accessiBe, experts in web accessibility solutions, announced the launch of accessFlow 2.0, the newest addition of its AI-powered web accessibility management solutions that help developers address accessibility barriers at the code level. Building on accessFlow 1.0, accessFlow 2.0’s newest features simplify accessibility management, from site inception to production, by identifying issues, delivering actionable insights, and […]

TransPerfect, a provider of language and AI solutions for global business, today announced that it has acquired Apostroph Group, a Switzerland- and Germany-based language service provider (LSP). Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Apostroph is an LSP in the DACH region, with significant market share coming from a combination of organic growth and […]

This week we feature articles from Kurt Cagle, and Dharmesh Shah. Additional reading comes from Sarah Gilbert, John Timmer, Mrinank Sharma, et al, and Ben Hylak, Shawn Wang, & Alessio Fanelli. News comes from Databricks, Docugami, Adobe, and Brightcove. Next issue arrives February 19. All previous issues are available at https://gilbane.com/gilbane-advisor-index Opinion / Analysis When do you need […]

Docugami, experts in AI for business documents, announced today it has opened its first international subsidiary, Docugami Canada, to help scale up the company’s collaboration with the Canadian AI sector and make it easier for document-intensive businesses in Canada to leverage Docugami’s document AI technologies to revolutionize their operations. Docugami’s patented AI Document Engineering technology […]

Data lakehouse provider Databricks has acquired data platform modernization software provider BladeBridge for an undisclosed sum to help its new customers move from rival data warehouses, such as Teradata, Snowflake, Amazon Redshift, and Microsoft SQL Server, to its lakehouse built atop Databricks SQL. BladeBridge will provide enterprise customers with insights into the scope of conversion, configurable […]

Adobe announced new intelligent contract capabilities in Acrobat AI Assistant to simplify working with contracts. The new generative AI features can help customers grasp complex terms and spot differences between multiple agreements so they can better understand and verify the information in these important documents faster and easier. Features include: Adobe Acrobat AI Assistant supplements LLM […]

Brightcove, a video engagement platform company, announced the launch of its AI Content Suite, the company’s first official general availability release following a customer pilot program in 2024. The suite introduces a range of AI-powered tools to increase the impact of video content, improve business productivity, make it an easier experience for content creators to […]

This week we feature articles from Ethan Mollick, and Alberto Romero. Additional reading comes from Daniel Tunkelang, Cassie Kozyrkov, Mike Masnick, and Om Malik. News comes from Progress Software, Perplexity, TransPerfect, and TileDB. Next issue arrives February 12. All previous issues are available at https://gilbane.com/gilbane-advisor-index Opinion / Analysis Which AI to use now: An updated opinionated guide Picking […]

TileDB, a database designed for discovery, announced its availability through AWS Marketplace. AWS customers now have access to TileDB’s omnimodal capabilities directly within AWS Marketplace, streamlining the purchase and management of TileDB within their AWS environment. This expanded accessibility ensures a more diverse range of organizations can advance research and therapeutic development. “Frontier” data is […]

Progress, a provider of AI-powered digital experiences and infrastructure software, announced the launch of Progress Data Cloud, a managed Data Platform as a service designed to simplify enterprise data and artificial intelligence (AI) operations in the cloud to accelerate digital transformation and AI initiatives while reducing operational complexity and IT overhead. Progress Data Cloud enables […]

TransPerfect, a provider of language and AI solutions for global business, announced the acquisition of H2A, a French company providing contact center customer experience and business process outsourcing (BPO) solutions. H2A provides inbound and outbound customer support, telemarketing, order processing, and technical support for industries including telecommunications, retail, finance, and public services. The company’s focus […]

This week we feature articles from Juan Sequeda, Dean Allemang & Bryon Jacob, and Steve Jones. Additional reading comes from Eli Pariser & Deepti Doshi, Tim Bray, Ethan Mollick, and Sara A. Metwalli. News comes from Contextual AI, Contentstack & Lytics, dbt Labs & SDF Labs, and Foxit. Next issue arrives January 29. All previous issues are available at https://gilbane.com/gilbane-advisor-index Opinion […]

With Perplexity’s Sonar and Sonar Pro API (the latter generally available to all developers starting today), you can build your own generative search capabilities powered with real-time, web-wide research and Perplexity features. We’re also expanding public access to advanced features like JSON mode and search domain filters for select usage tiers.  The Sonar API is […]

Contextual AI, an enterprise RAG company, announced the general availability (GA) of the Contextual AI Platform, helping enterprises build specialized RAG agents to support expert knowledge work. While there is broad consensus that general-purpose AI agents are poised to streamline many generic tasks, Contextual AI believes that specialized RAG agents will instead be required to […]

dbt Labs, experts in analytics engineering, has acquired SDF Labs, the team of former Meta and Microsoft engineering leaders behind SDF, a data transformation technology. The acquisition will integrate SDF’s multi-dialect, dbt-native SQL comprehension capabilities into dbt, delivering improvements to dbt performance and enhancing the developer experience, efficiency, data velocity and data quality. the SDF […]

Foxit, a provider of PDF and eSignature products and services, helping knowledge workers to increase their productivity and do more with documents, announced the launch of Foxit AI, a standalone web-based AI platform that delivers document-centric AI capabilities to users across industries. Foxit AI offers a comprehensive suite of features, including AI-powered chat assistance, document […]

Contentstack, a composable digital experience platform (DXP) provider, today announced its acquisition of Lytics, a real-time customer data platform. The acquisition, which closed in December of 2024, brings comprehensive audience insights, content analytics and profile management to the Contentstack platform, unlocking real-time personalization for known and unknown users. Major global brands including Kraft Heinz, Mondelez, […]

This week we feature articles from Melanie Mitchell, and Maria Mouschoutzi. Additional reading comes from Chia Jeng Yang, Nilay Patel & Mustafa Suleyman, Kate Knibbs, and Sayash Kapoor & Arvind Narayanan, and Louie Peters. News comes from Graphlit, RWS, Brightcove, and Grammarly & Coda. Next issue arrives January 22. All previous issues are available at https://gilbane.com/gilbane-advisor-index Opinion / Analysis OpenAI’s o3 […]

Unstruk Data Inc, an AI software provider, introduced the Graphlit Agent Tools Library, now live on GitHub (github.com/graphlit/graphlit-tools-python). This new toolkit builds on Graphlit’s RAG-as-a-Service platform capabilities, enabling developers to rapidly build AI agents that streamline data handling and LLM-driven workflows. By eliminating infrastructure complexities, Graphlit positions itself as a comprehensive solution for organizations seeking to harness large […]

Brightcove, a streaming technology company, is sharing enhancements to its platform through strategic partnerships to enhance the video content creation, distribution and monetization, and to help customers build more cohesive, easy-to-deploy martech stacks. The relationship with Acquia is part of a broader initiative to co-sell and co-market integrated solutions that drive mutual customer success. For […]