Global Stories

Seismic's 2024 product release enhances AI capabilities

Seismic boosts AI capabilities and user collaboration with Winter 2024 product release, aimed at enhancing sales representative proficiency.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 29th Feb 2024

DevOps

DigiCert reveals widening gap in digital trust management globally

DigiCert's 2024 State of Digital Trust Survey highlights a growing divide between 'leaders' and 'laggards' in global enterprise digital trust, with effective practices affecting revenue, innovation, and productivity.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 23rd Feb 2024

DevOps

Five metrics every successful professional services firm uses to remain profitable

Professional services firms boost profitability through understanding core metrics as insight into these factors enables targeted improvement.

By Nicola Stewart • 12 min read • Wed, 21st Feb 2024

Health Technologies

Kyriba's Q3 2023 CIR reveals $30bn FX impact on global firms

Kyriba's latest CIR unveils a $30bn FX impact on 1,200 multinational firms in Q3 2023, highlighting FX's influence on revenues and cash flows.

By Tom Raynel • 3 min read • Fri, 16th Feb 2024

Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Commvault reports strong Q3 results with 11% revenue growth

Data management giant Commvault reports an 11% YoY increase in Q3 total revenues at USD$216.8 million and a 17% rise in annual recurring revenue.

By Tom Raynel • 3 min read • Tue, 13th Feb 2024

Content Creation

News Corp Australia partners with Outbrain to refine digital content discovery

News Corp Australia pens a notable multi-year deal with technology platform Outbrain to enhance content discovery and revenue optimisation on its digital properties.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 13th Feb 2024

Marketing Technologies

New Zealand enjoys 7.3% surge in digital advertising revenue

IAB New Zealand's Q3 2023 report reveals a 7.3% year-on-year surge in digital advertising revenues, reaching $534.8m, signalling a bright future for the sector.

By Tom Raynel • 2 min read • Mon, 12th Feb 2024

Firewalls

Fortinet's Q4 financial results show promising growth for 2023

Cybersecurity giant Fortinet reports encouraging Q4 2023 results with a 10.3% revenue boost to $1.42bn and a yearly income increase of 20% to $5.30bn.

By Tom Raynel • 3 min read • Thu, 8th Feb 2024

Data Analytics

Asia-Pacific IT leaders see AI boosting productivity, but face data hurdles

Whilst 86% of Asia-Pacific IT leaders believe AI can boost productivity, Salesforce's latest research reveals that 69% of businesses may not fully capitalise on AI due to difficulties with data system harmonisation.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Thu, 8th Feb 2024

Robotics

Elsight reports revenue surge due to Halo demand boost

Elsight reports soaring Q4/23 revenues up 256% owing to heightened demand for Halo system, boosted by repeat order influx from design-win partners.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 2nd Feb 2024

Fintech

Cisco Systems NZ sees a 299% increase in cash and cash equivalents

Cisco Systems NZ's cash and cash equivalents soared by a staggering 299% in 2023, despite a slight dip in pre-tax profits, according to the latest financial report.

By Tom Raynel • 2 min read • Thu, 1st Feb 2024

Supply Chain

archTIS reports strong Q2 results & record 1H24 performance

Strong Q2 results and record 1H24 earnings put archTIS Limited, a secure data collaboration software firm, en route to achieving imminent revenue expansion and nearing cash flow positivity.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 30th Jan 2024

Health Technologies

Crowdsourced funding in Australia holds steady in 2023

Amidst overall funding decreases, crowdsourced funding in Australia remained steady in 2023, securing $71m for local businesses.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 30th Jan 2024

Marketing Technologies

How empowering your credit control team could lead to profitable growth in 2024

Empowering credit control teams with automation technology and a proactive involvement in strategy could fuel profitable growth for businesses in 2024, despite a gloomy economic outlook.

By Rosie Cairnes • 4 min read • Thu, 25th Jan 2024

Stories from Other Regions

Unified Communications

Superloop reports record organic growth in 1H FY24 results

Superloop's 1H FY24 results exhibit a record 20% surge in organic revenue and increasing margins, with customer base growth adding over 40,000 new accounts.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Fri, 1st Mar 2024

Small Business

Thriving side hustle culture boosting Australian economy, GoDaddy reveals

GoDaddy's Venture Forward initiative reveals a thriving 'side hustle culture' in Australia due to online tools, with 61% of entrepreneurs reportedly running a lucrative microbusiness alongside full-time work.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 28th Feb 2024

Insurance

nib New Zealand sees solid growth with robust financials

Nib New Zealand reports a robust H1 FY24 financial performance with a significant 3.7% growth in private health insurance policyholders.

By Tom Raynel • 3 min read • Mon, 26th Feb 2024

Digital Transformation

Indosat sees robust growth in all sectors during 2023

In a year marked by growth across all sectors, Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison reports significant increases in revenues, EBITDA and data traffic.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 9th Feb 2024

Leadership

Channel Factory appoints Tom Heddon as new Head of Sales for Victoria

Channel Factory boosts its expansion in Australia and New Zealand with the appointment of media industry veteran, Tom Heddon, as Head of Sales for Victoria.

By Imee Dequito • 2 min read • Fri, 2nd Feb 2024

Partner Programmes

Straker reports stable Q3 revenue & record gross margins

Despite a slight year-on-year dip, Straker reports secure Q3 FY24 outcomes with benchmark gross margins boosted by AI-driven services, hinting at market stabilisation.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Mon, 29th Jan 2024