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BlueConic Launches AI Onboarding Agent that Delivers Unmatched Time-to-Value

Proprietary agent powering BlueConic’s Data Readiness Workshop identifies and resolves data challenges before implementation begins

BlueConic, the leading Customer Growth Engine, announced the launch of its AI Onboarding Agent, a proprietary AI-powered system operated by its Professional Services team as part of the company’s Data Readiness Workshop—a pre-implementation service designed to help marketers validate and prepare their data before onboarding begins.

“With the AI Onboarding Agent, marketers can stop worrying about hidden data issues and focus on activating their data to drive measurable outcomes from day one.”

In an environment where delivering seamless, personalized marketing experiences is a competitive differentiator, the stakes are higher than ever for marketers to ensure their data is ready to activate without delays. Yet, hidden data quality issues often disrupt onboarding, stalling growth initiatives and creating roadblocks for marketing teams. BlueConic’s new AI Onboarding Agent changes that dynamic entirely, turning onboarding into a proactive process.

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“At BlueConic, we believe AI isn’t just a tool—it’s a strategic enabler that helps marketers move faster and smarter,” said Dave Visi, VP of Professional Services at BlueConic. “With the AI Onboarding Agent, marketers can stop worrying about hidden data issues and focus on activating their data to drive measurable outcomes from day one.”

Key capabilities include:

  • AI-Powered Data Inspection: The Agent scans data files for subtle yet critical quality issues like formatting inconsistencies, invalid characters, and missing identifiers.
  • Smart Issue Resolution: It suggests tailored, actionable fixes, clarifying whether action is needed from the customer or BlueConic team.
  • Intelligent Data Modeling: The Agent recommends best-practice data organization to maximize alignment with key use cases.
  • Use Case Alignment Validation: By analyzing the data’s structure and readiness, it ensures marketers can seamlessly execute their intended strategies without disruption.

Unlike traditional methods, the AI Onboarding Agent brings intelligence and foresight to the onboarding process. Operated by BlueConic experts, it eliminates friction and enables teams to activate their customer data faster than ever. It’s the latest evolution of BlueConic’s AI-powered platform, where automation meets strategic growth enablement.

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Early adopters have already seen transformative results. One customer used the Agent to evaluate ten sample data files and uncovered subtle issues like encoding errors and duplicate fields that would have significantly delayed onboarding. Armed with these insights, the team resolved blockers proactively and activated high-priority use cases weeks ahead of schedule.

“This is a huge leap forward for both onboarding and how AI can accelerate customer growth,” said Visi. “With the AI Onboarding Agent, we’re not just giving marketers a new tool—we’re delivering expert-led guidance that ensures their data is ready to support business outcomes as soon as they need it.”

With the AI Onboarding Agent, BlueConic continues to push the boundaries of AI-enabled marketing, empowering brands to move faster, execute smarter, and grow more sustainably.

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VitalPBX Unveils Seamless CRM Integration with Salesforce to Transform Contact Centers in 2025

VitalPBX launches a seamless Salesforce CRM integration, empowering contact centers with real-time insights, and enhanced customer service capabilities.

VitalPBX, a global leader in open-source PBX communication systems, proudly introduces its latest technological leap: a robust and seamless integration with Salesforce CRM, designed to elevate contact center operations to new heights. In 2025, where exceptional customer experiences are the foundation of business success, VitalPBX’s new CRM integration represents a major step forward in unifying communication infrastructure with customer intelligence.

This development solidifies VitalPBX’s commitment to providing businesses—especially those with customer-facing teams—with the tools they need to improve service quality, increase operational efficiency, and empower employees with timely, contextual information.

This integration redefines how contact centers operate—empowering teams with real-time intelligence to deliver faster, smarter, and more personalized service.”

— Rodrigo Cuadra, CEO of VitalPBX

“Integrating CRM systems with our PBX solutions transforms the way contact centers operate,” said Rodrigo Cuadra, CEO of VitalPBX. “By bridging communication tools with customer data, we’re enabling businesses to deliver more personalized and efficient service.”

– A Game-Changer for Contact Centers

With the rise of customer expectations and the shift toward omnichannel engagement, contact centers must now process a vast array of interactions efficiently and effectively. The VitalPBX-Salesforce integration creates a seamless bridge between communication platforms and CRM systems, allowing businesses to leverage real-time insights and automate key tasks.

– Key Functional Capabilities Include:

Click-to-Dial from Salesforce: Sales and support teams can initiate calls directly from within Salesforce, removing the need to toggle between applications or dial numbers manually. This saves time, increases productivity, and minimizes user error.

