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Elastic has appointed Jeremy Pell as Area Vice President for Australia and New Zealand, aiming to boost growth and customer satisfaction in a competitive market.

Fortra's newly released 2025 cybersecurity survey reveals evolving threats, with 83% of professionals citing phishing as their top concern, alongside rising worries over AI.

HubSpot has launched its first data centre in Australia, enabling local businesses to enhance performance and data sovereignty while meeting compliance needs.

GitHub has launched its Enterprise Cloud with local data residency in Australia, enabling regulated sectors to securely store their code while embracing cloud services.

Australia's NEXTDC has received the Outstanding Data Centre Company Award at the PTC25 event in Hawaii, highlighting its pivotal role in digital infrastructure.

The Kentico Site of the Year 2024 Awards have celebrated 30 exceptional digital projects, demonstrating the platform's growing impact across various industries.

As Australia prepares for 2025, agentic automation is set to revolutionise industries, enhancing productivity and collaboration through advanced AI capabilities.

Australia unveils its first independent tech policy think tank, the Tech Policy Design Institute, aiming to shape the future of digital regulation and innovation.

Wiz has partnered with The Instillery to boost adoption of its Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform in the Asia-Pacific, enhancing cloud security solutions.

Lumea has launched its 'fibre in the sky' spectrum sharing service in Australia, promising businesses and governments reduced costs and enhanced data connectivity.

HP has announced its new Elite t660 Thin Client, claiming to be the world's most secure desktop thin client, available from March 2025.

ASUS has launched its AI-powered ExpertBook P5, a laptop designed for professionals that promises to enhance productivity and collaboration in hybrid work settings.

Sonatype's latest research reveals a shocking rise in open source malware, with over 778,500 malicious packages detected in 2024, primarily affecting government organisations.

Orbus Software has acquired Sydney-based Capsifi to enhance its OrbusInfinity platform, aiming for a more robust enterprise transformation solution.

The Canberra Innovation Network has boosted the Australian Capital Territory's economy, adding AUD $196 million to its Gross State Product in 2024.

Macquarie Government has expanded its partnership with Netskope, enhancing network security for a major Federal Government department in Australia.

SentinelLabs has unveiled a report on CyberVolk, detailing the hacktivist group's ransomware activities and connections within the cybercrime ecosystem.

Leostream vows to support HP customers using Teradici Tera 2 chipsets in zero clients, amid HP's plans to phase out the product by 2024.

A Yahoo survey reveals 74% of advertising leaders prioritise tracking over privacy solutions ahead of changes to Australia's Privacy Act.

Trellis Data has launched a new AI decoding method, Dynamic Depth Decoding, which could cut computational needs by 68.4% and speed up processes significantly.