Island stories
Island names Hugh Darvall APAC Channel Lead amid push
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Island taps Hugh Darvall to drive APAC partner growth as demand rises for safer AI-enabled workspaces and a move away from legacy security tools.
Call of Duty: Mobile adds Rebirth Island & Godzilla x Kong
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Call of Duty: Mobile Season 4 brings Rebirth Island to Battle Royale and DMZ: Recon, plus a Godzilla x Kong event and new Battle Pass.
Activision unveils Season 03 for Call of Duty games
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Activision's Call of Duty Season 03 to add new maps, modes and weapons across Black Ops 7, Warzone, Zombies and Endgame.
Hands-on review: Apple iPhone 17e tested and assessed
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Apple's iPhone 17e pairs strong A19 performance and all-day battery life with a 60Hz screen and pared-back camera system.
Island unveils Enterprise Platform for unified work
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Island launches Enterprise Platform to extend its governed workspace from a secure browser to consumer browsers, desktops and networks.
Island unveils SASE to cut proxy backhaul for AI era
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firewalls
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data protection
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Island has rolled out a SASE design that shifts inspection to the endpoint, cutting proxy backhaul and avoiding default SSL/TLS break-and-inspect.
Island unveils secure browser platform for enterprise AI
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Island debuts a secure browser-based AI platform, promising governance, audit trails and data protection for enterprise-wide AI adoption.
ADLINK unveils Nvidia Thor edge AI systems for robots
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robots
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edge computing
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iot
ADLINK launches Nvidia Thor-powered edge AI platforms to drive safer, real-time robotics, medical imaging and autonomous machine deployments.
Island brings secure AI-ready enterprise browser to ANZ
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data protection
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digital transformation
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cloud security
Island launches a secure AI-ready enterprise browser in Australia and New Zealand as CIOs boost AI spend but fret over data governance.
Game review: WWE 2K26 (Xbox Series X)
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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WWE 2K26 refines last year's overhaul with richer modes and CM Punk nostalgia, but grindy unlocks and framerate dips hold it back.
Visa names David Peacock to lead New Zealand & Pacific
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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crypto
Visa has appointed former consulting chief David Peacock as Country Manager for New Zealand and the Pacific amid rapid digital payments growth.
Australian DART AE completes landmark hypersonic test
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rocket lab
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Australian DART AE hypersonic aircraft hits above Mach 5 in landmark NASA-backed test flight from Wallops Island, Virginia, US.
Island adds browser AI controls to AWS Security Hub
Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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digital transformation
Island brings browser-based security and AI governance tools to AWS Security Hub Extended, offering unified buying, billing and support.
NZ small firms see strongest sales growth in three years
Thu, 26th Feb 2026
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financial systems
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xero
New Zealand small firms notch strongest sales in three years as December spending surges and easing interest rates speed up payments.
Hypersonix to launch DART AE hypersonic test flight
Wed, 25th Feb 2026
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rocket lab
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Australian start-up Hypersonix will flight-test its 3D-printed hydrogen-fuelled scramjet DART AE from Rocket Lab's US site this week.
Zoho tops one million paying customers in 30th year
Thu, 19th Feb 2026
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Zoho marks 30th anniversary by topping one million paying customers and 150 million users, with 2025 revenue up 20% year on year.
Zoho marks 30 years as paying customer base tops 1m
Thu, 19th Feb 2026
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Zoho hits 1m paying customers and 150m users worldwide as the 30-year-old software group posts 2025 growth in clients and revenue.
GTIA plans to boost charitable giving to USD $5 million
Thu, 5th Feb 2026
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education, learning & training
GTIA aims to boost its charitable giving to USD $5m in 2026, more than doubling the USD $1.91m it distributed to 45 non-profits in 2025.
Sophos unveils browser-led suite to govern AI & SaaS
Wed, 21st Jan 2026
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Sophos has launched Workspace Protection, a browser-led suite to simplify securing hybrid work, SaaS access and shadow AI use at scale.
Castles opens Melbourne hub to drive Pacific growth
Fri, 12th Dec 2025
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commerce systems
Castles Technology has opened a Melbourne hub as its Pacific headquarters, targeting fast-growing Android payments across Australia and NZ.