Category: Global IT News

Nintex, a global leader in AI-powered process automation, today announced Solution Studio — a portal that helps IT and business teams easily design and build solutions that automate the unique business process challenges of their organizations. Solution Studio helps eliminate software sprawl by letting teams build custom solutions around their own systems, approval flows, data,…

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COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT:  VSP 360 unifies block, file, object, and software-defined storage into a single, intuitive platform, making it easier for businesses to break down data silos, improve operational efficiency and overcome IT skills gaps

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COMPANY NEWS: New integration unifies Exabeam New-Scale Security Operations Platform with Vectra AI’s cutting-edge network detection and response (NDR) to uncover threats that evade traditional tools

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Synology has announced its BeeStation Plus, the latest addition to its plug-and-play BeeStation lineup, with 8TB of storage and up to 4.8x the performance. The brand-new BeeStation Plus gives families, creative teams, and professionals the freedom to access, organise, and enjoy their digital world—without missing a beat.

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GUEST OPINION: Australian retail businesses are experiencing a period of increased economic uncertainty.  Global trade tensions have created a new wave of economic pressure as many countries face impending tariffs on US exports while feeling the effects of a US-China trade standoff.

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Digital transformation and process excellence in the energy sector have been given a boost with Celonis announcing a strategic collaboration with Microsoft and international energy company Uniper.

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Digital infrastructure company Equinix has announced the completion of the second phase of its KL1 International Business Exchange (IBX) data centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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World Bank subsidiary International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Orange Middle East and Africa (OMEA) have signed a partnership to strengthen access to digital services in eight African countries.

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COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT:  Now in Limited Availability, Extreme Platform ONE helps reduce manual tasks by up to 90 percent, offering the deepest and widest network visualization and industry’s simplest licensing

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You work hard to make a difference. Whether it’s feeding families, fighting for justice, or protecting the planet, your mission matters. But here’s the thing—doing good work isn’t always enough. You need people to see it, feel connected to it, and support it.

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UNSW Founders, Australia’s most recommended startup accelerator, has partnered with fund manager Luminary Partners to invest $200,000 each into 18 startup companies in 2025.

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COMPANY NEWS:  Data Army, a leading Australian data consultancy specialising in modern data solutions, today announced The Proptech Cloud’s knowledge and data-sharing service is being rebranded as Data Army Intel.

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New Zealand telco Spark has announced a strategic network operations partnership with Nokia, under which the global telecoms equipment vendor will manage the day-to-day monitoring and support for Spark’s network.

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Macquarie Telecom, part of Macquarie Technology Group (ASX: MAQ), has announced that it has signed a first-of-its-kind agreement with VeloCloud to provide its SD-WAN technology to managed service providers (MSPs) across Australia.

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Bedding retailer Bedshed Franchising Pty Ltd has paid $39,600 in penalties after the ACCC issued it with two infringement notices for allegedly making false or misleading representations to consumers through advertising that suggested certain products it sold had been evaluated or approved by the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).

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Australian AI solutions company Omnisenti, has announced the launch of a new Voice-First AI Assistant Platform tailored to the needs of small and mid-sized businesses.

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An Australian law enforcement agency has selected DroneShield Ltd (ASX: DRO) to deliver advanced counter-drone solutions under a contract valued at over $1 million, “reinforcing the agency’s commitment to safeguarding public safety and national security in the face of evolving unmanned aerial threats”.

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The world is moving forward rapidly; every aspect and every industry is moving forward accordingly. The taxi industry is no exception. When we are talking about Australia, taxi transportation plays a vital role in the lives of people using cab services to move from one place to another. That makes the taxi business a better…

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TPG subsidiary Vodafone Australia, has called for a regulatory investigation into Telstra’s mobile coverage claims after alleging Australia’s largest telco has been misleading Australians by massively over inflating its coverage.

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The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Wireline Competition Bureau has approved Verizon’s US$20 billion acquisition of American internet and voice services provider Frontier Communications.

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Two of the world’s AI innovators – Dell Technologies and NVIDIA – have announced a number of innovations across the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA designed to help enterprises accelerate AI adoption and achieve faster time to value.

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Smart event filtering and prioritisation empowers security teams to monitor thousands of cameras with unmatched precision AI security detectrion software provider icetana AI has unveiled its latest innovation, the Triage Agent, an advanced AI-powered solution designed to transform how security teams manage real-time surveillance footage.

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COMPANY NEWS:  Startup accelerator UNSW Founders has partnered with fund manager Luminary Partners to invest $200,000 each into 18 startup companies in 2025.

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GUEST OPINION: Trading in 2025 is a high-stakes puzzle—can tech solve it? From AI to blockchain, new tools are redefining financial risk management with unmatched foresight and control. This article breaks down the innovations steering global markets toward stability today.

