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Finance & Procurement

Agiloft Launches Astra for Contract Review and Analysis

Agiloft has launched Astra, a contract AI product for review and redlining in Microsoft Word and analysis across existing agreements. Its free plan supports unlimited users, and Agiloft commits not to use customer contracts to train AI models. Alongside general availability, Agiloft added agents to Ask AI in its CLM to create and update contract records. The launch makes contract AI easy to try; the harder test is whether teams can trust its findings and control the actions that follow.

Finance & Procurement

Conga Acquires PROS as Part of Rebrand and Expanded Commerce Coverage

Big change is at hand for CPQ vendors Conga and PROS, as the former acquired the latter in early 2026. Catering to different markets, the two products will remain distinct within the Conga Advantage platform. Conga intends to provide robust functionality across the commerce chain by rounding out existing CLM, CPQ, and document generation capabilities with strong pricing technology and new AI capabilities.

IT Operations

From CPQ to Control Plane: How Conga Is Reassembling Enterprise Commerce

Conga is making a deliberate bid to become the control plane for enterprise commerce, not just a CPQ vendor with adjacent features. The PROS acquisition closes a structural pricing gap and accelerates Conga's AI roadmap, while the commerce chain narrative reframes how revenue work should flow end to end. If Conga executes well, it will be a default platform for complex enterprises. If it stumbles, it remains a strong but bounded CPQ incumbent.

Sales & Service

Conga’s Strategic Pivot: Analyzing the Future of Revenue Lifecycle Management for Enterprise Leaders

As budgets receive increased scrutiny, technology leaders are looking for ways to unlock efficiencies and capabilities within their organizations. The Conga Connect conference underscored this reality, with conversations about the evolution of revenue lifecycle management (RLM) and the essential need for discovering hidden value, connecting disparate systems and teams, and increasing innovation.

Sales & Service

Provide Ample Time to Evaluate RFP Proposals Effectively

Evaluating vendor proposals is one of the most critical aspects of the RFP process, secondary only to negotiations. The ironic thing is that we've seen too many clients try to abbreviate this activity, take short cuts, or even avoid it altogether. Providing ample time for your team to review the vendor RFP responses is critical to a quality review process, while not rushing the evaluation process ensures that you understand their complete offer and proposal.

Finance & Procurement