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Melbourne & Adelaide cold storage sites adopt Dematic Voice tech
Biometrics

Melbourne & Adelaide cold storage sites adopt Dematic Voice tech

A global cold storage provider is deploying Dematic Voice technology at its Melbourne and Adelaide sites to boost warehouse productivity and accuracy.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Tue, 25th Nov 2025
Vault gains Mastercard Principal Issuer status for direct card issuing
Fintech

Vault gains Mastercard Principal Issuer status for direct card issuing

Melbourne's Vault Payment Solutions has gained Mastercard Principal Issuer status, enabling direct card issuing and faster rollout of payment programmes in Australia.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Tue, 18th Nov 2025
Karmo expands debt facility to AUD $150m as revenue soars 35%
Customer Experience

Karmo expands debt facility to AUD $150m as revenue soars 35%

Karmo boosts its debt facility to AUD $150m as revenue jumps 35%, aiming to add 5,000 vehicles to its already largest Australian car subscription fleet.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Mon, 17th Nov 2025
StackAdapt bolsters Australian team with two senior hires
Digital Transformation

StackAdapt bolsters Australian team with two senior hires

StackAdapt strengthens its Australian presence with senior hires Chris Scudder and Sam Schneider to drive further growth in NSW and Victoria markets.

By Melvin Hipolito • 2 min read • Fri, 14th Nov 2025
LHD Lawyers appoints four new Partners amid national expansion
Law firms

LHD Lawyers appoints four new Partners amid national expansion

LHD Lawyers celebrates its 35th year by appointing four new Partners, boosting its national growth across Sydney and Melbourne offices.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Fri, 31st Oct 2025
Next Byte: The rise and fall of Australia's biggest Apple Reseller
Marketing Technologies

Next Byte: The rise and fall of Australia's biggest Apple Reseller

Next Byte grew from a local Adelaide shop in 1995 to Australia's largest Apple reseller, but closed by 2016 as Apple's own stores took precedence.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 29th Oct 2025
Oracle Database now available on Google Cloud in Melbourne
Disaster Recovery

Oracle Database now available on Google Cloud in Melbourne

Oracle Database is now available in Google Cloud's Melbourne region, enabling Australian businesses to integrate Oracle data with Google Cloud's AI and analytics tools.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Thu, 23rd Oct 2025
Zara Cobb named Chief Marketing Officer at Compare Club
Fintech

Zara Cobb named Chief Marketing Officer at Compare Club

Zara Cobb has been appointed Chief Marketing Officer at Compare Club, bringing over 20 years of marketing expertise across fintech and eCommerce sectors.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Wed, 22nd Oct 2025
Orcaworks appoints Dr. Abhinav Somaraju as Chief AI Officer
Unified Communications

Orcaworks appoints Dr. Abhinav Somaraju as Chief AI Officer

Orcaworks has named Dr Abhinav Somaraju as Chief AI Officer to lead its agentic AI strategy from pilot to production, enhancing enterprise AI deployment.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Thu, 16th Oct 2025
SHARON AI & VAST Data launch sovereign AI supercluster in Melbourne
Smart Cities

SHARON AI & VAST Data launch sovereign AI supercluster in Melbourne

SHARON AI and VAST Data launch a sovereign AI supercluster in Melbourne, boosting secure, scalable AI for Australian enterprises and government bodies.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Tue, 14th Oct 2025
Kieser streamlines operations with AI-driven NetSuite rollout
Data Analytics

Kieser streamlines operations with AI-driven NetSuite rollout

Kieser Australia has replaced manual spreadsheets with AI-powered Oracle NetSuite, cutting financial closing from 25 to 3 days and boosting national expansion.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Wed, 8th Oct 2025
Cooee Native Superfoods brings Indigenous cookies to Qantas
eCommerce

Cooee Native Superfoods brings Indigenous cookies to Qantas

Cooee Native Superfoods' Indigenous-inspired cookies will be served on Qantas flights, bringing inclusive native Australian flavours to passengers nationwide.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Wed, 1st Oct 2025

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Melbourne stories

GapMaps launches LAM service to boost local business marketing
Marketing Technologies

GapMaps launches LAM service to boost local business marketing

Melbourne-based GapMaps has launched a Local Area Marketing service using real-world data to help local businesses precisely target customers and cut digital ad waste.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Wed, 19th Nov 2025
Firmus secures AUD $500m to expand AI infrastructure across Australia
Hyperscale

Firmus secures AUD $500m to expand AI infrastructure across Australia

Firmus has raised AUD $500 million to expand its AI infrastructure Project Southgate across Australia, boosting local manufacturing and jobs.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Tue, 18th Nov 2025
monday.com launches playful AI campaign to combat workplace angst
Marketing Technologies

monday.com launches playful AI campaign to combat workplace angst

monday.com launches playful 'AI Had the Time of My Life' campaign in Australia to ease workplace fears and boost AI adoption in daily workflows.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 6th Nov 2025
Gallagher Security wins award for High Sec C7000 in Melbourne
Physical Security

Gallagher Security wins award for High Sec C7000 in Melbourne

Gallagher Security's High Sec C7000 won Product of the Year - Alarm Systems at Melbourne's 2025 Australian Security Industry Awards, marking global recognition.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Fri, 31st Oct 2025
Data centre growth in Australia faces power & utility delays
Digital Transformation

Data centre growth in Australia faces power & utility delays

Australia's data centre boom faces delays as power and utility access bottlenecks slow construction amid rising AI-driven demand.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Thu, 23rd Oct 2025

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