Category: Global IT News

A consortium led by Australian telco Optus has announced it will build, launch and operate a sovereign Australian Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite, scheduled to go live in 2028.

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The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has made major changes to rules governing Australia’s SMS ID Register in an effort to eliminate scam messages, which will take effect from 15 December 2025.

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COMPANY NEWS: Trustwave, a global cybersecurity and managed security services leader, has announced the launch of Managed Phishing for Microsoft, an advanced service designed to help organisations using Microsoft Office 365 and Defender for Office proactively defend against the evolving threat of phishing attacks. 

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COMPANY NEWS: Wavelink, an Infinigate Group company and leader in technology distribution, services, and business development in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ), has signed a distribution agreement with Penguin Solutions, a global provider of high-availability computing and edge infrastructure solutions.

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GUEST RESEARCH:  Independent Research Demonstrates Strong Financial Returns and Accelerated AI Innovation for Teradata Customers

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Small fixed-line superfast broadband providers in Australia will be able to operate as both wholesalers and retailers concurrently without functionally separating under a new determination by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).

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COMPANY NEWS:  Check Point’s Hybrid Mesh Security Platform recognized for plan to deliver AI-driven capabilities to automate network security functions

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COMPANY NEWS:  Dynatrace also named a Leader and positioned highest in Execution in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Observability Platforms

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The procurement process at top ranked Australian oil and gas company Woodside Energy has historically involved employees spending up to half of their week manually sorting communication from more than 14 channels.

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COMPANY NEWS: Amber Technology, one of Australia’s largest and most respected distributors of high technology products and systems, will return to Integrate Expo 2025 with a powerful line-up of professional solutions to support the next generation of audio, broadcast, and live production workflows. Visitors to stand M24 at the International Convention Centre (ICC) Sydney from…

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AI is the buzzword in every boardroom—but the road to real adoption is riddled with uncertainty. What GPUs should you buy? What’s the ROI? What if it fails? For MSPs and SPs being asked this question, HPE has an offering to help you.

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Indian telecoms multinational Bharti Airtel has chosen Ericsson provide the core network for the telco’s rollout of Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) services in India.

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Search giant Google has announced a new transatlantic subsea cable system to connect the US, Bermuda, the Azores, and Spain.

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GUEST OPINION: According to Statista, mobile app usage has been steadily increasing worldwide since 2019 and is projected to reach 176 billion downloads in 2027. The upward trend is clear, and combined with the increasing number of dog owners worldwide after the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the driving forces here is pet tech apps. An…

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AMD has rolled out its Instinct MI350 Series GPUs, unveiled updates to its ROCm 7 software stack and previewed next-generation hardware set to arrive in 2026 under the Helios rack infrastructure platform.

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AMD has outlined its strategy for powering agentic Ai workloads at scale, launching a new open rack-scale infrastructure and previewing its next-generation “Helios” platform designed to integrate GPUs, CPUs and networking into a single, ready-to-deploy solution.

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iTWire TV: We toured Synology’s booth at the recent Computex trade show and learned about its innovative, new, enterprise NVMe storage solutions, Ai surveillance tools and more…

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GUEST INTERVIEW: What is the crucial first step you need to undertake before using AI for business, or for anything more than just as a replacement for a search engine? Today’s AI tools are incredibly powerful, and they’re not here to take your job. Please listen to the podcast below, and read on!

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GUEST INTERVIEW: What is the crucial first step you need to undertake before using AI for business, or for anything more than just as a replacement for a search engine? Today’s AI tools are incredibly powerful, and they’re not here to take your job. Please listen to the podcast below, and read on!

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Geekom has been making terrific Mini PCs that give you lots of power but in a super tiny form factor. Their first 13th gen Intel Core device, the Geekom IT13 2025 model, is not only a great machine, but it’s also on sale for Amazon Prime Day.

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COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT:  Veteran technology executives to propel Avalara’s global expansion, strengthen brand impact, and lead innovation at scale

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Data volumes are exploding and yet many organisations are still struggling to distinguish between what is business critical and what is superfluous.

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COMPANY NEWS:  Positioned based on its Ability to Execute and Completeness of Vision

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GUEST RESEARCH:  The new report uncovers identity security risks, low initial assessment scores, and urgent need for remediation across Active Directory, Entra ID, and Okta—but substantial score improvements for users applying Purple Knight’s expert mitigation guidance.

