About Mark
Mark Tarre
News Chief
Mark Tarre is an editor and journalist with experience across newsroom, public relations, and digital publishing. He has worked across different organisations on editorial and content-led projects. He holds a journalism degree.
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Salesforce adds Slackbot features to boost CRM work
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crm
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digital transformation
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martech
Salesforce expands Slackbot with meeting notes, voice input and CRM updates, pitching the tool as a conversational hub for workplace apps.
Auticon report says neurodiverse teams boost business
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australian bureau of statistics
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social enterprise
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skills shortage
Neurodiverse teams are driving stronger innovation, retention and client results, auticon's 2025 global impact report has found.
Agoda opens Bangkok technology hub for nearly 4,000
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clean technologies
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sustainability
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smart building
Agoda opens Bangkok technology hub to unite nearly 4,000 staff in a seven-floor office at One Bangkok, boosting regional operations and collaboration.
CrowdStrike & HCLTech launch continuous threat service
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data protection
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hybrid cloud
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digital transformation
CrowdStrike and HCLTech deepen cybersecurity tie-up with a service to spot, prioritise and fix threats across cloud, identity and endpoints.
Digital wallets dominate Asia-Pacific payments, study finds
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crypto
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fintech
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martech
Digital wallets still lead Asia-Pacific payments, but account-to-account rails are rising fast in Hong Kong, Thailand and Singapore, Global Payments says.
Businesses warned to overhaul backups amid ransomware
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data protection
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dr
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ransomware
Asia-Pacific firms warned that weak backup controls, poor endpoint hygiene and legacy systems could worsen ransomware losses and breach penalties.
Supply chain confidence falls as geopolitical risk rises
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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supply chain
Blue Yonder survey finds supply chain leaders are less confident for 2026, with geopolitical shocks exposing slower response times despite rising AI investment.
Atturra joins monō ai to push enterprise AI redesign
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digital transformation
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partner programmes
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erp
Atturra has struck a founding partnership with monō ai to help large organisations redesign work, move beyond AI pilots and scale enterprise automation.
efex buys Priority 1 IT to expand Queensland reach
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network infrastructure
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digital transformation
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partner programmes
efex extends Queensland reach with Priority 1 IT buy, adding Darling Downs healthcare clients and regional technical staff to its growing network.
Microsoft launches Copilot Cowork for task execution
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digital transformation
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rpa
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erp
Microsoft widens Microsoft 365 Copilot with Cowork and new Researcher tools, adding Claude and OpenAI models for task execution and analysis.
Cato lets customers buy modular SASE security tools
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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digital transformation
Cato Networks rolls out modular SASE buying, letting customers start with AI Security, SD-WAN, SSE or Universal ZTNA and expand later.
Geneva Association urges firms to use cyber insurance
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dr
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ransomware
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risk & compliance
Geneva Association says cyber insurance can help firms tackle rising threats, but warns take-up remains low and SMEs are underusing cover's prevention services.
Year13 appoints Laura Scott as Australian Managing Director
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edutech
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digital transformation
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ai
Year13 hires former ADAPTOVATE boss Laura Scott to steer Australian growth as it expands into the US and strengthens its leadership team.
PMT wins Nextivity Elite Partner status in Australia
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digital transformation
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cx
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edge computing
PMT Communication Systems gains Nextivity Elite Partner status in Australia as demand for indoor mobile coverage lifts across retail and commercial sites.
DroneShield & Origin Robotics team up on counter-UAS
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robots
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drones
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critical infrastructure
DroneShield and Origin Robotics sign defence pact to pair detection with interceptor drones as militaries seek cheaper ways to defeat Shahed-type threats.
Commvault adds threat-hunting tools to backup scans
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data protection
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dr
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ransomware
Commvault adds Hyper Threat Hunting and Deep Inspection to Cloud Threat Scan, linking backup scanning with verified clean recovery after cyber attacks.
SAP to acquire Reltio to boost enterprise data, AI ops
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saas
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paas
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data analytics
SAP will fold Reltio's master data management tools into Business Data Cloud, strengthening its bid to unify enterprise records for AI across mixed systems.
OpenText & Proofpoint urge backup tests on World Backup Day
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data protection
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dr
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ransomware
OpenText and Proofpoint say organisations must test backups and tighten human-focused cyber defences as World Backup Day spotlights resilience gaps.
Data governance reshapes backup strategies in AI era
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data protection
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dr
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digital transformation
Organisations are shifting from backup-heavy strategies to data governance as AI growth exposes rising costs, risks, and inefficiencies in data resilience.
Samsung adds Art Basel Hong Kong collection to Art Store
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digital entertainment
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displays
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samsung
Samsung brings Art Basel Hong Kong 2026 works to Australian subscribers, debuting the collection on its upcoming Micro RGB and OLED TVs.