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COMPANY NEWS: Pure Storage®, the IT pioneer that delivers the world’s most advanced data storage technology and services, today announced at the Red Hat Summit 2025 the launch of Portworx® for KubeVirt – the first software-defined storage, virtualization-centric offering that provides a more cost-effective, low-risk approach for running VM workloads on Kubernetes using Red Hat…

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GUEST OPINION:  Australia’s 2024 Notifiable Data Breach Report from the OAIC underscores a troubling surge in data breaches year over year. The report highlights not only the growing frequency of these incidents but also the increasingly severe and widespread repercussions they have on both individuals’ personal data and the businesses involved. Staying ahead of internal vulnerabilities…

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A third of Australian consumers are turning to AI to shop, up 45% since 2024, according to a new research report which also found that just 26% of Australian retailers are investing in AI over the next 12 months to support sales and marketing activity.

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UiPath exhibiting at booth 612 at Microsoft Build conference to showcase how customers can use the bi-directional platform integration to orchestrate Microsoft agents alongside UiPath agents using UiPath Maestro

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GUEST OPINION:   Reflecting on five years of participation in the Lucy Mentoring Program

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National broadbnd operator NBN Co has announced it has fast-tracked its commitment and brought forward its target to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in its operations and across the value chain by 2045.

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COMPANY NEWS:  Integrations with Amazon Bedrock, Amazon Q, and Amazon Connect Streamline AI Deployment for Tailored Business Use Cases

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COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT:  Dynatrace, the leading AI-powered observability platform, today announced that it is integrating its full-stack, AI and LLM Observability solution into the newly unveiled NVIDIA Enterprise AI Factory validated design. This enables enterprises using NVIDIA’s validated design for NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell servers and other NVIDIA Blackwell infrastructure to deploy their own on-premises AI…

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Cybersecurity specialist MailGuard has intercepted a new phishing campaign targeting Microsoft 365 users, using “advanced deception techniques” to steal credit card and personal identity information.

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The competition watchdog, the ACCC, has issued a draft determination proposing to grant authorisation with a condition for five years to Energy Networks Australia, Synergy, and other specified parties to allow for the procurement and implementation of a national ‘public key infrastructure’ service (PKI).

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Supply chain technology, printing and labelling solutions provider Peacock Bros. has announced that it has successfully worked with Australia’s largest hunger relief charity in Australia to revolutionise their warehouse operations, providing an automated barcode solution to efficiently manage the influx of goods and support requests.

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Swedish telco Telia is trialing Lithuania’s first 5G standalone (SA) network at the Baltic Sea port of Klaipėda, with the aim of paving the way for rollouts at critical infrastructure sites across the country.

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Logicalis has appointed Peter Cardassis as its new technical services director at Logicalis Australia, effective 19 May 2025, reinforcing its commitment to technical innovation, operational excellence, and customer-centric service delivery.

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New Resilient Networking Solutions Boost Performance, Security and Agility of Enterprise and AI Applications Poised to Deliver a Data Tsunami Across Clouds, Data Centres and Edge 

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GUEST RESEARCH:  New global survey reveals rising business costs from failed AI projects, as integration complexity and pipeline maintenance drain engineering resources

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Tenable One bridges siloed security tools for faster, smarter, business-aligned security decisions

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Acquisition enhances Boomi’s MFT capabilities, unifying API, application, and file-based data movement within a single platform

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As Australian organisations grapple with mounting cyber threats, tougher regulations and rising insurance premiums, Google Cloud has announced the expansion of its industry-first Risk Protection Program (RPP) to Australia. The program, now strengthened by new global insurance partners Beazley and Chubb, offers a powerful new avenue for businesses to access smarter, data-driven cyber insurance.

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Singaporean government-owned operator Singtel has unveiled a 5G Advanced service for consumers on its low band 700MHz network, which the telco says was enabled by the nationwide deployment of network slicing for all customers.

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Companies everywhere are switched on to the need to drive greater insights out of their data, and one of the most pressing needs I always hear, across industries of all kinds, is how to get a 360-degree view of the customer from all over the organisation. CEOs and COOs and CMOs all want this, and…

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One of the great immediate use-cases for artificial intelligence is transcribing and summarising. However, many options cater only for in-person or online calls, without crossing over. Enter the Nearity MemPod Pro 2S – a GPT-powered Bluetooth headset that’s super lightweight and comfortable, but effortlessly lets you record, then transcribes and summarises via its associated app.

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COMPANY NEWS: Newgen Software, a global provider of an AI-first unified digital transformation platform, announced that United Community (United) selected the company’s banking solution to simplify its small business lending. The collaborative efforts optimised the bank’s loan management operations, maximising efficiency and enhancing customer experience across its entire loan portfolio.

