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Everpure rebrands from Pure Storage with 1touch deal

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Everpure debuts as Pure Storage's new name and moves deeper into AI-ready data management with a planned acquisition of 1touch.
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Akamai, NVIDIA launch agentless OT security via DPUs

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Akamai teams with NVIDIA to launch agentless Zero Trust segmentation for OT, offloading security to BlueField DPUs to protect critical infrastructure.
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New Zealand backs low-cost digital tools for factories

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New Zealand funds expansion of low-cost factory tech scheme to help 180 manufacturers boost productivity and compete with digital rivals.
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Labour squeeze drives print shift to digital inkjet

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Labour shortages and tighter deadlines are forcing Australian printers to automate and pivot from traditional presses to digital inkjet workflows.
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Gallagher Security names Josh Arnold Chief Product Lead

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Gallagher Security appoints Josh Arnold as Chief Product Officer to steer global device, platform and service strategy amid rapid AI-led change.
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Snowflake expands Cortex Code CLI with dbt, Airflow

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Snowflake adds dbt and Apache Airflow support to Cortex Code CLI and unveils its first standalone subscription for non-Snowflake users.
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Australian businesses ramp up spending on energy shift

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Australian firms plan to lift energy-transition capex as tech, AI and renewables drive momentum, but green skills shortages loom.
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Treasure Data unveils AI-powered command line tool

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Treasure Data launches Treasure Code, an AI-native command line that lets teams manage complex CDP operations and workflows in plain English.
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Beyond technology: How leadership drives contact centre performance

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Amid rising AI and automation in contact centres, new research finds leadership, empathy and agent support now outmuscle technology alone.
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Compression, redistribution and friction: Three ways AI is shifting lawyers from 'performers' to 'producers'

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AI is speeding legal work, shifting risk upward and forcing lawyers to move from hands-on performers to orchestrators of judgement and control.
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SAP rebrands Emarsys as Engagement Cloud for AI CX

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SAP renames Emarsys as Engagement Cloud, adding an enterprise edition to unify governed, AI-driven customer interactions across systems.
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NETSCOUT boosts telco AI with Omnis smart data tools

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NETSCOUT expands Omnis AI tools so telcos can turn noisy 5G network data into AI-ready streams for customer experience and operations.
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Ataccama named Leader in 2026 Gartner data quality MQ

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Ataccama named a Leader in Gartner's 2026 Magic Quadrant for augmented data quality, topping the Completeness of Vision axis.
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Firms race to counter fast-evolving AI-driven fraud

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Half of fraud chiefs say fast-changing, AI-powered scams are outpacing their defences, forcing a shift to real-time, adaptive protection.
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Radware warns of surging DDoS & app attacks in 2025

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Radware warns 2025 cyberattacks are exploding, with network DDoS up 168% and web DDoS up 101% as bots, apps and APIs face heavier fire.
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Liquibase boosts Snowflake control plane governance

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Liquibase Secure 5.1 adds modelled change control for Snowflake's control plane, tightening governance across access, data sharing and execution.
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Why more SaaS vendors are embedding data quality into their core platforms

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SaaS vendors are baking real-time data quality checks into core products to cut waste, curb fraud, and turn cleaner data into trust.
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CrowdStrike, Qualtrics link up to secure AI-driven data

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CrowdStrike links Falcon Shield with Qualtrics XM to extend SaaS security, monitoring and automated policy enforcement across experience data.
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Hiscox unveils multi-site technology graduate scheme

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Hiscox launches a multi-site technology graduate scheme across London, Lisbon and York as it ramps up hiring for digital and cyber roles.
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Axis report charts rise of intelligent video in business

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Axis finds intelligent video moving beyond security as firms use cameras for analytics, cloud adoption rises, and unified platforms gain favour.