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Dovetail appoints Poppy Trewhella as Venture Partnerships Director

Tue, 26th Apr 2022
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Dovetail Ventures appoints Poppy Trewhella as its first venture partnerships director, to drive partnerships with tech startups in Australia and New Zealand.
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OVHcloud ramps up big plans with ForePaaS acquisition

Mon, 25th Apr 2022
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data analytics
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OVHcloud has acquired ForePaaS, a unified platform specialising in data analytics, machine learning and artificial intelligence projects for businesses.
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Kaspersky highlights mobile threat impacting thousands globally

Wed, 20th Apr 2022
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endpoint protection
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Stalkerware impacted over 32,000 Kaspersky mobile users globally last year, highlighting the need to tackle this issue, says Kaspersky.
Gaurav sharma(2)

BluePi Consulting (BluePi) appoints CEO as Gaurav Sharma

Fri, 8th Apr 2022
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it industry
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cognizant
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tech mahindra
IT services company BluePi expands to Sydney, appoints Gaurav Sharma as CEO for Australia & New Zealand to drive growth in diverse industries.
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Accelerated UK expansion for ANZ tech companies

Fri, 8th Apr 2022
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cybersecurity
The UK Government is working with Australian and New Zealand national and state governments to take a delegation of tech scaleups for London Tech Week.
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Dicker Data cancels distribution agreement with Kaspersky

Wed, 23rd Mar 2022
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partner programmes
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cloud services
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dicker data
One of the largest distributors in Australia and New Zealand has cancelled its distribution contract with Russian based cybersecurity company Kaspersky.
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Aussie fintech launches revenue solution for MSPs and ISVs

Fri, 18th Mar 2022
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commerce systems
BidFin, an Australian-based fintech, has launched a recurring revenue funding solution for the Australian technology market.
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Snowflake to acquire data application framework Streamlit

Fri, 4th Mar 2022
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data analytics
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data science
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martech
Snowflake has announced its intent to acquire Streamlit, enabling global developers and data scientists to mobilise data.
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Hospitality sector uses cloud-based analytics as it roars back to life

Tue, 1st Mar 2022
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data analytics
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public cloud
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Cloud-based system, hospoIQ, offers business intelligence for the hospitality sector in New Zealand and Australia.
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Employment Hero completes funding following KeyPay acquisition

Mon, 21st Feb 2022
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Employment Hero, the employment as a service provider, has raised $181m in funding, following its recent acquisition of KeyPay.
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ExtraHop CEO retires, IT veteran Patrick Dennis steps in

Thu, 17th Feb 2022
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strategy
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extrahop
Dennis will work alongside the ExtraHop executive leadership team to increase the company's current momentum and accelerate operations.
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eCommerce financing platform Wayflyer hits 'unicorn' status after $150m funding round

Wed, 2nd Feb 2022
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financing
An Ireland-based financing platform is gearing up for expansion into markets including Asia, the United States, and Europe.
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SuperOps.ai raises US$14 million, plans to shake up MSP market

Tue, 1st Feb 2022
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digital transformation
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modernisation
SuperOps.ai has announced it has raised US$14m in new funding, allowing the company to break into the Managed Service Providers (MSP) market.
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The Sandbox and Brinc announce $50M Open Metaverse Accelerator Program funding for 100 startups

Fri, 28th Jan 2022
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open source
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ar, vr & metaverse
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funding
The Sandbox has committed US$50M to Brinc for The Sandbox Metaverse Accelerator Program, targeting 100 startups to enhance the open metaverse.
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Globalization Partners raises $200m to extend reach into 'virtually untapped' remote HR market

Wed, 26th Jan 2022
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hcm
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payroll systems
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vista equity partners
HR tech firm Globalization Partners has raised $200 million in a capital raise led by Vista Credit Partners, boosting its market value to $4.2 billion.
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Electronic signatures are the future of business – we just need regulation to catch up

Tue, 25th Jan 2022
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opinion
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regulation
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esignature
Australian businesses face uncertainty over the validity of electronic signatures, as relief measures are set to expire.
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Ireland fintech firm Wayflyer eyes up Aussie eCommerce market boom

Tue, 25th Jan 2022
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e-commerce
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financing
The company points to research from GlobalData, which pegs Australia's eCommerce market to be worth US$70 billion (AU$100 billion) by 2025.
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Aussie's Veyor raises $4 million in equity, plans to double workforce

Wed, 12th Jan 2022
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supply chain
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capital
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cloud services
Australian firm Veyor raises over $4m in equity capital, attracting interest from construction industry heavyweights.
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NCS makes majority investment in Eighty20, scales presence in Australia

Fri, 7th Jan 2022
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healthtech
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ncs technologies
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investment
NCS will acquire a majority stake in Australian cloud transformation specialist Eighty20 Solutions to expand its market presence in Australia.
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6 significant changes to online fraud we saw in 2021

Tue, 4th Jan 2022
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saas
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malware
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ransomware
SEON Fraud Prevention co-founders discuss the top trends that changed fraud in 2021, including the rise of Ransomware as a Service and easier online fraud.