SAP & Databricks debut Business Data Cloud to enhance business AI
Rossum launches specialist AI agents, Celonis and GBTEC announce new appointments
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PEX Network’s weekly bulletin rounds up the latest industry vendor news including product releases/updates, mergers and acquisitions, partnerships and leadership changes.
This week includes:
- SAP and Databricks launch Business Data Cloud
- Rossum launches specialist AI agents to automate enterprise paperwork
- Celonis appoints Ashling Kearns as global GTM chief operating officer
- Accenture unveils personalized training services from SAP
- Kissflow transforms business operations at SNAP Group
- GBTEC welcomes Daniel Simon as new chief marketing officer
- ABBYY becomes first participant in ForHumanity’s AI Policy Accelerator
- ERP Peers partners with Celigo to simplify business process automation
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SAP and Databricks launch Business Data Cloud
SAP SE announced the launch of SAP Business Data Cloud, a solution built to unify all SAP and third-party data throughout an organization and provide a trusted data foundation to support businesses decisions and foster reliable artificial intelligence (AI). Created in partnership with global data, analytics and AI firm Databricks, the solution harmonizes data from organizations’ most mission-critical applications with engineering and business analytics capabilities, paving the way for next-level innovation and insights, according to a press release.
“SAP Business Data Cloud unleashes the full value of enterprise data for business AI,” said SAP CEO Christian Klein. “It combines SAP’s unique expertise in mission-critical, end-to-end processes and semantically rich data with Databricks’ world-class data engineering capabilities to create a ground-breaking solution that helps organizations do more with their data than ever before.”
Every company on the planet wants to get more value out of their data and greater returns on their AI investments, added Ali Ghodsi, co-founder and CEO of Databricks. “By joining forces with SAP, we’re helping organizations bring together all their data – regardless of format or where it lives – to govern, analyze and build domain-specific AI applications on the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform.”
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Rossum launches specialist AI agents to automate enterprise paperwork
Intelligent document processing (IDP) vendor Rossum announced the launch of specialist AI agents for paperwork automation. The release represents a “transformative advancement” in IDP, delivering substantial value to businesses by accelerating process automation, ensuring compliance/reducing risk and enhancing productivity, the company stated.
The AI agents codify and automate AP standard operating procedures, transforming scattered, manual workflows into structured, auditable automation, according to a press release. Beyond simple data capture, they also interpret unstructured payment terms, apply conditional approvals and manage policy-based routing, automating tasks that once required human judgment. They are built to understand natural language, escalate complex cases to humans, learn from interactions and execute the same actions teams handle in business transactions.
“Enterprise paperwork processes are inherently complex because they’re designed to keep businesses safe,” said Petr Baudis, chief technology officer and co-founder of Rossum. “While generalist AI agents may seem like an appealing shortcut, they lack the specific skills, domain expertise and guardrails needed to handle these workflows reliably. Specialist AI agents in Rossum are purpose-built for handling transactional paperwork like invoices and purchase orders, ensuring they process these documents with the speed and precision that our customers expect.”
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Celonis appoints Ashling Kearns as global GTM chief operating officer
Process mining and process intelligence vendor Celonis appointed Ashling Kearns as its new global GTM chief operating officer (COO), expanding her current role as SVP of marketing. In this new capacity, Kearns will drive go-to-market (GTM) execution aligning sales, marketing and customer success functions to accelerate business growth and help customers harness process intelligence and AI to maximize business performance, according to a press release.
“Ashling’s leadership and strategic vision have already made a significant impact on Celonis, our customers and partners as well as on her fellow Celonauts,” said Carsten Thoma, president and board director at Celonis. “Her ability to seamlessly integrate marketing, sales and customer success functions will continue to be a driving force in scaling Celonis’ GTM operations.”
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Accenture unveils personalized training services from SAP
Accenture announced new personalized learning and training services from SAP designed to upskill and reskill employees, from the C-suite to the technology team. The combination of SAP’s partner-led training programs and Accenture’s services will help organizations drive a culture of learning by enabling their people to explore technology as well as functional and industry skills, the pair stated.
The companies intend to provide organizations with streamlined access to essential content and industry-recognized SAP certifications through end-to-end learning experiences. The trainings are designed to help organizations make better-informed buying decisions and increase user satisfaction by helping them get the most from their SAP solutions.
