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Data center capex up 59 percent on 'continued AI investment in 3Q 2025' according to Dell'Oro Group
Worldwide data center capital expenditures increased 59 percent year-over-year, marking the eighth consecutive quarter of double-digit growth as the AI investment cycle continues to broaden beyond early, training-focused deployments, according to a recently published report from Dell'Oro Group, "The Top 4 US cloud service providers-Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft-continue to raise data center capex expectations for 2025, supported by increased investments in both AI and general-purpose...
Intel appoints Glen Boatwright as Country Manager for Australia and New Zealand
Intel has appointed Glen Boatwright as Country Manager for Australia and New Zealand (ANZ), effective immediately. Intel says Glen Boatwright transitions into this role from his previous position as Regional Sales Manager, where he oversaw HPI and HPE relationships.
Synology strengthens product security through global collaboration at Pwn2Own Ireland 2025
Storage, network, and security hardware provider Synology has announced its participation in Pwn2Own Ireland 2025 and extended its appreciation to all security researchers who contributed to enhancing the security of Synology users' data. Synology says this initiative underscores its long-standing commitment to delivering secure and reliable data management solutions for users worldwide.
Cybersecurity platform KnowBe4 has released its Q3 2025 Phishing Roundup
Cybersecurity platform provider KnowBe4, has today released its Q3 2025 Phishing Roundup, with the research revealing that simulated phishing emails personalised to appear from internal departments, particularly HR and IT, continue to drive the highest user interaction rates - highlighting a "persistent trend of employee vulnerability to techniques exploiting familiarity".
Australians are 'job hugging' but risk falling behind as skills and AI readiness gaps widen: report
Only 18% of employees are considering a career move, down from 23% last quarter. 40% report feeling burnt out, while 29% have taken on more responsibility. One in five (21%) employees haven't received any training in the past year. Just 20% feel adequately supported with AI-related training Australian employees are clinging to job security while quietly feeling the strain, according to new research from ELMO Software.
Delinea teams up with Microsoft to deliver identity security solutions in the Microsoft security store
Delinea, a pioneering provider of solutions for securing human and machine identities through centralised authorisation, today announced its inclusion in the Microsoft Security Store Partner Ecosystem. Delinea was selected based on their proven experience with Microsoft Security technologies, willingness to explore and provide feedback on cutting edge functionality, and close relationship with Microsoft.
Smartsheet names Rajeev Singh as CEO
Enterprise work management platform provider Smartsheet has appointed technology industry veteran Rajeev Singh as its new Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors. Singh succeeds Sunny Gupta, who has served as acting CEO since July and will continue in his role as Executive Chair of the Board.
NBN'S biggest Internet upgrade: 'Faster speeds for more Australian homes and businesses
nbn has delivered one of the most significant internet upgrades in Australia's history, with millions of homes and businesses now able to access faster broadband speeds under the Accelerate Great program. The Accelerate Great program is accelerating the wholesale speeds available to eligible customers on the nbn network for selected speed tiers on Fibre to the Premises (FTTP) and Hybrid Fibre Coaxial (HFC) networks.
Australian AI model reaches key milestone in national Defence tech push
Australian cybersecurity firm Bluerydge has "successfully demonstrated its sovereign artificial intelligence chatbot" in a collaborative project with UNSW Canberra, supported by funding from Defence Trailblazer. Designed for use in secure and disconnected environments, SierraBlue is a custom large language model (LLM) purpose-built to support Defence and other sensitive sectors with mission-ready AI capability.
Nokia study reveals surge of ROI and AI-enabled use cases with on-premise edge and private wireless
87% of enterprises adopting private wireless and on-premise edge saw ROI in one year. 81% of enterprises found setup costs lower than other options and 86% reported reduced ongoing costs. 94% of industrial enterprises deployed edge with private wireless that support AI-driven applications in 70% of the cases. 94% of industries reduced carbon emissions-41% by over 20%-and 89% reported energy savings.
Battery Stewardship Council's B-cycle scheme to continue under ACCC draft decision
The ACCC has issued a draft determination proposing to grant an exemption for the next five years to allow the Battery Stewardship Council (BSC), to continue to operate its scheme to facilitate appropriate disposal of end-of-life batteries. BSC's members and industry participants would be able to meet their participation requirements under the BSC's B-cycle Battery Stewardship Scheme without breaching competition law under the ACCC's proposed determination.
DXC introduces Assure Risk Management: AI and Human Expertise Combined to support self-insured employers
DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC), a Fortune 500 global technology services provider, today announced DXC Assure Risk Management, a next-generation solution that unites AI and human expertise to help self-insured organisations better support employee health and wellbeing throughout the full claims lifecycle and accelerate return-to-work outcomes. Self-insured organisations use their own funds to cover employee insurance claims instead of purchasing traditional insurance.
