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Assured, BackBox launch managed network backup service

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Assured teams with BackBox on a managed backup service to automate network and security device configuration recovery after incidents.
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Canon honoured with 2026 awards for print solutions

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Canon wins Keypoint Intelligence’s 2026 A3 Line of the Year and multiple Pick Awards for its imageFORCE printers and uniFLOW Online.
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Avanade names Chris Howarth CEO as Caserta joins Microsoft

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Avanade has appointed Chris Howarth as CEO, succeeding Rodrigo Caserta, who departs after 11 years to lead SME and channel for Microsoft.
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Zendesk names Craig Flower COO to drive AI first shift

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Zendesk promotes Craig Flower to chief operating officer, tasking him with accelerating its AI-first customer service and operations strategy.
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Aspire Systems buys Assurity in AI testing expansion

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Aspire Systems acquires New Zealand-founded Assurity, creating a 900-strong quality engineering group to boost AI-driven software testing.
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Qualtrics names Jason Maynard CEO to drive AI growth

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Qualtrics appoints former Oracle executive Jason Maynard as CEO to spearhead AI-driven growth and a USD $6.75 billion Press Ganey deal.
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WD maps 100TB-plus hard drives for AI data centres

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WD maps a path to 100TB-plus hard drives, unveiling faster, lower-power designs as cloud data centres scale storage for AI workloads.
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YubiKey study touts ROI, breach risk plunge for firms

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YubiKey deployment delivers 265% ROI, USD $5.3 million NPV and 99.99% lower breach risk in Forrester model of a 5,000-staff enterprise.
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TransLogic unveils MYtranslogic cloud for hospital tubes

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TransLogic launches MYtranslogic cloud platform to let hospitals monitor pneumatic tube systems remotely and cut service interruptions.
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Ignored low-priority alerts fuel real enterprise breaches

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Ignored ‘low-risk’ security alerts are seeding real enterprise breaches, with Intezer warning of dozens of overlooked threats each year.
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DLA Piper appoints Edward Eisdell-Moore as NZ tech partner

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DLA Piper has promoted Edward Eisdell-Moore to partner in its Auckland technology and data practice, effective 1 January 2026.
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Tata Communications unveils AI-ready multi-cloud suite

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Tata Communications has rolled out an AI-ready multi-cloud suite to help APAC enterprises scale hybrid AI with integrated network, edge and visibility.
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Discovery Consulting appoints SAP leader for NSW push

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Discovery Consulting names SAP specialist Mark Miranda to spearhead NSW mid-market growth, targeting preferred partner status by 2028.
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Commvault unveils Geo Shield for sovereign cloud data

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Commvault has launched Geo Shield, a sovereign cloud approach giving regulated customers tighter data residency, control and encryption key choice.
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OpenAI Codex app rollout includes Australian education pilot

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OpenAI has launched its Codex app for agent-based software development, with an Australian education provider integrating the tool into IT degrees.
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Data#3, Perfekt, Secureware win 11:11 APAC honours

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Data#3, Perfekt and Secureware have been named 11:11 Systems’ top Asia-Pacific partners in inaugural awards for cloud and security projects.
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Ricoh Canada buys ET Group to boost workplace tech

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Ricoh Canada acquires Toronto-based ET Group to expand workplace tech, adding audiovisual design, hybrid meeting and managed services.
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IBM unveils Sovereign Core to embed AI data control

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IBM launches Sovereign Core, embedding digital sovereignty into cloud and AI stacks to give enterprises and governments direct control.
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Okta names Dan Mountstephen to lead APJ identity push

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Okta appoints Dan Mountstephen to steer Asia Pacific and Japan growth, sharpening its identity-led cyber and AI security strategy.
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Australia’s digital health trends redefine connected care

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Australia’s GBP £270 billion health system eyes 2026 as the year disciplined, trusted digital engineering turns AI and data into safer care.