Proven in successful customer trials, new platform capabilities embed powerful agents into processes and empower business users to modernise legacy apps with ease.
LONDON, Nov. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Appian (Nasdaq: APPN), a leader in AI-powered process automation, today announced platform enhancements that embed powerful AI agents directly into enterprise processes. The latest Appian Platform release delivers practical, measurable value by making AI more than just an assistant.
Agents directly embedded in business processes
Agent Studio allows organisations to deploy Appian's most powerful AI agents yet at scale. These agents can reason, handle unexpected conditions, and act on enterprise data to automate complex work. Appian agents are powerful because they inherit critical platform properties like complete data access, process context and guardrails. With Agent Studio, business users can use natural language to define high-level goals. Then, AI agents use Appian's data fabric and tools to determine the most effective path forward. With a complete view of enterprise data, agents make smarter decisions, interpret unstructured data from varied sources, and make real-time adjustments. Appian agents are embedded into process, enabling easy governance and auditability of agent behaviour.
Agent Studio is now generally available. Following its preview at Appian World in April 2025, customer interest was overwhelming. Early users validated Agent Studio's enterprise readiness and ease of use in a market challenged with failed agent projects. One hundred percent of beta programme participants found Agent Studio 'intuitive or very intuitive.'
"Appian continues to be more than a technology partner; it's an innovation ally. Agent Studio demonstrates how AI and low-code can combine to extend human capacity in ways that matter most: reaching families faster, reducing administrative friction, and enabling clinicians to focus on what they do best—care," said Ryan Cox, Co-founder and VP, Acclaim Autism. "Agent Studio bridges the gap between business users and software engineers. By uploading our existing processes into the agent's knowledge set, we quickly achieved reliable clinician-patient matches—a powerful result from a simple setup."
AI-powered application modernisation: from idea to app in minutes
Appian Composer is now generally available, and more than 130 organisations have already built over 1,300 applications using the tool. Composer transforms how organisations modernise applications, allowing users with any level of development expertise to turn ideas into working applications fast with an AI-guided experience. Composer builds an interactive plan for the user stories, data, processes and user experiences for the application. Composer gives business, IT, and AI a collaborative workspace to work together to plan and design the application. Then, with a click of a button, you can generate your application ready to be further tailored to business needs.
Data Fabric enhancements
Appian's industry-leading data fabric can now handle up to 50 million rows with 5x faster write throughput. Data Fabric supports enhanced information security compliance via transparent data encryption.
"Many organisations deployed ineffective and expensive, stand-alone AI chatbots in their back-office operations teams," said Michael Beckley, CTO, Appian. "Research from MIT shows that approach fails 95% of the time because AI on its own is easily confused by different data contexts. Appian takes a fundamentally different path. We embed specialised AI Agents directly inside operations workflows where they deliver reliable results at massive scale, enabling real-world outcomes, like accurately processing tens of millions insurance quotes per year for one customer."
By integrating AI into workflows, enterprises can move beyond isolated pilots to scalable, governed AI initiatives. To learn how to make AI part of your processes, visit https://ap.pn/47IOCAr.
*Source: "The GenAI Divide: State of AI in Business 2025," MIT Project NANDA, July 2025.
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Appian Launches New AI Capabilities To Automate Complex Work & Accelerate App Modernisation
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- On October 3, 2026, local time, a Shanghai-themed cultural exchange event was held on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., bringing a taste of Shanghai to the U.S. Titled "Future Resonance — ShanghaiEye Night," the event was also part of the "Shanghai Let's Meet" city promotion initiative and a broader series of China-U.S. people-to-people exchanges. Through a variety of cultural activities and interactions, the event built bridges between people across the Pacific and offered a glimpse of Shanghai as an open, inclusive and dynamic international metropolis.
The event, held by Shanghai Media Group, brought together nearly 100 prominent figures from China and the United States across the political, business, technology, cultural and arts sectors. Song Jiongming, President of Shanghai Media Group, and Susan Lee, Secretary of State of Maryland, attended the event and delivered remarks. Chinese Ambassador to the United States Xie Feng was also in attendance.
