Kiwi Stories

Avanade expands in New Zealand on rising AI demand

Avanade steps up New Zealand presence as businesses move from AI pilots to full-scale delivery and local partners race to meet demand.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Unified Communications

Microsoft says NZ contribution hits NZ$9.4bn in FY25

Microsoft's latest New Zealand impact report says its tech drove NZD $3.4 billion in productivity gains, with AI adoption spreading fast across sectors.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week

Global Stories

Digital Transformation

AI makes IT jobs more demanding, SolarWinds study finds

AI is adding review, trust and governance burdens to stretched IT teams, with SolarWinds finding most professionals say it has made their work more demanding.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week

Encryption

Redis launches Feature Form for production machine learning

Redis bets on managed feature store to bridge stubborn AI pilot gap and simplify production machine learning workflows.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Last week

Data Protection

Trend Micro rebrands consumer arm as TrendLife with Kaleida

Trend Micro's consumer revamp puts families at the centre of AI safety, as TrendLife rolls out Kaleida to tackle fraud, privacy and children's use.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Last week

Robotics

SAP unveils agentic AI tools for manufacturing supply

SAP rolls out agentic AI for factories, linking planning, production and logistics as it showcases live demonstrations at Hannover Messe 2026.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Gaming

Tuned Global launches streaming manipulation detection

Tuned Global rolls out Service Manipulation Detection for streaming clients as labels demand tougher controls on fake plays and royalty fraud.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last week

Fintech

Adobe launches AI brand visibility tools for businesses

Adobe expands Experience Manager with AI visibility tools as businesses race to control brand truth across chat services and AI-driven shopping.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Data Analytics

BlackLine launches AI financial ops model for CFOs

BlackLine courts finance chiefs with a governance-first AI model and New York innovation hub aimed at making accounting automation auditable.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week

Virtualisation

Protegrity launches AI Team Edition for secure inferencing

Protegrity rolls out AI Team Edition to shield business knowledge during inferencing, using semantic preserving encryption and policy automation.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • This month

Data Analytics

Companies change incentive plans faster, report finds

CaptivateIQ survey finds 91% of firms changed incentive strategy in the past year as AI, budget pressure and wider plan use speed up redesigns.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • This month

Marketing Technologies

SnapLogic adds AI gateway to push agents into work

SnapLogic unveils AI gateway and trusted identity tools as it broadens governance, connectivity and orchestration for enterprise agents.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • This month

Data Protection

Temenos forum spotlights AI & banking modernisation

Temenos forum in Copenhagen to draw 1,000 banking executives as AI, cybersecurity and legacy system upgrades dominate the agenda.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • This month

Digital Transformation

Cork Cyber adds automated mapping to Vantage platform

Cork Cyber boosts Cork Vantage for MSPs with automated mapping, cutting manual work and improving asset accuracy across client, device and inbox records.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • This month

Stories from Other Regions

Customer Relationship Management

Treasure AI launches agentic platform for marketers

Treasure AI has launched an agentic platform that enables marketing teams to automate customer engagement and campaign execution in real time.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

Data Protection

UK launches GBP £500m sovereign AI fund amid doubts

UK AI fund sparks debate over sovereignty, as vendors warn that homegrown models and infrastructure may lag behind US and Chinese rivals.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Last week

DevOps

Australia's AEC firms see regulation as AI adoption barrier

Australian AEC firms are racing ahead on digital delivery, but AI uptake is being slowed by regulation, time pressures and demands for tighter data governance.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Last week