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Bliss Direct boosts order capacity with new ERP system
Manufacturing

Bliss Direct boosts order capacity with new ERP system

Bliss Direct lifts daily order capacity to 300 and cuts weekly peak sales admin by 25 hours after deploying Forterro's Orderwise ERP platform.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026
AXL & PUSH launch STRATIS agentic AI for marketers
Data Analytics

AXL & PUSH launch STRATIS agentic AI for marketers

AXL and PUSH Media launch STRATIS, an agentic AI “OS” giving marketers a unified, human-governed hub for real-time decisions across channels.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026
Global telcos form London AI venture to fight spam calls
Firewalls

Global telcos form London AI venture to fight spam calls

Five global telecom operators launch London-based Syntelligence AI to build network-level tools tackling spam and scam calls worldwide.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026
Milestone opens Singapore hub for AI video security
Data Protection

Milestone opens Singapore hub for AI video security

Milestone opens Singapore AI video hub to showcase open-platform security tech as Asia-Pacific market heads for USD $59.54 billion by 2030.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026
Xero adds richer credit note webhooks for developers
Fintech

Xero adds richer credit note webhooks for developers

Xero rolls out richer credit note webhooks so developers can ditch heavy polling, cut API traffic and get faster, event-driven updates.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026
Inference-as-a-service is the secret sauce behind a new breed of AI companies
Private Cloud

Inference-as-a-service is the secret sauce behind a new breed of AI companies

Inference-as-a-service is slashing GPU and cloud costs, powering a rapid boom in Australia and New Zealand's next wave of AI innovators.

By Petar Bielovich General Manager - Data and Analytics and Diego Nievas Chief Technology Officer – Managed Services • 5 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026
xReality hits profit as Operator XR drives global push
Software-as-a-Service

xReality hits profit as Operator XR drives global push

xReality swings to operational profit as Operator XR powers record half-year, with revenue up 41% to AUD $10.4 million and EBITDA surging 190%.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026
TechnologyOne unveils AI Guide for councils, students
Software-as-a-Service

TechnologyOne unveils AI Guide for councils, students

TechnologyOne launches Guide, an AI assistant to streamline council services and student support across Australia and New Zealand.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026
AI shapes RFP proposal teams as revenue pressure grows
Digital Transformation

AI shapes RFP proposal teams as revenue pressure grows

Rising RFP volumes are stretching proposal teams, leaving bids unfinished and exposing B2B services firms to mounting revenue risk.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Customs moves up agenda as Europe firms stay reactive
Data Analytics

Customs moves up agenda as Europe firms stay reactive

Customs climbs Europe's boardroom agenda, but survey finds firms still under-resourced, outsourcing heavily and reacting to trade shocks.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026
SIX Swiss Exchange moves call compliance to Teams cloud
Unified Communications

SIX Swiss Exchange moves call compliance to Teams cloud

SIX Swiss Exchange has shifted call routing and compliance recording to Luware tools on Microsoft Teams, retiring legacy telephony systems.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026
Totalmobile & Solvares merge in field service software
Digital Transformation

Totalmobile & Solvares merge in field service software

Totalmobile and Solvares are merging to create a larger field service software group spanning planning, optimisation and execution tools.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026
Agora & FPT partner on AI for Southeast Asian banks
Unified Communications

Agora & FPT partner on AI for Southeast Asian banks

Agora and FPT join forces to deliver AI-powered voice, video and messaging for Southeast Asia's banks amid stricter digital regulations.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026
Propel-AIR 2.0 opens to boost Australian robotics links
Artificial Intelligence

Propel-AIR 2.0 opens to boost Australian robotics links

Propel-AIR 2.0 opens to link Australian robotics startups with Boston mentoring, global investors and a potential Silicon Valley showcase.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026
Magentus first to sign national AI health software code
Data Protection

Magentus first to sign national AI health software code

Magentus has become the first to sign Australia's new voluntary AI health software code, setting a benchmark for responsible deployment.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026
GSMA & NUHS team on 5G, AI to power smart hospitals
Unified Communications

GSMA & NUHS team on 5G, AI to power smart hospitals

GSMA Foundry and NUHS will trial 5G, AI and XR in Singapore hospitals, showcasing remote surgery and robot nurses at MWC26 Barcelona.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026
WiseTech to axe 2,000 jobs as AI reshapes workforce
Unified Communications

WiseTech to axe 2,000 jobs as AI reshapes workforce

WiseTech will cut about 2,000 roles, a third of its staff, as it leans on AI, echoing wider structural job shifts across major employers.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026
Testlio expands AI testing push & appoints new CEO
DevOps

Testlio expands AI testing push & appoints new CEO

Testlio deepens AI testing with LeoAI Engine, unveils partner programme and names former COO Summer Weisberg as new chief executive.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026