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Ivalua Launches IVA Studio, Redefining How Procurement Works With AI

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Ivalua’s Intelligent Virtual Agent (IVA), now powered by IVA Studio, is a fully agentic system able to execute any Source-to-Pay process from day one and automate any procurement workflow. IVA Studio is built on the same skills framework pioneered by leading frontier AI labs, giving IVA full platform access, self-improving capabilities, and Model Context Protocol (MCP) support. Governance is enforced at the platform level: IVA inherits the same permissions applied to people, cannot exceed them, and logs every action for complete auditability.

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., June 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ – Ivalua, the enterprise AI platform for procurement, announces the launch of IVA Studio, enabling a fundamentally new way for procurement teams to work. Rather than managing many AI agents atop fragmented data and disjointed systems, IVA Studio enables procurement to perform any activity across the Source-to-Pay (S2P) process through a single agent, IVA, that knows your data, follows your rules, and gets work done on day one. IVA Studio is the AI control tower managing IVA’s skills, permissions, tools, and MCP integrations.

Procurement can operate with greater speed and intelligence with IVA. A category manager preparing to re-source an expiring contract can ask IVA to pull the contract, benchmark against agreements, identify stronger suppliers, set up an RFx, and launch the event, all in a single conversation. An Accounts Payable team can have IVA validate incoming invoices against not just price and PO, but also against the harder-to-enforce contract terms buried in documents.

“At Ivalua, we believe the future of procurement is not AI, it’s people using AI to deliver better and faster results. IVA, powered by IVA Studio, is a decisive step forward into a new era for procurement, one full of disruptive challenges and exciting opportunities. With IVA, procurement teams can focus on what they do best: building strategies and relationships, internally and externally. We are thrilled to lead this journey with our customers and partners,” said Franck Lheureux, CEO of Ivalua.

IVA also works autonomously, in workflows, and in the background. A supplier risk event can trigger IVA to surface every affected contract, open a PO, create a mitigation plan, and propose qualified alternative suppliers. IVA can do anything a user can and more, because the entire Ivalua Source-to-Pay application is its knowledge source and toolset.

A Complete Agentic Operating System for Procurement

Procurement teams gain a truly intelligent, intuitive experience – they simply tell IVA what to do, and IVA assembles the right skills, tools, and knowledge for the task. For complex work, IVA creates and orchestrates temporary sub-agents.

This is the first complete S2P agent to follow the skills-based architecture frontier AI labs are converging on. Users do not need to build, orchestrate, or select from a growing catalog of agents. Instead, IVA understands all the data in the Ivalua S2P platform, can take any action as a tool, and follows organization-specific best practices through skills, with human-in-the-loop controls maintained.

Ivalua’s AI technology and services combine to ensure successful implementation, adoption and continuous optimization. IVA delivers value immediately because it can execute any action a user can from day one. Unlike competing solutions, there is nothing to integrate or configure. Over time, IVA gets smarter as organizations use it, encoding their expertise in skills and memory. And as teams grow to trust it, IVA can take on more autonomous work — embedded in workflows or running in the background — turning Source-to-Pay into an automation engine. Additionally, Ivalua and its implementation partners provide guidance, expertise and support services.

“Procurement teams have typically had to spend time building and configuring AI agents before seeing any results. Ivalua’s approach is entirely different: IVA accesses the Ivalua platform as its toolset and source of knowledge, so procurement can start getting value from day one, within a framework of governance that’s enforced by design,” said David Khuat-Duy, Founder & Chief AI Officer at Ivalua.

Governed by design

Governance is enforced at the platform level, not by the agent. IVA inherits the permissions of the user who invokes it and cannot exceed them. When IVA is operating autonomously in a workflow, it still has an accountable user whose boundary it follows and who it falls back on for human-in-the-loop controls. Every action is logged with a continuous audit trail. AI works only where it is allowed to work, and procurement leaders can prove it.

Expertise that compounds

IVA learns employee best practices: sourcing approaches, negotiation strategies, and compliance rules as skills that IVA follows. Skills turn individual expertise into team capabilities, building institutional knowledge that compounds with every interaction. A new hire working with IVA operates with the benefit of the whole organization’s experience. IVA also maintains memory of interactions, self-improving automatically.

Fits your AI ecosystem

IVA Studio is the AI control tower to manage the skills IVA uses, the tools it can call, the external systems it connects to through MCP, and the LLMs it runs on. IVA is LLM-agnostic, customers can use the models Ivalua provides out of the box or bring their own. With IVA Studio, IT teams, partners, and customers can build or tailor what IVA can do and how it connects.

IVA Studio is available in Beta today and will be generally available in summer. To learn more about IVA, powered by IVA Studio, watch this webinar.

