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Market Brief

2026-09-27
Top story

Salesforce will take its Agentforce Contact Center CCaaS platform global next month, expanding from the U.S. and Canada into the U.K., EU, Australia and New Zealand while adding native workforce management, replacing the patchwork many customers built on top of Service Cloud.

Competitor moves

Why Twilio (TWLO) Shares Are Getting Obliterated Today

Shares of customer engagement platform Twilio (NYSE:TWLO) fell 7.6% in the afternoon session after HSBC downgraded the stock from Hold to Reduce.

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AI & Automation

Parloa to Unveil What's Next in Agentic Customer Experience at WAVE 2026 Berlin

New product innovations, live demos and insights from leaders at OpenAI, Microsoft, SAP, IKEA, HealthEquity and more will take center stage at Parloa's flagship AI + CX event Parloa, the leading agentic CX company for enterprise customer service, announced new details for WAVE…

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UCaaS

Eventide Communications Launches ImpactCX Recording and Intelligence Platform

Platform delivers 100% interaction capture, automated workflows and access to operational insights in UCaaS and CCaaS environments Eventide Communications announced the launch of ImpactCX, its unified communications intelligence platform for contact centers and employee…

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CCaaS

Salesforce Agentforce Contact Center Set for Global Release, Adds Workforce Management

Currently live in the U.S. and Canada, it expands to the U.K. and EU in October, then Australia and New Zealand in November.

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Channel & MSP

Verizon's New Channel Chief Lays Out AI, SMB and Convergence Strategy for Partners

John Constantino, three weeks into the role, says partners can grow profitability by selling across Verizon's full portfolio amid a rebounding wireline business.

Telecom & Regulatory

Anatel Seeks Legal Guidance on FUST and FUNTEL Treatment Under Brazil's Tax Reform

The agency is awaiting its legal department's opinion and has proposed acting as a bridge between telecom operators and tax authorities ahead of the 2027 transition.

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Comp watch

UCaaSFri close: RingCentral $76.16 (-4.59%), 8x8 $2.30 (+0.88%), Zoom $89.71 (-0.71%)
CCaaSFri close: Five9 $35.77 (-2.43%), NICE $112.81 (-0.72%)
PlatformFri close: Twilio $275.80 (-7.96%), Cisco $106.70 (-0.25%), Microsoft $516.17 (+3.66%)
IDTFri close: IDT Corporation $67.46 (-0.43%)
IndexFri close: Nasdaq 27,068.72 (+0.48%)
MoversUS markets closed for the weekend; figures reflect Friday's close. Notable moves: Twilio -8.0% after an HSBC downgrade citing uncertainty over Meta's Muse AI agent capturing communications revenue; RingCentral -4.6%; Microsoft +3.7% on Copilot expansion.

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