Australian Stories

How Australia's energy market can be a case study for data rights

Australia's Power of Choice reforms highlight the complexities of data rights, presenting a learning opportunity for banking and telecommunications sectors.

By Giovanni Polizzi • 5 min read • Wed, 13th Feb 2019

Cloud Services

Why Australia needs more compliance experts

Australia faces a booming demand for risk and compliance experts, as over 60% of executives aim to expand their teams, the latest Compliance Index reveals.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 4th Feb 2019

Global Stories

Data Analytics

Xero launches new data capture product in NZ

Xero launches Hubdoc in NZ, leveraging AI to automate admin tasks for SMEs. With over 150 connections, it's set to transform Kiwi businesses.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 14th Feb 2019

Robotic Process Automation

ABBYY brings AI to Quanton's RPA solutions

Quanton partners with ABBYY to enhance RPA solutions with AI, offering Kiwi organisations advanced tools for intelligent automation and content processing.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Thu, 14th Feb 2019

Fintech

OneSpan uses AI to tackle financial account fraud

Its new solution uses machine learning to protect online and mobile channels, as well as meet compliance requirements for transactional risk analysis.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Wed, 13th Feb 2019

Fintech

Reckon Group announces a steady profit in 2018

Reckon Group reported a steady profit for 2018, with underlying NPAT up by 3%, revenue of AUD $75.4 million, and a 500% increase in debt reduction.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 12th Feb 2019

Phishing

Email fraud increased by 476% in last year - Proofpoint

As these threats continue to grow in volume and sophistication, it is imperative that organisations implement a people-centric security approach.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Fri, 8th Feb 2019

Document Management

Xero announces new partnerships with Uber and Adobe

Xero forges new alliances with Uber for Business and Adobe Sign to streamline admin tasks and boost productivity for small businesses and advisors.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 5th Feb 2019

DevOps

Compliance requirements driving better data management - 451 Research

90% of respondents in a 451 Research report say they will significantly increase investment in DataOps technologies this year.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 5th Feb 2019

Fintech

How Fintech will impact Kiwi businesses in 2019

FintechNZ forecasts major fintech changes in 2019, impacting Kiwi businesses with financial unbundling, new investment platforms, and advancing wearable tech.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 5th Feb 2019

Digital Transformation

US-China trade war a 'double-edged sword' for ICT spending

The trade war, among other factors, is set to negatively impact global ICT spending but the market will still experience positive growth.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Tue, 5th Feb 2019

Endpoint Protection

Achieving uncompromising security without compromising privacy

Navigating the BYOD era, companies must balance robust security measures with user privacy, steering away from invasive MDM to agentless solutions.

By David Shephard • 4 min read • Fri, 1st Feb 2019

Fintech

MYOB launches new compliance workflow beta

Users are invited to trial the new program, that promises to halve the amount of time spent on the compliance process.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Fri, 1st Feb 2019

Huawei

Huawei continues to plead innocent despite serious criminal charges

Huawei faces 13-count indictment in the US, including bank fraud, wire fraud, and conspiracy charges. CFO Meng also indicted.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 3 min read • Wed, 30th Jan 2019

Unified Communications

70% of organisations to adopt AI by 2021 – still 'human' work though

Gartner says while there are obvious concerns for today's workforce, the massive rise of AI will be about augmentation, not total automation.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 30th Jan 2019

DevOps

How to resolve the problems that come with digital transformation

Digital transformation has become a common requirement for Australian businesses of all sizes, but it comes with new challenges for tech professionals.

By Patrick Hubbard • 5 min read • Tue, 29th Jan 2019

Data Protection

Why responsible use of workforce data is essential for business growth

Business leaders must implement responsible data strategies to build employee trust and drive revenue growth, according to a report from Accenture.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 4 min read • Tue, 29th Jan 2019

Fintech

573 days: Financial sector slow to fix vulnerabilities

Financial services companies took 29 days to address a quarter of their vulnerabilities in coding, and 573 days to remediate all open vulnerabilities.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 28th Jan 2019