Category: Global IT News

COMPANY NEWS: Findings show a path to more effective, efficient ITSM operations through generative AI.

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Over the last month, Barracuda Managed XDR’s security solutions, threat intelligence resources and SOC analysts observed the following notable attack behaviours: A rise in ransomware attacks targeting vulnerable SonicWall VPNs Python scripts used to run malicious tools under the radar More Microsoft 365 accounts coming under attack

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Finish health technology company ŌURA, maker of smart ring, Our Ring, has announced a major expansion of its preventive health ecosystem, introducing Cumulative Stress and a redesigned Oura App featuring improved Cycle Insights, “marking a pivotal evolution in ŌURA’s goal to help people live better, longer”.

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GUEST RESEARCH:  Notion launches AI Agents, the first AI in a connected workspace that executes tasks rather than just suggesting next steps

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COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT:  Cloudwerx, a leading Australian provider of solutions that integrate advanced data, Generative AI and cloud technology, has announced the appointment of Brendan Connolly as Chief Operating Officer and head of its data and agentic AI division.

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Global cybersecurity company Bitdefender has announced the extension of its multi-year partnership and collaboration agreement with Scuderia Ferrari HP, the Formula 1 racing division of Ferrari.

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COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT:  Raen Lim joins brings more than two-decades of leadership and success to support Qualtrics’ continued regional growth and impact

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For many years there have been numerous reports about apparent customer discontent with the SAP roadmap to move customers to a subscription-based S/4HANA platform.

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COMPANY NEWS:  Insights Agent Delivers Role-Specific Threat Alerts and Guided Remediation to Help Security Teams Beat Alert Fatigue and Respond Faster 

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Bitdefender sees the value in partnering to strengthen its technology collaboration and naturally enhance its brand presence

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Chipmind’s technology is designed to shorten chip development cycles. Its AI agents solve real-world chip design and verification tasks autonomously, helping engineers save 40% of their time on repetitive low-level tasks.

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The AWS outage is over, hurrah! I’ve digitally turned that frown upside down back to smiling, which is what tech comapny engineers the world over are doing now that AWS is back, but as Keeper Security’s CEO says, “True resilience isn’t just about preventing attacks; it’s about ensuring stability when failures occur.”

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Mark Boyd has spent his life on both sides of the IT desk – from crawling under desks to troubleshoot servers to sitting across from global brand executives in billion-dollar boardrooms. Today, as the founder and Managing Director of AssetSaaS, Boyd is bringing that lived experience together in a radically human-centred way to reshape how…

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Gen Z workers are enthusiastically embracing AI at work – and doing so with cautious optimism – according to a new Microsoft study.

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It has been two years since LogicMonitor introduced its GenAI agent Edwin and it is making a massive difference driven by the rapid adoption of AI-powered automation, says Caerl Murray, the company’s ANZ Regional Vice President.

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Business and technology insights company Gartner today announced its list of  top strategic technology trends that organisations need to explore in 2026.

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Australian financial technology company Elemnta has announced the official launch of Adviser Workbench, an implementation solution designed to tackle a “deepening capacity crisis” impacting the Australian financial advice and wealth management sector.

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GUEST OPINION: Businesses and homeowners choosing a security company want their people, assets, and property protected by a reliable, professional, and compliant firm.

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Cicada Innovations has appointed Liza Noonan, currently Executive Director of Innovation at Investment NSW, as its new Chief Executive Officer, commencing 3rd November 2025.

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Intelligent Observability company New Relic has appointed Brian Emerson as Chief Product Officer (CPO).

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COMPANY NEWS: Eagle Eye, a leading SaaS and AI technology company that delivers loyalty, personalised promotions and omnichannel marketing solutions for retail, travel and hospitality brands, today announced the launch of Smart Rewards, a real-time loyalty, incentive and customer engagement solution that forms a core component of the company’s Smart Checkout product suite.

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The Internet Archive this week marks a once-in-a-generation achievement under the banner “The Web We’ve Built: Celebrating 1 Trillion Web Pages Archived.” Several events will celebrate the milestone of the Wayback Machine having now preserved more than one trillion web pages, a vast, public record of our digital lives, safeguarded for the future.

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Overnight, a DNS failure at AWS caused thousands of website and online services that rely on Amazon Web Services to fail, including Signal, Snapchat, Fortnite, Starbucks, Reddit, Coinbase, Ring, Amazon, Amazon Alexa, Apple TV, Apple Music, Venmo, Coinbase and more were down. with AWS still not 100% back as yet. 