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Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), Equinix Inc (Equinix), and PT Astra Graphia Information Technology (AGIT), today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), marking the beginning of a strategic alliance to provide private cloud Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions to support enterprise needs and boost economic growth in Indonesia.

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Collaboration Aims to Help Online Content Creators Defend Against Account Takeovers, Spear Phishing Attempts, Malware, and Other Major Cyber Threats

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Samsung has pulled out ALL the stops with its latest Flip 7, Fold 7 and Watch 8 models, with market-beating AI capabilities, the Fold 7 that’s as thin as a regular smartphone when closed, and 4.2mm thin when opened, and plenty more – please read on!

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GUEST OPINION: Your product’s ready, your socials are buzzing, and growth looks inevitable. But scaling a business isn’t just a marketing decision—it’s a financial one.

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An app developed for financial institutions will enable them to optimise Know Your Customer (KYC) workflows, reduce compliance costs and enhance customer satisfaction.

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Tokyo-based shipping juggernaut Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has signed a MoU with UK-based energy and battery storage company Kinetics to jointly develop what they claim will be the world’s first floating data centre platform.

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GUEST RESEARCH: More than half (52%) of organisations report that the chief information security officer/chief security officer is responsible for operational technology, up from 16% in 2022, while 95 per cent of organisations report that the C-suite is responsible for operational technology, up from 41% in 2022.

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Czech Railways has announced the successful installation and testing of a special Starlink satellite internet antenna from SpaceX on its InterPanter 660,004 train.

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GUEST RESEARCH: Research highlights that certificate mismanagement is draining enterprise resources and eroding digital trust.

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GUEST RESEARCH:  Trained on Avalara’s trusted tax content, Avi for Tax Research is the latest AI solution from Avalara, providing instant, more accurate answers to complex tax questions

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GUEST OPINION:  As digital threats advance, mission-critical and highly regulated sectors face mounting pressure to secure the integrity of their communications, where failure isn’t just costly – it’s catastrophic. With mobile networks, data, and devices increasingly under attack, the challenge is especially urgent for government agencies, emergency services, and critical infrastructure, which often operate with widely…

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GUEST RESEARCH:  Tenable Research has identified a critical remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2025-49596) in Anthropic’s widely adopted MCP Inspector, an open-source tool crucial for AI development. With a CVSS score of 9.4, this flaw leverages default, insecure configurations, leaving organisations exposed by design. MCP Inspector is a popular tool with over 38,000 weekly downloads on…

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COMPANY NEWS:  Datadog, Inc. (NASDAQ: DDOG), the monitoring and security platform for cloud applications, announced its inclusion on the S&P 500 Index, effective prior to the opening of trading today. The S&P 500 is widely regarded as the best single gauge of large-cap U.S. equities, tracking the stock performance of 500 leading US companies. Datadog’s addition…

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COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT:  Kore.ai, a global leader in enterprise AI technology today announced a strategic partnership with Melbourne-headquartered, AI advisory and consulting company, 8people, to support Australian enterprises accelerate their adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and transform their enterprises. 

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The ACCC will not oppose Lactalis BSA S.A.S. (Lactalis)’s proposed acquisition of Fonterra Co-Operative Group (Fonterra)’s consumer, dairy ingredients and food service businesses.

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COMPANY NEWS:  Revenue Lifecycle Management Leader Received the Highest Scores for Usability, Customer Experience, Product Experience, Capability and TCO/ROI Out of 18 Vendors

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Japanese mobile operator SoftBank has claimed a first for the nation in launching an outdoor trial of 6G technology using the 7GHz band, a centimetre-wave frequency.

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Moscow based telecommunications provider MTS has announced its intention to replace network routers from foreign manufacturers with its own in-house developed systems.

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Supply chain automation provider Dematic has partnered with one of Australia’s leading wholesale distributors, Metcash, to deliver a state-of-the-art goods-to-person (GTP) automation solution at its new distribution centre in Truganina.

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Intelligent Observability company New Relic has appointed Lauren Nemeth as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO).

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COMPANY NEWS:  Combining an Aesthetically Appealing Design, Function and Innovation, the BG100 Speedgate Sets New Benchmark for Passenger Experience in Air Travel

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New Solution Protects Against Accidental and Malicious Data Loss, Ensures Business Continuity and Strengthens Cyber Resilience

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GUEST OPINION:  Adam Barnett, Lead Software Engineer, Rapid7 – Microsoft is addressing 137 vulnerabilities this July Patch Tuesday, which is above average.

