99x has officially launched xianix.ai, its open-source AI platform designed to help organisations harness the full potential of Artificial Intelligence in the software delivery lifecycle. The launch took place in Oslo, Norway, during 99x’s Breakfast Seminar, “The 10X Productivity Promise: Can AI Deliver?”, bringing together technology leaders to explore how AI is reshaping productivity of software engineering.

For decades, software delivery has operated through Software Development Life Cycles (SDLC), models built around human effort, structured development phases, manual handovers, and engineering capacity constraints. However, as AI has already reshaped software engineering, teams are increasingly challenged to move beyond simply using AI tools but to deliver transformational productivity outcomes.

Developed by engineering teams at 99x, Xianix enables the transition toward AI-DLC (AI-Driven Development Life Cycle), a software delivery approach designed for an AI-native operating environment. Instead of AI acting as a standalone assistant, Xianix creates an ecosystem of coordinated AI agents working together while keeping human expertise firmly at the centre. AI handles speed, scale, and repetitive execution while humans lead decision making, accountability, customer understanding, and creativity.

Hasith Yaggahavita, CEO of 99x, stated, “Our Breakfast Seminar in Oslo created interesting conversations around how software teams are approaching AI adoption and what it takes to transfer its potential into business outcomes. Moving from SDLC to AI-DLC is not about retrofitting existing processes; it is about rethinking how software is planned, built, and operated in an AI-enabled era. Xianix was built to support that transition.”

Molly Vassbotn, Architect/Project Manager at Gture Norway, a 99x Group company said, “Most AI adoption today focuses on helping individuals work faster. We wanted to address how organisations rethink delivery process and standard tooling for AI-era. Xianix enables intelligent automation, provides comprehensive coverage of quality across the delivery pipelines, helping teams evolve from traditional development approaches towards AI-native operating models.”

The shift of AI is also reshaping the nature of engineering talent required for the future. At 99x, engineers are increasingly evolving into what the company refers to as Forward Deployed Engineers (FDEs), front-office professionals who combine engineering expertise with business understanding, customer engagement, strategic thinking, and problem-solving capabilities. As AI takes on repetitive execution tasks, 99x sees an opportunity for 99x talent to move into higher-value global engineering roles.

Photo Caption: 99x team at the breakfast seminar from left: Hasith Yaggahavita; Molly Vassbotn; Odd Sverre Østlie; Shehani Seneviratne; Chrishan De Mel; Dag Honningsvåg and Henrik Vikøren.