About Mark
Mark Tarre
News Chief
Mark Tarre is an editor and journalist with experience across newsroom, public relations, and digital publishing. He has worked across different organisations on editorial and content-led projects. He holds a journalism degree.
Stories by Mark - Page 21
AI pilots stall in Australian healthcare amid data gaps
Last month
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digital transformation
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partner programmes
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financial systems
AI pilots in Australian healthcare languish in trials, as fragmented data and poor integration block scale and threaten a USD $13 billion payoff.
Netskope, Forescout expand zero trust to all devices
Last month
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firewalls
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hyperscale
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network security
Netskope and Forescout link tools to push zero trust across managed and unmanaged devices, curbing lateral movement on local networks.
Commvault urges identity-first cyber resilience in AI age
Last month
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storage
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data protection
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dr
Commvault tells SHIFT Melbourne that identity integrity and proven recovery must underpin cyber resilience as AI reshapes enterprise risk.
Avalara buys Versori to boost AI-driven integrations
Last month
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saas
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devops
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digital transformation
Avalara snaps up Versori to speed AI-driven connector development and scale real-time tax compliance integrations across thousands of systems.
Okta names Christian Rota ANZ director of partnerships
Last month
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saas
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data protection
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hybrid cloud
Okta appoints Christian Rota to lead ANZ partnerships, stepping up its partner-first push as identity security demand surges across the region.
Amazon invests USD $50 billion in major OpenAI AWS deal
Last month
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semiconductors
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
Amazon to invest up to USD $50bn in OpenAI as the pair deepen AWS ties, expand Trainium use and launch a new stateful AI runtime.
Forensic IT names Chris Hatfield as Executive General Manager
Last month
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data protection
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ransomware
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digital transformation
Forensic IT has named Chris Hatfield executive general manager to lead digital forensics amid rising cyber incidents and governance scrutiny.
Google tests Merkle Tree Certificates for quantum web
Last month
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quantum computing
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google
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tls
Google is trialling Merkle Tree Certificates in Chrome to cut post-quantum HTTPS overhead while keeping web certificate issuance transparent.
Google rolls out Nano Banana 2 as default AI image tool
Last month
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data analytics
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martech
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api
Google is rolling out Nano Banana 2 across Gemini, Search, Ads and Cloud, making its faster image model the default in key AI products.
Milestone Systems names Mike Metcalfe South Pacific lead
Last month
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edutech
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smart cities
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manufacturing
Milestone Systems has rehired Mike Metcalfe to lead key South Pacific accounts, driving video intelligence growth in New Zealand and Australia.
Zitcha appoints Phil Bonanno as APAC Commercial Director
Last month
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saas
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data analytics
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martech
Retail media platform Zitcha has named former Meta executive Phil Bonanno APAC Commercial Director to drive its Asia Pacific growth strategy.
Dominic Price joins Be Luminous to drive people led change
Last month
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digital transformation
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ai
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hybrid & remote work
Atlassian's former work futurist Dominic Price joins Be Luminous as partner to steer people-led transformation amid tech-driven change.
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EcoFlow unveils DELTA 3 Max Plus power station in Australia
Last month
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smart home
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power / energy
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e-commerce
EcoFlow launches AUD $2,999 DELTA 3 Max Plus in Australia, a 2kWh, 3000W portable power station with Anderson-ready DC and app control.
Kinetic IT named ServiceNow Asia Pacific Rising Star
Last month
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digital transformation
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partner programmes
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rpa
Kinetic IT has been named ServiceNow's 2026 Asia Pacific Consulting & Implementation Rising Star Partner, after recently attaining Elite status.
AI 'Cat Decoder' drives DINE sales surge on Amazon
Last month
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hyperscale
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cx
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martech
AI-powered 'Cat Decoder' fuels 73% DINE sales jump on Amazon, drawing new shoppers and boosting offline cat food sales across Australia.
Lánluas appoints new heads for enterprise & public
Last month
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digital transformation
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partner programmes
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erp
TechnologyOne specialist Lánluas names Lorraine Sinnott and Susan Furber to lead enterprise and public sector as it ramps up global growth.
2degrees & Ericsson deploy private 5G at Lyttelton port
Last month
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uc
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network infrastructure
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smart cities
2degrees and Ericsson have activated a private 5G network at Lyttelton Port, boosting safety, reliability and support for remote operations.
Cricut debuts Joy 2, Explore 5 cutting bundles in ANZ
Last month
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martech
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personalisation
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cdp
Cricut debuts Joy 2 and Explore 5 Essential Bundles in Australia and New Zealand, pairing updated hardware with revamped Design Space tools.
Proofpoint joins AWS Security Hub Extended for email AI
Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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data protection
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ransomware
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hyperscale
Proofpoint plugs its AI-powered email and collaboration security into AWS Security Hub Extended, promising simpler cloud procurement and defence.
Anker unveils ultra-fast Solix power stations in Australia
Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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power / energy
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clean technologies
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afl
Anker Solix launches ultra-fast charging, smaller portable power stations in Australia, with early-bird deals from AUD $999.