Super fund Hostplus has inked a five-year IT managed services deal with Interactive, adding an Australian-based service desk and cloud support.
Lendi Group taps MongoDB to rebuild data platform and go fully AI-native by 2026, targeting faster rollout of mortgage and property services.
EY has launched an AI Academy in Australia to upskill workers, standardise everyday AI use and tighten governance across organisations.
Global Chief Technology Officers (CTO) stories
Access Hospitality appoints former Sage tech leader Aravinda Gollapudi as CTO to steer global platform expansion and agentic AI strategy.
Milestone debuts XProtect App Platform and a faster on-premise BriefCam engine, promising smoother AI video analytics and fewer disruptions.
AppViewX acquires AI identity start-up Eos and appoints its co-founder Archit Lohokare as Chief Executive, targeting non-human identity security.
Mphasis tells CTOs to overhaul legacy cores as agentic AI scales, backing ontology-driven knowledge graphs to curb automated errors.
Appdome launches DefenceOS, an in-app execution layer to unify mobile security defences and curb SDK conflicts slowing iOS and Android apps.
Secure Code Warrior launches SCW Trust Agent: AI, giving security teams commit-level visibility and control over AI-influenced code.
Kore.ai has launched an Agent Management Platform to give enterprises a unified control layer over fast-growing, fragmented AI agent estates.
Finastra launches a central AI hub and names Chris McClellen as group head, boosting hiring in Atlanta and India to scale its initiatives.
Cloudera and Svitla team up to build trusted, clinician‑centric AI that unifies patient data while safeguarding privacy and consent.
Synechron merges Chamonix IT, Exposé and iGreenData into a single Australian consultancy, unveiling a new national leadership team.
eSmart Systems launches AI Studio, a modular platform that lets utilities build and deploy custom grid inspection vision models via web and APIs.
Fleetio launches open beta of AI Service Advisor to streamline repair approvals, cutting workshop time for fleet assets by up to 16%.
Confluent says organisations must shift to governed data streaming, with AI agents making millisecond decisions at scale.
Chameleon Technology has hired former Sycurio executive Tim Cox as Chief Technology Officer to drive its next phase of platform-led growth.
One NZ has switched off its 2G and 3G networks nationwide, freeing spectrum for faster 4G and 5G and leaving holdouts needing new phones.
AI trainer jobs are booming as NZ firms tap global talent, while startups abroad chase specialists and remote staff drift back to cities.
Alkami adds Automated Stage Match to its SDK, promising dev teams sub-15-minute environment alignment and faster digital banking releases.
