About Catherine
Catherine Knowles
News Editor
Catherine has a keen interest in all areas of technology and storytelling in our digital age. Having worked with a number of businesses and people across media, education, publishing and communications, Catherine has a definite respect for common sense, great content and turning ideas into reality.
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8x8 launches AI Studio for customer experience agents
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8x8 unveils AI Studio to let customer experience teams build agents with natural language, aiming to cut integration delays and costs.
Loftware launches Connect for global supply chains
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manufacturing
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digital transformation
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supply chain
Loftware unveils Connect platform to link trading partners and standardise product identification across global supply chains.
Wireless Broadband Alliance sets Wi-Fi security rules
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data protection
Wireless Broadband Alliance issues new rules for public and enterprise Wi‑Fi, pushing stronger authentication, privacy and roaming protections.
Robotic Marketer launches AI direct mail tool for home services
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data analytics
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martech
Robotic Marketer adds AI direct mail to its marketing platform, aiming to help home services firms target buyers and coordinate print with digital campaigns.
Amex GBT adds AI to Egencia & links Concur Expense
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data analytics
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digital transformation
Amex GBT gives Egencia agentic AI and Concur Expense integration, aiming to streamline business travel bookings and cut manual claims work.
Kumo launches KumoRFM-2 for enterprise relational data
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data analytics
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crypto
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data science
Kumo says its new foundation model for relational enterprise data outperforms supervised rivals, scales to 500 billion rows and answers queries in natural language.
Prophet guide tackles marketers' measurement blind spots
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cx
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Prophet has published a new market mix modelling guide to help marketers prove commercial impact, with examples showing how MMM can expose hidden value in campaigns.
Kyndryl launches sovereignty services as concerns grow
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hybrid cloud
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digital transformation
Kyndryl rolls out a new sovereignty advisory and managed service to help firms control data, systems and AI across complex IT estates.
Springboards launches Flint AI model for marketers
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Springboards unveils Flint, a novelty-focused AI model for marketers, as it refreshes its platform with new self-serve plans and wider access.
Clean Slate Clinic closes $4.3 million capital raise
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telemedicine
Clean Slate Clinic secures $4.3 million to expand virtual alcohol detox service, with new support from Giant Leap and Scale Investors.
akto named Boomi Platinum Partner in AI readiness push
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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partner programmes
akto wins Boomi Platinum Partner status as enterprises in Australia and New Zealand seek stronger integration, governance and data foundations for AI.
Brennan boosts sovereign SOC as demand shifts onshore
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socs
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partner programmes
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physical security
Brennan folds CBR Cyber into Canberra-based operations as more Australian agencies and regulated firms seek sovereign Security Operations Centre support.
System1 adds AI-led tools to Test Your Ad platform
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data analytics
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partner programmes
System1 adds AI-led reporting and predictive tools to Test Your Ad, aiming to speed up creative analysis while keeping consumer testing central.
Haast raises $17.2 million to automate compliance checks
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digital transformation
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cx
Sydney-founded Haast secures $17.2 million as investors back its push to embed automated compliance checks into enterprise workflows.
Universities process thousands of placement payments
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edutech
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digital transformation
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risk & compliance
Australian universities use TechnologyOne platform to process thousands of Commonwealth Prac Payments as Victoria University pays out $1.5 million.
Perpetuals.com launches on-prem AI for hedge funds
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crypto
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fintech
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data science
Perpetuals.com wins exclusive Forgentiq.ai rights as it prepares an on-premises AI system for hedge funds and crypto managers.
Remote acquires Bravas to add identity & device management
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socs
Remote has acquired Bravas in a move that expands its global work platform into identity and device controls for distributed teams.
TechnologyOne launches InvoiceIQ to curb council fraud
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data protection
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digital transformation
TechnologyOne adds fraud-detection tools to council finance systems, aiming to spot suspicious supplier changes and invoice manipulation before payments go out.
Atlassian adds AI Remix & partner agents to Confluence
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digital transformation
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rpa
Atlassian rolls out Confluence Remix and partner agents for Lovable, Replit and Gamma to turn pages into visuals, prototypes and presentations.
MSPs face AI adoption hurdle over governance rules
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data protection
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dr
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digital transformation
AvePoint and Omdia find governance and compliance are stalling AI adoption for MSP customers, as demand outpaces providers' readiness.