Australia & New Zealand stories

Elastic launches Agent Builder and Workflows to help enterprises build more reliable AI agents that span fragmented internal data systems.

Banking Circle wins 2026 AP+ committee seat, vowing to champion fintech needs and speed instant payment adoption across Australia.

Vorwerk will shift its Australian Thermomix head office from Perth to Melbourne as eastern and southern states drive 85% of its revenue.

Zyxel updates Nebula to 19.30, adding cross-org multi-tenant tools, RBAC and site cloning to streamline MSP network management at scale.

Kearney refreshes Asia Pacific leadership in ANZ, Japan, Malaysia and CMT as it prepares to enter its centenary year in 2026.

Zyxel has launched Nebula 19.30, adding cross-organisation multi-tenant tools, MSP portal upgrades and USG LITE 60AX router integration.

Check Point opens Auckland SASE PoP, giving New Zealand firms local data residency, lower latency and compliance-focused cloud security.

Zyxel Networks has unveiled its GS1200v3 smart switches, promising quiet, greener gigabit networking for expanding home offices and SMBs.

AI document tools slash manual workloads at Wellington City Council and Fire and Emergency New Zealand, boosting compliance and payment speed.

Agentic AI is poised to upend the tech channel, shifting MSPs and resellers from project delivery to outcome-driven autonomous services.

Microlise has appointed Dean Garvey-North as chief technology officer to steer its next growth phase in fleet and logistics technology.

Cycling brand Knog lifts marketing productivity 20% after rolling out a centralised digital asset hub for teams and global partners.

Boroondara selects Datacom Datascape to overhaul property, rates and permits systems, aiming for streamlined services and future AI automation.

TLS lifespans will shrink to 47 days by 2029, making manual renewals unworkable and turning certificate outages into routine disruption.

AI will reshape risk, trust and compliance in 2026 as firms swap hype for embedded tools, tighter controls and higher regulatory scrutiny.

Belkin reveals Qi2 chargers, power banks and a rugged Switch 2 charging case for ANZ, with key products set to land from March 2026.

A1 Technologies appoints Amar Bilas to lead Microsoft Cloud Services, bolstering Azure and modern workplace growth across ANZ.

Outsized rolls out pre-built independent consulting squads for ANZ banks, targeting AUD $200,000-AUD $2 million transformation projects.

Australian IT teams are taking charge of climate goals, but data gaps and weak ROI metrics still limit real sustainability progress.

Hisense debuts AI-powered ConnectLife overhaul at CES 2026, unifying smart fridges, dishwashers and climate control for ANZ homes.