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Avec appoints Jason Redman to lead growth in South Australia
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Avec appoints Jason Redman as GM for South Australia to drive expansion, leveraging his 25+ years in consulting and ICT expertise in the region.
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Datadog names Yadi Narayana CTO for Asia-Pacific & Japan
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Datadog has named Yadi Narayana as Chief Technology Officer for Asia-Pacific and Japan to drive growth amid rising demand for observability and security solutions.
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Anthony Daniel named Managing Director for ANZ at WatchGuard
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Anthony Daniel has been promoted to Managing Director for Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands at WatchGuard Technologies, following strong regional growth.
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WatchGuard CEO Prakash Panjwani steps down as Vats Srivatsan named interim
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WatchGuard Technologies appoints Vats Srivatsan as Interim CEO from May 14, 2025, as Prakash Panjwani steps back to a board advisory role.
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Telstra Health partners with Salesforce to unify digital health
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Telstra Health partners with Salesforce and Snowflake to enhance its digital health ecosystem, aiming to unify healthcare platforms across Australia and New Zealand.
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Creatopy appoints Thibault Imbert to drive AI product growth
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Creatopy appoints Thibault Imbert as Chief Product & Growth Officer, focusing on AI-driven innovation to boost product impact and market expansion.
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Fortinet launches FortiGate 700G with AI & quantum protection
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Fortinet has launched the FortiGate 700G series, a next-gen firewall offering up to seven times faster performance and AI-driven security for campus environments.
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Jennifer Catto named executive vice president at Sabre
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Sabre appoints Jennifer Catto as EVP and CMO to drive global marketing strategy and growth, leveraging her 25 years' experience in transformational leadership.
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Astrikos.Ai appoints four senior leaders to drive global growth
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Astrikos.Ai appoints four senior leaders to boost global growth and strengthen its presence in AI-driven infrastructure analytics and smart city projects.
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Fortinet first quarter revenue surges to USD $1.54 billion
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Fortinet reported Q1 2025 revenue of USD $1.54bn, up 14%, with strong growth in product and service revenue and a record operating margin.
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Hyundai Motor rolls out HCloud platform for 10 million users
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Hyundai Motor Group uses Equinix data centres worldwide for its HCloud platform, boosting connected car services for over 10 million subscribers with lower latency.
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Netskope expands in SAARC with leadership promotion & new centres
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Netskope has promoted Ajay Gupta to VP and Country Manager for SAARC, reflecting the firm’s strong growth and expanded presence across India's key cities.
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CyberArk appoints Jeremy Sim to lead channel growth in APJ
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CyberArk appoints Jeremy Sim as Area VP Channels for Asia Pacific and Japan, aiming to boost partner engagement and strengthen identity security solutions.
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Equinix expands KL1 data centre, boosting Malaysia’s digital hub
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Equinix expands its KL1 data centre in Kuala Lumpur, adding 450 cabinets to meet growing digital infrastructure demand across Malaysia and the ASEAN region.
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Sinch & OneReach.ai partner to boost AI in communications
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Sinch partners with OneReach.ai to integrate AI-driven communication tools, enhancing global customer engagement across multiple channels with advanced automation.
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Eagle Eye & Ecrebo partner to boost smart receipt marketing
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Eagle Eye and Ecrebo have partnered to blend personalised marketing with POS tech, enhancing retail promotions and loyalty programmes at store checkouts.
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Desktop PC sales remain strong in Europe as mini PCs surge
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Europe's PC desktop sales remain strong in early 2025, with consumer notebooks outperforming commercial ones amid uneven market recovery across countries.
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Gigamon appoints new Asia-Pacific leaders to drive cloud security
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Gigamon appoints David Land as VP Sales APAC and Nikolas Kalogirou as Country Manager ANZ to boost deep observability across Asia-Pacific markets.
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Publicis Sapient appoints data & AI lead for Australia
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Publicis Sapient appoints Gavin Seewooruttun as VP, Data and AI Lead in Melbourne, boosting its AI-driven digital transformation focus in Australia.
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Dan Wensley named new CEO to drive global GTIA initiatives
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Dan Wensley has been appointed CEO of the Global Technology Industry Association, aiming to boost member growth and global IT community engagement.