technologyreseller.co.uk 37 TECHDIGEST continued... Ten years on from its launch in the US in 2015, Amazon Business has reached the milestone of 8 million customers worldwide, including 96 of the Fortune 100, 66 of the FTSE 100 and hundreds of thousands of small and medium-sized organisations. Bringing visibility, control and insight to procurement, Amazon Business operates in 11 countries (Australia, Canada, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Spain, the UK and US) and processes roughly $35B in annualised gross sales through the platform. … Wildix, a global Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) provider, has announced the launch of a fully embedded agentic AI layer for UCaaS, now operational across more than 1,000 customer environments. The AI layer automates interactions across voice, chat, SMS, WhatsApp and web, using sentiment analysis, reference to past exchanges and contextual logic to guide each decision. A visual, no-code AI studio enables customers and partners to launch tailored workflows for high-frequency, high-friction tasks, such as scheduling, call routing, followups and FAQs, in just minutes. Gartner predicts that agentic AI will autonomously resolve 80% of customer service issues by 2029, leading to a 30% reduction in operational costs. www.wildix.com/ai-solutions … WithSecure (formerly F-Secure Business) has upgraded its Elements Exposure Management (Elements XM) solution with enhanced cloud visibility, identity risk detection and new tools to help service providers deliver exposure management for mid-sized organisations. WithSecure Elements XM identifies exposures in hybrid environments, across on-premise assets, cloud services and digital identities, and provides AI-powered recommendations through an integrated Luminen GenAI assistant. New partner-ready tools include API-based Security Events export for SIEM integration, comprehensive C-level Reporting and an XM Playbook to simplify onboarding and elevate service delivery. www.withsecure.com … Axis Communications, a leader in network video, has launched its first environmental sensors for the monitoring of indoor air quality parameters such as particulate matter, volatile organic compounds, nitrogen oxides and carbon dioxide, as well as relative humidity and temperature. The AXIS D6210, integrates with existing Axis solutions, including cameras, a strobe siren and speakers, and compatible Axis IP devices without the need for additional IP addresses, switch ports or power. Launching later in the year, the AXIS D6310 is a standalone IP network device with additional features including a multi-LED strobe function for sensor status and alerts, an integrated speaker and microphone and Power-over-Ethernet (PoE). www.axis.com … Philips Monitors has launched its first model to have TCO Certified, generation 10 accreditation and a 5-year warranty. TCO Certified, generation 10 is a global sustainability certification for IT products covering environmental, social and circular economy criteria. Features of the 34-inch Philips 34B2U3600C include a curved VA display with UWQHD resolution and 1.07 billion colours; 5W speakers for easy video conferencing; extra connectivity through a USB-C dock with 90W power delivery and RJ45 for secure network connection; enhanced eye comfort with TÜV Rheinland Eyesafe certification and SoftBlue Technology; an adjustable base; SmartKVM for seamless source switching via a keyboard shortcut; and MultiView for simultaneous dual connection and viewing. https://www.philips.co.uk/c-p/ 34B2U3600C_00/ … VAST Data is aiming to make AI simple, secure and accessible for enterprises with the introduction of what it says is the first AI Operating System. It points out that every major technological revolution (PC, mobile, cloud) has been defined by the emergence of a new operating system – a unified software layer that abstracts complexity, democratises the use of new hardware and reshapes how the world computes. It has created the VAST AI Operating System for a world built around agents, not applications and a new computing paradigm in which trillions of intelligent agents will reason, communicate and act across a global grid of millions of GPUs woven across edge deployments, AI factories and cloud data centres. Unifying data, compute, messaging and reasoning, the AI Operating System includes all the elements a distributed system needs to run AI at global scale: a kernel to run platform services on, from private to public cloud; a runtime to deploy AI agents with; eventing infrastructure for real-time event processing; messaging infrastructure; and a distributed file and database storage system that can be used for real-time data capture and analytics. VAST recently became the fastest data company to reach $2 billion in cumulative bookings, with nearly 5x year-over-year growth in the first quarter of this year. vastdata.com UK’s largest IT industry sailing event celebrates first 25 years This year’s Russell-Cooke Silicon Cup Regatta, taking place on 16–17 September, marks the 25th anniversary of the UK’s largest IT and charity sailing event. Since its inception, the regatta has raised over £1.3 million and attracted around 7,500 competitors, uniting the IT industry for two days of sailing in the Solent. This year’s event will once again raise money for three inspirational causes: The Genie’s Wish, The Andrew Simpson Foundation and Greig City Academy. Shaun Frohlich, Chairman of the Russell-Cooke Silicon Cup Regatta, said: “Back in 1999, a small group of us wondered if we could hijack the interminable round of corporate jollies and repurpose one for a higher cause. We held our first event under the banner of the ‘IT Regatta’ and had 19 entries. We could not have forecast that by the time we were running the 25th event, it would have generated more than £1.3 million and brought thousands of IT professionals together. We would love this event to see us break through the £1.5 million barrier, and with a following wind, that is possible. We already have more entries than we had in 2024, and we could easily and happily sell out.” https://thesiliconcup.com/
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