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COMPANY NEWS: Cybersecurity leader ramps up local partnerships, skills development and government collaboration in response to growing risk landscape.

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COMPANY NEWS: Logicalis, the leading global technology service provider, has announced it has achieved its 2025 target for carbon neutrality in Scope 1 and 2 emissions – marking a significant milestone in the company’s journey to reach its Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi)-validated goals. This includes a 50 per cent reduction in Scope 1 and 2…

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GUEST RESEARCH:  Other key findings show an increase in email-borne malware threats, a rise in unique and evasive endpoint threats, and a decline in ransomware—shifts shaped by the AI boom.

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A new study has revealed a worrying mismatch between boardroom confidence and actual cyber recovery capabilities across Australia and New Zealand.

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Indonesian telco Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison has deployed Nokia Energy Efficiency, part of Nokia’s Autonomous Networks portfolio, to reduce energy demand across its nationwide radio access network (RAN).

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South Korean telco SK Telecom has announced a new mea culpa program to compensate its customers in what the company is positioning as a public atonement for what the South Korean government considers to be one of the worst data breaches in the country’s history.

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GUEST OPINION: From factory floors and field sites to high-risk environments, industrial teams depend on technology to keep operations running. A single device failure can halt repairs, delay shipments, and disrupt critical processes. Rugged devices are helping critical industries to keep operations moving, improving efficiency and lowering costs. 

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COMPANY NEWS:  Microlise, a global leader in transport management technology, is celebrating a strong year of growth across Australia and New Zealand (ANZ), with new customer wins, expanding operations and increasing demand for its connected fleet solutions in the logistics and transport sectors.

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COMPANY NEWS: In today’s fragmented digital landscape, understanding the customer journey is more complex – and more critical — than ever. For carsales mediahouse, the media division of Australia’s leading digital auto marketplace, carsales, the challenge has become an opportunity to innovate.

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COMPANY NEWS: Wavelink, an Infinigate Group company and leader in technology distribution, services, and business development in Australia and New Zealand, has signed a distribution agreement with Cloudian, a global leader in S3-compatible file and object storage. Under the agreement, Wavelink will distribute Cloudian’s portfolio throughout Australia, New Zealand, and Oceania.

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COMPANY NEWS: Konica Minolta Australia, in partnership with global mobile robotics leader Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR), is excited to announce the Australian launch of two autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) at CeMAT Australia 2025, running from 22–24 July at The Dome, Sydney Olympic Park.

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COMPANY NEWS: ABB and Amber Technology have expanded their distribution agreement for ABB I-bus® KNX and ABB-free@home® into the New Zealand (NZ) market. This launch follows the extension of Amber Technology’s Australian agreement to include ABB-free@home in April 2025 and builds on the companies’ partnership which began in 2024.

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Gold Coast Health and UiPath setting a new standard for healthcare delivery

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In residential properties and commercial industries that rely heavily on propane, natural gas and other combustible gases, one of the biggest safety concerns is reliable leak detection. 

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Turkish fibre backbone operator SOCAR Fiber and national ISP TurkNet have signed an agreement to bolster Türkiye’s internet infrastructure and network connectivity.

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Global mobile operator Vodafone has collaborated with Dublin based drone delivery service Manna Air Delivery, to remotely pilot a delivery drone over a two kilometres radius using Vodafone’s mobile network.

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PMT Security and Communications, Australia’s leading locally-owned services provider, has successfully completed a major 12-month integrated security and communications infrastructure project for a critical services facility on the Gold Coast. This milestone marks a significant achievement for PMT Security and its rapidly expanding division, PMT Communications.

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COMPANY NEWS:  Vection Technologies Ltd (ASX:VR1, OTC:VCTNY), (“Vection” or the “Company”), the INTEGRATEDXR company, is pleased to announce that the Omniacom Group (Omnia Comunicazioni S.p.A. and Piemme Telecom S.r.l.) has placed binding purchase orders worth $3,939,000 for the deployment of Vection’s AI- INTEGRATEDXR technology stack across multiple enterprise projects in Italy.

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COMPANY NEWS:  Third-party recognition validates the measurable impact of BlackLine’s AI-powered financial operations platform on global finance modernization

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Logistics and transport companies are relying more and more on technology with operators facing tighter delivery windows, driver shortages and managing compliance – all while trying to keep costs under control.

