
Applications

Everyone uses applications on a daily basis. Building, integrating and running them requires quite a bit from people and systems. Application development has recently undergone a huge metamorphosis. In particular, the emergence of cloud-native application development has caused fundamental changes. AI, especially GenAI, has also caused a major shift. Finally, the world’s largest OS, Microsoft Windows, also makes regular appearances on this page. You will stay up to date on all relevant application developments here.
Timeline

SAP acquires SaaS provider LeanIX
SAP has acquired SaaS provider LeanIX. With this, the ERP giant wants to make it easier for companies to opti...

‘Alteryx in dire straits, considering a sale’
Data company Alteryx is reportedly putting itself in the shop window for a takeover, Reuters sources say. The...

HubSpot deploys generative AI to provide sales insights
HubSpot is adding new generative AI functionality to its CRM platform. The feature utilizes predictive analyt...

Slack adds generative AI to simplify collaboration
Slack AI, Workflow Builder and Slack Lists aim to make daily collaboration activities easier. Slack alread...

Google gives Android and Android 14 new look and feel
Google is putting the final touches to the official release of Android 14. In addition to user functionality,...

Chrome pushes ads based on browsing history
Chrome is rolling out a new ad feature in the Chrome browser. It allows websites to show ads based on end use...

Zoho: Why ‘real’ cloud computing starts with integration
Surely it’s time to realise that the true superpower of cloud solutions is in its Lego-like capabilities to...

New Samsung feature mimics your voice to answer calls
A feature in the new Samsung One UI 6 beta for the Samsung Galaxy S23 lets users answer phone calls completel...

Microsoft forces update on Windows 11 21H2 users
Microsoft is going to automatically update users of Windows 11 21H2 to a newer supported version. This is lik...

Google’s AI search engine now says where it get its information from
Google is experimenting with AI search. This week Search Generative Experience (SGE) was made available throu...