ACCC authorises collaboration on sustainable finance initiatives
The competition watchdog, the ACCC, has issued a determination granting authorisation with conditions to allow the Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) and industry participants to collaborate on sustainable finance initiatives for five years.
Unsafe products in online marketplaces among ACCC 'product safety priorities'
Addressing the recent National Consumer Congress in Melbourne, Cass-Gottlieb outlined the importance of the ACCC's role in protecting consumers from unsafe products and announced five priority areas, noting that among the priorities is addressing unsafe products in the digital economy. "Reducing the prevalence of high-risk unsafe consumer products online will be key. We will focus on systemic and high-risk product safety issues for consumers.
Imperva Application Security Integrates API Detection and Response, Setting A 'New Standard in API Security'
Message First unified, single-pane-of-glass platform to deliver real-time detection and mitigation of API threats, including Broken Object Level Authorization (BOLA) and other advanced business logic threats Offers flexible deployment across cloud and on-premise environments, with a privacy-forward design to secure APIs at scale.
'its use in advanced attacks is at an earlier stage'
GUEST RESEARCH by Barracuda Networks: Barracuda Networks has released new research revealing over half of all spam emails and 14% of Business email compromise (BEC) attacks are generated by AI, rather than humans. Cyber attackers are leveraging the power of AI to boost their chances of success in email-based attacks. AI tools can help them to develop and launch more attacks, more frequently, and to make these attacks more evasive, convincing and targeted.
ACS welcomes major Australian Data Centre infrastructure investment
Message COMPANY NEWS: The Australian Computer Society (ACS) has welcomed Amazon Web Services' landmark AUD$20 billion investment in Australian data centre infrastructure, announced this weekend by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and AWS CEO Matt Garman in Seattle. ACS recognises this investment as a crucial step forward in positioning Australia as a regional technology hub, particularly in artificial intelligence and cloud computing services.
Digital Island partners with Verint to 'Drive CX and AI Automation to New 'Zealand
New Zealand provider of cloud communications and contact centre solutions, Digital Island, has announced a strategic partnership with Verint (NASDAQ: VRNT), The CX Automation Company, to bring next-generation customer experience (CX) automation and AI capabilities to businesses across New Zealand.
Disability and aged care support platform amends 'unfair contract terms'
Online services platform Mable Technologies Pty Ltd (Mable) has admitted to breaching the Australian Consumer Law (ACL) by using unfair contract terms when connecting people seeking care support to independent support workers.
Sennheiser partners with GPT Space&Co on 'future of flexible workplaces' rollout
Meeting environments provider GPT Space&co has partnered with Sennheiser electronics to deliver future-ready spaces that "adapt to any team, setup or workstyle".
Digital bank D360's launch attracts 'one-million customer's in four month'
Virtual data rooms high-end and advanced artificial intelligence support provider and digital bank DD360 has announced that it has reached more than one million customers within the first four months of its official launch, and "setting a new global benchmark" in digital banking adoption.
Rimini Street launches Rimini Manage for Dayforce
Message Global end-to-end enterprise software support, management and innovation solutions provider Rimini Street and the leading third-party support provider for Oracle, SAP and VMware software, today announced it has been appointed as a Dayforce Community Partner and has launched Rimini Manage for Dayforce with immediate availability.
Yubico 'more than doubles' global reach of YubiKeys
Hardware authentication security keys provider Yubico, has announced the expanded availability of YubiKey as a Service to all countries in the European Union (EU). Yubico says this allows organisations to be more agile and flexible in their adoption of phishing-resistant YubiKeys, and builds upon the company's existing reach in markets such as the United States, Canada, Japan, Singapore, Australia, India and the UK.
Workers look at automation as an opportunity, not a threat
49% of Australian employers plan to automate processes and reskill/upskill their employees while 35% intend to hire staff with AI/automation skills 60% of employees will participate in training to reskill for a new role with their current employer if their job is partially automated 63% of employees believe automation will have a positive impact on their current job and career prospects "The widespread adoption of automation is undeniable," says Nicole Gorton, Director at Robert Half.
Qualtrics Named a 'leader in employee experience management platforms'
Experience management (XM) solutions provider Qualtrics has announced it has been named a Leader in The Forrester Wave Employee Experience Management Platforms, Q2 2025.
icetana AI unveils Triage Agent for 'enhanced real-time surveillance'
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.
UNSW startup accelerator offers $200K to next generation of Australian deeptech unicorns
COMPANY NEWS: Startup accelerator UNSW Founders has partnered with fund manager Luminary Partners to invest $200,000 each into 18 startup companies in 2025. This is the biggest public-private collaboration between a university-based accelerator and venture capital firm, where the VC fund will make 18 investments into early-stage deeptech startups. This scale of partnership makes UNSW Founders the best-funded accelerator program in Australia.
