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New AI assistant is designed to streamline the work of HR, compensation and benefits teams, improving efficiency and performance NEW YORK, Feb. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WTW (NASDAQ: WTW), a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company, today announced the launch of Expert, an AI-enabled assistant designed to help U.S. midsize businesses streamline and enhance their HR, compensation and benefits work. Based on WTW’s deep expertise in benefits, rewards and human capital, Expert helps teams with a range of tasks — from summarizing benefit trends to drafting employee communication materials.

New Capabilities Powered by Workday Illuminate™ Will Provide a Centralized System for Managing an Organization's Entire Fleet of AI Agents, From Workday and Third Parties Alike Workday is Leveraging Its 20 Years of Leadership in Human Capital Management to Empower Organizations to Thrive in the World of Agentic AI and Manage the Changing Workforce Workday Announces New Role-Based Illuminate Agents for Payroll, Contracts, Financial Auditing, and Policy Companies Will be Able to Discover and Deploy AI Agents From Workday, Customers, and Partners Through Workday Marketplace PLEASANTON, Calif., Feb. 11, 2025 / PRNewswire / -- Workday, Inc. (NASDAQ: WDAY), the AI platform for managing people and money, today announced the Workday Agent System of Record to help organizations manage their entire fleet of AI agents – from Workday and third-parties alike – in one place. The Agent System of Record will enable businesses to thrive in the age of agentic AI by providing the essential tools to help effectively govern, manage, and optimize their digital workforce.

Funding round led by Menlo Ventures will help the company deliver transformational value to recruiting and staffing companies SEATTLE, Feb. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, ConverzAI, the leading innovator in AI-driven recruitment solutions, announced a $16M Series A funding round to accelerate product innovation and expand go-to-market strategy. The round was led by Menlo Ventures, and joined by Left Lane Capital.

ControlUp for Apps, a new addition to the ControlUp ONE DEX platform, delivers real-time visibility and proactive management of SaaS and web applications with rapid time to value SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ControlUp, at the forefront of Digital Employee Experience (DEX) management, today announced the launch of ControlUp for Apps, a new addition to its acclaimed ControlUp ONE DEX platform. ControlUp for Apps provides unparalleled real-time visibility and proactive management for SaaS and web applications, addressing critical visibility gaps that IT teams face in today’s era of hybrid and composite employee workspaces.

monday.com's AI offering will be embedded into its product suite to enhance the way businesses work NEW YORK & TEL AVIV, Israel--( BUSINESS WIRE)--monday.com Ltd. (NASDAQ: MNDY) (“monday.com”), the multi-product platform that runs all core aspects of work, today announced its AI Vision, representing its key focus areas for 2025. Building on its robust platform, monday.com's strategy will focus on three pillars—AI Blocks, Product Power-ups, and the Digital Workforce—to accelerate its vision to democratize the power of software. monday.com’s approach to AI aims to address the unique challenges businesses and employees encounter.

PHILADELPHIA--( BUSINESS WIRE)-- Phenom, an AI company specializing in HR, today announced it acquired EDGE, a leading resource management and talent mobility platform. The acquisition strengthens Phenom’s workforce intelligence solutions for the professional services industry and global capability centers (GCC).

New role-based AI agents embedded in Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM help HR and business leaders unlock new levels of productivity across their workforce MUMBAI, India, Feb. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Oracle CloudWorld -- Oracle today announced new role-based AI agents within Oracle Fusion Cloud Human Capital Management (HCM) to help HR and business leaders transform the employee experience and optimize workforce productivity. Available to customers today, the new AI agents automate tedious end-to-end workflows to help unlock human potential and empower employees to focus their time on meaningful work. "The amount of time employees spend on complex HR processes can be overwhelming and distract from their primary job responsibilities," said Chris Leone, executive vice president of applications development, Oracle. "The new AI agents in Oracle Cloud HCM help HR and business leaders automate some of the most time-consuming tasks, enabling employees to focus on work that really matters, and unlocking new levels of productivity across their workforce." The new AI agents embedded in Oracle Cloud HCM help improve the employee experience and boost productivity by delivering tailored career support, automating administrative tasks, and streamlining many complex processes from onboarding and contracts to performance reviews and perks.

New agentic platform will advance Zoho Corporation's decade-long investment in AI to deliver unparalleled context and data-driven customer value AUSTIN, Texas--( BUSINESS WIRE)-- Zoho Corporation, a global technology company, today expands the scope of Zia with the announcement of Zia Agents, Agent Studio, and Agent Marketplace. Together, these solutions empower enterprises to access, build, and distribute intelligent, autonomous digital agents across their organizations.

Transform workplace presentations into engaging two-way experiences that boost audience engagement and drive business performance with Kahoot! Energize. AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 4, 2025 -- Kahoot!, the global learning and engagement company, has launched a new presentation toolkit, Kahoot! Energize.

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- ERIN, the leading employee referral and internal mobility software platform, has announced the rollout of powerful new features designed to enhance data visibility, streamline reporting, and improve the user experience for talent acquisition teams. The update introduces Enterprise Dashboards, Custom Dashboards & Reports, Scheduled Reports, and a more seamless job referral experience. "We're ensuring that talent acquisition teams and employees have the tools they need to drive hiring success." Transforming Referral Analytics with Enterprise Dashboards ERIN's new Enterprise Dashboards provide an intuitive way for organizations to analyze and optimize their employee referral programs.