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Adyen Automates More Than 10 Finance Use Cases With Workday
Financial Management
Adyen Automates More Than 10 Finance Use Cases With Workday
Adyen automates finance and HR processes using Workday to standardize data flows and enhance employee services, aiming for efficiency and the potential integration of AI to further streamline operations.
Japanese utility advances national energy management initiative, strengthens grid resilience, and enhances customer experiences with Oracle AMI
Data and Data Management
Chubu Electric Power Grid Hits 10 Million Smart Meters With Oracle
Chubu Electric Power Grid has successfully deployed its 10 millionth smart meter in collaboration with Oracle, upgrading to a new meter data management system that accommodates second-generation meters and enhances billing and consumption monitoring while ensuring operational continuity and supporting Japan's evolving energy initiatives.
How Storm Smart connected finance, manufacturing and field service through Acumatica ERP
Financial Management
Storm Smart Cuts Monthly Close to Three Business Days With Acumatica
Storm Smart replaced QuickBooks with Acumatica Construction Edition and connected finance, manufacturing and field service. Acumatica reports a monthly close reduced from 10 business days to three, inventory accuracy above 98% and software consolidation from up to 15 systems to four or five.
inventory, pricing and invoice processing
Analytics and AI
State Electric Supply Expands Infor AI and Automation Into Accounts Payable
State Electric Supply, an electrical distributor in West Virginia, has successfully integrated Infor CloudSuite Distribution and the Infor Velocity Suite over the past three years, utilizing AI and automation to revolutionize their inventory management, order entry, and accounts payable processes, achieving significant labor savings and operational efficiencies.
Syspro ERP release helps manufacturers and distributors support FSMA 204 and EU Digital Product Passport Compliance
Governance, Risk, and Compliance
Syspro Adds Unified Product Traceability for Audits and Recalls
Syspro has released a new ERP version built around Unified Product Traceability, with support for FSMA 204 key data elements and EU Digital Product Passport requirements. The release also changes catch weight costing and order checks, and leaves several questions buyers should put to Syspro before relying on it for compliance.
Analytics and AI
Workday Rebuilds Data Cloud for AI Agents
Workday announced a four-layer Data Cloud at Workday Rising that gives AI agents direct access to live System of Record data under existing permissions. Agent Lake and Live Data Query are generally available, while the Context Layer's semantic models and Agent-Ready Tools for Data are in early access.
Financial Management
Unit4 Ties Procurement Value to Connected Finance Data
Unit4 published two procurement blogs on October 30 tying Source-to-Contract by Scanmarket to its ERP and financial planning products. They argue procurement earns credibility with finance through connected spend, supplier, and contract data.
Analytics and AI
Sage Acquires French Partners Moovin’Cloud and WholeHelp for Cloud and AI
Sage acquired the cloud migration and hosting business of Moovin’Cloud and the AI Studio maker WholeHelp in October, adding two platforms already in use with customers and partners in France.
warehouse packaging operation.
ERP Strategy and Planning
QAD to Standardize ERP Across Truvant’s Seven Packaging Sites
Truvant has selected QAD | Redzone to standardize ERP and manufacturing operations across seven packaging sites in North America and Europe. The planned implementation combines QAD Adaptive ERP, Redzone Connected Workforce and ChampionAI to establish common workflows, connect production data and support future acquisitions.
Industrial manufacturing equipment pumps
Manufacturing Systems and Automation
DAB Pumps Standardizes Cloud ERP to Support Global Manufacturing Growth
DAB Pumps has eliminated more than 2 million internal transactions after standardizing logistics and moving five manufacturing plants to Infor CloudSuite Industrial Enterprise. The migration also centralized production planning, reduced manual work and established a common ERP environment for further international expansion.
Analytics and AI
Microsoft Extends Work IQ Business Context to Cowork, Copilot Studio
Microsoft announced public preview capabilities for Dataverse and Work IQ on October 23 that bring Dynamics 365 and Power Platform business context to Copilot Studio and Cowork. The release came ahead of the Power Platform Community Conference in Las Vegas.
ERP Strategy and Planning
Tutto Pelle Cuts Two-Week Reporting to Minutes With Acumatica
Tutto Pelle, a Mexico City-based custom furniture maker, transitioned from the fragmented Microsip ERP system to Acumatica Retail Management Edition, drastically reducing reporting cycles and improving access to customer information and operational data, which facilitated better sales analysis and decision-making while addressing localization and industry-specific needs.
Conference speaker on stage in front of a large screen displaying the SAP logo and audience
Analytics and AI
SAP TechEd 2026: What’s Rolling Out and What’s Planned Through 2027
SAP announced new tools for building, grounding, and governing AI agents at SAP TechEd 2026. Some are rolling out now, and others are scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2026 and the first quarter of 2027.
Cloud Platform and Technology
Epicor’s On-Premises Support Runways Differ by Platform
Epicor has scheduled the final on-premises feature releases for Kinetic, Prophet 21, and BisTrack, and the Active Support period after each release differs by platform.
Decision Intelligence AI
Analytics and AI
Workday Extends Decision Intelligence to HCM and Financial Management
Workday is integrating Decision Intelligence into its Human Capital and Financial Management platforms to enhance workforce and financial decision-making, enabling teams to analyze hiring plans and financial variances more effectively through sophisticated, AI-driven insights.
