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ChartHop AI integrates business data with people insights, helping HR leaders drive smarter decisions—securely and seamlessly. NEW YORK, March 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, ChartHop, the leading People Operations Platform and Strategic HRIS, introduced ChartHop AI, a groundbreaking advancement in workforce intelligence.

Zoom AI Companion expands agentic skills across the entire Zoom platform, using reasoning and memory to take action and orchestrate task execution, conversational self-service, custom agent creation, and more More than 45 new innovations announced, including AI enhancements for Zoom Meetings, Zoom Phone, Zoom Team Chat, Zoom Docs, and Zoom Contact Center, help users get more done, do their best work, and strengthen relationships New Zoom customer experience (CX) innovations include next-generation enhancements to Zoom Virtual Agent chat and the introduction of Virtual Agent for voice, AI intent routing capabilities, and Advanced Quality Management ORLANDO, Fla., March 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today Zoom Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZM) unveiled agentic AI Companion capabilities, new Zoom AI Companion skills, and AI updates across its platform, including Zoom Meetings, Zoom Team Chat, Zoom Docs, Zoom Phone, Zoom Whiteboard, Zoom Contact Center, industry solutions, and more. “AI Companion is evolving from a personal assistant to being truly agentic, which signals a major leap forward in how AI can enhance productivity and collaboration at work,” said Smita Hashim, chief product officer at Zoom. “We’re delivering value for our customers through AI agents and agentic skills that solve real customer problems, helping them connect, collaborate, and get more done, all within the Zoom platform our users trust and love.” “We’ve been using Zoom AI Companion since it became available, and I’ve seen firsthand how it has transformed our academic and administrative operations,” said Steven Carroll, chief information officer at Saint Leo University. “This technology isn’t just about efficiency; it allows our employees to spend less time on manual tasks and more time on meaningful collaboration, and focus on what matters most: supporting our students’ educational journey.” AI Companion takes action with AI skills and agents Zoom is elevating AI Companion across its entire platform through AI agentic skills, agents, and models to deliver high-quality results, help users improve productivity, and strengthen relationships. AI Companion will help users get more done by executing on their behalf and managing multi-step actions with the knowledge of which agents and skills to tap into using reasoning and memory to make decisions, solve complex problems, and learn over time, along with task action and orchestration to execute and complete tasks.

NEW YORK--( BUSINESS WIRE)--UiPath (NYSE: PATH), a leading enterprise automation and AI software company, today announced the acquisition of Peak, an AI-native company based in Manchester, United Kingdom. The Peak AI platform optimizes product inventory and pricing for businesses of all sizes and across a wide range of industries, providing customers with tangible outcomes quickly and without the need for large, in-house tech teams. “With the acquisition of Peak, we are accelerating our mission to strengthen our vertical AI solutions strategy,” said Daniel Dines, Founder and CEO of UiPath. “When combined with the UiPath platform, Peak’s exceptional purpose-built AI applications will enhance our ability to provide solutions that optimize industry-specific use cases and deliver incredible value to customers.” Peak enables customers to develop AI workflows, process data, and provide predictions that are used to optimize critical business processes through APIs or integrated web applications.

Yokohama platform release includes teams of preconfigured AI agents now available for faster deployment, improved productivity, and predictable outcomes on day one Capabilities to build, onboard, and manage the entire AI agent lifecycle now available Advancements in ServiceNow data solutions break down barriers among data sources for more connected AI agents SANTA CLARA, Calif.--( BUSINESS WIRE)-- ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW), the AI platform for business transformation, today announced the Yokohama platform release, unleashing new AI agents across CRM, HR, IT, and more, for faster, smarter workflows and maximum, end-to-end business impact. These latest innovations include teams of preconfigured AI agents that deliver productivity and predictable outcomes from day one, on a single platform, as well as capabilities to build, onboard, and manage the entire AI agent lifecycle.

Enterprise-Grade AI Embedded Directly into AviontéBOLD Staffing Platform BLOOMINGTON, Minn., March 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Avionté, a leading provider of staffing and recruiting software solutions, today announced that it is leveraging Anthropic and Amazon Web Services (AWS) to integrate advanced artificial intelligence capabilities directly into the AviontéBOLD platform. This enterprise-grade AI integration represents a significant advancement for the staffing industry, embedding powerful AI capabilities seamlessly into recruiters' existing workflows.

Fully integrated with the Simpplr One platform, custom apps streamline workflows, drive productivity, and create a unified employee experience REDWOOD CITY, Calif., March 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Simpplr, the leading EX unification platform provider for employee engagement and productivity, announced today at the Gartner Digital Workplace Summit the addition of enhanced extensibility and integration capabilities with custom apps. These new features make it easy for enterprises to seamlessly integrate key tools with minimal IT effort, driving a more unified employee experience and increasing productivity.

ServiceNow’s agentic AI and automation strengths plus Moveworks’ front-end AI assistant and enterprise search technology to accelerate enterprise AI adoption and innovation Together with Moveworks, ServiceNow will drive use of its agentic AI platform across key growth areas including CRM SANTA CLARA, Calif.--( BUSINESS WIRE)--ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW), the AI platform for business transformation, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Moveworks. The acquisition will combine ServiceNow’s agentic AI and automation strengths with Moveworks’ front-end AI assistant and enterprise search technology to unlock new experiences for every employee for every corner of the business.

New centralized dashboard delivers real-time insights and faster time to hire rates CHICAGO, March 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Hireology, a leading provider of hiring software for multi-location businesses, announced today that customers have full access to the Action Center. The Action Center provides hiring teams with a centralized dashboard to monitor key metrics, identify bottlenecks, and take immediate action—all without leaving their workflow.

AI-powered enterprise search unifies information discovery across multiple systems, enabling faster decision-making and improved productivity directly within the digital workplace REDWOOD CITY, Calif., March 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Simpplr, the leading EX Unification Platform provider for employee engagement and productivity, today announced Simpplr Enterprise Search, the industry's first enterprise search solution fully integrated with its modern intranet platform. Simpplr Enterprise Search extends the power of the Simpplr One platform by enabling employees to seamlessly search and discover information across multiple systems, tools, and content repositories through a single, intuitive interface.

Access a central, searchable hub for all your company’s knowledge and data right in Slack. March 5th, 2025 -- By the team at Slack -- Slack is where the most innovative teams and companies work.