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COVID-19 lockdowns make New Zealand business sitting ducks for a cyberattack
Fri, 20th Aug 2021
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New Zealand's lockdowns may lead to a surge in cyberattacks, with small and medium-sized businesses at risk, warns cyber security expert Samrat Choudhury.

Allvue Systems launches centralised data cloud with Snowflake
Fri, 20th Aug 2021
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storage
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data analytics
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Allvue Systems selects Snowflake to enhance client data storage and processing capabilities in a centralised data cloud.

Governance, risk and compliance revenues grow, fuelled by pandemic
Fri, 20th Aug 2021
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risk & compliance
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data governance
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analyst report
COVID-19 was a critical catalyst that elevated the focus on GRC software, risk areas and threats to business continuity, according to new research from IDC.

Alibaba's AI model outperforms humans in global challenge
Fri, 20th Aug 2021
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Alibaba has secured first place in the latest global Visual Question Answering leaderboard, performing better than humans in the same context.

AI company Sisense announced leader in augmented business intelligence
Fri, 20th Aug 2021
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analyst report
Sisense has announced it has been named the leader in the Forrester Wave Augmented Business Intelligence Platforms, Q3 2021 evaluation.

Q&A: Nemesysco explores the future of voice analytics
Fri, 20th Aug 2021
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healthtech
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Voice analytics could be the key to supporting employee wellness, according to Lior Doron, Director of HR Solutions at Nemesysco.

Epson NZ launches business printers for the commercial office market
Fri, 20th Aug 2021
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printing
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epson
Epson New Zealand has entered the commercial office printing market launching a full range of A4 and A3 business printers.

Employee experience critical in remote working environments - study
Thu, 19th Aug 2021
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hcm
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hybrid & remote work
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payroll systems
Remote working has had a significantly positive impact on the employee experience, with 63% saying their companies will make it permanent.

mx51 to use Snowflake for analytics and customer service
Thu, 19th Aug 2021
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data analytics
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martech
Snowflake has been chosen by mx51 to enhance its analytics and customer service for its merchant payment platform.

The large, less obvious costs of phishing attacks on organisations - report
Wed, 18th Aug 2021
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malware
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ransomware
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phishing
Proofpoint and the Ponemon Institute reveal that the cost of phishing attacks has almost quadrupled, with US companies losing an average of $14.8m annually.

Spending on big data and analytics to hit $215 billion this year
Wed, 18th Aug 2021
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data analytics
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planning
As economies recover from COVID-19, BDA spending has increased over 10% from 2020 and will continue to grow in next five years, according to IDC.

Australia's largest cybersecurity firm Tesserent expands to NZ - Hamish Soper appointed senior partner
Wed, 18th Aug 2021
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cybersecurity
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Australia's largest listed cybersecurity company, Tesserent, expands to New Zealand, creating a new entity and appointing new senior leadership in the region.

Seismic acquires Lessonly to build new sales and marketing platform - closes $170 million funding
Wed, 18th Aug 2021
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digital marketing
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sales
Seismic acquires training solution Lessonly, closes $170m Series G funding round, and plans to expand its sales and marketing platform.

CX firm NICE acquires GoMoxie to bolster omnichannel capabilities
Wed, 18th Aug 2021
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crm
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data analytics
NICE acquires GoMoxie to expand digital customer experience capabilities, adding smart conversational self-service tools.

Adobe announces major new APIs for PDF extraction and creation
Tue, 17th Aug 2021
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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martech
Adobe introduces new APIs for document extraction and generation, aiming to enhance the document experience in remote and hybrid work environments.

Australia and New Zealand lagging behind the UK with infrastructure - potential BIM mandates
Tue, 17th Aug 2021
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autodesk
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infrastructure spend
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3d technology
Autodesk and Infrastructure NSW have started the discussion around a potential BIM mandate by the Australian and New Zealand governments.

The world's first fully blockchain-enabled credential led marketplace
Tue, 17th Aug 2021
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blockchain
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supply chain & logistics
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ecommerce
QUT Design Lab and Smart Trade Networks are set to launch and demonstrate the world's first fully blockchain-enabled credential led marketplace.

Gartner names Genesys a leader in the 2021 Contact Center as a Service Magic Quadrant
Tue, 17th Aug 2021
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crm
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martech
Gartner has named Genesys a leader in the 2021 Contact Center as a Service Magic Quadrant. Making the company a seven-time Magic Quadrant leader.

Internal promotion sees Nathan Gower promoted to Boomi ANZ MD
Tue, 17th Aug 2021
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boomi
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analyst report
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job moves
Boomi appoints Nathan Gower as ANZ managing director to drive company growth and support customers' digital transformation initiatives.

A third of financial institutions have increased AI and ML in response to money laundering
Tue, 17th Aug 2021
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ml
A third of financial institutions are accelerating their AI and machine learning adoption for anti-money laundering technology in response to COVID-19.