Avalara, Inc., the agentic tax and compliance leader, has unveiled major AI-driven enhancements designed to embed compliance directly where enterprise teams work. Announced today, these innovations—including the AI agent Avi, Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, and new AI-powered features—enable organizations to cut filing times, reduce compliance risk, and streamline tax operations across global systems.
At bbcon 2025, Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) announced a sweeping expansion of AI capabilities across its product portfolio, along with the launch of a sector-wide AI coalition aimed at helping nonprofits and mission-driven organizations harness AI responsibly.
Global management consultancy Argon & Co is predicting that traditional software-as-a-service (SaaS) models may be obsolete by 2028, according to its new white paper, IRIS. Enlightened AI with real ROI. The report explores how AI agility, customisation, and economic pressures are forcing enterprises to rethink legacy software and embrace a new era of Industry 5.0.
Experience management (XM) leader Qualtrics has announced a $6.75 billion agreement to acquire Press Ganey Forsta, a provider of experience measurement and analytics. The deal aims to create a unified AI-powered platform for customer, employee, patient, and market research experiences, combining Qualtrics’ technology with Press Ganey Forsta’s deep industry data and expertise.
Datamonk, an agentic AI-powered platform for automating medical imaging data migrations, has raised $1.9 million in pre-seed funding to tackle one of healthcare IT’s most persistent challenges: moving and cleaning decades of imaging data. The round was led by Healthy.Capital and Nina Capital, with notable angel investors including Jeroen Tas, former Chief Innovation & Strategy Officer at Philips, and Harm-Jan Wessels, serial healthcare entrepreneur. Early support also came from Antler and Rabobank.
