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Australian Stories

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Digital Transformation

DXC, Jollibee ink deal to boost digital growth

5-year deal inked between DXC Technology and Jollibee Foods to boost digital transformation across 3,200+ stores.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 18th Aug 2023

IT Industry

GapMap: Australia's fast-food sector shows strong growth

GapMaps' recent report reveals Australia's fast-food sector remains buoyant, adding 174 new stores in the last financial year.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Wed, 16th Aug 2023

Global Stories

Africa stories

Network Infrastructure

Dell Technologies enables winning rugby team with data insights

Dell Technologies is helping the Springboks improve their performance by providing data insights and anywhere access to video snippets.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 14th Sep 2023

Partner Programmes

Exclusive: LastPass Partner Program is empowering customers

LastPass is taking the lead in being a channel-centric organisation through the launch of the LastPass Allegiance Partner Program.

By Tom Raynel • 4 min read • Fri, 8th Sep 2023

Ransomware

Qakbot cyber hacking operation revealed by Check Point and FBI

FBI dismantles Qakbot cyber hacking operation, impacting 700k computers worldwide. The malware is highly adaptive and financially-driven.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 31st Aug 2023

Leadership

Mastercam appoints Nicolas Le Moigne as VP of Sales

Nicolas Le Moigne ascends to Vice President of Sales at Mastercam, aiming to bolster the company's global market position in CAM software.

By Imee Dequito • 2 min read • Thu, 31st Aug 2023

Fintech

Xero opens Beautiful Business Fund to small businesses

Xero announced submissions are now open and there are four categories Kiwi small businesses can put themselves forward for.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 24th Aug 2023

DataCentre infrastructure

India's data centre industry takes on the challenge

India's booming digital infrastructure and renewable energy adoption are making it an attractive market for data centres.

By Phillip Marangella • 6 min read • Thu, 17th Aug 2023

Phishing

Trend Micro, Interpol take down phishing operation

Trend Micro collaborates with law enforcement to dismantle phishing-as-a-service operation, leading to multiple arrests.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 17th Aug 2023

Agricultural Technology

Livestock facial recognition tech Stoktake getting popular

Stoktake takes a photo of the animal's face on a smartphone or tablet and uploads it to Stoktake's proprietary AI and machine learning cloud platform.

By Gaurav Sharma • 4 min read • Wed, 16th Aug 2023

Phishing

KnowBe4 makes donation to protect endangered species

KnowBe4, the security awareness training and simulated phishing platform will celebrate its 13th anniversary by donating to protect endangered species.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Mon, 14th Aug 2023

EduTech

Worldwide smartphone shipments continue to decline

Worldwide smartphone shipments declined 7.8% year over year to 265.3 million units in the second quarter of 2023.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Mon, 31st Jul 2023

Breach Prevention

Thales takes cybersecurity to next level with Imperva acquisition

Thales to acquire cybersecurity firm Imperva for $3.6bn, aiming to boost its cybersecurity capabilities and create a global integrated player.

By Shannon Williams • 7 min read • Thu, 27th Jul 2023

Customer Experience

Yellow.ai appoints KT Prasad as Chief Revenue Officer

Yellow.ai appoints KT Prasad, former Zendesk leader, as Chief Revenue Officer - International Region, strengthening global market position.

By Imee Dequito • 2 min read • Thu, 27th Jul 2023

Unified Communications

Ascensos uses Calabrio ONE to save 375 hours a week

Ascensos is using Calabrio ONE to schedule 2,500 agents at seven contact centre locations in the United Kingdom, Romania, Turkey, and South Africa.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Mon, 24th Jul 2023

Investment

New research shows luxury retailers investment expectations

New global research reveals that luxury retailers expect technology investments will boost operational efficiency across the sector.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Mon, 24th Jul 2023

Stories from Other Regions

Africa stories

Customer Experience

Celonis appoints Philippe Mathieu as EMEA Go-to-Market Leader

Celonis appoints Philippe Mathieu as Go-to-Market Leader for EMEA, LATAM, and APAC, driving expansion and growth in key regions.

By Imee Dequito • 3 min read • Wed, 13th Sep 2023

Partner Programmes

Vortex 6 welcomes Andy Macleod as VP of Customer Experience

Industry specialist Andy Macleod joins Vortex 6 as VP of Customer Experience EMEAR, strengthening the leadership team at the cloud and services provider.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Sat, 2nd Sep 2023