Modernisation stories

ASX and TCS go live with CHESS Release 1, starting Australia's long-running post-trade overhaul with new cash clearing and settlement.

GitLab adds Anthropic's latest Claude models to Duo Agent Platform, giving enterprises cloud-based access with governance, compliance and audit controls.

Civica splits product and engineering as Ian O'Brien and Neal Watkins take top roles to drive AI-led public sector software push.

Melbourne Park has chosen AXS to handle year-round ticketing across its major venues, expanding the platform's role beyond the Australian Open.

AI pushes software sellers towards hybrid billing as usage charges jump sevenfold and finance teams face rising invoicing risk.

Actionstep and iManage team up to give midsize law firms a single workflow for matters, documents, governance and security.

Multiplier expands in New Zealand with Oxygen Advisors buyout as the startup-focused accounting firm joins its global roll-up.

Zoho opens a Parramatta office as ANZ customer numbers jump 30%, partners 44% and staff 42%, bolstering Sydney's western tech hub.

Energy and chemicals groups target 80% autonomous operations by 2030 as AI-led automation accelerates amid costs, labour gaps and demand.

Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly Remake scares up smart tweaks and gyro thrills on Switch 2, but creaky 30fps and cut content haunt it.

Oracle named IDC MarketScape leader for AI-enabled embedded trade finance apps, bolstering its position in bank trade digitisation.

Unlimit appoints Irene Skrynova CEO of global payments to unify its processing, product and tech as it pivots to financial infrastructure.

Forcepoint adds ARIA AI assistant and a faster endpoint agent to Data Security Cloud to tighten policy control for generative AI workloads.

ECI acquires Drypowder to embed AI-driven AR and digital payments into its ERP platforms for construction and building materials users.

Identity management is set to dominate 2026 security agendas as HID research shows rising convergence, biometrics use and privacy scrutiny.

Smart Communications helps organisations in regulated industries face down communication challenges every day.

Sales teams enter new years blind as quotas arrive late, targets shift faster and AI fails to fix mounting planning and commission chaos.

DTCC appoints Adam Watson to lead its global asset services arm, overseeing strategy, operations and modernisation of a core business line.

Generative AI surge set to push global enterprise IT spend to USD $4.96tr by 2026, as services and cloud outpace hardware and comms.

Nintex refreshes its K2 on-prem platform with new custom UI controls, accessibility upgrades and deeper diagnostics for secure workflows.