- Yna Opera, the new version of the enterprise AI Yna, combines voice control via smartphone with advanced AI-powered scheduling and an autopilot feature
- In 2026, Yna received the HR Innovation Award and the Special Prize at the südback Trend Awards
Pentacode—the Munich-based HR tech provider offering Germany’s first fully voice-controlled AI for human resources management—will begin rolling out Yna Opera on November 1, 2026. The enterprise AI Yna will thus be available in two versions: Yna Suite simplifies the operation and evaluation of the Pentacode software via text input on the desktop and includes automated shift scheduling, access to integrated information, web search, and analysis and reporting functions. Yna Opera enables voice control via smartphone and expands the range of functions to include an advanced AI-powered shift scheduling feature and an autopilot. Pentacode had successfully tested an earlier version with voice input on a computer for a limited time with selected beta customers in the fall of 2025.
“Anyone who runs a business is familiar with that call just before a shift starts: Someone is sick, and the clock is ticking. I’ve experienced this myself for over twenty years,” says Lorenz Strasser, founder and CEO of Pentacode. “Yna understands spoken language. In the Opera version, it also alerts you automatically as soon as something like this happens and sets everything up so that a simple ‘yes’ or ‘no’ is all that’s needed. The responsibility for decisions remains with management. But Yna Opera takes some of the administrative burden off their shoulders. This gives them more time to focus on their team and their guests.”
Schedule Planning and Autopilot
The first phase of the enterprise AI, Yna Suite, already simplifies the use and analysis of the Pentacode software. With Yna Opera, enterprise AI managers can delegate tasks that previously required time spent at the computer. The AI-powered scheduling feature—which has been expanded compared to Yna Suite—enables the creation and optimization of work schedules while taking into account availability, scheduled hours, overtime, and operational requirements. The Autopilot prepares administrative processes and executes them semi-autonomously or autonomously—such as organizing replacements for sick leave, handling recurring administrative tasks, or triggering automated workflows. Depending on the task, Yna completes it independently or upon approval, integrating it through feedback and feedback loops.
Yna is primarily intended for administrators and authorized managers and operates exclusively within the permissions they define in Pentacode.
Two Awards for Yna
Yna has already received two awards this year. At the HR Innovation Award 2026 hosted by Zukunft Personal Europa, Europe’s largest HR trade fair, the voice-controlled enterprise AI won in the “Organizational Performance” category. The südback Trend Award 2026 honored it with the special prize for “Digital Solutions.” The special prize was presented on Saturday, October 24, at 9:30 a.m. during the opening of the Stuttgart Trade Fair for Bakery and Pastry.
At südback, Pentacode was represented at Booth D09 in Hall 10 from October 24 to 27, 2026. Lorenz Strasser and other Pentacode representatives were on hand to speak with visitors.
Caption/Photo credits: Yna Opera Desktop. © Pentacode