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Secure Code Warrior founders named NSW Entrepreneur of the Year
Cybersecurity

Secure Code Warrior founders named NSW Entrepreneur of the Year

The win underscores the rise of a Sydney-born cybersecurity firm now serving more than 600 clients worldwide and employing over 200 staff.

By David Shilovsky • 3 min read • Last week
TechnologyOne rethinks AI-enabled student services
Digital Transformation

TechnologyOne rethinks AI-enabled student services

Students could soon avoid hunting through university portals, as TechnologyOne's new AI agent handles enrolment, deferrals and course changes in one chat.

By David Shilovsky • 5 min read • Last week

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ClearRoute launches runkora as global expansion accelerates
DevSecOps

ClearRoute launches runkora as global expansion accelerates

Developers can now try ClearRoute's runkora for free, as the consultancy seeks to convert interest in agentic AI into enterprise contracts.

By David Shilovsky • 5 min read • Yesterday
Annexa: NetSuite Next is a flick of a switch. Rewiring the CFO takes longer
Data governance

Annexa: NetSuite Next is a flick of a switch. Rewiring the CFO takes longer

NetSuite partner Annexa's Matthew Owens said the NetSuite Next upgrade is nearly effortless, but finance is justifiably slower putting AI agents to work.

By Donovan Jackson • 6 min read • Last week
Palo Alto Networks: AI hunting vulnerability in legacy systems
Unified Communications

Palo Alto Networks: AI hunting vulnerability in legacy systems

Critical infrastructure operators are being urged to merge IT and OT security as AI speeds up attacks on ageing industrial systems.

By David Shilovsky • 6 min read • Last week
Oracle Fusion AI: Autonomy is earned, one outcome at a time
AI Ethics & Governance

Oracle Fusion AI: Autonomy is earned, one outcome at a time

Oracle's Kaushal Kurapati says the pace of AI development is surpising even to those driving it.

By Donovan Jackson • 6 min read • Last week
Oracle brings Fusion Claw to agentic supply chain management
Manufacturing

Oracle brings Fusion Claw to agentic supply chain management

Oracle is aiming to help manufacturers cut tariff exposure and freight costs with new agentic supply chain apps that simulate scarce resources and margins.

By Jake MacAndrew • 4 min read • Last week
Sectigo targets ANZ growth as certificate lifespans shrink
Encryption

Sectigo targets ANZ growth as certificate lifespans shrink

Shorter certificate lifespans are pushing Australian and New Zealand firms to automate renewals, or face higher security and outage risks.

By David Shilovsky • 5 min read • Last week
Rupin Banker on connecting global investors with emerging-market infrastructure
Institutional investors

Rupin Banker on connecting global investors with emerging-market infrastructure

Rupin Banker of Strategic Global Alliance explains what global investors need before backing roads, power and ports in emerging markets.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Last week
Oracle NetSuite: Trust AI the way you'd trust a new hire
Software-as-a-Service

Oracle NetSuite: Trust AI the way you'd trust a new hire

Oracle NetSuite's Brian Chess says trust is earned and built over time and through experience. That doesn't change when agentic AI is involved.

By Donovan Jackson • 7 min read • Last week
Twilio evolves from APIs to conversational trust
Customer Experience

Twilio evolves from APIs to conversational trust

As AI agents proliferate, Twilio is focusing on trusted, governed communications infrastructure rather than the apps that sit on top of it.

By Anthony Caruana • 4 min read • Last week
Twilio bets on conversation infrastructure for the agentic AI era
Digital Transformation

Twilio bets on conversation infrastructure for the agentic AI era

Twilio says enterprise AI will fail without the communications plumbing to link customer data, channels and human workers across touchpoints.

By Anthony Caruana • 4 min read • Last week
CU Medicine's Philip Chiu: Surgery goes digital, but the surgeon stays
Robotics

CU Medicine's Philip Chiu: Surgery goes digital, but the surgeon stays

CU Medicine Dean Philip Chiu says AI and robotics will take surgery from analogue to digital, with embodied AI assisting the surgeon.

By Donovan Jackson • 6 min read • Last week
Oracle: Fusion agents stop recommending and start doing
Software-as-a-Service

Oracle: Fusion agents stop recommending and start doing

Oracle used its AI World keynote to show Fusion agents that act rather than advise, with Spectrum's AskHR and Burger King Italia as proof points.

By Donovan Jackson • 5 min read • 6 days ago
Netskope launches Catalyst program: Facilitate, secure and get out of the way
Network Security

Netskope launches Catalyst program: Facilitate, secure and get out of the way

Netskope's revamped Catalyst MSP/SP Program and Partner Orchestrator aim to have MSP customers flexibly provisioned within 15 minutes.

By Donovan Jackson • 4 min read • Last week
Oracle's racers: AI removes the grind, increases focus
AI Agents

Oracle's racers: AI removes the grind, increases focus

Oracle Red Bull Racing and SailGP provide insights into AI's relentless incursion into the world of human performance.

By Donovan Jackson • 5 min read • Last week

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La Fosse CEO: Tech hire aid key amid possible 'do-nothing' budget
Digital Transformation

La Fosse CEO: Tech hire aid key amid possible 'do-nothing' budget

Employers fear higher taxes and weak incentives will keep hiring and training subdued, as the government prepares a cautious Autumn Budget.

By Jake MacAndrew • 4 min read • Last week