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Australian office staff flout AI rules, study finds
Data Protection

Australian office staff flout AI rules, study finds

Many workers are risking disciplinary action by feeding customer data and confidential files into public AI tools, the survey found.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month
Australia replaces Essential Eight with new Essentials
Software-as-a-Service

Australia replaces Essential Eight with new Essentials

Australian businesses face a new cyber baseline as regulators move to align guidance with cloud, SaaS and AI-driven threats.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • This month
Nine signs Microsoft Copilot deal for Australian news
Digital Transformation

Nine signs Microsoft Copilot deal for Australian news

Australian readers will see Copilot responses grounded in Nine's mastheads, with snippets and links back to the original reporting.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month

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AI is redefining what your PC can do
Gaming

AI is redefining what your PC can do

Local processing is letting users keep sensitive data offline while speeding up everyday tasks, creative work and gaming on new AI PCs.

By Alexey Navolokin • 4 min read • This month
TP backs dtcpay's Asia-Pacific payments support push
Fintech

TP backs dtcpay's Asia-Pacific payments support push

Multilingual 24/7 support is becoming essential as Asia-Pacific payments firms race to reassure merchants using stablecoin-linked services.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • This month
Fortinet appoints Luca Simonelli as Asia Pacific chief
Digital Transformation

Fortinet appoints Luca Simonelli as Asia Pacific chief

The move puts a seasoned executive in charge of Fortinet's Asia Pacific push as cybersecurity spending accelerates across the region.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • This month
Singapore firms scale AI as governance lags behind
Digital Transformation

Singapore firms scale AI as governance lags behind

Governance and control systems are trailing AI roll-outs in Singapore, even as 37% of firms widen use and 14% embed it fully.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month
Ramco names Sandesh Bilagi as chief executive officer
Digital Transformation

Ramco names Sandesh Bilagi as chief executive officer

Six straight quarters of operational profit have paved the way for Sandesh Bilagi to steer global expansion and an AI-focused overhaul at Ramco Systems.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month
Exclusive Networks becomes Docker distribution partner
DevOps

Exclusive Networks becomes Docker distribution partner

UK and Ireland partners will gain wider access to Docker's container platform as Exclusive Networks expands its cloud-native software portfolio.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month
Most firms hit by AI security incidents, study finds
Data Protection

Most firms hit by AI security incidents, study finds

Most organisations are exposed to AI security breaches, with AvePoint finding 88.4% suffered at least one incident in the past year.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month
Insight launches Microsoft 365 E7 rollout across workforce
Digital Transformation

Insight launches Microsoft 365 E7 rollout across workforce

The rollout gives Insight a test case for selling Microsoft's newest AI tools after a survey found most Australian firms are still only experimenting.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month
Vertiv opens Johor plant to meet AI demand in Asia
Digital Transformation

Vertiv opens Johor plant to meet AI demand in Asia

Hundreds of jobs and local testing capacity are set to follow, as Vertiv expands regional supply for AI data centre equipment across Asia.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • This month
Dell names ANZ partner award winners as AI focus grows
Hybrid Cloud

Dell names ANZ partner award winners as AI focus grows

Partners across Australia and New Zealand will gain more AI-linked incentives and tools as Dell reshapes its programme around customer demand.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month
Software Combined names first Chief Technology Officer
Digital Transformation

Software Combined names first Chief Technology Officer

The appointment gives the acquirer a central technology lead as it tries to speed AI adoption across 13 independently run software businesses.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • This month
Alpha FMC launches AI engine for fund document compliance
Software-as-a-Service

Alpha FMC launches AI engine for fund document compliance

Fund managers could cut compliance review times sharply as Alpha FMC says its AI engine checked documents faster and more accurately than humans.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • This month
Asia-Pacific GSMA roundtable calls for AI network upgrade
Network Infrastructure

Asia-Pacific GSMA roundtable calls for AI network upgrade

Rising AI demand is forcing Asia-Pacific telecoms to upgrade networks for lower latency, higher bandwidth and tighter cross-border coordination.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • This month
Asia-Pacific telecoms push AI monetisation at roundtable
Robotics

Asia-Pacific telecoms push AI monetisation at roundtable

Operators in Asia-Pacific are under pressure to find new revenue as AI services and 5G-Advanced reshape telecoms economics.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • This month
Asia-Pacific digital economies face highest identity fraud
Data Protection

Asia-Pacific digital economies face highest identity fraud

Remote onboarding is leaving Asia-Pacific's most digital markets exposed, with Indonesia seeing the highest identity-fraud signals in Shufti's data.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • This month