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Zip sees stronger spend on bills & household costs
Gaming

Zip sees stronger spend on bills & household costs

Cost-of-living pressures pushed more Australians to use Zip for bills, insurance and home maintenance, lifting spend per customer 15.4%.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Yesterday
DrayTek & Enea partner on deeper traffic visibility
Firewalls

DrayTek & Enea partner on deeper traffic visibility

The deal will help DrayTek customers spot AI and other traffic on their networks more quickly, as security shifts deeper into hardware.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • 3 days ago
Banks face rising risks from scams, AI and digital money
Privileged Access Management

Banks face rising risks from scams, AI and digital money

Victims and banks are facing a more industrialised scam model as the US watchdog estimates digital asset fraud has cost USD $17 billion.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 6 min read • 3 days ago
Accenture launches Construct for capital project services
Digital Transformation

Accenture launches Construct for capital project services

The move targets a USD $260 billion market as owners seek one partner to cut delays, overruns and accountability gaps on major projects.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
Thales launches UK-hosted HSM & quantum-safe Luna 8
Data Protection

Thales launches UK-hosted HSM & quantum-safe Luna 8

Regulated cloud users can now keep key operations in the UK as Thales also rolls out a quantum-ready HSM for EMEA customers.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Last week
Accenture launches Construct for global capital projects
Digital Transformation

Accenture launches Construct for global capital projects

Greater scrutiny will follow major infrastructure programmes as Accenture combines 5,000 specialists into a new capital projects unit.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

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SAS named Leader in IDC decision intelligence MarketScape
Manufacturing

SAS named Leader in IDC decision intelligence MarketScape

The ranking strengthens SAS's pitch to regulated industries, where auditable AI decisions and consistent logic across cloud and on-premises systems matter most.

By Raphael Veloso • 4 min read • Today
CASETiFY launches biggest iPhone 18 accessories range
eCommerce

CASETiFY launches biggest iPhone 18 accessories range

Premium buyers will face prices up to AUD $214.99 as CASETiFY broadens its Apple case lineup with more add-ons and tougher drop-test claims.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 3 days ago
XConnect & Honey Badger join forces on fraud checks
Multi-factor authentication

XConnect & Honey Badger join forces on fraud checks

Banks and payment firms could gain tighter onboarding checks as the pair combine mobile network signals with identity datasets to spot fraud.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday
Futureproofing RNZ's infrastructure
Kordia

Futureproofing RNZ's infrastructure

Auckland's emergency AM radio coverage now rests on a single 110-metre mast, after RNZ replaced two ageing Henderson towers without disrupting service.

By Kordia • 4 min read • 3 days ago
2degrees posts higher revenue & returns to profit
Network Infrastructure

2degrees posts higher revenue & returns to profit

Annual revenue topped NZD $1.46 billion as integration gains and stronger demand across its divisions helped the telco swing back to profit.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Building Utility Resilience in an Era of Cyber Risk and Disruption
Disaster Recovery

Building Utility Resilience in an Era of Cyber Risk and Disruption

Australian utilities face sharper scrutiny as cyber incidents and supplier failures threaten outages, compliance breaches and market stability.

By Marc Beder • 5 min read • 4 days ago
Dodo moves 100,000 customers to cheaper internet plans
Data Analytics

Dodo moves 100,000 customers to cheaper internet plans

Households on underused NBN plans could save AUD $14.4 million a year after the telco shifted nearly 100,000 customers to cheaper tiers.

By Raphael Veloso • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Mobile phone bills hit USD $172 billion in US homes
Data Analytics

Mobile phone bills hit USD $172 billion in US homes

More than four in five US households pay around USD $100 a month, making mobile service one of the country's biggest recurring bills.

By Raphael Veloso • 3 min read • Last week
Kiwi are shopping for smartphones the wrong way
Financing

Kiwi are shopping for smartphones the wrong way

Rising handset prices are pushing buyers to factor in trade-ins, bills and financing, not just the sticker price, when upgrading.

By Sam Bruce • 3 min read • Last week
Kumul Consolidated Holdings adopts TechnologyOne Plus
Software-as-a-Service

Kumul Consolidated Holdings adopts TechnologyOne Plus

Staff at Papua New Guinea state investor Kumul Consolidated Holdings can now query finance data by voice, cutting manual reporting and speeding decisions.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last week
The enduring resilience of New Zealand's broadcast networks
Personalisation

The enduring resilience of New Zealand's broadcast networks

Broadcast still reaches most New Zealanders daily, even as streaming grows, with free access and emergency resilience keeping it relevant.

By Jason Fullerton-Smith • 4 min read • Last week