About Catherine
Catherine Knowles
News Editor
Catherine has a keen interest in all areas of technology and storytelling in our digital age. Having worked with a number of businesses and people across media, education, publishing and communications, Catherine has a definite respect for common sense, great content and turning ideas into reality.
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Wireless Broadband Alliance sets Wi-Fi security rules
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firewalls
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data protection
Wireless Broadband Alliance issues new rules for public and enterprise Wi‑Fi, pushing stronger authentication, privacy and roaming protections.
Amex GBT adds AI to Egencia & links Concur Expense
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uc
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data analytics
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digital transformation
Amex GBT gives Egencia agentic AI and Concur Expense integration, aiming to streamline business travel bookings and cut manual claims work.
Kumo launches KumoRFM-2 for enterprise relational data
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data analytics
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crypto
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data science
Kumo says its new foundation model for relational enterprise data outperforms supervised rivals, scales to 500 billion rows and answers queries in natural language.
Kyndryl launches sovereignty services as concerns grow
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private cloud
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hybrid cloud
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digital transformation
Kyndryl rolls out a new sovereignty advisory and managed service to help firms control data, systems and AI across complex IT estates.
akto named Boomi Platinum Partner in AI readiness push
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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partner programmes
akto wins Boomi Platinum Partner status as enterprises in Australia and New Zealand seek stronger integration, governance and data foundations for AI.
System1 adds AI-led tools to Test Your Ad platform
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data analytics
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martech
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partner programmes
System1 adds AI-led reporting and predictive tools to Test Your Ad, aiming to speed up creative analysis while keeping consumer testing central.
Perpetuals.com launches on-prem AI for hedge funds
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crypto
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fintech
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data science
Perpetuals.com wins exclusive Forgentiq.ai rights as it prepares an on-premises AI system for hedge funds and crypto managers.
Remote acquires Bravas to add identity & device management
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mdm
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hcm
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socs
Remote has acquired Bravas in a move that expands its global work platform into identity and device controls for distributed teams.
New Zealanders fear online fraud & AI-driven scams
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surveillance
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digital transformation
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cx
New Zealanders fear online fraud as Experian survey finds rising scams, with identity theft and AI-driven attacks among the top concerns.
One NZ readies satellite texts as Cyclone Vaianu nears
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dr
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spacetech
One NZ on alert as Cyclone Vaianu threatens outages, with satellite texting ready for compatible phones if mobile coverage fails.
Atlassian adds AI Remix & partner agents to Confluence
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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rpa
Atlassian rolls out Confluence Remix and partner agents for Lovable, Replit and Gamma to turn pages into visuals, prototypes and presentations.
MSPs face AI adoption hurdle over governance rules
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data protection
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dr
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digital transformation
AvePoint and Omdia find governance and compliance are stalling AI adoption for MSP customers, as demand outpaces providers' readiness.
Persistent launches merchant fraud tool on Databricks
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fintech
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partner programmes
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rpa
Persistent and Databricks launch Merchant Risk Management and Fraud Detection solution for banks and payment providers facing rising digital payment fraud.
Kyndryl launches AI Digital Twin for the workplace
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data analytics
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hcm
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it automation
Kyndryl's AI workplace Digital Twin uses Microsoft Foundry to spot IT faults before staff are hit, as firms seek faster, predictive support.
Shoppers turn against AI social content, survey finds
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cx
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martech
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partner programmes
Shoppers increasingly prefer human-led social posts over AI-generated material, with Gen Z driving brands towards micro-influencers and niche creators.
OpenNebula 7.2 adds gRPC API for sovereign AI clouds
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storage
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virtualisation
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data protection
OpenNebula 7.2 adds gRPC APIs, NVIDIA support and tighter security controls for sovereign cloud and AI deployments.
Layercake & Ceeblue launch sub-second streaming service
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edge computing
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digital entertainment
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rpa
Layercake joins Ceeblue to offer sub-second live video streaming with automated failover, broad CDN support and instant VOD replay.
Custodia warns of AI record-keeping risk in finance
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uc
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risk & compliance
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genai
Custodia says financial firms must widen record-keeping to cover collaboration tools, messaging apps and AI-generated content as regulators step up scrutiny.
LoopMe launches Chartboost Direct for app publishers
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gaming
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martech
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digital entertainment
LoopMe unveils Chartboost Direct to help app publishers tap brand ad spend as AI usage reshapes search, web traffic and mobile gaming habits.
Intruder adds container image scanning to cloud platform
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virtualisation
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devops
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hybrid cloud
Intruder expands cloud security platform with registry-level container image scanning for AWS, Google Cloud and Azure users.