About Ivalua

Ivalua is the only truly unified, enterprise AI platform for managing spend and suppliers. We seamlessly connect people, AI agents, workflows and data, making businesses more profitable, resilient, and sustainable. We are trusted by over 500 of the world’s most admired brands and consistently recognized as a leader by Gartner and other analysts. Learn more at www.ivalua.com. Follow us on LinkedIn.

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Casio and ROLI Bring Innovative Piano Learning Experience to the Next Generation of Musicians

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ROLI Learn for CASIO combines Casio keyboards with interactive lessons, licensed songs, and
gamified instruction tailored for today’s first-time musicians

ROLI Learn for CASIO combines compatible keyboards with interactive lessons, licensed songs and gamified learning tools.Casio and ROLI launch a connected platform supporting creativity, self-guided learning and musical growth for all skill levels.Available in five launch markets and on both iOS and Android, ROLI Learn for CASIO provides access to more than 1,200 songs and 350+ guided lessons.

ROCKAWAY, N.J., June 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Casio, a global leader in electronic musical instruments, today announced a strategic partnership with Luminary ROLI Limited, the UK-based music technology innovator known for reimagining how people learn, create, and experience music.

The collaboration launches with ROLI Learn for CASIO, an interactive music-learning platform that helps beginners quickly experience the rewards of making real music.

Available beginning today in the U.S., Germany, France, the U.K., and Japan for iOS and Android devices, the app provides compatible Casio keyboard users with access to the award-winning ROLI Learn platform via a connected learning ecosystem focused on creativity, engagement, and self-expression.

Built on the idea that modern musicians learn differently than previous generations, ROLI Learn for CASIO combines licensed music, interactive lessons, and gamified progression to help first-time players start making music immediately. Compatible Casio instruments include Privia PX-S series, CDP-S360, and select Casiotone and CELVIANO models when paired with the WU-BT10 Bluetooth® MIDI & Audio Adapter, with additional models planned for the future.

The platform includes:

More than 1,200 songs from an expanding licensed music library, with 50 Casio exclusives300+ interactive video lessons with four expert instructors450+ chord and scale exercisesMultiple learning modes progressing from gamified play to traditional notationProgressive lessons that guide players toward music-reading skills

“The future of music products is in the connected experience, adapting to where you are in your journey and keeping you inspired to learn, create, and play,” said Brian Piccolo, Senior General Manager for Casio’s Sound and Innovation Division. “Today’s musicians want to start playing recognizable music quickly, interact visually with technology, and feel creatively rewarded from the very beginning. Our collaboration with ROLI enables Casio to deliver a music-making experience that feels modern, approachable, personalized, and inspiring.”

“Having grown up with Casio products since childhood, what truly inspires me about Casio is how it has invented amazing new technologies and devices and then turned them into beautifully designed products that get more and more accessible over time,” said Roland Lamb, founder of ROLI. “I am delighted to collaborate with Casio, a company that has consistently created new musical cultures and lifestyles.”

Casio views the collaboration as part of a broader effort to encourage long-term musical engagement among beginner players by making music learning more accessible, motivating, and creatively rewarding.

Pricing and Availability
ROLI Learn for CASIO is now available on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. Users receive a 30-day free trial, followed by subscription options at $14.99 per month or $119 per year.

For more information about ROLI Learn for CASIO, visit: https://www.casio.com/us/electronic-musical-instruments/app/rolilearnforcasio/

To learn more about the Casio and ROLI collaboration, visit: https://www.casio.com/us/electronic-musical-instruments/brands/interview/rolicasio/

About Casio America, Inc.
Casio America, Inc., Rockaway, N.J., is the U.S. subsidiary of Casio Computer Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of consumer electronics and business equipment solutions. Established in 1957, Casio America, Inc. markets calculators, keyboards, digital cameras, mobile presentation devices, disc title and label printers, watches, cash registers and other consumer electronic products. Casio has strived to fulfill its corporate creed of “creativity and contribution” through the introduction of innovative and imaginative products. For more information, visit www.casio.com/us.

About ROLI
ROLI is a human-centric music technology company, with a mission to ‘free the music’. ROLI has established itself as a leading innovator in music technology, with pioneering breakthroughs including Seaboard, BLOCKS, Piano M, Airwave, and a pivotal role in establishing MPE. See ROLI.com for more information.

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AI Enablement Through Human Skills: New Learning-Focused AI Center of Excellence to Help Organizations Advance from AI Experimentation to Measurable Business Performance

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AXIOM Learning Solutions, experts in workforce skills development, introduces new focus to support AI enablement strategy and workforce capability development to help organizations focus and realize value from AI investments.

WESTBOROUGH, Mass., June 11, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — AXIOM Learning Solutions (AXIOM) today announced the launch of a specialized practice area focused on helping organizations address one of the most common and difficult challenges of the AI era: turning AI activity into sustained capability.

“Using AI tools doesn’t necessarily create value. We’re focused on the skills development and performance support that’s needed to make AI a practical and measurable contributor to business performance.”