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GUEST OPINION: Business mapping software helps organizations visualize data linked to locations. It transforms addresses, customer information, or sales territories into maps that reveal spatial patterns, routes, and clusters. This software is vital for planning, logistics, sales analysis, and other strategic uses.

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The make-anything-you-can-think-of creative ecosystem Cricut has partnered with talented First Nations artists to launch a collection of Indigenous designs on the Cricut Design Space app. Design proceeds will go to Indigenous charities nominated by the artists.

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Australia’s IT professionals are navigating a digital landscape that’s expanding at lightning speed. The local shift mirrors a global trend: as the volume of information continues to skyrocket, tech teams in Australia are not only keeping the lights on but actively shaping smarter, more secure digital systems.

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The reMarkable paper tablets now integrate with popular messaging and collaboration tool Slack, allowing users to share handwritten notes, sketches, and ideas with simply a tap.

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As major productivity solution providers continue to adjust their plan offerings, many organisations are grappling with sudden shrinking plan options, rising costs, and the phase-out of long-standing services. With Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 and 2019 reaching end-of-support in October 2025, IT teams must consider more than just a routine upgrade. This is a strategic crossroads,…

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The Korea Communications Commission (KCC) has launched an investigation to determine whether pre-installed apps embedded in smartphones at the time of purchase restrict user choice by not allowing users to delete the apps.

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GUEST OPINION: You probably never expected to be in this position. You took the job for the paycheck, the benefits, maybe even the mission. But now you’ve seen something you can’t unsee. And while your gut tells you it’s wrong, the next steps aren’t so clear.

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COMPANY NEWS: Amperity, the AI-powered customer data cloud, has topped the ranks for its CDP capabilities powered by AI, positioned in the Leaders Category of the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Retail Customer Data Platforms 2025 Vendor Assessment.

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COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT:  ne of the highest vendors with 100% of end users willing to recommend rating

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The competition watchdog, the ACCC, will not oppose Cleanaway Waste Management Limited’s (ASX:CWY) proposed acquisition of Contract Resources Group Pty Ltd.

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Celonis, a global leader in Process Mining, today launched an app designed to help supply chain leaders optimise transportation networks, improve efficiency, reduce costs, and manage carrier performance more effectively. 

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As security teams face increasingly sophisticated threats, the role of the AI in automating threat detection and incident triage is evolving fast. With the help of large language models (LLMs), machine learning, and agentic architectures, next-generation AI SOC platforms are redefining how alerts are triaged, investigations are conducted, and threats are neutralized.

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Privacy and Security Aren’t Just for the Pros Anymore

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COMPANY NEWS: This year’s winners highlight the transformative impact of CXone Mpower, from measurable cost efficiencies to speedier resolution, and enhancing the experience across the entire customer service journey.

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HPE has announced the successful completion of its previously announced acquisition of Juniper Networks, Inc., a leader in AI-native networks. The combination positions HPE to capture the growing AI and hybrid cloud market opportunity by creating an industry-leading cloud-native and AI-driven IT portfolio, including a full, modern networking stack.

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TeamViewer, a global leader in digital workplace solutions, introduces TeamViewer Intelligence, a growing suite of AI-powered features designed to enhance IT support with real-time automation, actionable insights, and in-session assistance.

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COMPANY NEWS:  Tendia solution will cut time taken for drafting initial bid responses for major infrastructure contracts from days to minutes

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COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT:  Manhattan Associates (NASDAQ: MANH) has announced its latest round of product enhancements, rolling out significant new capabilities across Manhattan Active Omni, with updates designed to elevate customer experiences and speed of use.

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COMPANY NEWS:  Excite Technology Services has closed out the financial year with its strongest monthly performance to date, securing more than $3 million through June in new deals across its cyber security, digital forensics, and training service lines.

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COMPANY NEWS :  Acquisition advances SYSPRO’s mission to deliver integrated, fast-to-value digital manufacturing ERP solutions for global manufacturers and distributors

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COMPANY NEWS: Acquisition enhances Honeywell’s leading fire life safety portfolio in its Building Automation business, supports high growth energy storage and data centre sectors Li-ion Tamer’s differentiated technology provides early detection of thermal runaway to help prevent devastating lithium-ion battery fires  With more than 30 global patents across its product lines, Li-ion Tamer is trusted…

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COMPANY NEWS:  Australian cloud specialist signs agreement with leading superannuation provider, retains Azure Expert MSP status four years running

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