About Sean
Sean Mitchell
Publisher
Having started his career at Renaissance. Sean joined Apple in Melbourne for a number of years before working in the media space. This started with Review Publishing and later the tech publisher IDG Communications. In 2006 he was involved in the launch of The Channel magazine. As they say – the rest is history.
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Zyxel firewall wins Taiwan Excellence Award 2026
Wed, 7th Jan 2026
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firewalls
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vpns
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network security
Zyxel's USG FLEX 50HP hybrid firewall secures a Taiwan Excellence Award 2026, taking Zyxel Group's tally of honours past the 100 mark.
Sirisoft & Red Hat champion automation for AI-ready IT
Wed, 7th Jan 2026
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virtualisation
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devops
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hybrid cloud
Sirisoft and Red Hat urge Thai enterprises to treat automation as core AI-ready IT infrastructure, redefining ROI beyond simple cost cuts.
WiseTech & Elm join forces on Saudi logistics tech
Wed, 7th Jan 2026
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saas
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digital transformation
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cx
WiseTech and Elm sign Saudi logistics tech memorandum to explore digital tools that boost efficiency, integration and customer experience.
AMD unveils yotta-scale AI roadmap & USD $150m pledge
Wed, 7th Jan 2026
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robots
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semiconductors
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endpoint protection
AMD maps 'yotta-scale' AI future with Helios platform, new chips across data centre to edge, and a USD $150m education pledge.
espresso Lite 15 launches colourful portable displays at CES
Wed, 7th Jan 2026
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hybrid & remote work
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wfh
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ces
Australian brand espresso unveils Lite 15 portable monitor at CES, a colourful 15.6-inch USB-C display targeting budget-conscious travellers.
JFrog names Genefa Murphy CMO to drive AI era growth
Tue, 6th Jan 2026
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uc
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devops
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digital transformation
JFrog appoints former Udemy marketing leader Genefa Murphy as CMO to spearhead global growth in AI-driven software supply chain tools.
Hitachi Vantara names Wendy Koh APAC Sales Vice President
Tue, 6th Jan 2026
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storage
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paas
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devops
Hitachi Vantara has named veteran executive Wendy Koh vice president of sales for Asia Pacific to drive AI data and hybrid cloud growth.
Umbraco opens Melbourne office & appoints APAC head
Tue, 6th Jan 2026
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saas
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digital transformation
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ecm
Umbraco opens Melbourne hub and names Emmanuel Tissera Head of APAC to drive expansion across Australia, New Zealand and Asia-Pacific.
Seeing Machines forms Future Mobility Group for AVs
Tue, 6th Jan 2026
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robots
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cartech
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ai
Seeing Machines launches Future Mobility Group to embed human-centred safety tech in robotaxis and autonomous fleets as AV rollouts scale.
UAE's Falcon-H1 Arabic tops Open Arabic LLM rankings
Tue, 6th Jan 2026
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open source
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llms
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ai
Abu Dhabi's Falcon-H1 Arabic AI model debuts with a hybrid Mamba-Transformer design, topping the Open Arabic LLM Leaderboard.
Salesforce names Paul Carvouni to lead ASEAN AI push
Mon, 5th Jan 2026
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saas
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crm
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manufacturing
Salesforce appoints Paul Carvouni to spearhead ASEAN AI growth from Singapore as region targets trillion-dollar agentic enterprise boom.
DroneShield lands AUD $14.4m boost from defence deals
Mon, 5th Jan 2026
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drones
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stock market
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uav
DroneShield wins new Western and Asia Pacific defence contracts worth AUD $14.4m, lifting its record revenue backlog into 2026.
Infinix taps Pininfarina for NOTE 60 Ultra flagship design
Wed, 31st Dec 2025
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global expansion
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ux
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worldwide quarterly mobile phone tracker
Infinix enlists Italian studio Pininfarina to craft its NOTE 60 Ultra, kicking off a new design-led flagship smartphone series.
DeepKeep launches PII guardrail to secure enterprise AI
Wed, 31st Dec 2025
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data protection
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cloud security
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martech
DeepKeep unveils a PII guardrail inside its AI Firewall to redact and block personal data in enterprise AI prompts, outputs and workflows.
Meta buys Manus to boost general-purpose AI agents
Tue, 30th Dec 2025
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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rpa
Meta has bought Singapore AI start-up Manus, aiming to embed its autonomous general-purpose agent across consumer and business products.
Australians turn Boxing Day focus to essentials, safety
Fri, 26th Dec 2025
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phishing
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email security
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bnpl
Australians are reshaping Boxing Day, prioritising essentials, thrift and online safety over impulse spending amid cost-of-living strain.
Cloudflare, JD Cloud boost China-global AI inference
Wed, 24th Dec 2025
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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hybrid cloud
Cloudflare and JD Cloud are deepening their alliance to build a cross-border AI cloud, promising up to 80% lower latency for inference.
AirTrunk to invest AUD $5bn in new Melbourne AI campus
Wed, 24th Dec 2025
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
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dc
AirTrunk will pour AUD $5bn into a second Melbourne hyperscale campus, boosting its local AI and cloud data capacity beyond 630MW.
Explainer: Undersea cables quietly powering the AI revolution
Wed, 24th Dec 2025
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network infrastructure
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hyperscale
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dc
Undersea fibre-optic cables, carrying 95% of international internet traffic, are expanding rapidly to support soaring AI and cloud computing data demands.
Explainer: Oscars to stream on YouTube after long TV era
Tue, 23rd Dec 2025
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digital transformation
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martech
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digital entertainment
The Oscars will leave traditional TV for a free global YouTube livestream from 2029, ending decades of broadcast dominance on ABC.