Syncrowin raises AUD $3 million in oversubscribed round
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ShiftLink launches AI workforce platform for NDIS providers
Disability providers could cut admin and improve audit readiness with a single system that combines rostering, payroll and compliance tools.
AML rules expose small firms to privacy breach risks
Thousands of Australian small businesses now face new privacy and cyber risk as anti-money laundering checks force them to store passports and licences.
Australia inflation data strengthens case for RBA hike
Rising fuel costs and broad-based price pressures have left the Reserve Bank of Australia with little room to hold rates steady next week.
Workiva warns weak governance is slowing AI reporting
Most Australian executives still lack the data controls needed to trust AI in reporting, even as 95 per cent expect a return within a year.
Vection confirms AUD $1.35 million law enforcement order
The annual contract gives Vection visible FY27 revenue and lifts its recurring defence and intelligence income stream to AUD $1.35 million.
Progress launches ShareFile Enterprise for regulated firms
The new offering adds automated access controls, monitoring and data loss protection as firms try to secure sensitive file sharing with less manual work.
Question marks over valuation as Canva makes AI pivot
Lower revenues and higher AI costs are challenges for Australian design software company Canva to maintain growth as it mulls IPO.
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Fascinated by the technology industry after a visit to a Computer Faire in 1998, Donovan Jackson first worked as a public relations consultant for enterprise software and hardware distribution companies in 2000, then as a journalist for IDG-affiliated channel and trade publications, and as a producer of commercial content as an agency owner through the 2000s and 2010s. He has served as ITBrief editor in the last days of the printed magazine, and has a long association with TechDay as a contributor to special projects. Donovan has wide interests spanning technology, philosophy, bicycles, literature, psychology, motorcycles, travel, geography, history, general knowledge, and various combinations of these and other subjects.
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