Global Stories

Remote launches AI surveys, global payroll & mobility tools

Remote launches AI-powered Surveys and tools for global payroll, HR automations and mobility, helping firms streamline workforce management worldwide.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Wed, 17th Sep 2025

EduTech

Nasuni expands global R&D with new innovation centre in Hyderabad

Nasuni has launched its third global innovation centre in Hyderabad, boosting its R&D capacity and tapping into India's rich engineering talent pool.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 12th Sep 2025

Data Analytics

Databricks secures USD $1 billion to boost AI & hits USD $100 billion value

Databricks has raised USD $1 billion, valuing the AI firm at over USD $100 billion amid rapid growth and a USD $4 billion revenue run-rate.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 12th Sep 2025

Unified Communications

8x8 & ULAP partner to boost global CX compliance & reach

8x8 partners with ULAP Networks to tackle global CX compliance and connectivity challenges, expanding enterprise reach into 113 countries with reliable communication solutions.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 12th Sep 2025

DevOps

Lightrun appoints Shai Alani as Marketing VP after funding

Lightrun has hired Shai Alani as marketing VP following a USD $70m funding round, aiming to boost its global presence in developer observability tools.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Fri, 12th Sep 2025

Unified Communications

Alcatel-Lucent unveils Rainbow Hub platform for Australia launch

Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise has launched its Rainbow Hub cloud platform in Australia, enhancing unified communications for businesses via local partnerships.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Thu, 11th Sep 2025

Firewalls

Petr Podrouzek named CTO as IP Fabric boosts AI automation focus

Petr Podrouzek has been named CTO at IP Fabric to drive advancements in AI-driven network automation amid growing enterprise demand.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Tue, 9th Sep 2025

Hyperscale

SUSE appoints Margaret Dawson as CMO to boost growth

SUSE appoints Margaret Dawson as Chief Marketing Officer to spearhead global marketing and drive growth in enterprise open source software.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Tue, 9th Sep 2025

Customer Experience

Iplicit appoints Ben Crow as VP & eyes international expansion

Cloud accounting firm iplicit appoints Ben Crow as VP of Partnerships to boost partner network and target international expansion in Australia and New Zealand.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 4 min read • Mon, 8th Sep 2025

Artificial Intelligence

Advent set to acquire Automic Group to drive expansion plans

Advent has agreed to acquire Automic Group, an Australasian investor administration platform, aiming to boost growth and global expansion plans.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Sun, 7th Sep 2025

Partner Programmes

Linnworks appoints Jon Bahl as CEO to steer global expansion

Linnworks appoints Jon Bahl as CEO to lead global growth amid retail challenges, aiming to expand its commerce platform serving 4,000 customers worldwide.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Fri, 5th Sep 2025

Data Protection

Axiom GRC acquires The DPO Centre to boost data protection services

Axiom GRC has acquired The DPO Centre, expanding its data protection services and strengthening its global governance, risk, and compliance platform.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 4th Sep 2025

Digital Transformation

SAP expands sovereign cloud services for public sector in ANZ

SAP expands its Sovereign Cloud services in Australia and New Zealand, enhancing data control and security for public sector and regulated industries.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Wed, 3rd Sep 2025

Customer Relationship Management

Mortar Group appoints Paul Sigaloff as first Global Chief Customer Officer

Mortar Group has named Paul Sigaloff as its first global chief customer officer to drive international growth and enhance its customer-focused marketing platform.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Wed, 3rd Sep 2025

Software-as-a-Service

Hemanth Vedagarbha named Firebolt CEO to drive global growth

Firebolt appoints Hemanth Vedagarbha as CEO to lead global expansion and strengthen its position in the analytical database market amid rising AI demand.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Wed, 3rd Sep 2025

Digital Transformation

Hyland, AWS collaborate to boost cloud AI for content management

Hyland partners with AWS to enhance its Content Innovation Cloud, boosting AI-driven content management and accelerating global enterprise adoption.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 4 min read • Wed, 27th Aug 2025

Stories from Other Regions

Document Management

Klippa named HOT SOLUTION COMPANY for 2025-2026 by DSMedia

Klippa has been named a HOT SOLUTION COMPANY 2025-2026 by Document Strategy Media for its AI-driven document processing platform, DocHorizon.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Wed, 17th Sep 2025

Punakaiki Fund

Sea-Flux secures NZD $3 million to expand vessel software globally

Sea-Flux has raised NZD $3 million to boost its cloud-based vessel management software, aiming for global growth across NZ, UK, Australia and the Middle East.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 5th Sep 2025

Amazon

Why searches for 'PR Agency Auckland' may signal growth in NZ's tech & design sectors

Google searches for 'PR Agency Auckland' hit a five-year peak, signalling growing confidence in New Zealand's tech and design sectors amid export expansion.

By Mark Devlin • 4 min read • Wed, 27th Aug 2025

Security Information and Event Management

Isaac Lujan joins Simbian to lead global AI partner strategy

Isaac Lujan has been named Global VP of Channel and Partnerships at Simbian to lead the global expansion of its AI-driven security partner ecosystem.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Wed, 27th Aug 2025