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About Sofiah Nichole
Sofiah Nichole Salivio
News Editor
Sofiah Nichole has balanced a dual passion for technical precision and the written word since 2017. Before diving into the world of Civil Engineering, she spent years navigating school press conferences and contributing to university publications, honing her skills as a versatile staff writer. Outside of her engineering labs, you can find her advocating for student voices and looking for the next great story to tell. She believes that whether you are building a bridge or a news report, the foundation must be rock solid.
Stories by Sofiah Nichole
Whatfix boosts Mirror with AI roleplay training tools
Today
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uc
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digital transformation
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cx
Whatfix adds AI roleplay training to its Mirror simulator, promising faster readiness and fuelling a surge to USD $3 million in recurring revenue.
Persistent named among TIME's top Asia-Pacific firms
Today
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hcm
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data privacy
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ai
Persistent ranks among TIME's Best Companies in Asia-Pacific 2026, placing ninth for professional services and seventh overall in India.
Melissa podcast probes data quality, risk & identity
Today
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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cx
Data specialist Melissa debuts a podcast probing how flawed customer and identity data fuels risk, fraud and compliance headaches.
Percona names Kyle Davis to lead Redis & Valkey push
Today
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
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open source
Percona has appointed open source veteran Kyle Davis to spearhead its Redis and Valkey strategy amid shifting database licensing models.
Sparkfly & PlayOn link school sports to retail data
Today
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data protection
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commerce systems
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personalisation
Sparkfly and PlayOn team up to tie retail offers and attribution to millions of US high school sports fans across ticketing and streaming.
Conga research links slow quote approvals to lost deals
Today
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digital transformation
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cx
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martech
Slow internal quote approvals are derailing nearly half of deals, Conga research finds, as fragmented systems stall revenue and forecasting.
Altimetrik names Dhirendra Nath as Chief HR Officer
Today
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manufacturing
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digital transformation
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hcm
Altimetrik appoints Dhirendra Nath as Chief HR Officer to steer people strategy and culture integration after its merger with SLK.
Vertiv unveils PowerUPS 6000 for harsh industrial sites
Today
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iot
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iiot
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power / energy
Vertiv launches PowerUPS 6000 Industrial UPS, promising resilient power protection for harsh, dusty and high-temperature plant environments.
Solidatus unveils AI assistant to automate data lineage
Today
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saas
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data protection
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digital transformation
Solidatus launches AI Lineage Assistant to automate complex data mapping for regulated firms under mounting traceability and audit pressure.
Denodo 9.4 boosts unified data access & AI at scale
Today
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virtualisation
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data analytics
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digital transformation
Denodo Platform 9.4 targets production AI with unified governed data access, vector and MCP integration, plus a faster lakehouse engine.
SITA links Google Find Hub with WorldTracer baggage data
Yesterday
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data protection
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digital transformation
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encryption
SITA links Google's Find Hub with WorldTracer, letting airlines use passenger-shared bag locations to speed delayed baggage recovery.
Linedata unveils Mosaic to unify fixed income trading
Yesterday
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digital transformation
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fintech
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partner programmes
Linedata has launched Mosaic, an FDC3-based workspace unifying fixed income trading tools to cut integration time and manual rekeying.
BIAN updates banking model with ISO 20022, AI focus
Yesterday
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digital transformation
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fintech
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genai
Bank standards body BIAN unveils Service Landscape 14.0, aligning with ISO 20022 and adding AI-focused domains for banks' modernisation push.
Teciem names Didier Bouillard chair to steer growth
Yesterday
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fintech
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martech
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risk & compliance
Teciem appoints fintech veteran Didier Bouillard as independent chair, tasking him with steering governance and growth under private equity.
Backbase names Didier Van der Coelden CFO for AI push
2 days ago
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saas
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digital transformation
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fintech
Backbase appoints Didier Van der Coelden as CFO to steer growth and AI-led banking platform expansion across its global operations.
Origami launches chat-based AI tool for sales leads
Last week
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cx
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martech
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rpa
Origami unveils a chat-based AI that builds sales lead lists from plain-English prompts, starting at USD $80 a month on flat pricing.
iVisa launches B1/B2 support amid tighter US scrutiny
Last week
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risk & compliance
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tourism
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travel technologies
iVisa unveils B1/B2 visa support as the US tightens visitor scrutiny and pilots bonds of up to USD $15,000 for higher-risk applicants.
MariaDB to acquire GridGain to power low-latency AI
Last week
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hybrid cloud
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
MariaDB moves to buy in-memory specialist GridGain in a bid to deliver sub-millisecond latency for agentic AI and real-time workloads.
Forcepoint adds ARIA AI assistant to Data Security Cloud
Last week
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data protection
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endpoint protection
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hybrid cloud
Forcepoint adds ARIA AI assistant and a faster endpoint agent to Data Security Cloud to tighten policy control for generative AI workloads.
Nasuni buys Resilio to boost edge file access speed
Last week
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storage
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vpns
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hybrid cloud
Nasuni snaps up Resilio to fuse edge caching with cloud file services, promising faster access and fewer VPN headaches for remote staff.