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Databricks names Simon Davies to lead APJ expansion

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Databricks taps Simon Davies to steer Asia Pacific and Japan push amid 85% regional growth and a bigger Singapore base.
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LogicMonitor taps Chillisoft for ANZ expansion push

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LogicMonitor teams up with Chillisoft to widen Australia and New Zealand reach, as the monitoring software group eyes a new local data centre.
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Australian work shines at inaugural AARON AI awards

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Australian teams stand out as AARON awards crown global AI advertising winners, with Thinkerbell and other local collaborators taking top honours.
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TP-Link launches Tapo DL105 smart door lock in Australia

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TP-Link broadens its Australian smart lock line-up with the Tapo DL105, a cheaper keyless entry model offering fingerprint access, doorbell and app control.
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Nextro wins Fortinet SASE specialisation in New Zealand

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Nextro secures Fortinet SASE specialisation in New Zealand after multiple deployments, bolstering its hybrid work and cloud security credentials.
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Areto founder Jacqueline Comer wins global AI safety award

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Areto founder Jacqueline Comer wins inaugural global AI safety prize as the New Zealand moderation firm expands its fight against online harm.
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Retailers link one million repeat offenders in Auror network

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Auror says retailers have linked more than one million repeat offenders, with U.S. chains driving most of the cross-store crime matches.
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Casting a wide net: Vection Technologies' push across emerging tech markets

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Vection Technologies showcases AI and VR tools for defence, healthcare and property as CEO Gianmarco Biagi targets wider international growth.
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SentinelOne appoints Shah as Channel Director for ANZ & APJ distribution

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SentinelOne taps Shah to expand partner network across Australia, New Zealand and APJ as AI-driven threat shifts lift channel demand.
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Azul momentum surges as enterprise Java demand jumps

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Azul wins a bigger enterprise foothold as FY26 bookings leap, partners expand and a Thoma Bravo-backed deal and Payara buyout widen its Java push.
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Emergent launches Wingman AI agent for workplace tasks

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Emergent unveils Wingman, an always-on AI agent for email, scheduling and sales support as Australian firms seek to ease admin pressure.
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TrendAI partners Anthropic to embed Claude in security ops

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TrendAI and Anthropic join forces to embed Claude in Vision One, targeting AI vulnerability research and automated cyber defences.
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Tollring unveils AI tools for customer conversation analysis

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Tollring launches AI features to let managers query call recordings in plain English and automate quality checks with over 90% accuracy.
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SiteMinder expands hotel bookings into AI channels

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SiteMinder extends hotel distribution into AI chat tools, aiming to keep 53,000 hotels bookable as travellers increasingly start searches there.
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Why operational debt accumulates long before systems fail

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Finance teams quietly absorb the hidden cost of workarounds as operational debt piles up, turning growth into extra effort and risk for ANZ businesses.
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akto named Boomi Platinum Partner in AI readiness push

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akto wins Boomi Platinum Partner status as enterprises in Australia and New Zealand seek stronger integration, governance and data foundations for AI.
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The AI risk hiding in your finance team's browser tabs

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Finance chiefs warned over shadow AI as staff paste ERP data into consumer tools, risking model training and bypassing governance.
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Peacock Bros RFID cuts box retrieval to one worker

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Peacock Bros' RFID rollout lets a global records company find tagged boxes with one worker, replacing forklift searches across Australia and New Zealand.
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Caruso wins $9.3M funding, scales AI fund services

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Caruso lands AUD $9.3 million from Icehouse Ventures and GD1 as Centuria joins 80-plus clients using its AI-native fund administration platform.
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Inde wins ISO 27001 certification after security audit

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Inde's security chief says the certification will boost customer confidence as the cloud services provider expands across Australia and New Zealand.