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Automatic Call Logging: Every call—whether inbound or outbound—is automatically recorded in Salesforce under the appropriate customer record. This ensures that call histories are complete and up to date, improving transparency and collaboration across departments.

Real-Time Screen Pops: When a customer calls, their Salesforce record automatically appears on the agent’s screen. This gives the agent immediate access to past interactions, notes, and relevant data, enabling a faster, more informed response.

Call Notes and Dispositions: Agents can record outcomes and take notes immediately after a call, all within the Salesforce interface. These notes are stored with the customer record, ensuring that the next point of contact is equally informed.

Custom Field Mapping: The integration allows businesses to map call metadata (e.g., call duration, time stamps, direction) to Salesforce custom fields for advanced reporting and segmentation.

Analytics and Dashboards: Managers can use Salesforce’s powerful reporting tools to analyze call metrics, agent performance, and customer engagement patterns—supporting smarter decision-making.

– Installation and Configuration: A Streamlined Process

Recognizing the need for simplicity and security, VitalPBX provides a detailed integration guide, ensuring a smooth setup process. Users can configure OAuth 2.0 authentication for secure data exchange, define callback URLs, and manage access tokens with minimal technical overhead. The solution supports both sandbox and production environments, allowing teams to test and refine their workflows before going live.

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Key steps in the setup include:

Creating a Salesforce Connected App

Authorizing via OAuth and obtaining client credentials

Mapping VitalPBX call fields to Salesforce objects

Testing with inbound and outbound call scenarios

Deploying integration live with real-time logging

Additionally, the integration is designed to be platform-agnostic, meaning that it can be adapted to other CRM systems in the future. For companies that use Salesforce as their central system of record, the integration becomes a pivotal tool in aligning customer support and sales communication.

– Enhancing Use Cases Across Industries

The impact of this integration goes beyond technical enhancement—it directly benefits the people using the tools. Teams across various business functions and industries stand to gain:

1. Sales Teams
Faster Outreach: Click-to-dial eliminates dialing time, giving reps more time to sell.

Lead Tracking: Every touchpoint is logged, ensuring no lead falls through the cracks.

Performance Analytics: Managers gain visibility into call volumes, duration, and conversion trends.

2. Customer Service
Instant Context: Screen pops provide support agents with customer context before they even say hello.

Streamlined Workflows: Less toggling, more solving—agents stay in one interface.

Higher Satisfaction Rates: Faster resolution times and personalized service lead to happier customers.

3. Marketing Teams
Attribution Clarity: By tracking campaign-specific inbound calls, marketers can assess what channels drive engagement.

Data Enrichment: Marketing teams gain additional touchpoints to enrich lead profiles and tailor campaigns.

4. Compliance-Driven Industries (Healthcare, Finance, Legal)
Audit Trails: Automatic logging ensures a verifiable trail of interactions.

Security Controls: OAuth 2.0, encrypted transmission, and role-based permissions align with compliance requirements like HIPAA and GDPR.

– Real-Time Efficiency, Long-Term Value

The economic implications of this integration are equally compelling. Businesses can consolidate tools, reduce administrative burden, and improve agent productivity—directly impacting their bottom line. By providing tools that scale with growth, VitalPBX ensures that organizations are future-ready.

Some of the strategic advantages include:

Reduced Operating Costs: Fewer tools to manage and less need for manual data entry translate to tangible savings.

Improved Agent Retention: With streamlined workflows and reduced complexity, agents are more satisfied and less prone to burnout.

Customer Loyalty: When customers are recognized, understood, and served efficiently, they are more likely to remain loyal.

– Looking Ahead: A Foundation for Further Innovation

VitalPBX has laid out a roadmap for ongoing improvements to its CRM integration suite. Future updates will focus on:

Integration with Other CRMs: Including HubSpot, Zoho, and Microsoft Dynamics.

AI-Powered Suggestions: Automatically suggest follow-up actions or knowledge base articles based on call content.

Speech-to-Text Transcription: Enabling searchable, summarized records of call interactions.

Workflow Automation: Triggering automated emails, follow-up tasks, or case escalations based on call outcomes.

The long-term vision is to empower businesses with communication platforms that are deeply integrated into every layer of operations—from sales and marketing to support and finance.