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New research reveals why most organisations are falling behind — and what it takes to unleash Gen AI’s full potential. As Generative AI (Gen AI) reshapes how work gets done, companies that delay modernising their digital workplaces risk falling behind. Lenovo’s latest global research report, Igniting Real Workplace Transformation reveals a stark reality: organisations recognise…

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GUEST RESEARCH:  71% of APJ executives report AI-driven productivity gains; only 5% of analysts agree

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GUEST OPINION by Anthony Behan, Global Managing Director, Communications, Media & Entertainment at Cloudera: Australians are more digitally connected than ever – relying heavily on mobile networks to manage daily life.  Around 94.1% of Australians aged 16-64 access the internet through their mobile phones, spending nearly 3 hours a day online. Telstra alone reported managing…

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GUEST RESEARCH:  New research reveals the two most important factors that determine a positive in-store experience for Australian consumers. According to an exclusive study of Australian shoppers by SOTI, 85% of people say the speed at which they can access the store, find their item and complete payment, is critical to ensuring a positive instore experience.…

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Interconnected facility to enhance regional connectivity and strengthen Indonesia’s position as a key digital economy in the region

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COMPANY NEWS:  Cathay Named UiPath AI25 Award Winner at UiPath FORWARD and is moving people forward in life with AI and automation

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University of South Australia based startup Paladin Space has announced that it has demonstrated the world’s first space payload capable of capturing debris from multiple targets and storing it on satellites for recycling, reducing the cost of space debris removal and making the process more sustainable.

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AI-powered DevSecOps platform, GitLab has launched GitLab 18, including AI capabilities natively integrated into the platform and major new innovations across core DevOps and security and compliance workflows that are available now, with further enhancements planned throughout the year.

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GUEST EVENT:  Leaders from JPMorgan Chase, Rivian, Thomson Reuters, Expedia, Coinbase and more will also speak at DASH

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GUEST RESEARCH:  IDC InfoBrief reveals strategic priorities and technology trends across Asia/Pacific supply networks

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Boomi, the leader in AI-driven automation, today announced a multi-year Strategic Collaboration Agreement (SCA) with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to help customers build, manage, monitor and govern generative artificial intelligence (AI) agents across enterprise operations. Additionally, the SCA will aim to help customers accelerate SAP migrations from on-premises to AWS.

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Informatica (NYSE: INFA), an AI-powered enterprise cloud data management leader, has announced its comprehensive strategy for Agentic AI, building on the company’s position as the industry’s first AI-powered cloud data management platform. Informatica’s strategic approach to Agentic AI expands on the company’s AI innovation history, which includes the launch of CLAIRE GPT, CLAIRE Copilot and GenAI…

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Integration and Automation Leader Announces Agentic AI Innovations, Data Integration Updates, and support for Model Context Protocol (MCP)

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COMPANY NEWS: Workday has announced the launch of its Evisort-powered contract intelligence and lifecycle management solutions in Asia Pacific, offering businesses in the region access to next-generation AI tools designed to streamline contract processes, surface risks, and unlock revenue opportunities.

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Okta has announced the appointment of Mike Reddie as Vice President and General Manager for Australia and New Zealand (ANZ), strengthening Okta’s regional leadership and commitment to helping organisations navigate an increasingly complex threat landscape.

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Built for scale with detailed insights to optimise operations and drive profitability Deputy, the workforce management platform for shift work, has announced the global launch of Deputy Analytics+, a next-generation business intelligence and reporting solution that gives businesses of all sizes enterprise-grade technology to power smarter decisions, improve efficiency, and drive profitability.

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By Adam Barnett, Lead Software Engineer at Rapid7:  Microsoft is addressing 77 vulnerabilities this May 2025 Patch Tuesday. Microsoft has evidence of in-the-wild exploitation for five of the vulnerabilities published today, and these are already reflected in CISA KEV.

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CyberArk identity security company has announced the appointment of Jeremy Sim as Area Vice Presidend Channels, Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ).

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COMPANY NEWS: The event will showcase the innovative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) and highlight in-depth applications for Getac’s powerful AI-ready solutions across a range of industries.

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The Commerce Commission is reminding trade organisations and members of their obligations under the Commerce Act after issuing a compliance advice letter to NZ Trade Group (NZTG) about conduct that had the potential to harm competition.

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The competition watchdog, the ACCC has announced that it will not oppose Cleanaway Waste Management Limited’s (ASX:CWY) proposed acquisition of the waste and recycling business of Citywide Service Solutions Pty Ltd (Citywide Waste).

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COMPANY NEWS:  Atturra (ASX: ATA), a leading technology services business in designing, implementing, and maintaining IT solutions, today announced that it has been named the APJ Partner of the Year by Boomi. This is the third consecutive year and the sixth year overall since Atturra has won the APJ Partner of the Year Award, following…

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Telecoms equipment vendor Nokia has delivered its Banshee tactical private wireless solutions to the US Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity (MCTSSA), to bolster communications for tactical operations.

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BNK Banking Corporation (ASX:BBC) has announced the appointment of Joe Mittiga as Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective immediately.

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Telstra and Accenture have launched an AI Silicon Valley hub, which is claimed to be a first-of-its-kind innovation facility for Telstra to incubate and accelerate its top priorities.

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In today’s fast-paced business environment, communication consistency is more than a branding choice—it’s a necessity. For IT teams tasked with managing the technological backbone of internal and external communications, one often overlooked area is the standardization of email signatures across the organization. Yet, this seemingly minor element can have a significant impact on brand perception,…

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