Zoho stories
Enterprises can now add more tailored IT tools after the new Marketplace passed 170 extensions and 10,000 downloads worldwide.
The move should cut AI inference costs for Zoho while giving the software group tighter control over data, power use and its infrastructure stack.
The in-house platform is meant to lower AI inference bills by 20-30% and trim data-centre power use as Zoho tightens control over its stack.
Attendance will be free as ITCON 2026 seeks to help firms tackle rising complexity, security gaps and brittle systems.
The move gives IT teams autonomous agents for service desks, security and endpoint work, while ManageEngine says customer data stays private.
More than half of small and medium-sized firms in Australia and New Zealand have no dedicated security team, leaving them exposed to cyberattacks.
Canadian firms are still exposed by weak identity controls, despite reporting slightly fewer cyberattacks than the global average.
Australian sales teams face closer scrutiny over automated calls as monday.com rolls out a voice AI platform built for lead qualification and handovers.
Zoho Canada's Gary Yorke says municipalities need departments to share a directory and data infrastructure to make AI work for residents.
Ireland is becoming a bigger profit engine for ManageEngine as the software group targets a 25% rise in local customers over two years.
Customers now get faster follow-up on currency and remittance enquiries as GlobalPay links 12 channels with sales tools on one platform.
Enterprises could gain a single route to cloud modernisation, as the deal pairs consulting with software amid tighter data-residency rules and AI ambitions.
Adelaide is now the centre of Zoho's Australian operations, after the software group doubled local staff as revenue and customers climbed.
Zoho unveils Nathu La, its first in-house server, deepening vertical integration from software to silicon in a global sovereignty push.
Lower power use and total cost of ownership are central to Zoho's new server, aimed at cutting AI inference costs and tightening data control.
Businesses can now handle refunds, payment links and transaction checks in Zoho Payments through AI prompts, via an open protocol linking chat tools.
AI security optimism is running ahead of readiness, as most Canadian organisations still lack zero trust and full access visibility.
Information on about 500,000 volunteers is being offered for sale online, raising fears that stolen health and DNA data could be misused for years.
Security chiefs say unauthorised access to Anthropic AI's Mythos model shows generative tools could speed phishing, scanning and exploit discovery.
The move will deepen Zoho and ManageEngine's access to corporate and government buyers in Australia's largest city, as both target faster growth.
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