CATHERINE KNOWLES

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Doxis has been named a Leader in Gartner’s 2026 Magic Quadrant for Document Management, marking the second consecutive year it has received the designation.

Gartner assessed 16 document management vendors on ability to execute and completeness of vision. The ranking followed updates to Doxis’ core document automation platform and a broader push into artificial intelligence tools for document handling.

The Bonn-based software supplier employs more than 600 staff across 20 offices in 11 countries. It counts DHL, Allianz, UBS and BASF among its customers, and says its software is used by more than 3,000 customers and 5 million users in more than 150 countries.

Platform updates

Among the changes highlighted were additions to intelligent document processing through Doxis AI.dp, semantic search tools, AI-assisted user features and cloud administration. Doxis also expanded integrations with SAP, SuccessFactors and Salesforce, while continuing to invest in workflow orchestration and connections with broader enterprise systems.

Doxis says its platform combines content storage, governance, process automation and AI-based services within a single architecture. It is aimed at organisations with document-heavy processes in sectors including banking, insurance, manufacturing, logistics and energy.

The recognition follows a period of growth and a rebrand to Doxis, The Document Intelligence Company. The business has sharpened its focus on intelligent content automation across the document lifecycle, including investments in document processing, SAP automation and customer communications software.

Market focus

Doxis operates in a crowded market that includes large software groups and specialist document management providers. In promoting the announcement, it linked the recognition to execution in artificial intelligence and user experience as it competes with companies such as Microsoft and Box.

Document management software has come under closer scrutiny as companies look for ways to organise large volumes of information, automate routine processes and prepare internal data for broader use in AI systems. Suppliers have been adding search, classification and extraction tools as businesses seek to reduce manual work and bring records from different systems into a more consistent structure.

Doxis has framed that shift around what it calls document intelligence, describing it as a way to create a common language across systems so organisations can extract more value from their information. It argues that this approach is becoming a core part of enterprise AI strategy as businesses try to connect fragmented document stores with operational workflows.

Dr. John Bates, Chief Executive Officer of Doxis, said: “We feel this recognition as a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant reflects how powerful the Doxis platform is for customers as they rapidly transform to be ‘AI-ready’ – underpinning their IT foundations with a Document Intelligence platform that truly connects, understands and automates information across the whole document lifecycle. After a year of strong growth, strategic investments, and our rebrand to Doxis, The Document Intelligence Company, we believe this recognition reflects both the momentum we’re building globally as a fast-growing vendor and the unique value we offer customers.”

Milton Post Office closed its former branch at 11H Milton Park on Tuesday, April 28 at the end of the day, and has now reopened in a bigger, more modern premises.

The postmaster opened up shop at Signal Yard, 7b Park Square in Milton Park, on Thursday, April 30.

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Previously vacant, the new shop has been refurbished to incorporate a cards and stationary store within the post office.

The new Milton Post Office branch in Milton Park (Image: Post Office)

There are two low-screened, modern serving points, and the new premises is about 500m from the previous branch, with parking and disabled parking available.

Zoe Hall, Post Office retail change lead, said: “We know how important a Post Office is to a community and the new, fully refurbished, premises looks great and there is a well-stocked store.”

Milton Post Office’s opening hours remain Monday to Friday, 9am to 5.30pm.

Region to Season, in Blackbird Leys Road, was given a one star rating by Oxford City Council environmental health officers following a routine health visit inspection.

Stating that ‘major improvement’ was necessary, inspectors handed the store a one-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

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One key issue identified in the latest inspection was the management of food safety, meaning the systems in place to ensure food served is safe to eat, which were deemed to require ‘major improvement’.

Inspectors also found the cleanliness and condition of facilities and the building needed ‘major improvement’.

But they found the hygienic food handling was ‘generally satisfactory’ at the shop.

The Jamaican and Afro-Caribbean food specialist store was visited by the officers in March.

The store sells a range of food including fruit, vegetables, meat, fish and canned goods.