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OracleERP

Accenture says Combe put finance and supply chain on Fusion

The announcement came from Accenture rather than Oracle, and it carries no go-live date and no numbers. The customer profile is the part to read.

BizAppsVerse editorial deskSeptember 28, 2026 4 min read

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SAPLicensing

SAP extends the Joule promo for Build, not for ABAP AI

SAP extended the free Build features to December 31, but ABAP AI still goes commercial on October 1. Two deadlines now, and SAP's pricing wording conflicts.

BizAppsVerse editorial deskSeptember 28, 2026 5 min read

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SAPAI & Agents

SAP puts its agent containment work into OpenShell

SAP's four contributions to the OpenShell agent runtime are containment and operability engineering, and the runtime is free only through October.

BizAppsVerse editorial deskSeptember 28, 2026 5 min read

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ServiceNowCareer

ServiceNow cuts 287 California roles as it hires for AI skills

A 287-person California reduction in force takes effect on September 28, and ServiceNow says it will end 2026 with the headcount it started with.

BizAppsVerse editorial deskSeptember 28, 2026 3 min read

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SalesforceLicensing

Salesforce's three tiers meet a five percent upgrade rate

Core, Advanced and Max list at $195, $395 and $550 with named credit pools, and five percent of Sales and Service users have moved up so far.

BizAppsVerse editorial deskSeptember 28, 2026 5 min read

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MicrosoftGovernance

Self-service Power Pages ownership transfer has no undo

Power Pages site owners can now be reassigned without a support case, and Microsoft's own documentation says the transfer cannot be automatically undone.

BizAppsVerse editorial deskSeptember 27, 2026 4 min read

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MicrosoftGovernance

Copilot Managed Runtime puts generated apps under policy

Microsoft now hosts Copilot-generated code inside the tenant boundary, and the admin center inventory matters more than the hosting does.

BizAppsVerse editorial deskSeptember 25, 2026 5 min read