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Trend Vision One tops Forrester ranking for network security tools

Fri, 17th Oct 2025
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Trend Micro's Trend Vision One leads Forrester's Network Analysis and Visibility ranking, excelling in threat detection and compliance monitoring.
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BeyondTrust named Leader in 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for PAM

Fri, 17th Oct 2025
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BeyondTrust ranked Leader for seventh year in 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Privileged Access Management, topping Ability to Execute criteria globally.
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Manuka AI launches ANZ operations amid AUD $28m annual spend

Fri, 17th Oct 2025
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Manuka AI launches in Australia and New Zealand to help enterprises improve ROI on AUD $28m annual data and AI investments with Databricks platform.
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APAC firms to boost threat intelligence spend, embrace AI by 2026

Wed, 15th Oct 2025
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By 2026, 79% of Asia Pacific firms plan to boost threat intelligence spending and adopt AI to tackle rising cyber threats and regulatory demands.
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Kore.ai recognised as leader in Forrester cognitive search report

Wed, 15th Oct 2025
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Kore.ai named Leader in Forrester Wave for Cognitive Search Platforms, scoring highest in Strategy and excelling in 11 key criteria for agentic AI solutions.
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Cloudflare teams with Oracle for secure AI workloads in multicloud

Tue, 14th Oct 2025
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Cloudflare partners with Oracle to deliver a unified, secure platform for AI workloads across hybrid and multicloud environments via Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
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Forrester: AI spending slows as tech leaders face scrutiny in 2026

Thu, 9th Oct 2025
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Forrester forecasts a slowdown in AI spending for 2026 as firms prioritise governance and risk amid increased scrutiny from CFOs and tech leaders.
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Sales streaming vs. sales seeking: How RevOps just became B2B's most important team

Thu, 9th Oct 2025
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RevOps teams now lead B2B sales success by uniting marketing and sales, boosting win rates by 59% and cutting GTM costs by 30%, says Boston Consulting Group.
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ScienceLogic launches Skylar suite to unify AI & automation for IT

Thu, 9th Oct 2025
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ScienceLogic unveils its Skylar suite, unifying AI, automation, compliance and observability to boost IT operations and accelerate incident response.
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Hexaware urges unified AI strategy as CX scores continue to fall

Thu, 9th Oct 2025
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Hexaware warns falling global customer experience scores need a unified AI strategy, urging businesses to integrate tools for personalisation and efficiency.
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Optimizely One delivers 446% ROI & USD $7.1M in benefits

Wed, 8th Oct 2025
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Optimizely One platform delivers a 446% ROI and USD $7.1 million in benefits over three years, quickly boosting revenue and productivity for businesses.
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Appian named leader for digital process automation by Forrester

Fri, 3rd Oct 2025
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Appian has been named a leader in Forrester's Q3 2025 Digital Process Automation report, praised for its AI integration and scalable automation platform.
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Forrester forecasts agentic AI breaches & quantum spending surge by 2026

Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
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Forrester predicts the first agentic AI data breach and a surge in quantum security spending by 2026, amid rising government control of telecoms.
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Forrester predicts agency mergers, job cuts & creator growth

Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
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Forrester forecasts major agency mergers, job cuts of 15%, and growth in creator-led marketing by 2026 amid automation and industry shifts.
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Australia's cyber security landscape is changing - here's what businesses think

Wed, 1st Oct 2025
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Australian businesses face a cyber security 'perfect storm' in 2025 as AI, stricter rules and smarter attacks reshape risk and defence strategies.
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Australian mobile banking apps see high use but modest satisfaction

Tue, 30th Sep 2025
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Despite 69% of Australians regularly using mobile banking apps, satisfaction remains modest with a 66.0 CX Index score, says Forrester's 2025 report.
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Machine learning boosts credit access & profitability in Australia

Wed, 24th Sep 2025
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Machine Learning boosts credit access and profitability in Australia, with 96% of firms noting better SME loan acceptance and improved bad debt rates.
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Tech giants to invest USD $2 billion in nuclear energy by 2026

Tue, 23rd Sep 2025
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Tech giants including Google, AWS, and Microsoft plan to invest over USD $2 billion in small modular nuclear reactors by 2026 to boost energy resilience.
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ShopVision raises USD $4.1 million to build AI for eCommerce teams

Sat, 20th Sep 2025
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ShopVision secured USD $4.1 million to develop an AI platform offering eCommerce teams vital market insights and automation to boost decision-making.
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Hitachi Vantara VSP One delivers swift ROI & major savings

Wed, 17th Sep 2025
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Hitachi Vantara's VSP One delivers a 285% ROI with payback in seven months, saving organisations USD $1.5 million through efficiency and reduced complexity.