In the afternoon, the National Mall was transformed into a "mini Shanghai" carnival. The carnival featured 50 stalls showcasing international cuisine, a "Shanghai Charm" themed exhibition area and displays of China's intangible cultural heritage.
Visitors got a glimpse of Shanghai's cutting-edge technological innovation through a model of the C919 passenger jet, explored the city's latest trends through a model of the Oriental Pearl Tower and popular Chinese cultural and creative IPs, and took a virtual journey through Shanghai's past and present with VR headsets provided by the Shanghai Museum. Time-honored brands such as White Rabbit candy, Hero fountain pens and Lao Feng Xiang offered visitors a taste of Shanghai's iconic homegrown brands. Meanwhile, an IP SHANGHAI lenticular art exhibition brought the city to life through dynamic images that changed as visitors moved around the displays.
From such an immersive experience showcasing Shanghai as a first stop for international visitors entering China to distinctive IPs spanning culture, commerce, tourism, sports and exhibitions, the carnival offered Americans and international visitors a glimpse of the city and a chance to experience Shanghai firsthand at one of Washington's most iconic landmarks. Many visitors said they hoped to visit Shanghai in person and explore the city on foot through a "city walk."
As the sun began to set, its golden glow fell over the Capitol dome. Against an iconic backdrop featuring the two cities, the "Future Resonance" outdoor concert got underway.
Young performers from China and the United States took the stage alongside renowned artists from both countries. The One Voice Children's Choir from the United States and the Manhattan Philharmonic joined forces to perform "We Are Together," a song created in Shanghai to celebrate friendship between the two countries.
The program featured a rich mix of symphonic works, traditional Chinese music, Chinese opera and anime music. Footage from Shanghai's city image film "UP! SHANGHAI" played on the large screen behind the stage throughout the concert.
Later that evening, nearly 100 guests from China and the United States, including prominent figures from politics, business, technology, culture and the arts, took part in the ShanghaiEye Night dialogue session.
Themed "Invest in China for a Win-Win Future," the dialogue highlighted the China International Import Expo and Shanghai's development as an international economic, financial, trade, shipping and technological innovation center. It also showcased the city's world-class business environment and provided a platform for high-level dialogue and practical cooperation between Chinese and U.S. companies.
The dialogue also featured a "Shanghai Charm" city image reception area. On one side, twenty selected historical photographs capturing key "Shanghai moments" in China-U.S. relations were displayed, including the signing of the Shanghai Communiqué, the launch of the first China-U.S. air route, the opening of Apple's first store in China, the Tesla Gigafactory and the 10th anniversary of Shanghai Disney Resort.
On the other side, 20 photographs from the IP SHANGHAI platform, under the theme "Chasing Dreams in Shanghai," showcased Lujiazui Financial City, Yangshan Deep-Water Port, Shanghai Grand Opera House, the North Bund shipping hub, and the Huangpu River and Suzhou Creek. Together, the displays offered guests a visual introduction to the city and created lasting memories of Shanghai.
With the support of the Information Office of the Shanghai Municipal Government and co-hosted by Shanghai Media Group, the World Intangible Cultural Heritage Conservation Center and the Washington Chinese Community Alliance, the event brought together guests from a range of sectors in China and the United States.
The event brought Shanghai closer to American audiences and the international community through city promotion, cultural performances, interactive experiences and high-level dialogue. It also provided a platform for people-to-people and cultural exchange between China and the United States. Reflecting the theme "Future Resonance," the event hoped to give a warm and positive boost to people-to-people exchanges between the two countries.
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"Future Resonance -- ShanghaiEye Night" Brings Shanghai to Washington, Fosters People-to-People Exchange Across the Pacific
"Future Resonance -- ShanghaiEye Night" Brings Shanghai to Washington, Fosters People-to-People Exchange Across the Pacific
