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Canon Singapore launches cyber suite amid threat surge
Data Protection

Canon Singapore launches cyber suite amid threat surge

More than two-thirds of Singapore firms suffered a major cyber incident last year, sharpening demand for faster detection and response.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Infosys signs AI deal to modernise Knorr-Bremse IT
Manufacturing

Infosys signs AI deal to modernise Knorr-Bremse IT

The long-term arrangement should cut outages and speed up issue resolution across Knorr-Bremse's global SAP, engineering and PLM systems.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
Application modernisation services market set to soar
Private Cloud

Application modernisation services market set to soar

Corporate cloud migration and AI tools are set to drive the application modernisation services market to USD $81.24 billion by 2034.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month
DXC launches AI workplace service to cut support calls
AIOps

DXC launches AI workplace service to cut support calls

Early users have seen service desk calls fall by 60% as DXC's new workplace platform tries to fix IT issues before staff notice them.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month
HCLSoftware appoints Ashish Shreykar as Vice President
Software-as-a-Service

HCLSoftware appoints Ashish Shreykar as Vice President

The hire comes as enterprise software groups race to align products with AI-driven automation, security and governance demands.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • This month
Infosys expands Metsä Group IT deal with an AI focus
Manufacturing

Infosys expands Metsä Group IT deal with an AI focus

The multi-year overhaul should cut costs and improve issue resolution as Metsä Group consolidates global IT services under one partner.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month
Investec picks Infosys Finacle for banking overhaul
Software-as-a-Service

Investec picks Infosys Finacle for banking overhaul

The cloud migration is designed to replace ageing core systems and give Investec faster data access across four key markets.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
Post-quantum cryptography: are we sleepwalking into the next Y2K moment?
Data Protection

Post-quantum cryptography: are we sleepwalking into the next Y2K moment?

Organisations that delay could face costly rushed upgrades as attackers already harvest encrypted data they plan to crack later.

By David Land • 4 min read • Last month
AWS commits USD $1 billion to embedded AI engineers
Software-as-a-Service

AWS commits USD $1 billion to embedded AI engineers

The move targets firms struggling to shift AI pilots into live systems, with AWS embedding engineers to speed deployment and cut reliance on consultants.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Lumera completes major Nordea Liv Norway migration
Software-as-a-Service

Lumera completes major Nordea Liv Norway migration

The insurer has moved more than 58 million transactions, 70,000 contracts and 163,000 investment accounts to a new cloud platform.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Fri, 19th Jun 2026
TCS signs multi-year IT transformation deal with Elopak
Data Analytics

TCS signs multi-year IT transformation deal with Elopak

The packaging group aims to improve efficiency and user experience as TCS takes control of its global IT operations under a multi-year deal.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 18th Jun 2026
SailPoint launches AI tool to speed identity cloud migration
Software-as-a-Service

SailPoint launches AI tool to speed identity cloud migration

Customers moving ageing identity systems to the cloud could cut migration time and engineering effort, SailPoint says, with no extra fee.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Wed, 17th Jun 2026
HPE unifies partner schemes after Juniper integration
Virtualisation

HPE unifies partner schemes after Juniper integration

Partners will get a single global scheme from 1 November as HPE folds Juniper programmes into one channel model across networking, cloud and AI.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Tue, 16th Jun 2026
Workiva names Deloitte, VantagePoint & Alpha FMC winners
Digital Transformation

Workiva names Deloitte, VantagePoint & Alpha FMC winners

Deloitte's sixth straight global honour underlines rising demand for software partners that can join reporting, risk and sustainability systems.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Wed, 10th Jun 2026

Stories from Other Regions

IT Transformation stories

Bentley teams up with Capgemini on digital overhaul
Data Analytics

Bentley teams up with Capgemini on digital overhaul

The carmaker aims to streamline production and back-office systems as it pushes data and AI into its Crewe Dream Factory project.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Mon, 29th Jun 2026
Pollen Street buys Finastra's Universal Banking unit
Data Analytics

Pollen Street buys Finastra's Universal Banking unit

Banks using Universal Banking will see continued support as Pollen Street backs standalone growth and AI upgrades after the deal closes.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Mon, 22nd Jun 2026
Autonomous IT sounds great. Here's what it actually takes to get there
Hybrid Cloud

Autonomous IT sounds great. Here's what it actually takes to get there

The biggest gains from autonomous IT come from cleaner CMDBs and faster incident resolution, not new software, as firms join up existing tools.

By Zana Stojanovski • 7 min read • Mon, 22nd Jun 2026
AWS adds OpenLegacy to mainframe modernisation tool
Digital Transformation

AWS adds OpenLegacy to mainframe modernisation tool

Enterprises can now migrate mainframe workloads to AWS in stages, with OpenLegacy keeping old and new systems connected during the transition.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Sat, 20th Jun 2026