Australian Stories - Page 19

Australian Stories

Australian stories

Australia cyber framework to value skills over papers

Australia's cyber jobs shortage is pushing employers to judge practical performance and incident readiness more than certificates and titles alone.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • This month

Firewalls

Tenants demand private networks in Australian offices

Most Australian office seekers now want private networks before signing leases, as cyber security shifts from IT issue to workplace priority.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month

Fintech

B2Bpay launches rent card payments service for tenants

Renters who rely on card rewards could soon lose that option as one major payments platform stops taking cards, prompting a new alternative.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month

Payment Technologies

Australia bans card surcharges - will we follow suit?

Kiwi shoppers could soon be spared paywave fees, with support growing for a New Zealand ban after Australia's new rules took effect on Thursday.

By Susan Edmunds • 3 min read • This month

Smart Cities

Robotaxis could reach Australia by 2028, but hurdles remain

Robotaxi service could be viable in Australia within 24 months if operators win approvals and prove the vehicles can handle local roads safely.

By David Shilovsky • 5 min read • This month

Global Stories

Australian stories

Data Analytics

Supanova expands Leap partnership to boost ticketing

The expanded deal has helped lift revenue 32% year on year as Supanova folds ticketing, marketing and event operations into one system.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month

Digital Transformation

V2 AI wins AWS agentic AI competency in Asia Pacific

The accreditation could help regulated firms in Asia Pacific choose a partner for deploying agentic AI on AWS with stronger governance and security.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • This month

Data Analytics

Avanade appoints Ben Beath as Chief AI Officer to lead

The appointment reflects rising pressure on services firms to turn AI from pilot projects into measurable gains for clients and their own operations.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • This month

Edge Computing

Exclusive: Castrol puts data centre experts behind CORE

The shift towards AI-ready liquid cooling is prompting Castrol to target new-build data centres and costly retrofits across Asia Pacific.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • This month

Digital Transformation

Three technology myths CIOs should stop believing

Many firms are wasting AI spend by tackling the technology before defining the business problem, leaving CIOs to rethink old assumptions.

By Tal Nathan • 4 min read • This month

Unified Communications

Logitech blends style, work practicality with Zone Vibe Pro

Hybrid workers will soon be able to effortlessly swap between calls and music without changing headsets, as Logitech's new model lands in October.

By David Shilovsky • 4 min read • This month

Security Information and Event Management

Hexnode XDR adds macOS support & faster remediation

MacOS users can now be covered by Hexnode's XDR as the update aims to cut alert overload and speed up threat response for IT teams.

By Raphael Veloso • 4 min read • This month

Software-as-a-Service

Pipedrive rolls out Nova AI meeting tool worldwide

Sales teams will get AI meeting notes and CRM updates at no extra cost as Pipedrive expands Nova across Google Meet, Zoom and Teams.

By Raphael Veloso • 4 min read • This month

Software-as-a-Service

Medow Health AI raises AUD $3.5 million for AI front desk

Missed calls in specialist clinics could now be triaged by software, as the company expands beyond note-taking into reception work.

By Raphael Veloso • 3 min read • This month

Robotics

Seeing Machines unveils 3D human sensing for robots

Factories and warehouses could see safer robot interactions as the system reads human posture and movement in real time on embedded hardware.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month

Hybrid Cloud

Fujitsu signs technology deal with Dyno Nobel worldwide

The agreement will simplify IT support for more than 4,700 employees across six continents, as Dyno Nobel overhauls ageing systems.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month

Software-as-a-Service

Zscaler promotes Sanjay Yadave to Asia Pacific & Japan

Rising corporate AI spending in the region is sharpening demand for security and governance tools as enterprises move beyond experimentation.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month

Data Protection

Australia & New Zealand urged to act on cyber risks

Smaller firms across Australia and New Zealand face rising cyber losses as vendors warn that AI, cloud sprawl and quantum risks are widening exposure.

By Raphael Veloso • 8 min read • Last month

Gaming

Riot brings VALORANT Laneways pop-up event to Melbourne

The free two-day event gives Australian and New Zealand players an early chance to try the console version during Melbourne International Games Week.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last month

Network Infrastructure

Arctic Wolf details post-exploit NetScaler attacks

Affected organisations may still face unauthorised access after patching, as researchers found attackers using scripts and reverse shells on NetScaler devices.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last month

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