Automation Anywhere Collaborates with Cisco, NVIDIA, Okta, and OpenAI, Launching EnterpriseClaw to Run Next-Generation AI Agents Inside Enterprise Systems
Rhea-AI Summary
Automation Anywhere announced EnterpriseClaw, a new capability developed with Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO), NVIDIA, Okta, and OpenAI to run claw-style AI agents across cloud, desktop, on-premises, and secure enterprise systems.
EnterpriseClaw offers centralized orchestration, governance, and security, is extensible to multiple agent frameworks, and is available in preview with general availability expected later in 2026.
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News Market Reaction – OKTA
On the day this news was published, OKTA gained 2.69%, reflecting a moderate positive market reaction.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus on the day of publication.
Market Reality Check
Peers on Argus
OKTA is up 2.69% with elevated volume. Peers like RBRK (+3.24%) and SAIL (+8.88%) are also positive, but the momentum scanner shows no broad sector move, suggesting today’s action is more stock-specific to this AI/agentic identity narrative.
Historical Context
| Date | Event | Sentiment | Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19 | AI partnership launch | Positive | +2.7% | Collaboration on EnterpriseClaw agents with Cisco, NVIDIA, Okta, and OpenAI. |
| May 06 | Industry tech demo | Neutral | -0.4% | Sector-wide post-quantum security demos and forecasts featuring multiple vendors. |
| May 04 | AI identity recognition | Positive | +1.9% | Okta Ventures honors 25 leaders shaping digital identity in age of AI. |
| May 01 | Earnings date notice | Neutral | +2.9% | Announcement of Q1 FY27 results release and webcast scheduling details. |
| Mar 16 | Agentic platform launch | Positive | -1.3% | Launch of secure agentic enterprise blueprint and Okta for AI Agents platform. |
Recent AI and agentic-identity themed announcements have often coincided with positive next-day moves, though there was one notable divergence on a major platform blueprint update.
Over the last six months, Okta has featured repeatedly in AI and agentic-identity storylines. On Mar 16, it announced a blueprint for the secure agentic enterprise and Okta for AI Agents, which saw a -1.26% move. Subsequent visibility events, including the Identity 25 list on May 4 and an earnings date notice on May 1, were followed by gains of 1.93% and 2.89%. Today’s Automation Anywhere collaboration on EnterpriseClaw, with a 2.69% move, fits this pattern of positive reactions to AI-aligned partnerships.
Market Pulse Summary
This announcement expands Okta’s role in the emerging agentic enterprise, integrating its identity capabilities into Automation Anywhere’s EnterpriseClaw alongside Cisco, NVIDIA, and OpenAI. The news builds on Okta’s earlier blueprint for secure AI agents and visibility efforts like the Identity 25 list. Investors may watch how deeply Okta’s controls embed in real-world deployments, upcoming Q1 FY27 results on May 28, 2026, and any follow-on wins that tie identity more tightly to large-scale AI agent workflows.
Key Terms
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microservices technical
open-source runtime technical
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New capability enables organizations to run claw-style AI agents across cloud, desktop, on-premises, and secure enterprise systems with centralized orchestration, governance, and control
Organizations are increasingly experimenting with claw-style AI agents that can execute tasks directly inside applications, browsers, terminals, and local systems. That makes them powerful for executing tasks where work happens, but many are designed primarily for individual users operating on a single machine or within isolated cloud environments.
EnterpriseClaw brings claw-style AI agents into enterprise operations. This new class of AI agents can run across enterprise teams and workflows — including cloud platforms and behind-the-firewall infrastructure — while maintaining centralized control over access, activity, governance, and observability. EnterpriseClaw agents also tap into the power of Automation Anywhere's Process Reasoning Engine (PRE) and Contextual Intelligence Graph to give them the enhanced accuracy and process context needed to automate business critical work more reliably than any LLM on its own.
For example, organizations can investigate complex customer claims by gathering information across desktop applications, on-premises systems, internal documents, and cloud platforms — while keeping sensitive financial, healthcare, or operational data inside secured enterprise systems.
This capability is foundational to operating as an Autonomous Enterprise — where AI runs enterprise work across systems, not just within isolated tools.
"For AI to have a transformational impact on business, it needs to be able to do work where the work actually happens," said Mihir Shukla, CEO and Board Chairman of Automation Anywhere. "Many claw-style AI agents are incredibly powerful, but most were designed for isolated environments or individual users — while enterprise operations span teams, cloud platforms, desktops, on-premises systems, and highly regulated infrastructure. EnterpriseClaw is designed to unlock the potential of these next-generation AI agents for real enterprise operations. We're excited to collaborate with Cisco, NVIDIA, Okta, and OpenAI, whose technologies help support the security, identity, intelligence, and infrastructure requirements of enterprise-grade agentic systems."
Strategic Collaborations Enable Enterprise-Ready Claw-Style AI Agents
Powered by Automation Anywhere's hybrid cloud-native deployment architecture, EnterpriseClaw integrates with leading enterprise technology providers to deliver production-ready claw-style AI agent deployment:
- Cisco AI Defense and DefenseClaw provide comprehensive security purpose-built for agents.
- NVIDIA contributes OpenShell, an open-source runtime to build and deploy autonomous, self-evolving agents more safely. In addition, NVIDIA NIM microservices with the latest NVIDIA Nemotron open models power EnterpriseClaw AI agents for on-premises customers.
- Okta delivers cross-agent identity management and authentication controls for policy enforcement.
- OpenAI will enable companies to build and operate agents using leading OpenAI models like GPT-5.5. These agents will support enterprise-grade workflows within EnterpriseClaw.
"The widespread use of AI agents introduces an entirely new attack surface, making proactive, integrated security non-negotiable for enterprise adoption," said DJ Sampath, Senior Vice President and General Manager, AI Software and Platform at Cisco. "By incorporating Cisco AI Defense, EnterpriseClaw gains a comprehensive security layer designed specifically for agents. This allows businesses to innovate with autonomous AI confidently, knowing they are protected from development through deployment."
"Enterprises are deploying AI agents across their most critical workflows, and the question is no longer whether agents can do the work, but whether they can be trusted to do it safely," said Kari Briski, Vice President of Generative AI at NVIDIA. "NVIDIA OpenShell and NVIDIA Nemotron models provide the secure runtime and intelligent foundation for Automation Anywhere's EnterpriseClaw, enabling organizations to build and deploy autonomous, self-evolving agents with greater control, transparency and performance."
"The future of technology is agentic, and as AI agents proliferate, they will act with more autonomy, connect to more resources, and operate on behalf of more people and organizations," said Ely Kahn, Chief Product Officer of Okta. "AI Agents must have first-class identities. Okta's integration with EnterpriseClaw will ensure agents operate with the same rigorous authentication and least-privilege authorization applied to humans and give companies granular control and clear oversight as they embrace agentic automation."
"AI agents are quickly evolving from experimentation into real enterprise workflows," said Jason Lee, Head of Enterprise, Technology at OpenAI. "With the OpenAI models enterprises are already using, EnterpriseClaw enables organizations to bring frontier AI capabilities into agentic systems for regulated and mission-critical processes across their preferred environments."
EnterpriseClaw is designed to be extensible across a range of AI agent frameworks, allowing organizations to deploy internally developed agents or those built using third-party tools, and manage them alongside existing automations.
EnterpriseClaw is available in preview, with general availability expected later this year.
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