Australia & New Zealand stories
Ping Identity names Antony Collins to lead APJ channels
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Ping Identity appoints Antony Collins as Regional Vice President for Channels and Alliances across Asia Pacific and Japan to expand partner ecosystem.
Workday expands ANZ student systems push after Gartner nod
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digital transformation
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Workday's higher education software wins a second Gartner Leader nod as it rolls out student records tools to universities in Australia and New Zealand.
V2 AI wins Databricks Silver Partner status in APAC
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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partner programmes
V2 AI has secured Databricks Silver Partner status, strengthening its credentials as it targets more data and AI work across Asia-Pacific.
Businesses warned to overhaul backups amid ransomware
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data protection
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ransomware
Asia-Pacific firms warned that weak backup controls, poor endpoint hygiene and legacy systems could worsen ransomware losses and breach penalties.
8x8 wins CRN channel honours & nine Palomarr awards
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8x8 is bolstering its partner-led push after CRN named two regional channel chiefs and Palomarr ranked its platform across nine categories.
HPE unveils AI security tools & quantum-ready updates
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virtualisation
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firewalls
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data protection
HPE rolls out new AI-aware security tools from edge firewalls to cloud recovery, aiming to tighten protection as enterprise AI spreads.
Xero unveils 'Accountable Intelligence' for AI in finance
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data analytics
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digital transformation
Xero launches Accountable Intelligence AI to automate bookkeeping while keeping decisions, audit trails and financial oversight with humans.
EcoOnline report tracks shift to connected risk data
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digital transformation
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risk & compliance
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erp
EcoOnline's first Mega Trends Report charts a shift from compliance checklists to connected risk data and real-time frontline engagement.
GTIA launches PeerTrust Circles for security-led IT peers
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risk & compliance
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cybersecurity
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it services
GTIA has launched PeerTrust Circles, a security-led peer network helping IT service leaders benchmark trust, resilience and maturity.
India tablet shipments fall 21.7% as consumer demand rises
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India tablet market shrinks 21.7% in 2025 as commercial orders slump, while consumer demand and detachable devices help lift fourth-quarter shipments.
Anthropic to open Sydney office in ANZ AI expansion
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agricultural technology
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digital transformation
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Anthropic will open a Sydney office as its ANZ hub, deepening Claude AI partnerships and exploring local compute capacity in Australia.
Cohesity unveils Enterprise AI Resilience for safe scale
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data protection
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hybrid cloud
Cohesity launches Enterprise AI Resilience to protect production AI, contain rogue agents and speed recovery across hybrid data estates.
Cohesity & Cyera integrate DSPM to boost data security
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data protection
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ransomware
Cohesity deepens its Cyera tie-up, embedding DSPM into its data cloud to sharpen discovery, classification and cyber recovery at scale.
Cohesity boosts AI-ready data security & sovereignty
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data protection
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hybrid cloud
Cohesity expands sovereign cloud, AI resilience and threat detection tools, targeting midsize firms with streamlined data security packages.
Microsoft unveils 365 E7 suite & Agent 365 for AI control
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data protection
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digital transformation
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iam
Microsoft shifts Copilot from assistant to AI agents and unveils the E7 Frontier Suite to bundle automation, security and governance.
Zyxel expands WiFi 7 OpenWiFi-ready access point line
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uc
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open source
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network monitoring
Zyxel broadens its WiFi 7 access point range with four OpenWiFi-ready models, promising ISPs more flexibility and vendor choice.
Platform consolidation the path to strategic compliance value - Workiva
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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hcm
Consolidated GRC platforms are turning box-ticking compliance into strategic value, says Workiva, as AI raises the stakes on data quality.
Swift banks back scheme for faster cross-border pay
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blockchain
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payment technologies
Swift enlists over 50 banks to launch common rules for faster, clearer cross-border retail payments, with first flows live by June.
Women in tech call for daily, sustained workplace backing
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e-learning
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erp
Women in tech urge daily, visible backing over token gestures, saying sustained support boosts careers.
India PC shipments hit record 15.9 million in 2025
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digital transformation
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e-learning
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supply chain
India's PC market surged to a record 15.9 million shipments in 2025, powered by notebook demand, AI machines and brisk commercial buying.