Bridgeline Digital, a leader in cloud-based digital marketing technology software, today provided the following update for the end of its third quarter of fiscal 2023.

In its third quarter, Bridgeline won $1.2 million in sales with $600 thousand in licenses, adding over $200 thousand in annual recurring revenue and more than $600 thousand in services. Most sales were for three-year terms and HawkSearch represented the bulk of the new bookings. New customers include Borsheims, Catapult Energy, Seattle Aviation Solutions, and Voltus. Approximately 200 of Bridgeline’s existing customers, comprising over 90% of customers and recurring revenue that was contracted for renewal during the quarter, renewed $1 million in licenses, with several customers increasing the size of their license. Renewals included leading enterprises such as AARP, Triumph Motorcycle, and Glasses USA.

Bridgeline continues to win new sales through its partnerships with BigCommerce, Salesforce, and Optimizely. The company has bolstered this strategy with new partnerships with RafterOne, the leading Salesforce agency, with customers such as Sketchers, Tom Ford, and Godiva, as well as oBundle, an agency with over 500 BigCommerce implementations. Additionally, new technology partners such as PROS have allowed Bridgeline to outperform competitors within the manufacturing and distribution space.

“Bridgeline helps companies grow online revenue by increasing traffic to their site, converting the traffic to sales, and increasing the size of each sale,” said Ari Kahn, Bridgeline's President and Chief Executive Officer. “We continue to win new customers because of this important and easy to understand value proposition that delivers up to a 25% increase in traffic, 35% more conversions, and 25% increase in average order size for our customers.”

Industry veteran brings over three decades of software industry experience to role

Hyland, a leading global content services provider, has named industry veteran Brian Schlosser its new Vice President of Partners.

Schlosser joins Hyland with over three decades of experience in sales and management in the software space, from startups to content services market leaders. He spent a combined 15 years at FileNet and EMC leading various sales functions, and has served as CEO at several companies, including Attenex, Intellective and DatStat.

Most recently, Schlosser served as a board member of the SaaS company, Nteraction, and consulted for several organizations on corporate and go-to-market strategy. His leadership and experience in the industry will be key factors as Hyland's global partner programs continue to expand.

"It's an exciting time to join Hyland, a company whose vision and innovative products have positioned it as a leader in the content services industry," Schlosser said. "I believe my experience and expertise will allow me to build on the success Hyland already has achieved and continue to scale our robust global partner ecosystem."

In his new role, Schlosser will be responsible for the company's Channel Sales and Alliances, along with Hyland's global partner programs and partner recruitment. Those programs have consistently grown and now support more than 60% of Hyland's customer base. Customers in more than 50 countries are supported by Hyland partners.  

"Brian is a proven executive with a rich and diverse background in our market, and his strategic operations mindset will be vital in shaping the future of our partner organization," said Chris McLaughlin, Hyland's chief revenue officer. "He's also an experienced sales leader who, working closely with our partners, can materially impact our future growth and success."

Relativity6, an innovative AI company founded at MIT, proudly announces the signing of its 50th enterprise customer. This achievement strengthens its commitment to transform industry classification using advanced artificial intelligence across industries.

Relativity6 continues to provide AI-driven industry classification solutions that help businesses better understand what their customers and prospects actually do. The acquisition of the 50th customer marks an important step in the company's journey, affirming the effectiveness and applicability of AI technologies at the enterprise level.

Alan Ringvald, CEO of Relativity6, said, "AI has arrived. This milestone reflects our commitment to using AI to redefine and solve what is widely considered the hardest problem in business intelligence -  industry classification. As we continue to grow, we're excited about the future opportunities for our team, happy customers, and dedicated partners."

Relativity6's diverse client base spans fortune 100 insurance carriers and banks, to retail sectors and data providers, showcasing its ability to deliver value across different industries and use cases. The product's adaptability and configurability to meet unique customer needs cements its position as a leader in AI-based industry classification.