– Why This Matters in 2025

With the rise of hybrid and remote work, businesses are more distributed than ever before. Asynchronous communication is on the rise, but real-time voice interaction remains vital for trust-building, troubleshooting, and high-stakes conversations. In 2025, the tools that businesses choose must be agile, intuitive, and deeply connected to core systems.

VitalPBX’s integration with Salesforce CRM delivers precisely this—giving teams the superpower of context-driven communication.

“This isn’t just an integration—it’s an operational transformation,” said Joseph Montes, Channel Manager. “We’re closing the gap between data and action, helping teams work smarter, not harder.”

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Conveyor Raises $20 Million Series B to Lead the Agentic AI Race in Customer Trust Automation for Security Reviews and RFPs

New funding led by SignalFire will fuel surging enterprise demand for Customer Trust Automation solutions, with continued momentum for Sue – the AI Agent for B2B security review automation – and the acceleration of Phil, the industry’s first AI Agent for RFP automation.

Conveyor, the market leader in AI Agents for B2B customer trust workflows, including security reviews and RFPs, announced a $20 million Series B funding round. SignalFire led the raise, with participation from Oregon Venture Fund and Cervin Ventures.

Concurrent with fundraising, enterprise software veteran Chris Farinacci (former COO of Asana, former CMO of Google Cloud) will join as an independent board member.

This investment reinforces Conveyor’s leadership in the emerging Customer Trust Automation category and highlights a vision for an AI-driven future at the intersection of compliance and sales powered by high-context, domain-expert agents. With this round, the company’s total funding reaches $40 million.

“SignalFire’s investment validates our AI-first vision for transforming customer trust,” said Chas Ballew, CEO of Conveyor. “We’re excited to accelerate our mission of fully automating complex end-to-end workflows and removing trust bottlenecks that slow down enterprise sales. With SignalFire’s support, we’re laying the foundation for a future driven by AI-to-AI interactions.”

Enterprise sales processes are routinely delayed by exhaustive security reviews. According to Conveyor’s 2024 State of Security Review, on average, reviews take 3.1 weeks to complete—contributing to deal delays for over half (52%) of sales teams. Further, just 13% of information security end users find their current process efficient. In response, a growing number of teams are turning to AI: with 31% of companies already implementing AI in their go-to-market efforts and another 24% planning to adopt within the next year.

Conveyor is riding this enterprise demand with over 1 million questions answered by ConveyorAI, more than 800,000 Trust Center interactions, and a 3x growth rate. By accelerating security reviews and RFPs, organizations are transforming compliance into a competitive revenue advantage. Unlike legacy solutions that rely on stale content libraries, low accuracy AI, and basic Trust Center automation—Conveyor’s approach builds a living, AI-managed knowledge graph of secure data. These AI Agents are specifically built to handle complex work. They are accurate, know the business’s unique context, and can perform multiple steps of end-to-end work autonomously across different tools, even as the organization evolves.

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Faster Deals, Fewer Bottlenecks, and More Productivity with a Trusted AI Lineup
Sue, Conveyor’s breakthrough AI Agent, is the industry’s first end-to-end Agent to automate customer security reviews. Sue helps customers self-serve a vendor’s sensitive documents and security information using an AI-driven Trust Center, can answer security questionnaires at 95-97% accuracy without human intervention, and autonomously drives the review turnaround process down by 80%. She operates like a living AI-powered source of approved company information, eliminating some of the most tedious and time-consuming tasks in enterprise sales.

Building on Sue’s success, Conveyor has now introduced Phil, the industry’s first AI Agent dedicated to RFP automation. Phil autonomously researches RFP requirements and drafts proposal responses, helping organizations win more deals faster with less effort. Together, Sue and Phil form a powerful AI-driven pair to offload the most labor-intensive elements of customer trust workflows.

Developing truly autonomous agents that operate within enterprise environments isn’t just a technical challenge—it requires deep integration with complex processes, rigorous accuracy standards, and the trust of risk-sensitive stakeholders. Most AI tools falter when faced with the scale, nuance, and security requirements of enterprise organizations. Conveyor has already overcome these hurdles. By deploying Sue and demonstrating measurable outcomes in some of the largest tech companies in the world, Conveyor has proven that AI agents can be not only helpful, but fully dependable and enterprise-ready. This success validates Conveyor’s unique position as a pioneer in applying agentic AI to the real-world complexities of B2B customer trust.