“As businesses reinvent with technology, data and AI, it is imperative that they help their people learn and develop relevant skills to stay competitive, innovate and achieve greater business value,” said Kishore Durg, global lead of Accenture LearnVantage. “The collaboration between Accenture’s LearnVantage team and SAP reinforces our commitment to helping our clients become ‘talent creators’ by bringing together specialized content from SAP with the experience of Accenture’s skilled instructors.”
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Kissflow transforms business operations at SNAP Group
Low-code platform provider Kissflow announced its successful and transformative partnership with SN Aboitiz Power Group (SNAP), a leader in renewable energy in the Philippines. Recognizing the need for agility in managing its business operations, SNAP sought a solution to automate business processes, reduce manual effort and foster collaboration across teams. Through the collaboration, SNAP successfully streamlined its operations and enhanced productivity.
With Kissflow’s low-code platform, SNAP successfully digitized its key business processes, reducing reliance on cumbersome manual workflows. It also enabled SNAP’s teams to quickly adapt and automate workflows with minimal coding knowledge, empowering users to independently manage and optimize their tasks.
“At SNAP, we believe in leveraging technology to support our mission of a sustainable future,” said Maria Theresa Cabigon, chief information officer (CIO). “Kissflow empowers us to drive automation through citizen development, allowing us to harness the full potential of our team members and foster innovation from within. Its low-code no-code capabilities further streamline our processes, helping us achieve greater efficiency and stay aligned with our vision for innovation and sustainability.”
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GBTEC welcomes Daniel Simon as new chief marketing officer
Business process management (BPM) provider GBTEC welcomed Daniel Simon as its new chief marketing officer (CMO) to help drive international growth. With over 20 years of experience in international marketing strategy, Simon will lead global marketing efforts, focusing on strengthening GBTEC’s global brand recognition and expanding its successful go-to-market approach into new markets.
“I’m excited by the challenge of expanding GBTEC as an international brand and driving growth in new regions,” Simon commented. “With its industry-leading business transformation suite, GBTEC has already established a strong foundation – now it’s time to scale this success globally. To achieve this, we need to further align marketing and sales while leveraging creative strategies to maximize our outreach and impact.”
GBTEC also released decision model and notation (DMN) guidance to help businesses streamline decision-making processes.
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ABBYY becomes first participant in ForHumanity’s AI Policy Accelerator
Process automation vendor ABBYY is the first participant in ForHumanity’s European Risk Management AI Policy Accelerator, an initiative designed to develop, document and evaluate corporate compliance against the legal obligations of the EU AI Act. ABBYY submitted its Process AI and Document AI solutions into the risk management module for assessment and evaluation to prove they meet robust criteria and adhere to compliance standards.
“ForHumanity created the AI Policy Accelerator to enable a robust, practical and interactive learning experience designed to foster compliance with the EU AI Act,” said Ryan Carrier, president of ForHumanity Europe. “We are grateful to ABBYY for participating in the Policy Accelerator with the first purpose-built AI for intelligent automation and look forward to proving the sufficiency and implementability of our audit standards to meet exit criteria, including evaluation methods available for external auditors and conformity assessments.”
ABBYY’s goal is to have transparency about its risk management and be proactive with due diligence questions that AI deployers in its European financial services client base may have, added Ulf Persson, ABBYY CEO. “This is an opportune time for us to prove our compliance with ForHumanity.”
ERP Peers partners with Celigo to simplify business process automation
Operations solutions provider ERP Peers and integration platform-as-a-service (iPaaS) firm Celigo formed a new partnership to help businesses automate workflows and enhance efficiency across systems. This collaboration enables organizations to connect NetSuite or other essential systems with their software ecosystem using Celigo’s iPaaS. By automating data flows, reducing manual processes and ensuring real-time synchronization across applications, companies can enhance operational efficiency, improve data accuracy and scale with confidence, the companies stated.
“Businesses today rely on multiple systems to run their operations, but without proper integration, these systems can create more problems than they solve,” said Nirmal M., lead NetSuite and Celigo consultant at ERP Peers. “With Celigo’s powerful automation and our expertise, we’re making it easier for businesses to scale without the usual integration headaches.”
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