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Portnox expands zero trust access to console tools

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Portnox extends zero trust network access to RDP, SSH, VNC and Telnet, promising passwordless admin access and fewer VPN dependencies.
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Exclusive: Rohini Sharma on monday.com's AI shift

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Australian organisations are moving past AI hype, demanding tools that simplify daily work, scale across teams and prove practical value.
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FourKites unveils Loft AI platform for enterprise workflows

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FourKites launches Loft AI platform and Sophie agent to turn natural-language instructions into automated workflows across enterprise apps.
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AI agents reshape sales teams across Australia, NZ

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AI agents are rapidly transforming sales teams in Australia and New Zealand, slashing grunt work and reshaping how sellers prospect and close deals.
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Mailchimp boosts eCommerce tools with wider SMS rollout

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Mailchimp expands eCommerce tools and AI-driven automation, rolling out SMS to 34 new EMEA markets to boost small business marketing ROI.
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Exclusive: Celonis' Kerry Brown warns CIOs to 'remove chaos'

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Celonis touts digital twins and process data as the missing link to turn scattered enterprise AI experiments into measurable business gains.
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AI productivity gains undermined by rising rework burden

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AI tools save hours at work but Workday finds nearly 40% of those gains are wiped out as staff redo, check and correct low-quality outputs.
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Airstride unveils Carmen AI to automate partner recruiting

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Airstride launches Carmen AI, an autonomous agent that scouts, scores and contacts B2B channel partners, claiming up to 80% time savings.
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Fico outlines four AI trends reshaping banking by 2026

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Fico says by 2026 banking AI will be standard infrastructure, heightening fraud risks and putting CIOs and human cyber oversight centre stage.
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NeuBird AI names Venkat Ramakrishnan president & COO

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NeuBird AI appoints Venkat Ramakrishnan president and COO to scale its agentic AI SRE platform and expand global commercial operations.
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YubiKeys promise 265% ROI & 99.99% cut in breach risk

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YubiKey rollout boosts ROI by 265% and slashes breach exposure 99.99%, Forrester study finds, delivering multi-million USD $ gains.
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C-suite leaders deploy AI, but struggle to scale it

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AI is deployed everywhere but embedded deeply in fewer than half of firms, as leaders warn integration and skills gaps risk a two-year setback.
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Banks struggle to turn AI spending into real revenue gains

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Banks worldwide pour billions into AI, but Dyna.Ai warns only a small minority are turning pilots into tangible, scalable revenue gains.
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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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Australian bosses bet on AI despite patchy pay-offs

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Australian bosses double down on AI to cut costs, even as few see strong returns and rapid technological change fuels mounting pressure.
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Weak data practices waste AUD $154bn in global AI spend

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Weak data governance is squandering an estimated $154bn of global AI investment each year, Hitachi Vantara warns in new research.
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Cognizant & Adobe deepen AI pact on content at scale

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Cognizant and Adobe are deepening their AI alliance to speed and govern large-scale content creation for heavily regulated global enterprises.
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Travel That Means Business: Why Intentional, AI-Enabled Work Trips Will Define 2026

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Global business travel spend hit USD $1.57 trillion in 2025, with AI-driven, intentional trips set to power faster growth into 2026.
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AI budgets shielded as enterprises chase orchestration

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Enterprises ringfence AI spend as core infrastructure, racing from pilots to orchestrated, governed systems despite economic headwinds.
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WEL launches rapid solar & battery connection system

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WEL launches a digital approvals platform that greenlights most home solar and battery connections across its NZ network in under five minutes.