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When Craig Bates joined Splunk in 2023, he already knew the company played a crucial role in modern digital infrastructure. But once inside, the significance of Splunk’s platform for enterprises across the Asia Pacific and Japan region hit home even harder.

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Australians may be known for their relaxed, “no worries” attitude but when it comes to AI-powered customer service, that patience has a limit. New research released by Twilio reveals consumers are losing tolerance for frustrating automated interactions. However, Twilio has simultaneously launched a new generation of platform capabilities aimed squarely at solving that problem.

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GUEST OPINION: As artificial intelligence reshapes how consumers find and choose businesses, small business owners are losing visibility fast. With ad costs skyrocketing and Google searches increasingly displaced by AI tools, one Australian platform is putting power back in their hands, through the oldest and most trusted form of marketing there is: word of mouth.

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GUEST OPINION: As artificial intelligence reshapes how consumers find and choose businesses, small business owners are losing visibility fast. With ad costs skyrocketing and Google searches increasingly displaced by AI tools, one Australian platform is putting power back in their hands, through the oldest and most trusted form of marketing there is: word of mouth.

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Sora – ChatGPT’s new social/video app – hasn’t launched in Australia, though if its record-breaking downloads in the US and Canada are anything to go by, we’re in for a reckoning.

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Data security innovator GuardWare has launched the encryption software suite PROTECT, a “world-first solution” that can persistently protect sensitive data while in use. The software allows data to flow securely up and down the supply chain and be destroyed by the document owner at any time as needed.

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GUEST OPINION: If Australian businesses emerge from Cyber Security Awareness Month without hearing the alarm bells, they’re not just asleep at the wheel, but heading towards a crash.

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IgniteHer connects teenage girls with women in data, inspiring confidence and opening pathways to STEM careers.

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GUEST OPINION:  SA Pathology’s journey towards reimagining diagnostics, data and patient experience

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COMPANY NEWS:  DroneShield Limited (ASX:DRO) (“DroneShield”, “DRO”, or the “Company”) is pleased to release its business update and Appendix 4C for the three-month period ended 30 September 2025.

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NBN Co has announced that it is connecting households and businesses across Australia in a way that is focused on reducing emissions and resource use with new energy-efficient customer premises equipment.

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Solutions integrator Insight Enterprises has announced its subsidiary, Insight Enterprises Australia has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Sekuro, a global provider of end-to-end security, governance and cybersecurity services for enterprises and governments.

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A new AI-developed movie clip shows haunting images of the world in 2100 if 2030 climate goals are not met. Award-winning Australian technology journalist Chris Griffith reports from his experiences attending SXSW 2025 in Sydney last week.

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As alarm grows over the increasing failure of GPS systems worldwide—particularly in aviation—scientists are exploring alternative navigation methods. One unexpected source of inspiration: birds. Their ability to sense Earth’s magnetic field through quantum processes may offer a path toward more resilient, satellite-free navigation. Award winning Australian technology journallist Chris Griffith was live at SXSW conference, and…

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At SAP Connect 2025, SAP’s Maura Hameroff, joined me to discuss what’s new in RISE with SAP and SAP Cloud Private as discussed in her keynote presentation, which includes even more agile cloud innovation, real-time AI and industry breakthroughs that drive lasting transformation.

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COMPANY NEWS: New AI command centre delivers real-time control, visibility, and assurance to keep enterprise AI agents always-on and trusted.

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Google Threat Intelligence Group has published new research highlighting how the North Korean threat group UNC5342 is leveraging a novel technique – “EtherHiding” – to distribute malware and ultimately steal cryptocurrency and sensitive data.

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COMPANY NEWS:  Rapid7 recognised for seventh consecutive time in the Gartner SIEM evaluation, as Rapid7 looks to the future with AI-native SIEM, Incident Command

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HPE and Ericsson have announced the establishment of a joint validation lab to tackle critical challenges faced by telecommunications (telco) service providers while deploying a multi-vendor infrastructure stack. Details below!

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Empowers Partners to Accelerate Threat Response, Simplify Operations and Drive Scalable Growth

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Innovation Workspace company Miro has announced a series of major innovations to reshape how organisations accelerate teamwork with AI, with new capabilities and solutions transforming the company into an “AI-first platform and a powerful place where teams and AI can collaborate”   Miro says it has unveiled the AI Innovation Workspace and Miro for Product…

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COMPANY NEWS:   Empowering technicians with artificial intelligence to boost first-time fix rates, cut labour costs, and close the industry skills gap

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The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) says it notified organisations operating critical infrastructure of potential malicious cyber activity impacting their networks over 190 times in FY25, a 111 percent increase on the previous year.

