Software & Cloud

Sharjah – September 10, 2026 -- The Government of Sharjah has opened global applications for the 13th edition of the Sharjah Government Communication Award, expanding the competition to more than 35 prizes and introducing a dedicated artificial intelligence category for the first time.

Applications close September 10, 2026, across government, private sector and individual tracks

Organizations and individuals worldwide have until September 10, 2026 to submit entries. Prizes are split across government and international bodies, private sector organizations, individual honors, smart communication contests, jury awards and partner awards.

Arlington, Va. – September 09, 2026 -- Routine IT operations and maintenance now consume 82.6% of IT spend and 66% of IT teams' time and effort, according to new benchmarking data from Info-Tech Research Group, leaving only a fraction of capacity for innovation and transformation work.

Info-Tech publishes blueprint targeting AI-driven reduction of KTLO burden

Info-Tech Research Group has released a new blueprint, "Harness AI to Reduce the Cost and Effort of KTLO in IT Operations," designed to help CIOs identify AI-enabled opportunities to cut the cost and effort of keeping the lights on (KTLO). The resource guides organizations through quantifying potential value, assessing readiness and risk, and building a portfolio of AI initiatives for launch.

George Town, Cayman Islands – September 09, 2026 -- Eightpoint Technologies Ltd. SEZC has joined Enterprise Cayman and global startup incubator DMZ as a Programme Partner for the inaugural Launch Labs Incubator, a 14-week programme running from September 1 through September 09, 2026.

Eighteen ventures gain access to structured mentorship and investor-readiness training

The programme connects 18 Cayman-based and international ventures spanning technology, financial services, artificial intelligence and consumer solutions with mentorship, expertise and networks aimed at accelerating commercialisation and investment readiness. Powered by DMZ, the curriculum combines weekly workshops, structured milestones and founder activities across four areas: strategic foundations, go-to-market and sales, financial and growth strategy, and execution and investor readiness.

Vancouver – September 09, 2026 -- Wondershare has launched PDFelement V13, adding two AI-driven workflow tools designed to move document processing from simple Q&A toward completing full business tasks.

Spaces workspace consolidates multi-source research into a single AI-searchable hub

The new Spaces feature lets users combine PDFs, webpages, notes, and YouTube URLs into one workspace for cross-source Q&A with traceable references. Outputs generated from the collected materials include summaries, reports, quizzes, flashcards, mind maps, and podcasts, targeting students, educators, and research teams handling fragmented source material.

San Francisco – September 09, 2026 -- Docusign (Nasdaq: DOCU) will make its Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server generally available to every AI agent worldwide on September 30, letting agreement intelligence and governed contract actions be called natively from Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, Slack and any MCP client.

Docusign extends two decades of API-first infrastructure to AI agents

The company's eSignature technology is already embedded in more than 1,100 partner-built applications. The new MCP Server extends that same open architecture to agents using Docusign's Iris AI engine across Intelligent Agreement Management and advanced Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) workflows, giving agents access to past negotiations, accepted terms, clauses and company policy.

Irvine, Calif. – September 09, 2026 -- Crossware, an enterprise email signature management provider, has expanded its agreement with Ingram Micro to distribute its Microsoft 365 signature platform through Ingram Micro's Xvantage marketplace using Microsoft Marketplace Private Offers, broadening access for Cloud Solutions Providers across North America.

Crossware now processes more than five million emails daily across its global customer base

The company's platform, used by organizations from start-ups to government agencies, has scaled rapidly across the European Union and Asia-Pacific over the past five years. The North American rollout marks a planned expansion of that footprint, building on a channel relationship with Ingram Micro established in 2019.

Singapore – September 09, 2026 -- BUUU Group Limited (Nasdaq: BUUU) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a 60% stake in Brightray Science Inc., a modular prefabricated data center provider, while raising more than $60 million through private placements to fund an industrialized AI infrastructure build-out.

Herndon, Va. – September 08, 2026 -- ePlus inc. (NASDAQ NGS: PLUS) has become the first reseller or partner in North America to achieve Everpure's new Ambassador certification, the highest tier in the vendor's partner program.

ePlus clears highest bar for cyber resilience and cloud service delivery

The Ambassador designation, newly introduced by Everpure, required ePlus to demonstrate top-level capabilities in cyber resilience and cloud services alongside proven reliability in meeting customer requirements. Ken Farber, president of ePlus strategy, software and alliances, said the certification was based on the company's performance across statements of work, service delivery documentation, test plans, issue remediation and deliverable follow-through.

San Francisco – September 08, 2026 -- Firstup has achieved ISO/IEC 42001:2023 certification for its Artificial Intelligence Management System and launched Model Context Protocol integration that puts workforce communications directly inside Microsoft Copilot and ChatGPT, part of a Q3 platform release the company says puts it on pace to deliver 60% more capability to customers in 2026 than in 2025.

ISO/IEC 42001 certification validates Firstup's AI governance controls

The certification, awarded in August following an independent audit, covers risk assessment, accountability structures, operational controls, and ongoing monitoring of Firstup's AI systems. CTO Vinod Malhotra said the certification independently validates the company's approach to human oversight, privacy, transparency and accountability in its AI deployments.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING -- June 24, 2026 -- Swiss AI specialist Spitch AG has published an analysis identifying a strategic reorientation among contact center operators: businesses are moving away from collections of isolated AI tools and toward unified, governance-capable platforms. The company, which offers a collaborative agentic AI platform for call and contact centers, attributes the shift to rising pressure around compliance, data sovereignty, and the need to scale AI deployments in a controlled and auditable way. The analysis positions conversational AI not as a standalone product experiment, but as a core enterprise function requiring structured oversight.