scheduling. The partnership builds on more than a year of prior collaboration between the two companies to develop enterprise quantum use cases.

New York – September 23, 2026 -- BlueVoyant has launched one of the first deployment solutions for Microsoft's newly announced Integrated Security Operations Center (ISOC) in Microsoft Defender, targeting enterprises running Microsoft 365 E5, E7 and Defender Suite licenses. The Microsoft Defender XDR ISOC Deployment Service is designed to help organizations merge SIEM and extended detection and response (XDR) functions inside the Defender portal, creating a shared data foundation for security teams and AI agents.

Montreal – September 23, 2026 -- Seventy-seven percent of organizations experienced at least one Microsoft 365 governance incident in the past year, even as two-thirds now run multiple AI tools against the same tenant content, according to the second annual State of M365 report released by ShareGate.

Three-quarters of organizations report Microsoft 365 governance incidents in the past year

The survey of nearly 1,800 IT professionals and leaders across nine countries found 38% left former employees or guests with access they should have lost, 35% hit an audit or compliance gap, and 26% had sensitive content reach the wrong people. A fifth incident category -- users unable to find content -- was reported by 41% but excluded from the headline figure, which would otherwise reach 82%.

New York – September 23, 2026 -- Noma Security has been named a Market Shaper in Gartner's Emerging Market Quadrant for AI Application Security among startup vendors, placing it in the category Gartner defines as "Full-Spectrum, Context-Aware Agentic Security."

Gartner flags a new runtime risk as AI agents gain autonomy

The Gartner report states that vendors in this quadrant analyze the full spectrum of AI agent behaviors, including user intent, agent instructions, memory, tool use, data access, and system modification actions, comparing intended permissions against real-time behavior to flag deviations or misuse. Gartner notes security vendors are refining least-privilege enforcement and intent-drift detection as agents chain actions autonomously across long sessions without continuous permission verification.

Shenzhen, China – September 23, 2026 -- Tencent Cloud has launched Tencent Cloud DataBuddy, an agent-native Data + AI workbench that cuts model deployment time from 30 days to 7 and delivers 5x to 10x efficiency gains across enterprise data teams.

DataBuddy joins CodeBuddy and WorkBuddy as Tencent Cloud's third assistant-class product

The fully managed platform embeds intelligent agents directly into core operations, enabling them to understand business logic, execute tasks, and operate within a governed, auditable framework rather than as bolt-on tools.

Hong Kong – September 23, 2026 -- TECNO has demonstrated a tailored deployment of its mobile AI agent, EllaClaw, built in partnership with technology media outlet Digital Trends to automate workflows for content creators and journalists.

TECNO builds four customized AI workflows for content professionals

The collaboration produced four representative use cases addressing bottlenecks across the content creation cycle: News Background Research, Research-to-Script, Personal Writing Style, and Social Media Risk-Word Check. News Background Research allows EllaClaw to autonomously scan trusted sources, compile a structured brief with historical context and stakeholder perspectives, and save it to a phone's Notes app with an audio version for playback.

New York – September 22, 2026 -- Chainguard has been authorized by the CVE Program as a CVE Numbering Authority (CNA), granting it the power to assign official vulnerability identifiers for qualifying open source flaws surfaced through its Athena coalition.

Chainguard gains authority to assign CVE identifiers for unclaimed open source flaws

The CNA scope covers cases where upstream maintainers have already fixed a flaw without issuing an identifier, where no maintainer remains to assign one, or where no more specific CNA covers the affected project. Chainguard's CVE Records will defer to maintainers and project-specific CNAs wherever they exist.

Atlanta – September 22, 2026 -- Siemba, a continuous offensive security provider, has launched Siemba Pride, a formal global partner program offering deal registration, co-sell support, tiered margins, and white-label delivery on its AI-driven continuous threat exposure management (CTEM) platform.

Three partner pillars target distinct channel roles

Siemba Pride organizes partners into three categories. Enablers are systems integrators that deploy and operationalize the platform inside enterprise environments. Amplifiers cover MSSPs, agencies, resellers, and procurement networks that bring Siemba to new customers through their own channels. Enhancers are ISVs and technology platforms that integrate with Siemba via APIs and co-engineered workflows.