Global Stories

Pismo appoints Simon Keys as spearhead the expansion in the Oceania region, including Australia & New Zealand

Pismo, a cloud-native payment processing platform, appoints Simon Keys to lead expansion in Australia and New Zealand amid global growth.

By Zach Thompson • 2 min read • Fri, 1st Jul 2022

Software-as-a-Service

Checkbox appoints James Dougherty as US expansion strategist

Checkbox has hired James Dougherty to lead their US expansion strategy, including talent recruitment and opening a new office. #legaltech #expansion.

By Zach Thompson • 2 min read • Fri, 1st Jul 2022

Data Analytics

Data crucial to capture shoppers' wallets post-COVID

First-party data strategies key to driving personalisation, customer satisfaction, and long-lasting relationships according to a new report.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 30th Jun 2022

Cybersecurity

Blasé attitudes to cybersecurity by business a national risk

The largely unregulated state of cybersecurity in NZ, and consequential ambivalence of most businesses, risk hurting the country's trading prospects.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 30th Jun 2022

Hyperscale

Global investment in data centers more than doubled in 2021

DLA Piper survey shows global investment in data center infrastructure doubled in 2021, driven by growth of hyperscalers and demand for cloud services.

By Jessie Chiang • 4 min read • Tue, 28th Jun 2022

Data Analytics

Consumers want personalisation, but don't trust brands with their data

Customers expect personalisation during every brand interaction but they don't trust brands to keep their personal data secure and to use it responsibly.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 24th Jun 2022

Customer Relationship Management

Customer service agents don't want to return to contact centres

A new report has revealed that 85% of customer service agents want to work full-time at home and not return to contact centre offices.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 22nd Jun 2022

Cybersecurity

Kaspersky opens three new centers to boost data management

Cybersecurity company Kaspersky has opened three new Transparency Centers, one in Japan, the second in Singapore and the third in the United States.

By Jessie Chiang • 3 min read • Mon, 20th Jun 2022

Unified Communications

Singapore found to have the speediest internet rates in the world

New research from BanklessTimes has shown that Singapore has the highest recorded median internet speed in the world at 207.61 MBPS.

By Mitchell Hageman • 3 min read • Mon, 20th Jun 2022

Unified Communications

Huawei unveils cutting-edge inventions at innovation event

Huawei has unveiled a range of new inventions as part of its biennial Top Ten Inventions Awards at the Broadening the Innovation Landscape 2022 forum.

By Zach Thompson • 3 min read • Fri, 10th Jun 2022

Malware

Akamai researches top three internet security threats

Akamai Technologies has released three new research reports focusing on ransomware, web applications and APIs, and DNS traffic.

By Jessie Chiang • 3 min read • Fri, 10th Jun 2022

Firewalls

Who is on Fortinet's new Public Sector Advisory Council?

Fortinet says its new Public Sector Advisory Council will expand its commitment to secure public sector organisations worldwide.

By Jessie Chiang • 5 min read • Wed, 8th Jun 2022

Digital Transformation

FPT Software, Udacity partner to improve upskilling program

FPT Software partners with Udacity to offer fully sponsored Nanodegree training to upskill employees. Up to 9,000 IT engineers to benefit.

By Zach Thompson • 2 min read • Wed, 1st Jun 2022

Social Media

Govt must step up to police social media - InternetNZ boss

A technology industry leader is urging the government not to shy away from policing social media platforms in New Zealand.

By RNZ • 2 min read • Tue, 31st May 2022

Leadership

Yellow.ai appoints Surbhi Agarwal as global marketing senior vice president

Yellow.ai appoints Surbhi Agarwal as Global Marketing SVP to lead marketing initiatives for the Conversational AI company's global expansion.

By Zach Thompson • 2 min read • Fri, 27th May 2022

Crypto

Australians lead the way in digital payment use - report

Australian consumers are at the forefront of mobile wallet use and adoption of digital banking tools, abandoning cash and physical payment experiences.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 27th May 2022