About Sean
Sean Mitchell
Publisher
Having started his career at Renaissance. Sean joined Apple in Melbourne for a number of years before working in the media space. This started with Review Publishing and later the tech publisher IDG Communications. In 2006 he was involved in the launch of The Channel magazine. As they say – the rest is history.
Stories by Sean
8x8 wins Gold for Engage at New York design awards
Today
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uc
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digital transformation
8x8's Engage platform has won Gold at the NY Product Design Awards, with judges praising its unified workspace for customer-facing staff.
Atlassian adds AI visuals & partner agents to Confluence
Yesterday
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devops
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digital transformation
Atlassian adds AI visuals and partner agents to Confluence as Remix turns pages into charts, prototypes and presentations.
PayPal brings payment links to Canva's 265 million
Yesterday
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saas
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digital transformation
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fintech
PayPal brings payment links into Canva for 265 million users, letting creators, entrepreneurs and small firms sell from designs with QR codes and checkouts.
ServiceNow makes AI standard across entire platform
Yesterday
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digital transformation
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hcm
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it automation
ServiceNow has made AI a standard feature across its platform, adding new tools for enterprise customers in Canada and beyond.
Optimizely training sparks surge in marketing AI agents
2 days ago
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devops
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digital transformation
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cx
Optimizely training programme sees 375 AI agents built in five days as waitlist tops 1,500 amid rising enterprise marketing demand.
AlphaSense expands in EMEA & APAC with senior hires
2 days ago
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saas
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data analytics
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digital transformation
AlphaSense names senior UK and Singapore hires as it steps up EMEA and APAC push, with multilingual search and content expansion.
Akamai appoints Sean Li to lead Asia Pacific sales
2 days ago
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digital transformation
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cloud security
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edge computing
Akamai names Sean Li as Senior Vice President for Asia Pacific and Japan, as the firm sharpens its cloud, security and AI push in the region.
Samsung launches AI heat pump to cut New Zealand bills
2 days ago
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iot
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smart home
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power / energy
Samsung rolls out AI Smart GEO WindFree Heat Pump in New Zealand, offering app-based controls and energy tracking as households brace for winter costs.
Nexxen launches AI-native DSP interface for traders
2 days ago
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devops
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martech
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rpa
Nexxen expands AI tools for media buyers with pre-launch checks, live optimisation and diagnostics, while keeping campaign decisions in traders' hands.
Gigamon warns firms to prepare for quantum cyber risks
2 days ago
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firewalls
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data protection
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hybrid cloud
Gigamon urges firms to start post-quantum planning now, citing encrypted traffic risks, harvest now, decrypt later fears and a widening readiness gap.
Fujifilm & DoxAI launch fraud check AI in New Zealand
3 days ago
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digital signage
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document management
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digital transformation
Fujifilm Business Innovation New Zealand teams up with DoxAI to bring AI fraud checks to lenders and insurers, cutting manual document reviews.
PyTorch Foundation adds Safetensors for safer AI models
3 days ago
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application security
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devsecops
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supply chain
PyTorch Foundation adds Hugging Face's Safetensors to hosted projects as open source AI groups push safer model distribution and loading.
Hisense broadens RGB MiniLED TVs in Australia & New Zealand
3 days ago
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consumer technology association
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hisense
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uled
Hisense brings RGB MiniLED TVs to more Australian and New Zealand homes from AUD $2,299, widening the UR range with Devialet-tuned audio.
DXC & Servicenow launch agentic AI internal testbed
3 days ago
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digital transformation
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hcm
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partner programmes
DXC to use ServiceNow's agentic AI across its back office first, creating a live blueprint for client offerings as the pair deepen a 17-year partnership.
Cloudflare & GoDaddy back AI bot identity standards
3 days ago
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saas
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encryption
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martech
Cloudflare and GoDaddy team up to give site owners more control over AI crawlers while backing open standards to verify agent identity.
Forrester finds AI training gap stalls workplace gains
3 days ago
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digital transformation
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hcm
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risk & compliance
Forrester says workplace AI rollouts are outpacing staff training, with only 16% of employees reaching high readiness in 2025.
Outsized launches portal to speed consultant hiring
3 days ago
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devops
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digital transformation
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hcm
Outsized rolls out enhanced Client Portal to streamline independent consultant hiring and project oversight for financial services and consulting clients.
Ring launches five new video doorbells in New Zealand
3 days ago
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storage
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iot
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smart home
Ring brings 4K to battery doorbells as it launches five New Zealand models from NZD $109, with pre-orders now open.
Nutanix targets VMware escapees with multitenant cloud push
4 days ago
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virtualisation
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private cloud
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hybrid cloud
Nutanix rolls out multitenant cloud tools, partner verification and migration pricing to lure service providers leaving VMware.
Qualys warns exploitation is outpacing manual patching
4 days ago
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firewalls
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vpns
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network infrastructure
Qualys study says attackers are exploiting flaws before patches exist, as manual remediation lags and edge systems emerge as the highest risk.