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Australian Stories

IT Department stories

Appliers.ai acquires Prevail to boost enterprise AI

The Melbourne buyer is widening its enterprise AI push as Prevail's team and clients join, with terms of the acquisition undisclosed.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last week

Document Management

Epson courts councils with live printer speed test

Council buyers at an Adelaide conference will see whether a heat-free inkjet starts printing faster than a comparable laser device in a live test.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last week

Konica Minolta

Konica Minolta Australia appoints Tsuyoshi Kanda as MD

Australia's Konica Minolta unit is set to sharpen its digital workplace push as Tsuyoshi Kanda takes over from Yohei Konaka after six years.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

Lancom appoints Bernard Moran as Australia Country Executive

Dedicated leadership on the ground is intended to help Lancom deepen Australian customer ties and expand its footprint in a market set for growth.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Global Stories

IT Department stories

Malware

Ransomware attacks jump 23% as industrial firms hit

Industrial firms bore the brunt as ransomware incidents climbed 23% in the third quarter, with North America also hit hard.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • Last week

Hybrid Cloud

LogicMonitor names EMEA Elevate Award winners for 2026

Lower alert volumes and faster incident resolution were among the gains for EMEA customers and partners recognised by LogicMonitor for using AI and automation in IT operations.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

Hybrid Cloud

Red Hat & NVIDIA expand AI Factory with agent controls

Enterprises deploying autonomous AI agents may gain tighter safeguards as the two firms add runtime controls, governed inference and day-zero hardware support.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Data centers

CyberPower launches rackmount UPS line with cloud monitoring

Australian businesses can now monitor critical servers and networking gear remotely, with six rackmount UPS models bundling cloud connectivity as standard.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Encryption

Toshiba launches platform for quantum-safe networks

Organisations facing future encryption risks can now trial Toshiba's system, which is designed to scale quantum-safe protection across existing networks.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

UiPath names Stuart Spencer to lead ANZ growth push

The move gives UiPath a senior regional executive to turn AI interest into sales growth and wider adoption across Australia and New Zealand.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • Last week

Network Infrastructure

Lumen & Microsoft expand AI network tie-up for Azure

Enterprises grappling with AI rollouts should get simpler access to Azure-linked networking as the pair widen support across hybrid and multi-cloud estates.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

AI success takes more than a promising pilot project

Without stronger governance and clear accountability, most AI pilots will struggle to reach production or deliver real business value.

By Anthony Caruana • 5 min read • Last week

Hyperscale

EonFibre adds 400G Trans-Tasman link for data demand

The upgrade gives data-heavy customers more capacity across the Tasman as AI and cloud traffic drives demand for faster links between New Zealand and Australia.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week