“Conveyor is redefining agentic automation in the enterprise.” said Tony Pezzullo, Principal at SignalFire. “Conveyor’s work with large, sophisticated technology organizations like Workday and Atlassian stood out from the legions of SMB-focused & ‘prosumer’ tools. Their vision enables the first platform for agent-to-agent communication in customer trust workflows; building the canonical interface for RFPs, security questionnaires, and eventually all high-fidelity customer-facing knowledge base queries.”

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Building an AI-Driven Future with Customer Trust at the Center
In addition to expanding Sue and Phil’s availability, Conveyor will use funding to scale AI research and engineering teams, expand go-to-market initiatives, and advance a long-term vision of enabling AI-to-AI trust exchange—as the trust layer for future interactions between buyer and seller AIs.

According to Zendesk’s Senior Security Manager of Trust & Assurance, Bogdan Gagea, “Since adopting Conveyor, we’ve reduced processing time by 20%, saved about 120 hours per month, and improved on-time deliverables. This support helps our go-to-market teams close more deals and renewals, making Conveyor essential for transforming our security function from a cost center into a revenue driver.”

“We’re especially excited about Conveyor’s ambition: leading the Customer Trust category and delivering AI Agents that live up to automation expectations with Enterprise capabilities at the core,” says Chris Farinacci.

Trusted by more than 480 customers, including top-tier enterprise customers like Atlassian, Zendesk, and Qualtrics, Conveyor has already proven this technology accelerates trust building and unlocks faster revenue growth for high-profile organizations.

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Carrefour and VusionGroup Test a New Generation of Connected Stores with EdgeSense

  • Carrefour becomes the first grocer in Europe to use the EdgeSense solution

  • The solution is currently being tested in a hypermarket in Villabé (France), with a second store (supermarket) coming soon

  • A strategic partnership to digitalize shelves and invent the connected and omnichannel store of the future

  • An enhanced customer and associate experience in stores and a better operating model

Carrefour, one of the world’s leading food retailers, announces a partnership with VusionGroup to launch a new generation of connected stores, based on EdgeSense and Captana technologies to digitalize shelves.

“Digitalization has long been at the heart of Carrefour’s strategy. Stores, which account for 90% of our revenue, are our top priority, and this partnership with VusionGroup marks a major milestone in their modernization through the EdgeSense platform.”

With EdgeSense – a cutting-edge tech platform developed by VusionGroup that combines smart rails system, computer vision (Captana), artificial intelligence (AI), electronic shelf labels and ultra-precise data – Carrefour is reshaping the in-store experience with four key objectives:

  • Merchandising compliance, enabled by automated visual shelf monitoring
  • Better on-shelf product availability, through real-time monitoring and automatic stockout detection
  • Automated price and label compliance
  • Precise product geolocation to improve the customer journey and optimize in-store e-Commerce picking

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These innovations will reinvent the daily operations of store teams by equipping them with smart decision tools powered by Data and AI, identifying the most urgent tasks to be performed in aisles (pricing, promotions, restocking, etc.) and guiding them to execute these actions efficiently.

For consumers, this new generation of stores will offer numerous benefits: a smoother experience, time savings when searching for products, and personalized in-store services and recommendations. With EdgeSense, stores become intelligent media platforms capable of interacting with customers in real-time during their shopping journeys.

These technologies are currently being tested in a pilot store—the Carrefour hypermarket in Villabé (91)—where approximately 70,000 electronic shelf labels, 500 cameras, and 7,000 EdgeSense rails have been installed.

Carrefour is already gaining valuable insights from shelf cameras that detect out-of-stock items, with this technology from VusionGroup already deployed in 35 stores.

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Emmanuel Grenier, Executive Director of e-Commerce, Data and Digital Transformation at Carrefour states: « Digitalization has long been at the heart of Carrefour’s strategy. Stores, which account for 90% of our revenue, are our top priority, and this partnership with VusionGroup marks a major milestone in their modernization through the EdgeSense platform. It enables us to turn the store into a digital asset central to our model, capable of combining operational excellence, enriched customer experience, and economic efficiency. Data precision, computer vision, and AI are essential levers to sustainably improve our in-store performance, especially in a context where every square meter counts. »

Thierry Gadou, Chairman and CEO of VusionGroup concludes: « With Carrefour, we share the same vision of a modernized store at the heart of tomorrow’s omnichannel commerce. This partnership is about bringing that vision to life in the coming years. Carrefour is the first major food retailer in Europe to adopt EdgeSense technology, following Walmart’s decision to roll it out across its stores in the United States. The goal is threefold: to significantly improve store performance, customer satisfaction, and employee satisfaction.

