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By Ralph Gammon, Senior Analyst, Software October 28, 2024 At last week’s annual Forward customer and partner event, UiPath announced its new strategic direction focused on agentic automation. On a broad level, UiPath is attempting to transition its robotic processing technology for automating repetitive tasks to more dynamic automation of

HYLAND VISION LEANS HEAVILY ON AI AND CLOUD By Ralph Gammon, Senior Analyst, Software October 1, 2024 With a new CEO and a renewed urgency, Hyland Software unveiled a cloud- and AI-centric vision for the future at last week’s annual CommunityLIVE user event. During his keynote, President and CEO Jitesh

Newest AI capabilities accelerate business outcomes for document-specific processes ABBYY today previewed a suite of new innovative capabilities for purpose-built AI that empower businesses to simplify success and accelerate ROI in their automation initiatives. These include Phoenix, a multi-modal approach to zero-shot learning leveraging small language models and purpose-built for document

By Petr Kramerius, Regional Manager at Infosource The European inkjet market continued to decline in the first half of 2024, even as inkjets continued to erode the market share of laser printers. With the printing speed gap between inkjets and lasers continuing to close,  inkjet technology is suitable for broader

By Petr Kramerius, Regional Manager at Infosource Single-function page toner/laser printer sales continued their long-term decline within Europe in the first half of 2024, but will remain a meaningful share of revenues and unit sales for the foreseeable future. They still offer a low cost to print with enhanced sharpness,

By Petr Kramerius, Regional Manager at Infosource Fujifilm Business Innovation and Konica Minolta have signed an agreement to establish a joint venture that will coordinate the procurement of raw materials and parts. This agreement follows a feasibility study for an alliance in the multifunction printer (MFP), office printer, and production