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New Zealand designs photonic & quantum growth engine
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Analyst Insights
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Google named Leader in IDC agentic AI platform report
Enterprises are increasingly prioritising governance, security and integration as they move AI agents beyond pilots and into production systems.
Today
Island named only Gartner Customers' Choice for browsers
The browser maker's 98% willingness-to-recommend score reflects strong backing from large enterprises using its secure enterprise platform.
Yesterday
Saviynt recognised in Gartner PAM report for third year
The recognition highlights growing demand for tighter control over AI agents, service accounts and other non-human identities with elevated access.
2 days ago
BeyondTrust named leader in Gartner PAM report again
Its highest Ability to Execute ranking may bolster sales as enterprises seek tighter control over human users, service accounts and AI agents.
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