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Klarna Partners with Nift to Enhance the Customer Experience and Drive Revenue Growth

Exclusive Partnership with Gifting Platform Nift Enables Personalization that Leads to Increased Brand Sentiment and Loyalty

Nift, the gift platform, announced that it has partnered with Klarna, the AI-powered payments and commerce network, to further enhance and personalize the Klarna customer experience through gift offers. Under the partnership, Klarna is increasing brand sentiment and customer loyalty with personally tailored gifts that customers can use toward fashion, jewelry, restaurants, music, home goods and more—and unlocking new, recurring revenue through its commerce media network in the process.

“We constantly look for innovative ways to elevate our customer experience by making shopping with Klarna more personal, pleasant and rewarding,” said David Sandstrom, CMO of Klarna. “By partnering with Nift, we’re able to thank our customers for making a purchase with surprise, high-value gifts that introduce them to new brands, products and services that are curated specially for them.”

When Klarna thanks its customers with an exclusive gift, Nift’s AI-powered platform matches each recipient with options based on their unique preferences and interests. The gifts enable customers to discover and try new products and services from thousands of leading brands in Nift’s merchant network, including Chewy, Fabletics, HelloFresh, Laura Geller, NatureMade, Quince and SiriusXM. These and other brands in Nift’s closed ecosystem are able to acquire customers through a cost-effective model that drives new demand for their products and services, as well as repeat purchases.

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The partnership addresses a growing need among retail, payments, streaming and fitness platforms for more meaningful, nonintrusive ways to engage customers. As the ROI on traditional advertising declines and consumers become conditioned to ignore irrelevant ads that interrupt their user experience, consumer-facing platforms are looking to create more positive customer experiences, which ultimately support increased revenue.

“Klarna is a globally renowned brand with a powerful commerce network and this partnership enables the company to surprise and delight its customers in a unique way that leads to positive brand sentiment and long-term loyalty,” said Elery Pfeffer, founder and CEO of Nift. “We’re extremely proud to partner with Klarna as it strengthens its customer connections while unlocking a new, recurring revenue stream.”

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Since partnering with Nift, Klarna has reported strong early results surpassing benchmarks, including a 30% click-through rate and a 40% gift activation rate in the US. These gift offers are now available to Klarna shoppers in both the US and the UK, following a recent expansion.

By offering personalized gifts at key moments in the customer journey, Klarna is creating a more rewarding and authentic experience designed to make customers feel valued. Nift’s proprietary data show that 88% of gift recipients rate their gift positively, that 72% like the company that gave them a gift more after receiving one and that 70% of those who redeemed a Nift plan to use the brand again.

Nift gives consumer platforms the flexibility and control to present a gift at any point in the customer journey and as thanks for any customer action, such as leaving a review, making a payment, transferring points or downloading an app. Nift partners can give a Nift instantly at a particular moment the customer performs an action or deliver one via another channel, such as email or a push notification, later, at an optimal time.

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Setuply Expands CMX Platform with Smart Time Tracking, Formula-Driven PDFs, Integrated Calendars, and Advanced File Management

Setuply, Inc., a leading provider of AI-powered Client Management Experience (CMX) solutions transforming post-sale operations, today announced the release of a powerful new suite of innovations designed to unify workflows, reduce friction, and elevate experiences for both internal teams and clients.

Setuply, Inc., a leading provider of AI-powered Client Management Experience (CMX) solutions transforming post-sale operations, announced the release of a powerful new suite of innovations designed to unify workflows, reduce friction, and elevate experiences for both internal teams and clients.

The latest additions, Smart Time Budgeting, dynamic PDF forms with embedded formulas, integrated calendar functionality, and intelligent file management, mark another major milestone in Setuply’s mission to deliver a category-defining CMX solution that serves every stakeholder across the client journey.

From managing resource load and delivery margins to tracking approvals, collaboration, and project documentation, Setuply’s newest features empower teams to work smarter while delivering a seamless and intuitive experience to their clients. Setuply customers are already adopting these enhancements to streamline managed services delivery, optimize billing workflows, and better align internal teams around shared goals.

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“These enhancements reflect our conscious commitment to solving real and specific operational pain points across the client lifecycle,” said Kelly Blackledge, Head of Product at Setuply. “By embedding time tracking, document intelligence, scheduling, and file control into the core platform, we’re helping teams spend less time managing logistics and more time driving results, delivering consistent, scalable, and profitable client experiences.”