IIT Roorkee and Scaler Sign MOU to launch advanced AI-focused programs to bridge industry skill gaps
The first program launched as part of the partnership is designed to develop industry-ready professionals across roles such as Data Scientists, AI Engineers, DevOps Engineers, and Software Developers COMPANY NEWS: Addressing the growing demand for professionals trained in applied Artificial Intelligence, IIT Roorkee, through its Continuing Education Centre (CEC), has partnered with Scaler, a tech education soonicorn, to launch an Advanced AI Engineering Program.
Dematic launches next-generation sorting technology
Global supply chain automation provder Dematic has launched of its latest next-generation sorting technology, the Silky Crossbelt sorter. Designed and manufactured in China leveraging Dematic's extensive global expertise in sorting solutions, the Silky Crossbelt sorter was specifically created for the unique logistical requirements of the APAC market.
Check Point Partners with and Illumio to Advance Zero Trust Security
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd and Illumio have announced a strategic partnership aimed at helping organisations strengthen security and accelerate their Zero Trust posture. The integration between the Check Point Infinity Platform and the Illumio Platform enables the rapid detection and mitigation of lateral movement risks across hybrid and multi-cloud environments through advanced microsegmentation enforcement.
Telstra marked 80 years of powering the Good Friday Appeal by 'helping drive $469m in donations'
COMPANY NEWS: Telstra has supported the Good Friday Appeal (GFA) for the 80th year by providing the pop-up call centre, helping drive over $1m in donations raised through the annual telethon - and this contributed to an impressive $23,822,792 raised this year, with all funds going to The Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne.
National 'research and development crisis' calling for Team Australia
Australia's national research and development (R&D) performance is in crisis, and how we confront the problem will define the types of jobs and standard of living for the nation's future, according to a landmark report commissioned by TechnologyOne.
ACCC seeks stakeholder views on Telstra's proposed SSU and Migration Plan variations
The competition regulator, the ACCC, is seeking submissions from interested parties on Telstra's proposed variations to its structural separation undertaking and Migraton Plan. On 27 February 2012 the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) accepted Telstra's structural separation undertaking (SSU) - and the SSU commenced on 6 March 2012 and contains a number of obligations designed to promote competition from that date until the NBN fibre network is complete.
Salus Ventures welcomes Defence Industry Veteran Dr Shane Arnott as Senior Advisor
COMPANY NEWS: Salus Ventures, Australia's largest venture capital fund dedicated to supporting Australia's national resilience, today announced the appointment of aerospace and defence industry veteran, Dr Shane Arnott, to its Strategic Advisor Program. First announced in December last year, the Strategic Advisor Program includes luminaries Paul Symon AO, The Hon. Arthur Sinodinos AO, and Rear Admiral Lee Goddard CSC.
Outpacing AI-Driven Cyber Attacks: Strategies for Modern Defenders
By Chris Fisher, Regional Director of Australia and New Zealand, Vectra AI: Cybersecurity stands at a fascinating crossroads today, with artificial intelligence (AI) revolutionising the field, acting both as a powerful ally and a formidable adversary. Tools like Copilot and DeepSeek AI may benefit organisations, but they also empower cybercriminals to launch more sophisticated and elusive attacks.
Lenovo Hybrid AI Advantage with NVIDIA boosts Business Productivity and Efficiency with New Scalable Agentic AI Solutions
Lenovo says the validated, full-stack AI solutions enable enterprises to quickly build and deploy AI agents for a broad range of high-demand use cases, increasing productivity, agility and trust while accelerating the next wave of AI reasoning for the new era of agentic AI. New global IDC research commissioned by Lenovo reveals that ROI remains the greatest AI adoption barrier, despite a three-fold spend increase 1.
Interactive expands 'South Australian presence' with key sales appointment
IT service providers Interactive has appointed of Darren Broadbent as the new Sales Lead for South Australia. Interactive says Broadbent brings more than 20 years of experience in business development and customer engagement, making him a pivotal addition to Interactive's expansion in the region - and in his new role at Interactive, he will be responsible for facilitating growth in the South Australian corridor, forging strategic partnerships and driving customer success.
S4 Capital's Monks signs strategic partnership deal with Hightouch in APAC
COMPANY NEWS: Composable data and AI platform for marketing and personalisation Hightouch has named Monks, the global, purely digital, data- driven, unitary operating brand of S4 Capital plc as a certified reseller in APAC, expanding access to and bolstering customer service for its technology in the APAC region. Hightouch says this partnership enhances Monks' ability to provide clients with "cutting-edge data and AI solutions for personalized experiences and marketing effectiveness".