In just a few years, Relativity6 has effectively disrupted traditional industry classification models. The trust customers place in the company underscores its reputation for developing impactful solutions.

As Relativity6 moves forward, it will continue to enhance its AI-powered product suite, expand its customer base, and maintain its commitment to innovating on the industry classification problem.

Ringvald concluded, "Look around, how many AI companies do you see in the market with 50 large enterprise customers using technology to solve the same problem? Reaching 50 customers is a big deal, but it's just the start. We're focused on pushing the boundaries of industry classification, shaping its future on a larger scale across industries and geographies."

Boosted.ai recognized for achievements in finance-specific artificial intelligence for investment management

CB Insights named Boosted.ai to its seventh annual AI 100 ranking, showcasing the 100 most promising private artificial intelligence companies in the world.

"This year’s AI 100 cohort are developing game changing innovations that meaningfully impact the world around them," said Brian Lee, SVP of CB Insights’ Intelligence Unit. “From healthcare to climate tech, we’ve seen incredibly novel applications of AI, particularly in the generative AI space. Our winners are shaping the future of AI and its possibilities, and as the future unfolds, I cannot wait to see what they accomplish next.”

Boosted.ai CEO and co-founder Josh Pantony says, "It's an honour to be named to the CB Insights AI 100 for our finance-specific AI platform, Boosted Insights. Innovation has always been at the forefront of what we do at Boosted.ai. This is validation that artificial intelligence tools to predict investor needs and surface relevant insights are crucial to asset managers."

Utilizing the CB Insights platform, the research team picked these 100 private market vendors from a pool of nearly 9,000 companies, including applicants and nominees. They were chosen based on CB Insights datasets — including R&D activity, proprietary Mosaic scores, business relationships, Yardstiq transcripts, investor profiles, news sentiment analysis, competitive landscape, and team strength — and criteria such as tech novelty and market potential. The research team also reviewed thousands of Analyst Briefings submitted by applicants.

Boosted.ai is an artificial intelligence platform for equity capital markets professionals. The platform - Boosted Insights - offers two tiers; one for financial advisors with access to Boosted.ai’s hundreds of strategies powered by its finance-specific algorithms, and another for institutional investors with the same access, plus added support from dedicated data science and customer success teams, with the ability to create customized AI strategies. Boosted.ai is passionate about augmenting the investment management process with AI and has launched multiple updates with ease-of-use, explainability, and time saving top-of-mind.

Quick facts on the 2023 AI 100:

• Equity funding and deals: Since 2019, the 2023 AI 100 cohort has raised nearly $22B — driven by OpenAI’s $13B worth of investments from Microsoft — across 223 deals.
• Unicorns: There are 15 companies with $1B+ valuations on the list.
• Most Represented Categories: The cohort is broken down across 14 industries, 19 cross-industry applications, and 11 categories of AI development tools.
• Geographic distributions: This year’s winners represent 13 different countries across the globe. Sixty-seven of the selected companies are headquartered in the US. The UK comes in second with 10 winners, and Canada follows closely with 7. Other countries home to a winner/winners on this year’s list include the Netherlands, Sweden, China, and Germany.

Bunzz PTE LTD, a Singapore-based tech company, is thrilled to announce the upcoming release of "DeCipher," a revolutionary AI-powered tool designed to transform the process of generating smart contract documentation. Waitlist registration for DeCipher has begun, already attracting over 2,000 users. Scheduled to launch in Mid-July, 2023, DeCipher is set to redefine the landscape of blockchain development.

DeCipher leverages advanced AI models, ChatGPT3.5 and 4, specifically optimized for analyzing smart contracts. The resulting "smart contract-specialized GPT" is an incredibly precise tool that has even impressed the Bunzz team. The unique fine-tuning approach employed by DeCipher is currently undergoing patent processing, showcasing Bunzz's commitment to cutting-edge technology.

