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MaxContact Australia rebrands as Kaizn in CX advisory pivot

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MaxContact Australia has rebranded as Kaizn, shifting focus to independent CX and contact centre advisory across Australia and New Zealand.
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Evergreen accelerates MSP deals with UK B Corp buy

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Evergreen seals 47 deals in 2025 and snaps up its first UK B Corp MSP, Optimising IT, to deepen global managed services expansion.
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KnowBe4 appoints Kelly Morgan as Chief Customer Officer

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KnowBe4 appoints former DocuSign executive Kelly Morgan as chief customer officer to steer global client strategy amid rising AI security risks.
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Proofpoint revamps global channel with new Partner Network

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Proofpoint overhauls its channel with a new Partner Network, adding richer incentives, deal protection and AI-focused services for partners.
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Enero lifts first-half profit as BMF & Orchard shine

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Enero lifts first-half profit 119% as BMF and Orchard drive double-digit margins and revenue growth across its marketing agency portfolio.
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Audit firms embed AI while tightening validation controls

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Audit firms embed AI in core workflows as new research shows rising adoption is matched by stricter validation, governance and training controls.
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monday.com boosts AI-first partner drive with new perks

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monday.com expands its global partner drive with AI incentives, new reseller paths and an upgraded platform to boost channel-led growth.
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Data-only extortion surges as remote access abused

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Data-only extortion soars 11-fold as attackers 'log in instead of break in', abusing remote access tools for faster, stealthier raids.
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LJMU launches AI academy to boost staff skills, save time

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Liverpool John Moores University launches AI Academy with Multiverse to upskill 134 staff and free hours weekly for teaching and research.
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Cognizant deepens Google Cloud pact for agentic AI

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Cognizant is expanding its Google Cloud partnership to accelerate enterprise deployment of agentic AI using Gemini Enterprise at scale.
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Turning shelfware into software value

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Australian firms will spend nearly AUD $6.2 billion on cybersecurity in 2025, but partners must tackle shelfware to unlock real value.
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Intuit debuts AI-native Accountant Suite in Australia

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Intuit launches its AI-native Accountant Suite in Australia, promising to ease capacity strain and turn automation into a growth driver.
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Client focus & AI adoption shape Australian law firms

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Australian midsize law firms double down on client care and incremental growth as AI use goes mainstream amid workload and talent strains.
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Notitia & Rod Jager form Tasmanian data partnership

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Notitia partners with Rod Jager Consulting to establish a formal Tasmanian base, expanding data and digital transformation services statewide.
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Human skills top workplace learning priorities for 2026

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Leadership and communication top 2026 workplace learning as employees prioritise human and business skills alongside rising AI adoption.
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BriefCatch buys WordRake tech to expand legal editing

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BriefCatch acquires WordRake's core tech and 12 US patents, aiming to fuse document-level and in-line legal editing in one platform.
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Unanet unveils Champ AI copilot for architecture ERP

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Unanet launches Champ AI copilot inside its architecture ERP, letting AEC firms query data in plain language and automate core workflows.
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Knowledge governance seen as key to AI adoption gap

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New research finds 85% of firms trial AI but only 17% use it daily, with weak knowledge governance blamed for stalled adoption.
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New foundation to track real-world AI in accounting

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A new foundation has launched to study how AI is transforming real-world accounting and finance work, from tax and audit to advisory.
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Contented raises NZD $4.1m to fuel AI expansion

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Christchurch AI startup Contented raises NZD $4.1m seed round to grow its meeting-minutes platform and push into Australia, UK and US.