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DLMS & OpenADR pact links smart meters with flexibility
Clean technologies

DLMS & OpenADR pact links smart meters with flexibility

Utilities could more easily link meter data to demand response as DLMS User Association and the OpenADR Alliance align their technical standards.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Tue, 14th Apr 2026
IAG New Zealand shifts core claims platform to cloud
Disaster Recovery

IAG New Zealand shifts core claims platform to cloud

IAG New Zealand has moved its core Guidewire ClaimCentre system to Guidewire Cloud, aiming to boost claims resilience, scale and updates.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 13th Mar 2026
Wi-SUN unveils low-energy IoT certification for cities
Smart Cities

Wi-SUN unveils low-energy IoT certification for cities

Wi-SUN launches FAN 1.1 Low Energy certification to unify low-power and high-performance IoT devices on one smart city network.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026
Trilliant to showcase AI grid-edge tech at DISTRIBUTECH
Smart Cities

Trilliant to showcase AI grid-edge tech at DISTRIBUTECH

Trilliant will unveil AI-driven grid-edge intelligence and AMI innovations as sponsor, speaker and exhibitor at DISTRIBUTECH 2026.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Fri, 30th Jan 2026
Flexibility and interoperability are critical for next-generation advanced metering infrastructure
Smart Cities

Flexibility and interoperability are critical for next-generation advanced metering infrastructure

Energy utilities must prioritise flexibility and interoperability in advanced metering infrastructure to adapt swiftly and enhance customer service for the future.

By Steven Lupo • 4 min read • Wed, 29th Oct 2025
Gigamon unveils AI-powered Insights to boost cloud security & IT
Firewalls

Gigamon unveils AI-powered Insights to boost cloud security & IT

Gigamon launches AI-powered Insights to enhance cloud security and IT operations by integrating with AWS, Elastic, and Splunk for faster threat detection and troubleshooting.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Fri, 12th Sep 2025
Trilliant unveils analytics platform to cut utility losses
Smart Cities

Trilliant unveils analytics platform to cut utility losses

Trilliant launches cloud-independent Analytics as a Service to help utilities cut energy losses by enhancing data analysis, forecasting and decision-making.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Fri, 20th Jun 2025
Datadog reveals whoAMI attack vulnerability in AWS AMI
Security Information and Event Management

Datadog reveals whoAMI attack vulnerability in AWS AMI

Datadog's Security Labs have uncovered a serious vulnerability in AWS's Amazon Machine Image that could jeopardise thousands of accounts, prompting urgent security updates.

By Melania Watson • 2 min read • Thu, 13th Feb 2025
MTF Finance names Zoe Anderson as Chief Credit Officer
University of Otago

MTF Finance names Zoe Anderson as Chief Credit Officer

Zoe Anderson has been appointed Chief Credit Officer at MTF Finance, effective January 2025, bringing over 13 years of experience from RAC Finance.

By Imee Dequito • 2 min read • Wed, 30th Oct 2024
Using AI to boost data centre uptime and lower TCO
Intel

Using AI to boost data centre uptime and lower TCO

How integrating intel memory failure prediction with AMI firmware further reduces memory failures in the data center.

By George Clement and Zachary Bobroff • 5 min read • Tue, 9th Feb 2021
Microsoft WPC: Day 3 highlights
Microsoft

Microsoft WPC: Day 3 highlights

Day three highlights from Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference included speeches about empowerment, working together, announcements and ebooks.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 14th Jul 2016

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Gigamon boosts GigaVUE platform for quantum-safe encryption
Hybrid Cloud

Gigamon boosts GigaVUE platform for quantum-safe encryption

Gigamon unveils enhanced GigaVUE 6.12 platform, equipping firms with quantum-safe encryption tools to counter rising cryptographic threats by 2030.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 14th Nov 2025
Aligned & Lambda join forces on AI-ready data centre in Texas
DataCentre infrastructure

Aligned & Lambda join forces on AI-ready data centre in Texas

Aligned partners with Lambda to build AI-ready DFW-04 data centre in Plano, Texas, featuring advanced NVIDIA GPU cooling and Lambda's AI Cloud platform.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 12th May 2025
COVID-19: an opportunity for the water sector
Hybrid & Remote Work

COVID-19: an opportunity for the water sector

Lockdowns have boosted support for digital tools, wastewater monitoring and investment as utilities grapple with falling revenues and rising demand.

By Staff Writer • 10 min read • Sun, 23rd Aug 2020
BYOD in schools: the backpack a potential treasure trove for thieves
Technology in the Classroom

BYOD in schools: the backpack a potential treasure trove for thieves

A recent Facebook poll from IAG and AMI Insurance reveals high value technology are increasingly being carried around by students.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 4th Feb 2016
Neighbourly teams up with another corporate
Neighbourly

Neighbourly teams up with another corporate

BP joins AMI and The Warehouse in Neighbourly's family of corporate partnerships which helps the site with day-to-day running and ongoing development.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Wed, 29th Apr 2015