Salesforce has posted much stronger second quarter results (ended 31 July, 2025), with sales of $10.2 billion, representing 9% year-over-year growth in constant currency.
Its AI momentum is strong, with Data Cloud and AI annual recurring revenue surpassing $1.2 billion – up 120% year-over-year, building on the $1 billion that was generated in the first quarter.
European sales reached $2.4 billion, up 7% annually.
-Redis, the fast data platform, plans to acquire real-time data platform Decodable.
“As AI enters its next phase, the challenge isn’t proving what language models can do, it’s giving them the context and memory to act with relevance and reliability,” said Rowan Trollope, CEO of Redis. “As technology becomes ever more reliant on LLMs, the strategic investment we’re making in Decodable’s platform will make it easier for developers to build and expand data pipelines, and convert that data into context within Redis, so it’s fast and always available in the right place at the right time.”
Founded by data infrastructure veteran Eric Sammer, Decodable is a serverless platform that simplifies real-time data ingestion, transformation, and delivery. Its technology replaces weeks of custom pipeline engineering with a declarative service that scales automatically.
“Joining Redis allows us to take Decodable’s vision further and get there faster,” said Sammer. “Together, we can give developers a seamless way to connect and act on their data in real time, unlocking AI systems that are more capable, responsive, and deeply embedded in the workflows they serve.”
-Atlassian is acquiring The Browser Company, the firm behind the Dia and Arc browsers. Together, the companies intend to deliver “the browser for knowledge work in the AI era”.
Today’s browsers were built before the explosion of SaaS apps, and well before the current AI revolution. “Optimised to appeal to the consumer masses, browsers were not designed for the knowledge workers who rely on them to get things done,” said Atlassian. “For these workers, each tab contains a different workflow to move forward, a meeting to schedule, a design to review, a memo to write. Current browsers are passive bystanders, unaware of that context and unable to connect business processes, holding up work.”
Atlassian and The Browser Company intend to change this by making Dia the AI browser for work, that is:
Optimised for the SaaS apps where knowledge workers spend their day. Whether work is happening in email, a project management tool, or a design app, tabs will be enriched with context that helps move work forward
Packed with AI skills and personal work memory to connect the dots between apps, tabs, and tasks
Built with trust and security in mind, so company data is protected
-In a world where buyers expect everything on demand, sales teams are still asking leads to fill out a form and wait for a demo. Supersonik is here to end the wait.
Launched from stealth with $5m in seed funding, the company is introducing an autonomous, multilingual AI agent that instantly joins live video calls, showcases real software in action, and adapts every demo to the buyer in real time.
The seed round was led by Andreessen Horowitz and joined by strategic angels from Google, DeepMind, and Salesforce, among others.
“Our vision is simple,” said Daniel Carmona, CEO of Supersonik. “Every prospect should be able to click a button and get a live, personalised demo of real software, in their own language, the moment they are ready. No forms, wait-lists, or back-and-forth.”
Supersonik is available on demand, in almost every language, at the exact moment a buyer signals intent.
Companies can place a button on their website that lets buyers request a demo instantly at peak intent. They can re-engage leads that went cold with a live conversation instead of just another email. They can use Supersonik to qualify and route prospects in real time or even upsell new features in existing accounts.
“Each scenario delivers the same advantage: scale every demo without stretching sales teams thin,” says the provider.
-SYNAXON has taken the next step in its “SYNAXON as one brand” journey, bringing its UK business fully in line with Germany under a single brand identity.
From today, all UK website content is integrated into synaxon.com. The change gives reseller partners a single, consistent destination to access SYNAXON’s full range of services – “clearer, simpler, and more accessible than ever”, says the distributor.
As part of the move, SYNAXON has also renamed its Project Support service to Hub Enterprise Solutions. The service provides consultancy and expert support for resellers delivering migration, integration, and infrastructure projects, and “reflects the company’s ambition to deliver enterprise-class value to its partners”.
-Fivetran, the global automated data movement provider, has acquired Tobiko Data, the open source transformation company behind SQLMesh and SQLGlot.
With the acquisition, Fivetran says it strengthens its position as the “only” fully managed, end-to-end platform that combines data movement, transformation, and activation – “making it easier for customers to deliver governed, AI-ready data with speed and scale”, says Fivetran.
“Our customers are under pressure to deliver trusted data faster, across more teams, and into more environments,” said George Fraser, CEO of Fivetran. “With Tobiko Data, we’re expanding our transformation capabilities to meet that demand, and doing it with an open foundation that encourages transparency, innovation, and interoperability.”
-SentinelOne, the AI-native cybersecurity player, has announced Managed AI Defense, a new offering developed with Pax8, the cloud commerce marketplace for managed service providers.
Designed to “close the cybersecurity gap” for small- and mid-sized businesses, Managed AI Defense delivers the same powerful, AI-driven protection trusted by the world’s largest organisations, now in a “simple, cost-effective package any business can access”, said SentinelOne.
-Datech, the specialist design software business of TD SYNNEX, has announced an agreement with Newforma, a leader in project and information management software for the architecture, engineering, construction, and owner (AECO) industry.
It will offer the Newforma Konekt suite of solutions to partners in the UK and Ireland as part of an agreement covering TD SYNNEX’s footprint in North America and Europe.
The agreement extends Datech’s growing portfolio of complementary solutions for designers and innovators in the AECO and related industries.
-IFS, the industrial AI software provider, has launched its new Global Purple Circle Partner Program, designed to “enhance” collaboration across its partner ecosystem, “accelerate” delivery excellence, and “drive customer value at scale”.
“This launch marks a significant milestone in IFS’ Partner First strategy, which places partners at the core of go-to-market execution, growth, and customer success,” said IFS.
The Purple Circle Partner Program is said to introduce a more structured and transparent framework that recognises the diverse contributions of partners across industries, and strengthens their ability to deliver measurable outcomes for customers.
Built to scale with IFS’ “rapid growth”, said the company, the programme provides a unified global model offering “clarity, consistency, and differentiation”. The programme offers partners “enhanced” tier-based rewards, “increased margins”, and “improved” resell and co-sell opportunities.
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