Stack of paper documents and files illustrating manual contract management, fragmented records, and paperwork-heavy procurement processes.
Spend Management and Procurement
Unit4 Connects Purchasing to Supplier Contracts at Atlantic Technological University with Scanmarket
Atlantic Technological University enhanced its procurement processes by integrating Unit4 Source-to-Contract with its existing ERP system to improve visibility and management of supplier agreements, enabling better tracking of spending and compliance before contracts approach their limits.
Workers in hairnets and protective coats sort and pack apples on conveyor lines in a food manufacturing facility
Application Development and Integration
Charlie Bigham’s Replaces Legacy Middleware in Syspro 8 Cloud Upgrade
Charlie Bigham’s used the end of life of Syspro 7 to move to Syspro 8 in the cloud and replace fragile legacy middleware with Codeless Platforms’ BPA Platform. The rebuild cleared the way for a new warehouse management system, Cyber Essentials Plus certification and a Microsoft Fabric data program.
Autonomous Enterprise
Analytics and AI
SAP Announces Record Third Quarter
In its Q3 2026 earnings call, SAP reported over €10 billion in revenue for the first time, driven by a 13% year-over-year increase and significant contributions from AI initiatives, despite concerns about potential impacts from political and macroeconomic uncertainties on future performance.
ERP Strategy and Planning
Groundwork Gives Project Managers Live Budget Access With Sage Intacct
Groundwork South and North Tyneside has moved from Sage 50 and Sage 200 to Sage Intacct, giving project managers self-service access to budgets and funding streams. Sage's customer story reports no measured results such as time saved or cost changes.
Analytics and AI
Oracle Brings Claw-Powered Agentic Applications to HR and Payroll
Oracle has introduced Fusion Claw-powered agentic applications for HR, covering workforce planning, recruiting, compensation, and payroll. Oracle says the applications carry out human-approved actions and that customers retain responsibility for employment decisions.
Governance, Risk, and Compliance
Microsoft Adds Dynamic Permissions and Risk Controls for AI Agents
Microsoft has extended Project Perception to cover AI agents it describes as insiders, with permissions that start at zero and tighten as risk changes. Guardian Agents handle continuous security work while people set policy and approve major decisions.
Analytics and AI
Infor Survey Finds AI Deployment Outpacing Reported Efficiency Gains
Infor's second Enterprise AI Adoption Impact Index finds deployment outpacing reported efficiency gains in the US, UK, and France between April and August 2026. The report also shows weak industry fit for off-the-shelf AI and no clear owner for AI governance.
Financial Management
Epicor Propello 2026.3 Extends Financials and EDI Links
Epicor's third Propello release of 2026 deepens the retail system's ties to Epicor Financials and EDI, adds an open AR import for migrations, and introduces configurable cash rounding as US states and Congress set rules for a post-penny economy.
Analytics and AI
What Acumatica 2026 R2 Changes for Manufacturers
Acumatica's 2026 R2 manufacturing edition links an expanded Shop Floor Kiosk, per-work-center APS scheduling, and the AI Assistant into one data chain, where each step depends on the accuracy of the one before it.
ERP Strategy and Planning
Unit4 Acquires Napta to Connect Skills Data With Professional Services ERP
Unit4 is acquiring Paris-based Napta, a resource management and skills intelligence platform, to connect staffing decisions with the project and financial data in its ERP. Napta keeps its brand, leadership, and integrations with other ERP and PSA platforms.
ERP Strategy and Planning
Fairline Yachts Selects Syspro ERP and Torque to Connect Design Through Aftersales
Fairline Yachts has selected Syspro cloud ERP and the Syspro Torque industrial AI platform to connect operations from design through aftersales, with HIT Technology leading the implementation.
Interconnected metal staircases and walkways inside a modern building, illustrating access paths and security risks in SAP systems.
Governance, Risk, and Compliance
SAP October Security Patch Day Shows How Business Roles Can Become Attack Paths
SAP’s October 2026 Security Patch Day reveals how legitimate business permissions can expose systems to wider compromise. Critical vulnerabilities, unauthenticated HTTP/2 attacks, and new SAP OVERPASS findings challenge how enterprises assess risk and prioritize remediation.
Application Development and Integration
Budgeting Platform Martus Reaches 1,000 Sage Customers
Martus Solutions now has 1,000 customers using Sage accounting products, more than triple its 2021 total. The budgeting and reporting platform adds planning on top of Sage data, with integration details that vary by Sage product.
SAP Connect
Analytics and AI
Five Key Takeaways from SAP Connect 2026
SAP Connect 2026 emphasized the ongoing strategic importance of the Autonomous Enterprise and governance in SAP's vision, despite low adoption among customers, highlighting that successful users have laid a strong foundational groundwork for leveraging AI technologies.
ERP Strategy and Planning
QAD | Redzone Pairs Frontline Software With PwC Delivery in European Push
QAD | Redzone has partnered with PwC Belgium to pair its frontline manufacturing software with consulting-led change management, extending a European expansion that began in the DACH region in September.
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