The AXIOM AI Center of Excellence addresses the reality of AI adoption: in many cases, employees are using AI tools, teams are piloting new processes and new applications, and leaders are making budget decisions with AI enablement in mind. But many companies lack the structure, workforce readiness, implementation support, and iterative improvement structures necessary to show meaningful value from AI investments. Through this team, AXIOM assists organizations in closing the gap between AI initiatives, human skills, and business goals, with skills development and workforce learning services that meet companies wherever they are on their AI journey.

“People everywhere are using AI, but use of the tools doesn’t necessarily create value,” explained AXIOM partner Jason Ruff. “The real opportunity is helping the workforce to use AI effectively and responsibly in the ways that add the most value to the business. Our AI enablement practice is designed to focus on the skills and support that are needed to make AI a more practical and measurable contributor to business performance.”

The AI Center of Excellence builds on AXIOM’s established strengths in learning and development contingent staffing, strategic consulting, custom learning content, and training delivery. Through the new offering, AXIOM will support clients in four core areas:

AI needs assessment: Identify current AI activity, readiness gaps, workforce capability needs, and opportunities for business impact.

Prioritization and roadmap support: Help leaders focus on the AI use cases and initiatives which have the most compelling and likely effect on productivity, quality, decision-making, or other operational performance metrics.

Workforce enablement and skills development: Creating role-based training, learning content, workshops, playbooks, job aids, and other performance support to help employees use AI confidently and productively.

Implementation support, measurement, and iteration: Provide expert consultants to support learning program delivery, measurement, and to identify further opportunities to improve AI enablement over time.

AXIOM Learning Solutions is a learning services organization, and as such, the AI Center of Excellence is not a technology-driven offering. Instead, the approach centers on business performance and human skills, which is the core connection needed to connect AI-enabled process into business outcomes.

“Successful adoption of AI requires more than just the tools,” said AXIOM partner Herb Blanchard. “With the AI Center of Excellence, we’re able to connect the expertise of our consultant network with companies who are focused on translating AI into a long-term and meaningful source of competitive advantage.”

AXIOM’s AI Center of Excellence is available to support organizations of all sizes, in any industry, and at any stage of AI adoption. Services may be delivered as targeted consulting engagements, training and enablement initiatives, content development projects, implementation support, staff augmentation, or ongoing AI enablement support.

For more information about AXIOM’s AI Center of Excellence, visit https://www.axiomlearningsolutions.com/ai-center-of-excellence.

About AXIOM Learning Solutions

AXIOM Learning Solutions helps organizations meet their learning and development goals through contingent L&D staffing, strategic consulting, custom learning content, and training delivery. With access to a broad network of learning and development professionals, AXIOM supports organizations that need to add capacity, close skills gaps, deliver projects quickly, and improve the performance of learning programs. To learn more, visit axiomlearningsolutions.com.

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Globee® Awards for Impact, Now in Its 19th Year, Invite Government Agencies and Public Sector Organizations Worldwide to Nominate Their Achievements

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Recognizing local, regional, and global achievements in public service, citizen engagement, digital transformation, community impact, innovation, and organizational excellence

SAN FRANCISCO, June 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The Globee® Awards, organizers of merit-based, data-driven business awards programs with worldwide participation that recognize achievements across industries, announced that entries are currently being accepted for the 19th Annual Globee® Awards for Impact, inviting government agencies and public sector organizations worldwide to nominate their achievements for consideration.

Learn more and submit your entries at: https://globeeawards.com/impact/

Government agencies and public sector organizations play an important role in delivering services, improving communities, advancing innovation, and supporting economic and social development. The Globee® Awards for Impact recognize achievements demonstrating measurable outcomes and positive contributions across public service environments.

Open to public sector organizations worldwide, the awards recognize achievements from government departments, agencies, commissions, authorities, municipalities, regional organizations, and other public service entities operating at local, regional, national, and international levels.

The Globee® Awards for Impact recognize achievements across category groups including products and services, company and organization, individual and team, and brand, communication and creative. These recognitions are part of 10 awards programs that collectively reflect achievements across business, technology, leadership, innovation, and organizational impact.

Nominations are welcomed for local, regional, and global achievements, ensuring that impactful public sector initiatives and measurable outcomes at every level have the opportunity to be recognized.

Entries are evaluated through a merit-based, data-driven process involving participation from experienced professionals across multiple industries worldwide. Evaluations are conducted through a structured, consistent, and transparent framework based on defined scoring criteria.

Entries are open to government agencies and public sector organizations worldwide.

About the Globee® Awards

The Globee® Awards are organizers of merit-based, data-driven business awards programs with worldwide participation. Through 10 awards programs, the Globee® Awards recognize achievements across multiple industries and sectors. The programs use a structured evaluation approach involving participation from professionals across various industries.

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