Not Just Accurate Documentation Generation, also Editing and Deployment Capabilities

Using DeCipher is incredibly simple: developers can effortlessly generate documentation by copying and pasting the contract's URL. For those seeking continuous accessibility, DeCipher can be conveniently accessed through the Bunzz Chrome Extension, available on popular Block Explorers like Etherscan.

DeCipher's advantages extend beyond mere smart contract analysis. By utilizing the Bunzz CLI, developers can modify contracts after they've been analyzed. What's more, the Bunzz VS Code Extension allows for deployment to all EVM-compatible blockchains, offering a truly comprehensive solution. These features hold substantial value for developers intending to create new applications by forking existing DApps, dramatically enhancing the efficiency of their product development process.

Introducing Bunzz v2

Introducing Bunzz v2, a state-of-the-art DApp development environment that includes DeCipher, an VS Code Extension, a repository, and a deployment environment. This breakthrough offering allows easy modularization and editing of all blockchain-deployed contracts using the VS Code plugin, while securely deploying them with Metamask – a first in web3 history.

Bloomreach, the world’s #1 Commerce Experience Cloud, today announced the support of Open Authorization (OAuth) 2.0 authentication for webhooks, an industry standard protocol for authentication that enables third-party applications to access a user's data without sharing their credentials. Businesses will now have the ability to integrate Bloomreach Engagement with popular third-party applications that require OAuth through webhooks, safely connecting real-time data in and out Bloomreach and further boosting marketing personalization — without the need to switch platforms.

The use of webhooks plays a crucial role in facilitating real-time data synchronization and triggering actions across multiple marketing channels. By leveraging webhooks effectively, marketers can deliver personalized, timely, and consistent experiences across every touchpoint, leading to improved customer engagement and satisfaction. As marketers deliver these enhanced experiences, the OAuth 2.0 authentication method for webhooks maintains the security and integrity of the exchanged data. By enabling controlled access to protected resources, it mitigates the risk of unauthorized access and data breaches.

“Enabling businesses to unify their data easily and securely within their tech stack has been a guiding principle of our platform since its inception. The launch of OAuth 2.0 authentication for webhooks will expand possibilities of system integration to another level,” said Michal Novovesky, General Manager and Head of Product, Bloomreach Engagement.

OAuth 2.0 authentication via webhooks opens the door for brands to frictionlessly integrate Bloomreach Engagement with third-party platforms and applications in their tech stack that require this authentication method. This includes Microsoft Azure, Commercetools, Criteo Marketing, Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Listrak, and Talkdesk, among many others.

PolyAI, a global leader in customer-led voice assistants, today announced that it has been recognized as a Hot Vendor in Conversational AI by Aragon Research, Inc¹ and, for the second time since 2021, the exclusive customer support voice assistant in CB Insights annual AI 100 list.

Aragon's Hot Vendors in Conversational AI report identifies "noteworthy, visionary and innovative" players in the space. PolyAI is one of three spotlighted vendors noted for "its ability to converse like a real person, asking leading questions, dealing with interrupts, accents, and quirks of human conversations," making its voice assistants an easy choice for automation- minded companies "where natural flowing conversations are an important communication channel."

The CB Insights AI 100 list identifies the most promising private artificial intelligence companies in the world from a pool of nearly 9,000 candidates. For the second time in the AI 100's seven year history, PolyAI has appeared as the sole customer service voice assistant vendor.

"We are honored to be recognized by both Aragon Research and CB Insights as a leading innovator in the dynamic AI-powered marketplace," said Nikola Mrkšić, co-founder and CEO of PolyAI. "These acknowledgements, along with countless customer success stories, validate our vision for the importance and future of voice in CX and contact center support, as well as what we're doing to help our clients address their business issues and be the best version of themselves in every customer interaction."

In addition to analyst firm accolades, PolyAI recently won the American Hotel & Lodging Association TechOvation Award for groundbreaking technological innovation in the hotel and lodging industry, presented at the inaugural Hospitality Show in Las Vegas, Nevada.