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People First Bank has reported another year of strong results for the year ending 30 June 2025, achieving solid growth across lending, deposits and customers while advancing major technology and community initiatives.

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15 October, Melbourne, Australia: LIFTWOMEN, APAC’s only female-focused crowdfunding platform, has appointed Dr Zoë Condliffe, celebrated social entrepreneur, Victorian Honour Roll of Women inductee, and Telstra Best of Business National Winner, as its new Director of Growth and Impact.

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An emerging, stealthy and persistent phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) kit is stealing credentials and authentication tokens from Microsoft 365 users, according to new research from Barracuda.

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COMPANY NEWS:  Nutanix (NASDAQ: NTNX), a leader in hybrid multicloud computing, today announced the launch of Nutanix Partner Central, a new, modern, intelligence-driven platform designed to revolutionise the partner experience. 

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GUEST OPINION: Across Australia and the wider Oceania region, cyberattacks are becoming more frequent, sophisticated, and costly. From large-scale ransomware incidents to targeted data breaches, no organisation is immune. But what if there were a way to reduce the frequency and financial impact of these incidents significantly?

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COMPANY ANNOUNCCEMENT:  Strategic collaboration pairs Azul’s Platform Prime with Cast AI’s Application Performance Automation platform to improve Java runtime efficiency, reduce compute waste and cut infrastructure costs by up to 80% 

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COMPANY NEWS:  Report cites company strengths including Extreme Platform ONE, highly flexible deployment and management options through Universal Hardware, and expertise in high-density environments

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COMPANY NEWS:  BeyondTrust positioned highest for Ability to Execute, combined with its Completeness of Vision, contributed to its position as a Leader in this year’s report We believe placement in the Leaders Quadrant reflects BeyondTrust’s identity-first approach to protecting Paths to Privilege across hybrid, multicloud, and AI-driven environments

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GUEST OPINION: Known as an online service or platform, web hosting is designed to store and manage website files on a server. Without a high-quality hosting provider, no website can perform at its best. Whatever your online business needs may be, choosing the right provider is crucial. A trusted option like Liquid Web offers secure,…

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Technology conferences often follow a familiar arc. Product launches. Customer stories. A few bold predictions. But at Twilio Signal 2025, something more ambitious was underway: a reframing of what “customer engagement” means in the age of artificial intelligence. Hold on tight; this is a big one.

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New SaaS offering deployed on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Moves Petabyte-Scale Datasets at Speeds Up to 10X Faster Than Traditional Solutions, Radically Improving Time to Value for Enterprise AI Riverbed, the leader in AIOps for observability and in data acceleration, today introduced its new Riverbed Data Express Service enabling enterprises to radically accelerate the movement of…

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IT service provider Interactive has partnered with the City of Port Phillip to deliver a major digital transformation, migrating the council’s legacy systems from a heritage-listed site to a secure, scalable cloud environment.

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Recognised as first global technology company to join initiative; strategic alliance will fast-track the adoption of programmable networks and unlock new monetisation opportunities for CSPs worldwide.

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Comprehensive, In-House Support for Power-Critical Infrastructure Across ANZ

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It’s a story we’ve all heard before: video killed radio, the internet killed print, and smartphones killed almost every device made popular in the 1980s and 1990s. The same can be said today concerning AI.

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Microlise, a leading provider of transport technology solutions, has announced a new partnership and integration with Logmaster.

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COMPANY NEWS:  New integrations for Cloud Cost Management, GPU Monitoring and Cloud SIEM help teams gain full-stack visibility and security across their OCI environments, including AI and machine learning applications

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SHARON AI’s New sovereign supercluster at NEXTDC integrates VAST Data’s InsightEngine, delivering secure, compliant, production-ready AI for Australia’s regulated industries and public sector.

