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Spinning to success: MAAP CFO reveals growth strategy with Annexa
Digital Transformation

Spinning to success: MAAP CFO reveals growth strategy with Annexa

MAAP Chief Financial Officer Matthew Nott says a NetSuite rollout with Annexa is helping the cycling brand scale across eight countries, while eyeing AI to do more with less.

By Annexa • 8 min read • Last week
Training lags behind AI use in Australian workplaces
DevOps

Training lags behind AI use in Australian workplaces

Australian workplaces use generative AI daily, but Plain English Foundation says formal training is missing as workers still battle errors and weak output.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week
Ip.Glass modernises Baiada Poultry's network with Fortinet
Firewalls

Ip.Glass modernises Baiada Poultry's network with Fortinet

Ip.Glass and Fortinet overhaul Baiada Poultry's network with Secure SD-WAN and security tools, bolstering resilience across IT and OT operations.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week

Global Stories

Productivity stories

Vultr deploys NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano Omni in cloud
Hybrid Cloud

Vultr deploys NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano Omni in cloud

Vultr adds NVIDIA's Nemotron 3 Nano Omni to its cloud, giving enterprises multimodal AI access through GPU clusters and serverless inference.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Karbon launches beta Gusto integration for payroll workflows
Digital Transformation

Karbon launches beta Gusto integration for payroll workflows

Karbon launches beta Gusto integration to bring payroll deadlines, approvals and client tasks into its practice management platform for US firms.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
Sage & PwC launch explainable AI for finance teams
Data Analytics

Sage & PwC launch explainable AI for finance teams

Sage and PwC unveil 'glass box' AI tools for finance teams as research shows 71% would reject systems that cannot explain outputs.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
RedCloud unveils three AI agents for FMCG supply chains
Data Analytics

RedCloud unveils three AI agents for FMCG supply chains

RedCloud plans three AI agents for FMCG supply chains, using USD $6.9 billion in trade data to aid stock, pricing and market planning decisions.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Last week
Most firms using AI see little business value, survey
DevOps

Most firms using AI see little business value, survey

Most organisations using AI are seeing productivity gains, but a survey found few are translating the technology into revenue or measurable ROI.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Hands-on review: D-Link 14-in-1 Thunderbolt 4 Docking Station DUF-E01
Gaming

Hands-on review: D-Link 14-in-1 Thunderbolt 4 Docking Station DUF-E01

D-Link's 14-in-1 Thunderbolt 4 Docking Station DUF-E01 brings 14 ports, 8K display support and a 135W PSU for portable devices.

By Darren Price • 4 min read • Last week
Sefiani & Staffbase launch Australia, NZ partnership
Unified Communications

Sefiani & Staffbase launch Australia, NZ partnership

Sefiani and Staffbase join forces to help Australian and New Zealand employers tackle worker unease over AI, change and frontline comms.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week

Stories from Other Regions

Productivity stories

AI saves marketers time but not strategy, survey says
Digital Transformation

AI saves marketers time but not strategy, survey says

Optimizely survey finds AI saves marketers time but leaves strategy squeezed, as 61% report efficiency gains while only 36% see more room for it.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
Turning practical AI use cases into measurable impact
Unified Communications

Turning practical AI use cases into measurable impact

AI is cutting contact-centre admin, spotting demand spikes and guiding agents in real time, helping firms lift service without losing the human touch.

By Richard Hall • 4 min read • Last week
Sage acquires Doyen AI to speed finance software migration
Digital Transformation

Sage acquires Doyen AI to speed finance software migration

Sage buys Doyen AI to cut finance software migration from weeks to days, as the group pushes deeper into AI-led onboarding tools.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
Indian CFOs plan bigger AI spend on finance & procurement
Data Analytics

Indian CFOs plan bigger AI spend on finance & procurement

Indian Chief Financial Officers are set to lift AI spending as finance and procurement teams switch to integrated platforms for faster, tighter control.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Last week
Milestone adds reporting & cloud storage in update
Storage

Milestone adds reporting & cloud storage in update

Milestone updates XProtect and Arcules with automated reporting, broader device support and long-term cloud video storage for hybrid security deployments.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Last week
hivr.ai & Radisson roll out group booking automation
Digital Transformation

hivr.ai & Radisson roll out group booking automation

Radisson Hotel Group rolls out hivr.ai software across Europe to cut manual rooming-list work in meetings and group hotel bookings.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
Cornelis adds federal partners for AI & HPC networking
Network Infrastructure

Cornelis adds federal partners for AI & HPC networking

Cornelis adds ASI Corp, CTG Federal and TVAR Solutions to widen channel access for CN5000 AI networking across government and HPC markets.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Last week