What’s New in Setuply’s CMX Platform

Smart Time Budgeting:

Enables teams to track time against configurable budgets by project, client, or service buckets. Budgets auto-recalculate and flag overages, supporting stronger planning, better accountability, and improved margin visibility.

Dynamic PDFs with Formula Support:

Transforms standard forms into intelligent assets. Teams can create auto-calculated fields, capture approvals, and launch follow-up actions directly within digitally signed forms, all natively embedded in Setuply.

Integrated Calendars:

Sync with Google, Microsoft, and other calendars, combined with Setuply’s native scheduling, means every meeting, milestone, and resource is visible and actionable directly within the client management workflow. Because it’s built into the CMX platform, teams can schedule client sessions, coordinate internal work, assign tasks, and forecast bandwidth all from the environment where client work is actually happening. It’s smarter work scheduling, natively built in.

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Cohesive File Management:

Centralizes all client, project, and user-level documents with intuitive filtering, previews, and contextual access, enabling structured, secure, searchable organization. With role-based permissions and built-in visibility controls, teams always see the right information in the right context. No more digging, duplicating, or second-guessing, just confident access to the files that matter.

These updates are part of Setuply’s continuous product expansion to support post-sale operations with the tools modern businesses need to scale. With built-in AI, deep integration capabilities, and a flexible low-code foundation, Setuply is redefining what it means to manage the client journey, from onboarding through delivery and renewal.

Setuply’s clients span B2B SaaS, including HCM, Fintech, Regtech, and ERP, industries where operational complexity, speed, and precision define client success. These new capabilities reinforce Setuply’s unwavering commitment to delivering measurable outcomes across the entire client journey, from onboarding to expansion, by equipping teams with the tools they need to operate with precision, speed, and confidence.

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Ferroque Systems Accelerates U.S. Expansion to Meet Growing Demand for Expertise in the End User Infrastructure that Powers Digital Workspaces

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Company deepens investment in U.S. market, expands service delivery and sales teams, and continues to support leading organizations across verticals, including healthcare and finance

Ferroque Systems, a leading provider of digital workspace, endpoint management, network and security solutions, announced its continued expansion in the United States to meet accelerating demand for its specialized services and expertise. With a significant portion of its revenue originating from the U.S. in recent years, Ferroque is increasing its presence to better serve its growing customer base, particularly in the Southern U.S., and expand relationships across key verticals such as healthcare and finance.

To support this growth, Ferroque has expanded its U.S.-based teams in sales and service delivery, strengthening its ability to support customers with highly experienced professionals—many with over 20 years of expertise in end-user computing (EUC), virtualization, and security. The company has also established a regional office in Boca Raton, Fla., further enabling coverage across time zones and client locations.

“Ferroque Systems has deep, hard-earned expertise in digital workspaces and Citrix technologies,” said Mark Templeton, former CEO of Citrix Systems and Independent Board Advisor. “Their team knows how to solve real customer challenges with precision and pragmatism.”

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The expansion builds on Ferroque Systems’ recent recognition as a Citrix Platinum Preferred Services Partner, an exclusive designation awarded to partners who have demonstrated exceptional expertise and success in deploying Citrix and NetScaler solutions. This recognition underscores Ferroque’s long-standing collaboration with Citrix, now Cloud Software Group, including its role as an extension of Citrix’s Consulting division for more than a decade.

“The U.S. is a strategic market for us, not just because of the volume of business we’ve done here historically, but because of the strong demand for the type of specialist support we provide,” said Michael Shuster, CEO of Ferroque Systems. “With the EUC landscape rapidly evolving due to hybrid work, the transition to web apps, and the growing need for secure digital workspaces, organizations are looking for proven, expert partners that can deliver. Our customer-first, service-oriented focus is what sets us apart from the typical transactional VAR.”

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“Ferroque Systems has deep, hard-earned expertise in digital workspaces and Citrix technologies,” said Mark Templeton, former CEO of Citrix Systems and Independent Board Advisor. “Their team knows how to solve real customer challenges with precision and pragmatism. Something I’ve seen firsthand. They’re not just implementers, they’re advisors who make a measurable difference.”

Ferroque’s clients include some of the largest healthcare providers and financial institutions in North America, with broad experience extending into manufacturing, government, education, and other major industries. The company has been involved in some of the world’s largest digital workspace and NetScaler deployments and is recognized for its vendor-agnostic, customer-first approach. Ferroque’s service delivery team has maintained a 9.9/10 Net Promoter Score, a testament to its commitment to customer success.

