Japan stories

KnowBe4 honours APJ partners in Singapore, with SSS Cybersecurity Specialists named regional winner as Australia, Thailand and Japan firms also recognised.

Borderless AI rolls out crypto-native payroll tool as demand grows for flexible pay options among globally dispersed workforces.

DTEX warns that AI agents controlled via Telegram and WhatsApp can quietly access files, expose credentials and exfiltrate data from endpoints.

NEC and Anthropic team up to develop secure AI tools for finance, manufacturing and local government in Japan.

Saviynt appoints Tim Wedande as Field Chief Technology Officer for Asia Pacific and Japan, with Melbourne base, to bolster identity security strategy.

Oracle and Google Cloud add Gemini Enterprise access to governed database data, letting users query enterprise records in natural language without SQL.

Pinewood boosts annual revenue and EBITDA as testing begins at Lithia's US dealerships, with cash rising and medium-term growth targets intact.

Asia Pacific businesses are expanding AI hardware use as new research shows strong uptake of AI PCs and workstations for different workloads.

CrowdStrike honours JAPAC channel partners in Vietnam, with Sekuro, The Missing Link, AWS Japan and others recognised across services-led security roles.

GitLab lets AWS customers run Duo Agent Platform inference through Amazon Bedrock, keeping AI workflows inside existing cloud controls and spending commitments.

AI is helping industrial leaders move beyond reactive fixes as new asset performance tools cut downtime, cost and risk across critical operations.

CrowdStrike deepens managed security push in Japan and Asia Pacific with Dicker Data and Otsuka to reach more SMBs through channel partners.

Matsui Securities turns to Broadridge software to automate lending workflows, as Japan's JASDEC changes push firms towards faster post-trade processing.

Cohesity names Nigel Lee as Technical Sales Leader for Asia Pacific and Japan, sharpening its regional push in data security and cyber resilience.

Databricks taps Simon Davies to steer Asia Pacific and Japan push amid 85% regional growth and a bigger Singapore base.

Japan institutions grow more bullish on crypto as Nomura survey shows stronger diversification interest and rising appetite for stablecoins.

UK ranks 70th in Broadband Genie's global survey, as Eastern Europe tops the cheapest fixed-line internet markets and North America stays costly.

Study finds AI now shapes investment research for 78.3% of users, with strongest enthusiasm in the Middle East and Latin America.

Moloco has extended its adtech push into television with a new performance product for app marketers, promising real-time optimisation and attribution.

Deloitte, Microsoft and Intel among SAS partner awards winners as global software vendor spotlights channel growth across Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas.