Australia & New Zealand stories - Page 2

AI could entrench bias or unlock fairer careers; on International Women's Day, leaders are urged to redesign work, not just declare intent.

Quanton ditches pure automation tag to relaunch as an AI transformation partner, promising to help ANZ firms push pilots into production.

2degrees and Ericsson have activated a private 5G network at Lyttelton Port, boosting safety, reliability and support for remote operations.

Cricut debuts Joy 2 and Explore 5 Essential Bundles in Australia and New Zealand, pairing updated hardware with revamped Design Space tools.

Concentric AI taps Sektor as ANZ distributor in new data security pact, targeting rising demand for AI governance and protection tools.

AI-first firms face a seven-month average cyber recovery and 135% higher incident costs as AI adoption outpaces modern security controls.

AI is piling pressure on ANZ CISOs, fuelling burnout, personal liability fears and complex new demands in governance and threat response.

ANZ marketers embrace AI to meet soaring demands for real-time, two-way customer conversations, but patchy data and generic campaigns hold them back.

eG Innovations launches in New Zealand, appointing veteran cloud executive Joanne Bowey to drive growth in digital experience monitoring.

Kenvue adds 450-plus consumer health lines to Pharmx Marketplace, giving Australasian pharmacies a more integrated digital ordering hub.

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

V2 AI names new Asia Pacific leaders as it doubles consultants and rides surging enterprise demand for large-scale agentic AI projects.

Virtual IT Group appoints Maurice McCarthy as chief executive to drive ANZ expansion and embed AI across its managed IT and security services.

Deepfakes, new biometrics rules and AI agents are rewriting digital identity, forcing ANZ firms to treat KYC as core infrastructure.

BeyondTrust has appointed experienced channel executive Frank Cesarini as ANZ partner manager to accelerate its regional identity security growth.

Stratus Consulting Group sweeps top honours at the 2025 MYOB Acumatica Partner Awards, leading a strong field of ANZ partners in Melbourne.

HPE unites Aruba and Juniper under the HPE Networking banner to push AI‑driven, secure, self‑managing networks for enterprise customers.

Geotab has unveiled an AI-led telematics roadmap for Australia and New Zealand fleets, promising smarter safety and broader asset visibility.

Trans-Tasman small firms are upbeat and boosting tech and marketing, yet consumers report patchy service and missing digital basics.

NetSuite debuts AI finance tools and a low-code integration platform to streamline closes, pricing, reporting and cross-app workflows.