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The new platform gives Powerlink Queensland real-time oversight of incident and risk data as it upgrades systems serving millions of customers.
Block Earner & Century 21 launch Bitcoin home loans
Borrowers can now use Bitcoin as deposit security for Australian homes, potentially avoiding forced sales and tax hits in a volatile market.
Australian watch party spending rises on sport finals
Households are splurging on snacks, screens and merchandise as the AFL, NRL and NFL finals drive watch party demand online.
Nozomi launches Compass for OT asset & service management
Industrial operators will get faster compliance evidence and safer change control as the new platform replaces spreadsheets and manual OT workflows in January.
PhishByte warns AI phishing has outpaced detection
Traditional email filters are failing as AI-crafted scams now look legitimate enough to fool staff and drive up fraud losses.
Vaisala launches DMP370 for hazardous gas monitoring
Australian operators gain a continuous dew point monitor for explosive gas zones as demand rises for safer hydrogen and biomethane plants.
Question marks over valuation as Canva makes AI pivot
Lower revenues and higher AI costs are challenges for Australian design software company Canva to maintain growth as it mulls IPO.
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Exclusive: ABBYY brings zero-shot document AI to Vantage
Enterprises can now extract data from unseen document types without templates, as ABBYY rolls out zero-shot capabilities in Vantage.
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Exclusive: ABBYY launches hybrid AI document models
Enterprises under pressure to curb AI risk and cost are being given a hybrid option that blends generative models with OCR and rules-based extraction.
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Exclusive: ABBYY flags data readiness as AI barrier
Unready data, model limits and governance hurdles are slowing enterprise AI rollouts, ABBYY said at its Singapore event.
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Hitachi Vantara gets science-backed net-zero target
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Forrester urges firms to prioritise practical AI governance
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Nutanix wins Gartner nods across three key reports
The vendor's latest rankings may help it win deals as customers seek a single platform for hybrid cloud, virtual machines and Kubernetes.
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Ericsson launches NetCloud Private for regulated users
Regulated organisations can keep wireless WAN telemetry and management data inside their own environments, easing compliance concerns.
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Thrive adds Elastic & Cato to NextGen security platform
Mid-market clients should gain broader threat visibility and tighter remote access control as Thrive upgrades its managed security platform.
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Australia IT spending set to hit AUD $192.2bn in 2027
Spending on AI-ready infrastructure and software will drive Australia's IT market past AUD $192.2 billion in 2027, Gartner says.
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