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NeonNow launches AI customer platform across 170 markets

Partners can now sell voice, messaging and AI-led service tools in 170 markets as the Sydney-founded firm expands overseas.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Thu, 2nd Apr 2026

Wearables

Spacetalk launches family app for safety, privacy & wellbeing

Australian tech firm Spacetalk unveils the Freedom Platform app to centralise family safety, privacy and wellbeing across smart devices and wearables.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Mon, 17th Nov 2025

DevOps

EFA disputes privacy claims from Australian age tech trial findings

Electronic Frontiers Australia disputes government claims that age assurance tech is private and robust, citing flawed methodology and privacy risks.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 15th Aug 2025

Global Stories

Messaging stories

Customer Experience

netnumber & Kudosity strike APAC messaging partnership

The deal should help enterprise customers improve message delivery and cut fraud risk as the pair expand across APAC markets.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

Granite buys US agency Right Hat in North America push

The deal strengthens Granite's US push, adding Chicago and Washington, DC, offices as North America moves towards half of group revenues by 2028.

By Raphael Veloso • 4 min read • Last month

Software-as-a-Service

Infobip jumps to 16th on Fortune Europe's innovation list

The Croatian group's climb into Fortune's top 25 highlights its growing AI push and puts it ahead of 51 rivals from last year's ranking.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Mon, 22nd Jun 2026

Unified Communications

Proximus Global rises to Gartner CPaaS leaders group

The upgrade should boost Proximus Global's appeal to multinational buyers seeking compliant messaging, identity and network tools across markets.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Mon, 1st Jun 2026

Unified Communications

Orange launches trusted AI, anti-drone & cloud tools

Orange unveils anti-drone service, trusted AI agents and sovereign cloud collaboration tools to bolster secure, resilient enterprise tech.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026

Digital Transformation

SeeBiz unveils social B2B marketplace for wholesalers

SeeBiz launches a social B2B wholesale marketplace, blending product catalogues, ordering tools and feed-based networking for trade users.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Mar 2026

Digital Transformation

Percona names Kyle Davis to lead Redis & Valkey push

Percona has appointed open source veteran Kyle Davis to spearhead its Redis and Valkey strategy amid shifting database licensing models.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Wed, 11th Mar 2026

Customer Relationship Management

AI-era contact centres become strategic CX data hubs

In 2026, AI turns the contact centre from a cost to a real-time intelligence engine, transforming CX into core competitive advantage.

By Martyn Riddle • 5 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026

Software-as-a-Service

Newo raises USD $25m to scale AI reception platform

Newo raises USD $25m to grow AI voice agents that answer calls for small businesses, after revenue doubled late 2025 amid rising demand.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 13th Feb 2026

Customer Relationship Management

Enreach & Cataleya launch APAC white-label UCaaS push

Enreach and Cataleya team up to launch a white-label UCaaS platform for APAC service providers, targeting booming cloud comms demand.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Fri, 9th Jan 2026

Customer Experience

Retail brands to send 3.9 billion messages in 2025 season

Retail brands will send a record 3.9 billion messages in the 2025 shopping season, up 15%, as AI and richer digital channels boost customer engagement.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2025

Customer Experience

Paytronix unveils AI tool to boost hospitality marketing campaigns

Paytronix launches Journey Builder, an AI tool that automates personalised marketing campaigns for restaurants and convenience stores in real time.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 30th Oct 2025

Unified Communications

Alcatel-Lucent unveils Rainbow Hub platform for Australia launch

Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise has launched its Rainbow Hub cloud platform in Australia, enhancing unified communications for businesses via local partnerships.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Thu, 11th Sep 2025