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Direxyon launches AI cloud platform for smarter asset planning

DIREXYON launches AI-driven cloud platform DIREXYON GO to aid municipalities and utilities in smarter asset investment planning and infrastructure management.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Wed, 24th Sep 2025

Digital Transformation

Kyndryl appoints Graeme Beardsell as Managing Director for A/NZ

Kyndryl has named Graeme Beardsell as Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand to expand market presence and enhance customer value in the region.

By Melvin Hipolito • 2 min read • Tue, 9th Sep 2025

Robotics

Half of firms lack AI expertise despite rising interest in EAM tech

Nearly half of industrial firms lack the expertise to adopt AI and advanced tech in asset management, despite growing interest in tools like machine learning and digital twins.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 4th Sep 2025

Digital Transformation

Adaptiv appoints Nikolai Blackie CTO to drive AI & growth

Adaptiv has named co-founder Nikolai Blackie as CTO to lead AI-driven growth and expand its data integration services across Australasia.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Wed, 20th Aug 2025

Fintech

AfricAI launches to drive sovereign AI innovation across Africa

AfricAI, a joint venture led from Nigeria, launches to develop and deploy sovereign AI solutions across Africa, starting with healthcare and public services.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Tue, 19th Aug 2025

Unified Communications

TCCA explores broadband & LMR network integration for safety

TCCA's new white paper explores integrating broadband with LMR networks, enabling public safety and other sectors to enhance mission-critical communications.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Sat, 9th Aug 2025

Storage

Oracle launches global Exadata service for AI & analytics

Oracle launches Globally Distributed Exadata Database on Exascale Infrastructure, enabling scalable AI workloads and analytics with global data residency compliance.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Fri, 8th Aug 2025

DevOps

Aurigo launches AI platform to transform data centre planning

Aurigo Software unveils AI-powered Primus platform to enhance data centre capital planning, boosting efficiency amid rising global infrastructure investment.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 16th Jul 2025

Digital Transformation

ROKLive 2025 brings labs, launches & robotics to Gold Coast

ROKLive 2025, hosted by Rockwell Automation on the Gold Coast, offers hands-on labs, new product launches and robotics showcases for over 500 industry professionals.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 15th Jul 2025

Firewalls

Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise adds PROFINET to boost IT-OT unity

Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise adds PROFINET support to its OmniSwitch 6465, enhancing IT-OT network unity with centralised management and real-time industrial communication.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Tue, 24th Jun 2025

Smart Cities

Trilliant unveils analytics platform to cut utility losses

Trilliant launches cloud-independent Analytics as a Service to help utilities cut energy losses by enhancing data analysis, forecasting and decision-making.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Fri, 20th Jun 2025

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Utilities stories

Agricultural Technology

AI set to widen gender skills gap in UK's GBP £1 trillion tech

AI adoption is forecast to widen the gender skills gap in the UK's GBP £1 trillion tech sector, raising concerns over equality in emerging industries.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 2nd Oct 2025

Network Infrastructure

CID, Nokia & Pivotel launch secure private 5GaaS for Australia

CID Group, Nokia and Pivotel launch a zero-capex Private 5G-as-a-Service solution to boost secure, sovereign data networks across Australia's critical industries.

By Melvin Hipolito • 5 min read • Wed, 1st Oct 2025

Digital Transformation

What Australia's growing demand for energy means for data centres

Australia's data centres will soon consume more electricity than Japan, driven by AI demand and the push for greener, energy-efficient infrastructure.

By Lizzi Long • 4 min read • Wed, 17th Sep 2025

DataCentre infrastructure

Australian IT spending to reach AUD $172.3 billion by 2026

Australia's IT spending is set to hit AUD $172.3 billion in 2026, driven by strong growth in AI infrastructure and software investments, says Gartner.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Mon, 8th Sep 2025

Customer Experience

Virtualplatform unveils white-label app for ISPs & partners

Virtualplatform has launched a white-label mobile app enabling ISPs and partners to manage customer lifecycles with branded, mobile-first service and billing tools.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Wed, 20th Aug 2025

Customer Experience

Seventy-two percent of New Zealanders say brands break promises

A new study reveals 72% of New Zealanders believe brands fail to keep promises, with media firms seen as the worst offenders and financial services ranked best.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Wed, 20th Aug 2025