business technology

IndiaMART moves B2B buying from search to decision with agentic AI

IndiaMART CIO Nikhil Prabhakar says B2B buying is moving from search to decision. An agent that replies to enquiries for sellers is next.

Amazon Business reaches $60 billion in annualized gross sales as agentic AI rewrites B2B discovery

Amazon Business hits $60B in annualized gross sales while agentic AI agents begin replacing human-driven B2B product discovery.

Amazon Business hits $60 billion in annualized gross sales as agentic AI reshapes B2B procurement

Amazon Business has reached $60B in annualized gross sales, a milestone that arrives just as agentic AI begins rewiring how B2B buyers discover and purchase.

Anthropic and Blackstone's $1.5B venture Ode bets AI implementation beats model selection for enterprise value

Ode, a $1.5B Anthropic-backed joint venture, launches to embed elite engineers inside enterprises, arguing that implementation is where AI's real business value

SAP reshuffles spending to chase agentic AI returns

SAP is concentrating hiring on core AI roles and suspending non-AI travel, as new research shows enterprise AI ROI rising from 16% to 21% in 2026, with agentic AI returns projected to more than quadruple in two years.

Microsoft launches Frontier Company with $2.5B investment to embed AI engineers inside enterprise customers

Microsoft is committing $2.5B and 6,000 engineers to a new unit that co-builds AI systems on-site with enterprise customers and guarantees IP protection.

Accenture and Google Cloud launch agentic AI suite for midmarket companies under $3B in revenue

Accenture Edge and Google Cloud are bringing pre-built agentic AI tools to midmarket firms, targeting a segment that faces enterprise-scale pressures with fewer

Enterprise AI cost controls arrive as Walmart, Uber, and Microsoft rein in usage

Major corporations are moving past open AI access and toward usage limits and ROI frameworks, signaling a new phase of enterprise adoption.

Global Events Highlight: SMART Technologies Leads the Way with Education and Business Operations Tools

SMART Technologies has had the exciting opportunity to engage with customers and partners across several key global events, including Bett in London, FETC in Orlando, ATIA in Orlando, ISE in Barcelona, and TCEA  in Austin. These gatherings showcase the latest in educational and business technology trends. Our journey included dynamic presentations, interactive sessions, and…