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New Relic named leader in Gartner's 2025 Magic Quadrant for DEM
Digital Transformation

New Relic named leader in Gartner's 2025 Magic Quadrant for DEM

New Relic has been named a Leader in Gartner's 2025 Magic Quadrant for Digital Experience Monitoring, marking its second consecutive year in this top position.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Tue, 11th Nov 2025
Fortinet reports strong Q3 revenue growth & SASE adoption surge
Firewalls

Fortinet reports strong Q3 revenue growth & SASE adoption surge

Fortinet reported Q3 revenue up 14% to USD $1.72bn, driven by strong product sales and a surge in adoption of its FortiSASE security solution.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Fri, 7th Nov 2025
Check Point scores 99.59% in top firewall security report by NSS
Firewalls

Check Point scores 99.59% in top firewall security report by NSS

Check Point topped NSS Labs' 2025 firewall report with a 99.59% security effectiveness score, leading in malware and exploit defence amid rising cyber threats.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 7th Nov 2025
Cloudera named leader in Forrester Wave amid ANZ AI spend
Edge Computing

Cloudera named leader in Forrester Wave amid ANZ AI spend

Cloudera named leader in Forrester's Data Fabric Platforms report, highlighting its strength in data management amid growing AI spend in Australia and New Zealand.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Tue, 4th Nov 2025
IFS revenue up 22% as global industry accelerates AI adoption
Robotics

IFS revenue up 22% as global industry accelerates AI adoption

IFS reports 22% growth in annual recurring revenue as global industries rapidly adopt its Industrial AI software in mission-critical operations.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Mon, 3rd Nov 2025
Showpad & Bigtincan unite under new CEO to drive AI sales growth
Customer Experience

Showpad & Bigtincan unite under new CEO to drive AI sales growth

Showpad and Bigtincan have merged under new CEO Apratim Purakayastha to lead growth in AI-powered sales enablement across 50 countries.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 31st Oct 2025
Zendesk named leader for AI-first customer service by Gartner
Customer Relationship Management

Zendesk named leader for AI-first customer service by Gartner

Zendesk has been named a Leader in Gartner's 2025 Magic Quadrant for CRM Customer Engagement, praised for its AI-first Resolution Platform.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 30th Oct 2025
AvePoint expands Azure protection with IAMCP partnership & new features
Data Protection

AvePoint expands Azure protection with IAMCP partnership & new features

AvePoint enhances Azure data protection, partners globally with IAMCP, and boosts cloud marketplace integration to support rising demand in AI security services.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 30th Oct 2025
Conviva named Visionary in 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant ranking
Data Analytics

Conviva named Visionary in 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant ranking

Conviva has been recognised as a Visionary in Gartner's 2025 Magic Quadrant for Digital Experience Monitoring, highlighting its innovative analytics platform.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 30th Oct 2025
Confluent unveils Tableflow for real-time analytics with Delta Lake
Hybrid Cloud

Confluent unveils Tableflow for real-time analytics with Delta Lake

Confluent's Tableflow now integrates with Delta Lake and Databricks Unity Catalog, enabling real-time analytics and AI with governed data across multicloud environments.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Thu, 30th Oct 2025
Datadog named a Leader in 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for DEM
Security Information and Event Management

Datadog named a Leader in 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for DEM

Datadog has been named a Leader in Gartner's 2025 Magic Quadrant for Digital Experience Monitoring, marking the second consecutive year of recognition.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Thu, 30th Oct 2025
Dynatrace named leader again in 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant
Digital Transformation

Dynatrace named leader again in 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant

Dynatrace has been named a Leader again in Gartner's 2025 Magic Quadrant for Digital Experience Monitoring, recognised for its vision and execution.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Thu, 30th Oct 2025
Netpoleon & Vectra AI expand partnership to boost cyber defence
Cloud Security

Netpoleon & Vectra AI expand partnership to boost cyber defence

Netpoleon and Vectra AI have expanded their partnership to enhance cybersecurity in Australia and New Zealand with advanced AI-driven threat detection solutions.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Wed, 29th Oct 2025
Global IoT devices to exceed 20 billion in 2024, led by China
Digital Transformation

Global IoT devices to exceed 20 billion in 2024, led by China

The global IoT device count will exceed 20 billion in 2024, with China dominating cellular connections amid evolving tech trends and revised growth forecasts.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 29th Oct 2025

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Newgen recognised as 'Niche Player' in 2025 Gartner quadrant
Document Management

Newgen recognised as 'Niche Player' in 2025 Gartner quadrant

Newgen Software has been named a 'Niche Player' in Gartner's 2025 Magic Quadrant for Business Orchestration and Automation Technologies, highlighting its strengths in enterprise automation.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Thu, 6th Nov 2025
Cobalt expands platform for continuous offensive security testing
DevOps

Cobalt expands platform for continuous offensive security testing

Cobalt expands its Offensive Security Platform to offer continuous, AI-driven penetration testing, enhancing visibility and control for enterprise security teams.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 31st Oct 2025
ThoughtSpot sees 133% usage surge as enterprises embrace AI analytics
Data Analytics

ThoughtSpot sees 133% usage surge as enterprises embrace AI analytics

ThoughtSpot reports 133% rise in platform use as AI analytics gain traction, with 52% of customers using its Spotter AI agent for insights.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 30th Oct 2025