With its U.S. expansion, Ferroque aims to:

  • Grow its U.S. workforce by double digits over the next 12–24 months
  • Deliver faster, more localized support to U.S. clients
  • Deepen relationships with strategic partners across the EUC, cloud, and cybersecurity ecosystems
  • Continue investing in innovation and knowledge sharing to keep clients ahead of evolving workplace and security challenges

“Our mission is to solve complex infrastructure and workspace challenges with security, efficiency, and unmatched depth of knowledge,” added Todd Hsu, President of Ferroque Systems. “Few firms offer the level of expertise, field experience, and partner reach that we do. This expansion is about bringing that value even closer to our U.S. clients.”

Ferroque Systems’ expansion and recognition as a Citrix Platinum Preferred Services Partner and Cato Networks Distinguished Support Provider reflect its continued commitment to enabling secure, productive, and future-ready digital workforces, supported by a specialist team that thrives on delivering outcomes.

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Zoom unveils Virtual Agent 2.0 to power smarter, autonomous customer support via next-gen agentic AI

Zoom Communications, Inc. introduced Zoom Virtual Agent 2.0, the next evolution of the company’s self-service virtual agent. Now powered by agentic AI, Zoom Virtual Agent delivers smarter, autonomous self-service experiences across chat and voice channels.

“With the next generation of Zoom Virtual Agent, we’re ushering in a new era of intelligent, proactive customer support, taking customers from frustration to building true connections with brands,” said Chris Morrissey, General Manager of Zoom CX. “Through the agentic AI skills built into its core, Zoom Virtual Agent doesn’t just respond — it takes action on behalf of customers, managing complex inquiries with HD-quality neural voices, significantly minimizing the need for agent escalation. These advanced capabilities transform routine support interactions into exceptional customer experiences.”

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Unlike traditional chatbots, the upgraded Zoom Virtual Agent can now autonomously complete complex tasks like processing returns, updating accounts, or booking appointments. With advanced reasoning, memory, and context-aware conversations, it delivers seamless, brand-aligned interactions without requiring human intervention.

The upgraded Zoom Virtual Agent is built to meet the rising demand for fast, accurate, and seamless self-service across channels. In 2025, 85% of customer service leaders plan to explore or pilot customer-facing conversational generative AI solutions, driving the acceleration of intelligent automation adoption.

Self-service benefits both customers and businesses

The new Zoom Virtual Agent can help deliver premium customer service experiences while driving efficiency in CX organizations by combining natural, fluid, and highly scalable automation with proactive reasoning to autonomously solve complex, end-to-end customer scenarios.

  • Reduce costs and drive revenue: Increase self-service containment with autonomous resolution of complex end-to-end tasks; reduce abandonment with a virtual agent that can understand context across interactions to deliver accurate, personalized support; and repurpose agent staffing to focus on growth.
  • Improve CX efficiencies: Drive self-service efficiency with customers by delivering accurate resolutions, even for complex requests, and increase the customer lifetime value.
  • Deliver exceptional customer experiences: Improve ESAT and CSAT scores with reduced resolution times and reduced escalations; boost brand voice with customized tone and language capabilities; and free human agents to focus on deeper engagement and higher-value customer interactions.

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Built to meet rising customer expectations and the demand for scalable, intelligent automation, Zoom Virtual Agent integrates natively with Zoom Contact Center and leading platforms like Salesforce, ServiceNow, Zendesk, Microsoft Dynamics, and Genesys Cloud.

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ShipBob Debuts Zone Skipping in the U.S. to Help Merchants Run Leaner, Faster, and More Resilient Supply Chains

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ShipBob, a leading global supply chain and fulfillment platform for SMB and mid-market omnichannel merchants, announced the nationwide launch of zone skipping with unparalleled visibility and integrated tracking through its proprietary logistics network, further expanding the company’s ability to deliver fast, cost-effective shipping and supply chain transparency.

“ShipBob is thinking several steps ahead to prevent disruption, while keeping prices low for our merchants, to help them run an efficient supply chain,” said Melissa Nick, Chief Supply Chain Officer at ShipBob. “We are able to do this because we have scale that our merchants can benefit from, especially right now with the uncertainty in the market. What also makes this special is that we have a far better tracking journey and can reduce overall time in transit.”

With continuous growth and over 200 million orders fulfilled to date, ShipBob is in a position to enable zone skipping, which means that for certain geographies, ShipBob itself is able to transport shipments in dedicated trucks to different regions and then use carrier partners for last-mile delivery, minimizing handoffs and lowering the risk of package delays and damage. In doing this, ShipBob has effectively reduced the transit times for these lanes by one full day, which means faster deliveries for merchants and their consumers.

