Digital Transformation

Pune, India – September 26, 2026 -- The global AI in Clinical Trials Market is set to more than triple from USD 2 billion in 2025 to USD 7.32 billion by 2034, expanding at a 15.5% compound annual growth rate, according to Maximize Market Research.

Pharmaceutical firms accelerate AI adoption to cut trial delays

Pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, along with contract research organizations, hospitals and research institutes, are deploying machine learning, natural language processing and deep learning to speed patient screening, cohort selection, trial design and large-scale data analysis. These tools are applied across Phase I, Phase II and Phase III trials for patient recruitment, safety monitoring, drug discovery and personalized medicine.

Pune – September 26, 2026 -- The global clinical trials market reached USD 58.19 billion in 2025 and is forecast to grow at a 6.13% compound annual rate through 2034, reaching USD 99.4 billion, according to Maximize Market Research.

North America retains dominant share on trial infrastructure and R&D spend

North America leads global trial activity, underpinned by extensive pharmaceutical and biotechnology infrastructure, significant cancer research burden, and the presence of major contract research organizations. The United States drives the bulk of regional Phase I-IV trial volume, while Canada contributes through government investment in trial infrastructure. Europe holds a substantial share as well, with the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden and Austria supporting research across oncology, cardiovascular disease, CNS conditions, diabetes, obesity and autoimmune disorders.

Houston – September 26, 2026 -- Allstream Energy Partners has secured a Search Engine Optimization agreement with a major oil and gas original equipment manufacturer specializing in gas processing for the midstream sector. The OEM's identity and the financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Allstream Energy Partners to build technical content spanning traditional and AI-driven search

Under the agreement, Allstream will develop technical content for the OEM while supporting its search visibility through Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) and Generative Engine Optimization (GEO). The scope targets both conventional search engines and AI-powered discovery platforms increasingly used by technical buyers evaluating midstream equipment.

Bethesda, Md. – September 26, 2026 -- Stayntouch has completed a phased migration of all seven Imperial London Hotels properties onto its cloud property management system, culminating in the cutover of the 1,379-room Royal National Hotel, the largest hotel in Western Europe.

Royal National Hotel becomes largest property on Stayntouch's EMEA platform

The Royal National Hotel's onboarding marks the largest property to join Stayntouch in EMEA to date, demonstrating the platform's capacity to run enterprise-scale operations alongside boutique properties within the same portfolio.

Los Angeles – September 26, 2026 -- Stand8 has expanded its nearshore operations in Mexico to deliver 24x7 Service Desk, Network Operations Center, and technology operations support for large enterprise clients, aligning bilingual technical teams with U.S. operating hours and global service schedules.

Stand8 deploys bilingual Mexico-based teams to cut pressure on onshore support staff

The nearshore model integrates directly into clients' existing platforms, service-level agreements, and governance frameworks, giving enterprises continuous coverage without ceding visibility or control over service delivery. Teams operate within established client workflows, tools, and escalation paths rather than replacing existing structures.

New York – September 26, 2026 -- The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) has opened registration for a new public speaker program, "FIT Future//Forward Conversations," pairing sitting executives from Kering, Givaudan and Spin Master with President Jason Schupbach and industry journalists in a bid to position the SUNY-affiliated college as a hub for creative-industry dialogue.

The initiative splits into two tracks: a Presidential Speaker Series featuring CEOs and presidents in one-on-one conversation with Schupbach, and an Innovation Speaker Series pairing journalists with designers and creators. Both are free, open to the public, and will be livestreamed with recordings archived for remote audiences.

Toronto – September 26, 2026 -- PomeGran Inc. has been named the #1 Telecom Services provider for the second consecutive year in The Globe and Mail's Report on Business magazine 2026 ranking of Canada's Top Growing Companies, placing #82 out of 375 companies nationwide on verified three-year revenue growth of 348% between 2022 and 2025.

PomeGran repeats as Canada's top-ranked telecom growth company

The Toronto-based fibre infrastructure provider previously ranked #62 overall among 400 companies in 2025, with three-year revenue growth of 557%. The company is listed in the ranking's Technology and Telecom category, based on its expansion of sovereign fibre networks and neocloud services across Ontario and Quebec.

Cary, N.C. – September 26, 2026 -- Small financial institutions rank ahead of similarly sized insurers, government bodies, health care providers and life sciences firms on AI adoption, with 64% of small banks and credit unions using AI in IT operations, according to a new SAS and IDC study.

The report, "AI for SMBs: Closing the Readiness-Reality Gap," surveyed 1,600 small and midsized business leaders across 28 countries in five regions. SMBs were defined as organizations with 100 to 999 employees in the U.S. and 100 to 499 employees elsewhere.

AI adoption in small banks concentrates heavily in IT functions

Among small financial institutions, 64% report AI use in IT, compared with 47% in finance and risk, 44% in marketing, 42% in customer service and 39% in product development.

Colorado Springs – September 26, 2026 -- Aleut Federal has built a dedicated audiovisual and video teleconferencing (AV/VTC) demonstration environment in Colorado Springs, Colorado, giving government and industry customers a simulated secure setting to test next-generation collaboration and video distribution technologies.

Q-SYS VisionSuite architecture automates camera control and speaker framing

The facility centers on a Q-SYS VisionSuite-enabled system that combines 17 points of biometric data with sound-positioning data from beamforming microphones. The system identifies and frames individual speakers, recalls scenes automatically, and adjusts cameras in real time without manual operation, producing a video feed for remote participants that mirrors an in-room experience.

Toronto – September 26, 2026 -- Jobber has launched two new integrations, a Plugin in ChatGPT and a Connector for Claude, that let home and commercial service businesses pull their Jobber account data directly into leading AI chat platforms.

New MCP integrations connect Jobber data to ChatGPT and Claude

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) integrations allow service pros to ask ChatGPT or Claude questions about clients, properties, jobs, quotes, invoices, requests, and visits, with answers grounded in their actual Jobber account. Users can also dictate or paste call and job notes into the AI tools, which then update the corresponding client, property, and request records inside Jobber.