Varonis acquires Cyral to 'reinvent database activity monitoring'
Data security and analytics provider Varonis has acquired next-generation database activity monitoring (DAM) provider Cyral. Varonis says Cyral's "innovative approach to DAM uses agentless and stateless interception technology that deploys quickly and overcomes the challenges legacy vendors face in preventing data breaches and ensuring compliance".
Orion Satellite Systems advances satellite connectivity with AI-driven 'evolution of Horizon'
Satellite communication solutions provider Orion Satellite Systems has announced that it continues to push the boundaries of intelligent network management with the evolution of its Horizon platform into Horizon AI.
Rapid7 launches new PACT Partner Program; promotes David Quist to APJ Director of Channel Sales
Extended risk and threat detection company Rapid7 has launched a new PACT Partner Program to equip partners with tools, training, and resources to meet the expanding security needs of customers in an "increasingly complex global threat landscape". Additionally, to support its partners in Australia, New Zealand, and across the Asia-Pacific and Japan region, Rapid7 has promoted David Quist to Director of Channel Sales APJ.
'Family businesses' hot on investing in, adopting new tech: report
Message A new report and survey into Australia's largest sector - family businesses - reveals that despite a third of respondents reporting cash flow challenges, over 55% of respondents said they are actively investing in and adopting new tech, "highlighting the sectors commitment to continual growth and staying ahead of the curve".
Sovereign Australian Prime Alliance welcomes much needed reforms to Commonwealth procurement rules
Message New definition of Australian business will help government accurately direct policies involving government procurement. Updated guidance on Broader Economic Benefits in Procurement considerations will help Government better understand the positive economic impacts generated from government expenditures with industry.
Commerce Commission takes HelloFresh to court for misleading consumers over subscriptions
New Zealand competition regulator The Commerce Commission has filed criminal charges against HelloFresh New Zealand, alleging the company misled consumers in cold calls used to "re-activate" customers who had cancelled the food delivery service. The claim relates to conduct between February 2022 and July 2023 when previous HelloFresh customers were offered a discount voucher without it being made clear that acceptance of the voucher would reactivate their subscription.
Renesas Releases Certified PROFINET-IRT and PROFIdrive Software Stacks for RZ/T and RZ/N Series Microprocessors
COMPANY NEWS: Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723), a premier supplier of semiconductor solutions, today introduced the PROFINET-certified IRT and PROFIdrive software stack for its RZ/T and RZ/N series of microprocessors (MPU) for industrial networking systems. The initial software versions are available for the RZ/T2M MPU designed for servo motor control applications, and the RZ/N2L for industrial internet gateway applications, such as remote-IO or industrial Ethernet devices.
IDeaS unveils "groundbreaking API Developer Portal to revolutionise' partner integrations
Revenue management software and services provider IDeaS has announced the launch of its "cutting-edge" API data integration developer portal. IDeaS says the "innovative platform is set to transform the hospitality technology landscape by enabling faster, more efficient data integrations and fostering unparalleled collaboration among technology providers across the ecosystem". According to IDeaS.
TCS collaborates with MassRobotics in North America to 'accelerate Innovation' in the robotics sector
IT services, consulting, and business solutions provider Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has announced a collaborative engagement with MassRobotics, the largest independent robotics hub in the world dedicated to advancing robotics and connected devices.
Kanyini's first images mark 'milestone for SA satellite'
Australia's first state gov-funded satellite, Kanyini, has delivered its first images from space, marking a significant milestone for the space mission. The achievement involved South Australia's pioneering satellite, Kanyini, which was deployed on SpaceX's Transporter-11 mission last August, and has spent 194 days in Low Earth Orbit, closely monitored by the mission control team at Inovor Technologies, based at Adelaide's Lot Fourteen innovation district.
Stripe's total payment volume reaches AUD 2.2T as 'longstanding investments in AI pay off'
Stripe's total payment volume increased to AUD 2.2T in 2024, up 38% year-on-year, and equivalent to around 1.3% of global GDP. Stripe is now used by half of the Fortune 100, 80% of the Forbes Cloud 100, and 78% of the Forbes AI 50. Stripe continues to invest heavily in R&D, including stablecoins and AI, to help companies navigate the evolving business landscape.
Dragos Reports OT/ICS Cyber Threats escalate Amid Geopolitical Conflicts and Increasing Ransomware Attacks
8th Annual Year in Review Names Two New OT Cyber Threat Groups, Ongoing Infiltration by VOLTZITE, and Global Threat from FrostyGoop Malware COMPANY NEWS: Dragos, the global leader in cybersecurity for operational technology (OT) environments, today released the Dragos 2025 OT/ICS Cybersecurity Report, our eighth Annual Year in Review, the industry's most comprehensive report on cyber threats facing industrial organisations.
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