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MiQ launches unified screens planner in Australia & NZ
Marketing Technologies

MiQ launches unified screens planner in Australia & NZ

Fragmented viewing habits are forcing agencies to juggle budgets across television and streaming as MiQ rolls out a single planning tool.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Mon, 3rd Aug 2026
APAC fintech leaders flag agentic commerce & AI costs
Software-as-a-Service

APAC fintech leaders flag agentic commerce & AI costs

Fragmented payments and rising AI bills are forcing APAC fintechs to rethink infrastructure, interoperability and cost controls.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Mon, 3rd Aug 2026
Datacom finds NZ firms untested on outage recovery
Disaster Recovery

Datacom finds NZ firms untested on outage recovery

Many New Zealand firms say they could ride out an outage, but fewer than four in ten have tested recovery of critical systems recently.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Mon, 3rd Aug 2026
Adyen New Zealand lifts fourfold rise in net profit
Fintech

Adyen New Zealand lifts fourfold rise in net profit

Stronger finance income and a shift to positive operating cash flow helped the payments firm lift annual net profit to NZD $1.52 million.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Mon, 3rd Aug 2026
Verra Mobility brings crash prevention with Red Light Delay
Road Safety

Verra Mobility brings crash prevention with Red Light Delay

Road authorities may get a new tool against deadly T-bone crashes as the system briefly holds cross traffic when a violation seems likely.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Mon, 3rd Aug 2026
Westcon Group NZ lifts profit despite revenue drop
Taxation

Westcon Group NZ lifts profit despite revenue drop

Lower purchasing costs and stronger finance income lifted Westcon Group NZ's annual profit to NZD $9.8 million, even as sales slipped.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Mon, 3rd Aug 2026
Fintech leaders say AI & AML shifts cut finance costs
Software-as-a-Service

Fintech leaders say AI & AML shifts cut finance costs

Finance chiefs are facing tighter budgets as AI automation and new AML rules turn once-discretionary tech spend into a cost imperative.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Mon, 3rd Aug 2026
Dell New Zealand profit rises despite slight revenue dip
IT Industry

Dell New Zealand profit rises despite slight revenue dip

Lower operating costs and foreign exchange gains helped offset softer sales, leaving net profit up to NZD $2.34 million as assets grew.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Mon, 3rd Aug 2026
Google Cloud urges boards to prioritise AI threat defence
Digital Transformation

Google Cloud urges boards to prioritise AI threat defence

Boards need to rethink cyber oversight as AI speeds up attacks and raises the risk of business disruption, Google Cloud says.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Mon, 3rd Aug 2026
Google expands AI infrastructure with Lustre & C4N
Cloud Security

Google expands AI infrastructure with Lustre & C4N

The upgrades are aimed at easing bottlenecks for large AI and machine learning deployments, with clusters now scaling to 15,000 nodes.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Mon, 3rd Aug 2026
Infoblox warns cybercrime is becoming industrialised
Firewalls

Infoblox warns cybercrime is becoming industrialised

Nearly 25 per cent of newly observed domains were high-risk, underscoring how AI and rented infrastructure are making attacks harder to detect.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Mon, 3rd Aug 2026
Epicor launches Prism AI agents in ANZ ERP markets
Manufacturing

Epicor launches Prism AI agents in ANZ ERP markets

Manufacturers and distributors in Australia and New Zealand will gain conversational access to ERP data as Epicor targets labour and supply chain pressures.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Mon, 3rd Aug 2026
Acalvio launches AI deception guardrails for agents
Cloud Security

Acalvio launches AI deception guardrails for agents

Security teams may get earlier warning of hijacked AI agents as fake credentials and decoy tools are planted to expose misuse.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Sat, 1st Aug 2026
Cinchy joins AI Partnerships to boost AI governance
Software-as-a-Service

Cinchy joins AI Partnerships to boost AI governance

Enterprise buyers are demanding tighter controls as AI tools move into live systems, with governance now central to deployment decisions.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Sat, 1st Aug 2026
Bedrock Data launches AI agent data loss prevention
Data Protection

Bedrock Data launches AI agent data loss prevention

Many AI agents can already reach far more sensitive corporate data than staff, prompting Bedrock Data to add real-time access controls.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Sat, 1st Aug 2026
Reco named OpenAI Select Partner amid AI security concerns
Software-as-a-Service

Reco named OpenAI Select Partner amid AI security concerns

Enterprise security teams face fresh oversight burdens as Reco joins OpenAI's partner network to monitor agent access and permissions.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Sat, 1st Aug 2026
Stealthium & Tenstorrent add AI runtime visibility
Semiconductors

Stealthium & Tenstorrent add AI runtime visibility

Enterprises running AI on specialised hardware could gain better control and security as the firms target a visibility gap in runtime operations.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Sat, 1st Aug 2026
8x8 expands AI tools across business beyond contact centre
Unified Communications

8x8 expands AI tools across business beyond contact centre

The move aims to help firms scale AI beyond siloed contact centres, as most organisations still struggle to deploy it across the enterprise.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Sat, 1st Aug 2026
Discern Security raises USD $13 million in Series A
Digital Transformation

Discern Security raises USD $13 million in Series A

Funding will help the Sunnyvale cybersecurity firm expand its platform as businesses struggle to turn overflowing alerts into faster remediation.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Sat, 1st Aug 2026