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COMPANY NEWS:   Boomi’s recognition as a Leader in API management reflects its execution and vision

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GUEST OPINION:  Artificial intelligence is no longer a futuristic concept for Australia’s energy and mining sectors. It is fast becoming the operating system of these industries for the next decade. While AI-driven predictive maintenance and digital twins often capture the headlines, a quieter but equally transformative shift is underway: the rise of agentic automation, where AI…

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M5 delivers over 4x the peak GPU compute performance for AI compared to M4, featuring a next-generation GPU with a Neural Accelerator in each core, a more powerful CPU, a faster Neural Engine, and higher unified memory bandwidth

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The latest version improves performance, display rendering, battery life, and comfort, while offering innovative features with visionOS 26 and all-new spatial apps and Apple Immersive content

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COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT:  Proven executive leader and AI-focused technologist to drive continued regional customer success

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COMPANY NEWS:  Kore.ai, a global leader in enterprise AI platform and solutions, today announced that it has been named a Leader in The Forrester Wave: Cognitive Search Platforms, Q4 2025. Kore.ai received the highest ranking in the Strategy category and the highest scores possible in 11 criteria, including Vision.

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With up to 3.5x more performance for AI workflows, faster storage, up to a phenomenal 24 hours of battery life, and macOS Tahoe, the 14-inch MacBook Pro gets even better.

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Australian government agencies can now confidently deploy Tenable Cloud Security following its assessment against PROTECTED level controls under the IRAP framework.

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COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT:  Proven SaaS and enterprise leader joins Boomi to drive global go-to-market strategy and accelerate customer-centric growth across the Boomi Enterprise Platform

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GUEST OPINION: As one ages, safety becomes the top priority in daily life. Families want their loved ones to be safe, even when they cannot be there in person. Personal medical alert systems make it possible. Small yet robust, the systems enable seniors to live safely and independently, while their families are at peace for…

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It starts the same way every time. You ring a customer support line, and a robotic voice greets you with a labyrinth of menu options: “Press 1 for sales, 2 for support, 3 for more confusion.” You press a number, wait on hold, hear tinny music, and, if you’re lucky, eventually get to the right…

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Quantum scientists around the world are trying to improve quantum computers to make them more reliableand powerful. The German start-up eleQtron sells groundbreaking quantum computers using microwave radiation instead of lasers to control the individual trapped ion qubits, which leads to a simpler design and much less cooling and power consumption. This big step is…

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efex, one of Australia’s leading providers of managed IT services, has secured its next phase of growth with Advent Partners efex Founder Nick Sheehan will remain CEO under the new model, with Advent supporting the business to expand its regional footprint, develop new customer offerings in line with market demand, and continue efex’s growth through…

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Highlights• Archer achieves key milestones on qubit demonstration.• Latest results leverage Archer’s earlier EDMR breakthrough to progress toward operational qubits in carbon-based materials.• Multiple design and fabrication cycles have delivered reproducible device performance in gating and SET architectures.• Successful wafer-scale synthesis of Archer’s proprietary carbon material with long electron spin lifetimes, demonstrating scalability and CMOS…

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COMPANY NEWS: The company also touts security wins with its ORCA AI Guardian Solution.

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COMPANY NEWS: Despite nine in 10 workers reporting they feel safe, more than half also admit their companies lack comprehensive safety systems

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Security-first IT services provider, Blue Mantis, recently announced a new portfolio of offerings designed to help mid-market enterprises prepare for the next wave of AI adoption. Portfolio of solutions and services addresses AI security and deployment concerns  These latest offerings address the growing challenges organizations face with AI, as many remain unprepared to deploy it…

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The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) has released its Australian Cyber Security Centre Annual Cyber Threat Report 2024-2025, and it is sobering reading.

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Otto, Australia’s first AI ordering telephone agent, has launched nationwide “as the technology looks set to transform how restaurants, cafés, and catering services take orders, manage bookings, and connect with customers”.

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New integration embeds counter-drone intelligence into the widely adopted TAK platform, enhancing mission coordination for security and public safety operators DroneShield (ASX:DRO), a global leader in counter-drone technology, today announced the release of its RfPatrol-Plugin for the Team Awareness Kit (TAK) ecosystem, now available for RfPatrol Mk2 users via the DroneShield Access Portal.

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GUEST OPINION:  It pays to make sure you’re making the most of what you already have before you drop big bucks on new equipment or hiring more labour

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Annual eBook Shares Data-Driven Insights from Hoteliers and Tech Leaders, Empowering the Industry to Simplify Systems, Accelerate AI, and Build Future-Ready Organizations IDeaS, a SAS company and the global leader in hospitality revenue management software, today announces the release of its annual eBook, Future Forecast: Hospitality Tech Predictions for 2026.

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Cloud-based insurance software company JAVLN has appointed three senior leaders – Raymond Marshall as Chief Customer Officer, Geoff Keast as Chief Revenue Officer, and Tim Mole as Head of AI & Data.

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