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OpenText gains top IRAP security approval for government use
Risk & Compliance

OpenText gains top IRAP security approval for government use

OpenText has achieved top-tier IRAP security approval, enabling its platforms to be widely used by Australian government agencies handling classified data.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 18th Jul 2025
Cohesity Gaia brings AI-powered backup search to Microsoft 365
Data Protection

Cohesity Gaia brings AI-powered backup search to Microsoft 365

Cohesity Gaia now integrates with Microsoft 365 Copilot, enabling AI-powered search of backup data within the familiar Microsoft 365 interface for enterprise users.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 18th Jul 2025
Gresham names Hayley Zhu Sales Director to lead APAC growth
Fintech

Gresham names Hayley Zhu Sales Director to lead APAC growth

Gresham appoints Hayley Zhu as Sales Director to drive growth and lead strategy across Asia-Pacific's evolving financial technology landscape.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Fri, 18th Jul 2025
HATLAB launches smart data programme with USD $40m backing
Marketing Technologies

HATLAB launches smart data programme with USD $40m backing

HATLAB Studio launches Smart Data Transformation Programme with USD $40m backing to help firms convert customer data into secure, self-custodied digital assets.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 4 min read • Thu, 17th Jul 2025
Netskope One DSPM now available via AI Agents on AWS Marketplace
Data Protection

Netskope One DSPM now available via AI Agents on AWS Marketplace

Netskope One DSPM is now available via AWS Marketplace's AI Agents category, enabling streamlined data security deployment for AI and cloud users.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Thu, 17th Jul 2025
F5 enhances AI data protection with real-time leak detection tools
Data Protection

F5 enhances AI data protection with real-time leak detection tools

F5 launches real-time data leak detection tools to protect sensitive info and curb shadow AI risks across hybrid and multicloud environments.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Thu, 17th Jul 2025
AI Appreciation Day spotlights progress, pitfalls & path ahead
Digital Transformation

AI Appreciation Day spotlights progress, pitfalls & path ahead

AI Appreciation Day highlights AI's vast impact across sectors, stressing the need for balanced innovation, security, ethics, and governance in its growing use.

By Kaleah Salmon • 5 min read • Wed, 16th Jul 2025
AI leaders urge ethics, data & trust to unlock value
Human Capital Management

AI leaders urge ethics, data & trust to unlock value

AI leaders in Australia and New Zealand highlight ethics, trust, and quality data as essential to unlocking AI's full potential for business and society.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 16th Jul 2025
AI Appreciation Day: Experts discuss business operations and transformation
Data Analytics

AI Appreciation Day: Experts discuss business operations and transformation

Experts highlight how asset-centric firms must adopt AI carefully using a Walk, Jog, Run approach to integrate transformation and governance effectively.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Mon, 14th Jul 2025
AI and cloud growth demands smarter security for SMBs
Data Protection

AI and cloud growth demands smarter security for SMBs

SMBs across Asia Pacific embrace AI and cloud to boost growth, yet face rising cybersecurity challenges needing smarter, integrated security strategies.

By Rhonda Robati • 3 min read • Fri, 11th Jul 2025
Bolt Insight gains SOC 2 Type I for secure AI research platform
Data Protection

Bolt Insight gains SOC 2 Type I for secure AI research platform

Bolt Insight's AI research platform BoltChatAI has achieved SOC 2 Type I certification, confirming robust data security and privacy practices for global users.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 10th Jul 2025
AI needs us: Why human oversight is crucial for realising AI's potential
Digital Transformation

AI needs us: Why human oversight is crucial for realising AI's potential

Human oversight is vital for AI's success, ensuring ethical use, optimised performance, and unlocking its true potential in business and innovation.

By Terry Smagh • 4 min read • Thu, 10th Jul 2025
Trend Micro invests in Pacific as regional cybersecurity surges
Endpoint Protection

Trend Micro invests in Pacific as regional cybersecurity surges

Trend Micro boosts its Pacific Islands investment after 150% growth, aiming to triple revenue by 2027 amid rising regional cybersecurity demands.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 9th Jul 2025

Stories from Other Regions

Digital transformation projects see GBP £8m spend amid AI impact
DevOps

Digital transformation projects see GBP £8m spend amid AI impact

Businesses invest an average of GBP £8 million in digital transformation, yet over one third struggle with delays, cost overruns, and proving ROI amid AI impacts.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Thu, 17th Jul 2025
Digital transformation projects see GBP £8 million average spend
Digital Transformation

Digital transformation projects see GBP £8 million average spend

Businesses invest an average of GBP £8 million in digital transformation projects, yet over one in three initiatives face failure or costly overruns amid AI-driven changes.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 9th Jul 2025
Seventy percent of CFOs risk errors by relying on Excel for finance
Digital Transformation

Seventy percent of CFOs risk errors by relying on Excel for finance

Seventy percent of CFOs still rely on Excel for finance despite risks of costly errors, data breaches, and lack of control over critical financial data.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Wed, 9th Jul 2025
Katalyze AI debuts Digityze AI to boost pharma data workflow
Artificial Intelligence

Katalyze AI debuts Digityze AI to boost pharma data workflow

Katalyze AI has launched Digityze AI on Snowflake Marketplace to streamline data extraction and management in biopharmaceutical manufacturing workflows.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Wed, 9th Jul 2025