Microsoft has signed an agreement to acquire Genee, an artificial-intelligence-powered scheduling service. Co-founders Ben Cheung and Charles Lee, who plan to join Microsoft, started Genee in 2014 to simplify the time-consuming task of scheduling (and rescheduling) meetings.

Nuix has launched an endpoint security platform, Nuix Insight Adaptive Security, which integrates cybersecurity threat prevention, detection, response, remediation, and deception in one solution.

Top Image Systems (TIS) has been awarded a US patent for its unique method for mail classification and automatic response generation.

Kroll Ontrack has released Communication Insight, a new application within ediscovery suite Relativity that combines an intuitive view of email conversations with powerful visual cues to help users more efficiently review communication data to draw immediate insight. This release focuses on email data, with forthcoming releases allowing users to review Bloomberg chat, transcribed audio, video and social media data.

Xact Data Discovery (XDD), a provider of eDiscovery, data management and managed review services for law firms and corporations, has launched BlackBar, a new Excel native redaction tool designed to improve the workflow of discovery review involving Microsoft Excel files. BlackBar allows legal review teams to redact and produce Excel files in their native format, minimizing time, cost and errors.

Nintex has announced the upcoming release of Nintex Hawkeye, a new cloud-based workflow analytics service. For the thousands of global companies that have collectively deployed more than a million Nintex workflows, they can now capture, monitor, measure, and assess workflow analytics that provide actionable intelligence to understand and improve their business processes.

Two companies in the enterprise search sector have launched a collaboration; oobe from Australia and Austrian company Mindbreeze will jointly offer high-end enterprise search appliances in Australia and New Zealand.

MetricStream, a provider of Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) Apps, has entered into a partnership with, Australian Information Security company Loop Security, to deliver software solutions and services.

The newest desktop scanners from Kodak Alaris – the Kodak ScanMate i1150WN and the Kodak i1190WN Scanners – provide wireless and network connectivity and are mobile app ready to support BYOD and mobility in the workplace.

Canon Australia has announced the availability of Therefore 2016, the newest version of the information management and workflow solution to help Australian businesses streamline business processes, identify bottlenecks and improve how information is handled and retained.