Top Worktech News From the Week of December 5th: Updates from Aquant, IFS, Accenture, and More

The editors at Solutions Review have curated this list of the most noteworthy Worktech news from the week of December 5th. This round-up covers announcements and updates from Aquant, IFS, Accenture, and more.

Keeping tabs on the most relevant ERP and BPM news can be a time-consuming task. As a result, our editorial team aims to summarize the top headlines of the week in the enterprise technology marketplace. The Solutions Review editors will compile a weekly round-up of vendor product news, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital funding, talent acquisition, and other noteworthy WorkTech information. With that in mind, here is some of the top WorkTech news for December 5th.

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Top WorkTech News From the Week of December 5th, 2025

Accenture and OpenAI Announce a Collaboration

Accenture and OpenAI are collaborating to help enterprise clients maximize innovation and growth by integrating agentic AI into the core of their business. As part of the agreement, Accenture will equip its professionals with ChatGPT Enterprise and assist OpenAI in scaling its capabilities for enterprises. Additionally, the companies will launch a flagship AI program that combines OpenAI enterprise products with Accenture’s AI expertise and industry and function domain knowledge. They will collaborate on new, AI-first enterprise solutions that focus on key corporate functions like customer service, supply chain, finance, HR, and other critical operations.

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Anaplan Expands Its Partnership with Argano

Anaplan, an AI-driven scenario planning and analysis platform, has announced an expanded strategic partnership with Argano, a Global Specialist Consultancy that exclusively focuses on the design and delivery of High-Performance Business Operations with an AI-forward approach to transformation. The companies will co-invest in multiple marketing, sales, and customer engagement initiatives to drive adoption of tailored planning solutions. Charlie Gottdiener, CEO of Anaplan, says, “By further strengthening Anaplan’s partnership with Argano, we’re focusing our joint efforts on tailormade solutions that deliver outsized value to our customers.”

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AppDirect to Acquire Tackle

AppDirect, a B2B subscription commerce platform, has announced its plan to acquire Tackle, a go-to-market platform provider that helps software vendors list, sell, and manage products across AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, and other leading marketplaces. Once it closes, the acquisition will provide immediate benefits to AppDirect and Tackle customers, including access to an expanded catalog of technology services for syndication, continuity for existing Tackle marketplace listings, optional distribution into AppDirect-powered storefronts, more paths to support channel-assisted marketplace deals with unified billing and payouts, and a global partner for distribution.

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Aquant Launches a Library of Pre-Built AI Agents

Aquant, an AI company that works with organizations that service, build, and sell complex equipment, has launched its Agent Library. The catalog includes over twenty-five pre-built, customizable agents that enable multiple business functions to tap into the data and expertise that have been historically buried inside service operations. Alongside the fully functional agents, the Library includes tools for filtering by business function, embedded mini demos on every agent profile, and a continuously expanding catalog, with new agents created based on emerging customer needs and high-impact use cases across the enterprise.

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IFS Details the Latest Release of IFS Cloud 25R2

IFS, an Industrial AI software provider, has announced the release of IFS Cloud 25R2, which applies the latest AI innovations to industrial work. The latest release introduces new agentic AI capabilities to the platform, including IFS Loops Digital Workers, which are capable of thinking, deciding, and acting across systems while operating as integral members of the industrial workforce. Industrial AI is an operational reality. The first five Digital Workers available include the Customer Order Manager, Supplier Order Manager, Inventory Replenisher, Operations Analyst, and Material Replenisher.

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Tata Consultancy Services Shares Findings From Its “Future-Ready Manufacturing Study”

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a digital transformation and technology partner, in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS), has announced the findings of the “Future-Ready Manufacturing Study 2025.” The study reveals that global manufacturers are quickly advancing toward intelligence-driven operations and embracing higher levels of autonomy in manufacturing processes. Specifically, the findings show that 75 percent of surveyed professionals expect AI to become one of the top three contributors to operating margins by 2026, but only 21 percent believe they’re AI-ready.

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