About Zach
Zach Thompson
News Editor
Zach has experience with filmmaking, magazine writing, and a curiosity about the world and the stories of the people around him. He is accustomed to the city life, but likes to get away to visit family when he can. Zach loves to create and when he is not in the office, he is usually drawing, writing fiction stories, or watching a movie.
Former TechDay team member.
Stories by Zach - Page 55
New Zealand tech company acquires SmarTest Electronics
Fri, 8th Apr 2022
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manufacturing
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m&a
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fibre optics
Quantifi Photonics has acquired SmarTest Electronics to fast-track product development for the optical communications test market.
TIN releases Fintech Insights Report as NZ sector grows
Fri, 8th Apr 2022
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fintech
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technology investment network
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financial results
Technology Investment Network (TIN) has released New Zealand's first Fintech Insights Report, revealing the sector's global worth of $2bn.
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New Relic launches industry-first service level management
Thu, 7th Apr 2022
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crm
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devops
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cx
New Relic introduces a service level management experience to help developers and operators utilize SRE best practices.
Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Introducing BillingPlatform
Thu, 7th Apr 2022
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fintech
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cx
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martech
Today, we are joined by BillingPlatform CEO Dennis Wall, who introduces the company and discusses why its offerings are vital to the customer journey.
Apple to host annual Worldwide Developers Conference online
Wed, 6th Apr 2022
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edutech
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apple
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wwdc
Apple has announced it will once again be hosting its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in an online format, free for all developers to attend.
Arcanum accepted into Amazon Web Services ISV Program
Wed, 6th Apr 2022
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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partner programmes
Arcanum has announced it has been accepted into the AWS ISV Accelerate Program, offering business expansion through new connections.
MetricStream announces new product for improved GRC
Tue, 5th Apr 2022
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financial systems
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risk & compliance
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clean technologies
MetricStream has announced a new product to simplify the ability to navigate the rapidly growing importance of governance, risk, and compliance (GRC).
Dynatrace named Leader in Cloud Observability Solutions
Mon, 4th Apr 2022
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devops
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digital transformation
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application security
Dynatrace has been named a Leader in the 2022 GigaOm Radar for Cloud Observability Solutions because of its uniquely comprehensive approach.
Advantage, SentinelOne partner to bolster incident response
Mon, 4th Apr 2022
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advanced persistent threat protection
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partner programmes
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advantage nz
Advantage has announced a partnership with SentinelOne to strengthen its incident response (IR) and threat detection services in New Zealand and the Pacific.
Sift sheds light on fraud in the eCommerce sector
Mon, 4th Apr 2022
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
The pandemic has driven record levels of online shopping. Although retailers of all sizes are suffering increasing levels of fraud.
Shipsy appoints Iyad Kamal as COO
Fri, 1st Apr 2022
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blockchain
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supply chain
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ai
Former Aramex COO Iyad Kamal joins Shipsy's advisory team to expand AI, ML & Blockchain capabilities & accelerate global logistics innovation.
Connect NZ appoints Simon Robinson as CEO
Fri, 1st Apr 2022
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connect nz
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leadership
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job moves
Connect NZ appoints Simon Robinson as new CEO, succeeding Graham Brown who retires in March. Robinson joined the company in 2008 as a manager.
Cabital appoints Luke Raven as Senior Money Laundering Reporting Officer
Fri, 1st Apr 2022
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job moves
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cabital
Luke Raven appointed as senior money laundering reporting officer at Cabital, overseeing compliance for Australian operations.
Provenir appoints Bharath Vellore as General Manager
Fri, 1st Apr 2022
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strategy
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sales
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fraud
Provenir has appointed Bharath Vellore as GM for APAC. Vellore will oversee all business operations and expand Provenir's presence in the region. #fintech.
Flintfox appoints Chris Dieringer as Chief Customer Officer
Fri, 1st Apr 2022
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digital transformation
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cx
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martech
Microsoft industry veteran Chris Dieringer becomes Chief Customer Officer to oversee customer experience at Flintfox.
Broadridge appoints Mike Sleightholme as President, Asset Management Solutions Business
Fri, 1st Apr 2022
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blockchain
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ai
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coo
Mike Sleightholme appointed president of Broadridge's asset management solutions business, driving global growth and client-focused solutions.
PubMatic appoints Dylan Robinson as Country Manager
Fri, 1st Apr 2022
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quantcast
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cro
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job moves
Digital media veteran Dylan Robinson appointed as PubMatic's country manager for Aus & NZ, bringing 15 years of publishing and ad tech experience.
DigiCert appoints Christophe Bodin as Chief Revenue Officer
Fri, 1st Apr 2022
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ibm
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oracle
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ipo
DigiCert, backed by Clearlake, Crosspoint, and TA, appoints Christophe Bodin as its chief revenue officer, to scale revenue and accelerate growth.
Vendasta appoints Allison Townsend as Vice President
Fri, 1st Apr 2022
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sales
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expansion
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job moves
Allison Townsend is the new VP of enterprise for Vendasta, overseeing go-to-market efforts and expanding support for enterprise partners.
Chartis names SAS a Leader in anti-money laundering
Fri, 1st Apr 2022
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supply chain
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risk & compliance
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ai
Chartis has named SAS a category leader in trade-based anti-money laundering (TBAML) for its broad end-to-end automation and deep risk analytics capabilities.