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Google Lens to unlock medicine data via GS1 barcodes in Australia
Digital Transformation

Google Lens to unlock medicine data via GS1 barcodes in Australia

Google Lens will soon read GS1 barcodes on Australian medicine packs, giving patients instant access to digital leaflets via phone cameras.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Feb 2026
eG Innovations appoints Jon Hatchuel to lead Australia
Virtualisation

eG Innovations appoints Jon Hatchuel to lead Australia

eG Innovations names Jon Hatchuel as its first Australia country manager, targeting growth in digital workspace monitoring and observability.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Wed, 18th Feb 2026

Global Stories

IT Department stories

IT leaders rethink cloud, AI spend amid lock-in fears
Data Protection

IT leaders rethink cloud, AI spend amid lock-in fears

IT leaders cool on cloud-only and AI-first as lock-in fears rise, eyeing hybrid models, faster VDI swaps and tighter rules on AI spend.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Feb 2026
Big firms slowly unwind VMware reliance after Broadcom deal
Virtualisation

Big firms slowly unwind VMware reliance after Broadcom deal

Big firms edge away from VMware after Broadcom deal, shifting select workloads to cloud while keeping core systems in place for now.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Feb 2026
VQ unveils Advanced Conferencing Centre for Cisco users
Unified Communications

VQ unveils Advanced Conferencing Centre for Cisco users

VQ launches Advanced Conferencing Centre to give Cisco Meeting Server users tighter control over complex, operator-led multi-room calls.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 18th Feb 2026
DryvIQ unveils Nasuni connector for unified governance
Storage

DryvIQ unveils Nasuni connector for unified governance

DryvIQ launches Nasuni connector to unify governance, migration and AI-ready insight across dispersed unstructured enterprise content.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 18th Feb 2026
Unilever partners Google Cloud to build AI-first backbone
Data Analytics

Unilever partners Google Cloud to build AI-first backbone

Unilever taps Google Cloud's AI and data platforms in a five-year deal to build an enterprise-wide digital backbone for its global brands.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Feb 2026
AI & endpoints reshape global information governance
Software-as-a-Service

AI & endpoints reshape global information governance

AI tools and shadow IT push information governance to the endpoint, forcing organisations to align policy with device-level reality.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Feb 2026
LockBit 5.0 ransomware targets Windows, Linux, ESXi
Malware

LockBit 5.0 ransomware targets Windows, Linux, ESXi

New LockBit 5.0 ransomware hits Windows, Linux and ESXi in single campaigns, widening blast radius across mixed and virtualised environments.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 18th Feb 2026
CompTIA launches SecAI+ to tackle AI security skills
Malware

CompTIA launches SecAI+ to tackle AI security skills

CompTIA unveils SecAI+ certification to equip cybersecurity professionals with AI security, risk management and governance skills.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 18th Feb 2026
ManageEngine boosts Site24x7 with causal, agentic AI
Hybrid Cloud

ManageEngine boosts Site24x7 with causal, agentic AI

ManageEngine adds causal intelligence and AI agents to Site24x7, promising faster incident triage and automated remediation for hybrid IT ops.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Feb 2026
McLaren extends Dell tech deal to power F1 data push
Storage

McLaren extends Dell tech deal to power F1 data push

McLaren extends its long-running Dell tech deal to boost AI-driven data, simulations and race strategy across its factory and F1 trackside ops.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Feb 2026
Kingspan Insulation taps Expereo for global SD-WAN revamp
Software-as-a-Service

Kingspan Insulation taps Expereo for global SD-WAN revamp

Kingspan Insulation picks Expereo to unify connectivity across 90 global sites, replacing MPLS with managed SD-WAN under one platform.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Feb 2026
Sabre, PayPal & Mindtrip unveil AI travel assistant
Digital Transformation

Sabre, PayPal & Mindtrip unveil AI travel assistant

Sabre, PayPal and Mindtrip are teaming up on an AI travel assistant that lets users discover, book and pay for trips in one chat-based flow.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Tue, 17th Feb 2026
HR, IT & finance urged to align on corporate travel
Digital Transformation

HR, IT & finance urged to align on corporate travel

HR, IT and finance must align on corporate travel or risk frustrated staff, weak compliance and poor cost control, SAP Concur warns.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Tue, 17th Feb 2026
Rockwell names Karen Hannify to lead APAC EPC alliances
DevOps

Rockwell names Karen Hannify to lead APAC EPC alliances

Rockwell Automation names Karen Hannify to lead Asia-Pacific EPC alliances as it ramps up engagement on major industrial and infrastructure projects.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Tue, 17th Feb 2026

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Orient hit by supply strains, wins new digital deals
Disaster Recovery

Orient hit by supply strains, wins new digital deals

Orient Technologies' Q3 margins slump on chip shortages and a lost cloud client, even as fresh digital contracts and a new centre lift outlook.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Tue, 17th Feb 2026