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ShipBob also launched TrackBob, its new integrated tracking page, which can show consumers a series of time-stamped tracking events in a seamless view, from when their order is being picked and packaged in the warehouse, to when the order is being delivered. This high-visibility view of the order’s whereabouts, from the warehouse floor to the consumer’s door, reduces “Where is my order?” inquiries for ShipBob merchants, who can also view this real-time information in their ShipBob dashboard for a premium delivery experience that sets them apart. This is yet another step forward from ShipBob to provide transparency around supply chain to both merchants and their customers. ShipBob merchants are already able to view real-time inventory and order statuses in their ShipBob dashboard, along with analytics and insights to run their business, so they can get complete visibility and control into their supply chain without having to invest in technology and headcount.

ShipBob’s relentless investment in technology, infrastructure, and customer experience for over a decade has allowed it to reimagine what is possible in ecommerce fulfillment. Three years ago, ShipBob moved to a hub-and-spoke model, building regional sort centers, launching its Inventory Placement Program (IPP), and investing heavily in middle-mile linehaul operations, which were precursors for zone skipping. The launch of zone skipping is a continuation of that strategy, bringing enterprise-grade shipping speeds and efficiencies to thousands of fast-growing brands. With these changes, ShipBob is a step closer to delivering the true end-to-end promise with 100 percent visibility that consumers demand. Most importantly, ShipBob merchants gain a competitive edge by tapping into capabilities that were once only accessible to the largest enterprise retailers.

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“At ShipBob, we solve the hardest problems in logistics because we believe our merchants deserve an infrastructure that helps them win,” said Dhruv Saxena, CEO and co-founder of ShipBob. “Zone skipping isn’t just a new shipping method; It’s the result of years of investment in technology, scale, and operational excellence, all coming together. We are committed to building the infrastructure of the future, so that fast-growing brands can compete and win in every market.”

ShipBob will continue to ramp up volume through its zone skipping service by consolidating and moving shipments destined for the same region through its national logistics infrastructure, bypassing multiple shipping zones before handing them off to local carriers for final-mile delivery.

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Chargeflow Launches Industry’s First Fully Automated Chargeback Solution in the WooCommerce Marketplace

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Chargeflow Leverages Gen AI Machine Learning to Help Merchants Eliminate Up to 70% of Chargebacks

Chargeflow, The Chargeback Platform, announced the launch of the native Chargeflow app in the WooCommerce Marketplace. WooCommerce is the leading open-source ecommerce platform that powers millions of online stores.

With Chargeflow, WooCommerce merchants can automate their entire chargeback cycle from initial disputes to evidence collection and representment. Merchants can now seamlessly integrate their WooCommerce store with the industry’s first automated, enterprise-grade chargeback platform. Chargeflow utilizes three layers of technology to address chargeback challenge:

  1. Chargeflow Alerts, to take action and deflect potential chargebacks when an initial dispute is initiated by a customer.
  2. Automation, once a chargeback is processed to leverage generative AI and machine learning to analyze millions of data points and create customized, compelling dispute evidence that increases win rates by up to 4x.
  3. Insights to provide detailed payment stack analytics to help merchants make better-informed decisions regarding their chargebacks and fraud rates.

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Chargeflow employs a three-layered approach to tackle chargebacks efficiently. Chargeflow Automation leverages generative AI and machine learning to create compelling dispute evidence automatically, increasing win rates by up to 4x. Chargeflow Alerts enables merchants to deflect disputes at the earliest stage with a network collaboration powered by Visa and Mastercard. Chargeflow Insights delivers deep post-transaction analytics, helping merchants optimize chargeback prevention, maximize recovery, and uncover root causes to reduce future disputes.

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“Ecommerce merchants are at a critical juncture, facing a massive surge in chargebacks yet lacking the tools needed to resolve disputes swiftly and prevent unnecessary revenue loss,” said Ariel Chen, co-founder and CEO of Chargeflow. “With Chargeflow, over 4 million merchants using WooCommerce can deploy our solution in seconds, enabling them to analyze and automate chargeback processes, and resolve issues before they impact their bottom line.”

Beginning , merchants can install the Chargeflow extension from the WooCommerce Marketplace. Once the connection is established, Chargeflow’s AI engine will begin to analyze and automate the entire chargeback dispute process, from initial dispute notification, and evidence collection to submission and revenue recovery.

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