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  "license": {
    "name": "CC BY 4.0",
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  "cite_as": "Newsprint, \"Powell Software: what it sells, price and AI features\", https://www.newsprint.com/companies/powell-software/, updated 2026-11-11",
  "updated_at": "2026-11-11",
  "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/powell-software/",
  "markdown_url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/powell-software.md",
  "title": "Powell Software: what it sells, price and AI features",
  "opening_answer": "Powell Software is on the AI internal communications software map. We record 5 dated launches and events for it. The latest is dated Sept. 1, 2026.",
  "period": "Oct. 1, 2025 to Sept. 1, 2026",
  "methodology_url": "https://www.newsprint.com/updates/pr-software/#methodology",
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    "site": "https://powell-software.com/",
    "summary": "Powell \"transforms Microsoft 365 into the intranet your people actually use.\" It runs on SharePoint inside the customer's own Microsoft 365 tenant. Buyers are IT, HR and communications teams, often in regulated industries. AI search knows company jargon, AI drafts, translates and targets comms, an AI assistant answers employee questions, and an AI page builder is in development. A governance product readies content for Copilot.",
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    "updated_at": "2026-11-11",
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  "summary": {
    "text": "Powell \"transforms Microsoft 365 into the intranet your people actually use.\" It runs on SharePoint inside the customer's own Microsoft 365 tenant. Buyers are IT, HR and communications teams, often in regulated industries. AI search knows company jargon, AI drafts, translates and targets comms, an AI assistant answers employee questions, and an AI page builder is in development. A governance product readies content for Copilot.",
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      "title": "The AI internal communications software map",
      "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/research/internal-communications-software/#co-powell-software",
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      "name": "Powell Software",
      "site": "https://powell-software.com/",
      "category": "Intranets and employee experience platforms",
      "what": "Powell \"transforms Microsoft 365 into the intranet your people actually use.\" It runs on SharePoint inside the customer's own Microsoft 365 tenant. Buyers are IT, HR and communications teams, often in regulated industries. AI search knows company jargon, AI drafts, translates and targets comms, an AI assistant answers employee questions, and an AI page builder is in development. A governance product readies content for Copilot.",
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          "Targeting and personalization",
          "Translation",
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        ]
      },
      "scale_tier": 3,
      "scale": "Funded challenger: institutional funding disclosed (The vendor states 550+ organizations and 2M+ daily users. Cathay Capital became majority shareholder in October 2025.)",
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          "url": "https://powell-software.com/resources/blog/whats-new-in-powell-a-mobile-first-experience/"
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  "timeline": [
    {
      "id": "event-1",
      "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/powell-software/#event-1",
      "on": "2026-09-01",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "Powell acquires Synigo",
      "summary": "Powell acquired Synigo, a Netherlands-based digital workplace company whose Synigo Pulse product reaches people on the desktop, in frontline teams and on the move. It is Powell's first acquisition. Terms were not disclosed.",
      "kind": "Acquisition",
      "from": {
        "name": "The AI internal communications software map",
        "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/research/internal-communications-software/#co-powell-software"
      },
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        "name": "Powell blog",
        "url": "https://powell-software.com/resources/blog/powell-acquires-synigo/"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "event-2",
      "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/powell-software/#event-2",
      "on": "2026-07-04",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "Powell announces an AI page builder for SharePoint",
      "summary": "Powell announced an AI page builder that turns a brief into an intranet page on SharePoint. Users then refine the page by prompt or on a canvas before publishing.",
      "kind": "Launch",
      "from": {
        "name": "The AI internal communications software map",
        "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/research/internal-communications-software/#co-powell-software"
      },
      "source": {
        "name": "Powell blog",
        "url": "https://powell-software.com/resources/blog/whats-new-in-powell-ai-capabilities/"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "event-3",
      "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/powell-software/#event-3",
      "on": "2026-07-02",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "Powell outlines AI content creation and agent orchestration",
      "summary": "The May 2026 release post describes Powell's AI as a complement to Microsoft Copilot, with AI content creation for communicators, automatic document tagging and agent orchestration that reaches several knowledge sources through one chat. It also introduces sentiment insights and executive summaries in analytics.",
      "kind": "Launch",
      "from": {
        "name": "The AI internal communications software map",
        "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/research/internal-communications-software/#co-powell-software"
      },
      "source": {
        "name": "Powell blog",
        "url": "https://powell-software.com/resources/blog/whats-new-in-powell-a-mobile-first-experience/"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "event-4",
      "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/powell-software/#event-4",
      "on": "2026-03-02",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "Powell previews an AI readiness score for Copilot",
      "summary": "The April 2026 release notes preview an AI readiness score in Powell Governance that rates a Microsoft 365 environment out of 10 for Copilot and connected agents, plus clean-up actions for overshared content.",
      "kind": "Launch",
      "from": {
        "name": "The AI internal communications software map",
        "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/research/internal-communications-software/#co-powell-software"
      },
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        "name": "Powell blog",
        "url": "https://powell-software.com/resources/blog/whats-new-in-powell/"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "event-5",
      "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/powell-software/#event-5",
      "on": "2025-10-01",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "Cathay Capital becomes majority shareholder of Powell",
      "summary": "Cathay Capital joined Powell as majority shareholder, alongside its co-founder and chairman, its CEO and its team, to support international growth. The amount was not disclosed.",
      "kind": "Funding round",
      "from": {
        "name": "The AI internal communications software map",
        "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/research/internal-communications-software/#co-powell-software"
      },
      "source": {
        "name": "Cathay Capital",
        "url": "https://www.cathaycapital.com/powell-enters-a-new-phase-of-international-growth-with-cathay-capital/"
      }
    }
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