News Summary:
On February 19, 2026, Upland, through its Cimpl solution, highlighted challenges organizations face with spreadsheet-based enterprise technology expense management, noting the extensive hours spent validating data and invoices, which drains resources and impacts IT budgets. Earlier the same day, Upland's Second Street announced its Gold Sponsorship for America’s Newspapers MEGA-Conference in Austin, TX, and will host a session on "Turning 'Best Of' Into Big Revenue: Two Proven Growth Plays for Newspapers." Also on February 19, Upland scheduled a webinar for March 19, 2026, titled "From AI Hype to AI Reality: Building Production-Ready Knowledge Graphs," addressing issues like chatbots hallucinating facts and untrustworthy search results in enterprise AI. Previously, on February 18, Upland discussed the benefits of transitioning to a modern knowledge portal, including creating a single source of truth, centralizing organizational knowledge for improved efficiency, speeding up new employee onboarding, and reducing support tickets. This followed Upland publishing an article on February 16, outlining branded content as a monetization strategy for publishers, emphasizing its principle of telling relevant stories to engage audiences.