About Sean
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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
Infor named Leader in IDC MarketScape MES assessment
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devops
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digital transformation
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ai
Infor has been named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape Worldwide Manufacturing Execution Systems 2024-2025 Vendor Assessment, highlighting its innovative solutions.
ExpressVPN introduces holiday.com eSIM for travellers
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esim
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expressvpn
ExpressVPN has launched the holiday.com eSIM, a digital solution designed to enhance connectivity for travellers in over 200 global destinations.
Watco partners with Blue Yonder for real-time freight rates
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digital transformation
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supply chain & logistics
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customer service
Watco has teamed up with Blue Yonder to enhance freight services, offering real-time pricing and booking to tackle industry challenges.
CyberPower launches advanced PDUs for Australian IT sector
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power / energy
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cyberpower
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pdu
CyberPower has unveiled its Ultra-Advanced Power Distribution Units in Australia, promising improved reliability and advanced monitoring for IT operations.
Confluent unveils advanced platform for Apache Flink
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dr
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open source
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cloud services
Confluent has launched its Confluent Platform for Apache Flink, enhancing security and management for on-premises applications in cloud environments.
AI boosts server revenue growth despite market challenges
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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dc
Server revenue surged by 22.9% year-on-year in Q3 2024, driven by booming AI platform demands, according to CONTEXT's latest market forecast.
Humanforce acquires LiveHire in USD $17.2M HR tech deal
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hcm
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recruitment
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local government
Humanforce has acquired Australian HR tech firm LiveHire for USD $17.2 million, marking its fourth acquisition in two years to enhance workforce solutions.
One NZ launches nationwide Satellite TXT with Starlink
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uc
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spacetech
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cx
One NZ has launched its Satellite TXT service powered by Starlink, enhancing mobile coverage across New Zealand to 40% of the country's landmass.
Bureau raises USD $30m Series B amid soaring fraud costs
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gaming
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fintech
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cx
Bureau has raised USD $30 million in a Series B funding round, aiming to tackle the global fraud crisis, which costs USD $486 billion each year.
Salesforce unveils Agentforce 2.0 with enhanced AI agents
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cx
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martech
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cdp
Salesforce has launched Agentforce 2.0, an innovative digital labour platform that enhances workforce scaling through custom AI agents and integrations.
Google launches Gemini 2.0 AI with advanced features
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robots
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ai
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ai models
Google has unveiled Gemini 2.0, its most advanced AI model yet, featuring enhanced capabilities for developers and new tools for interactive applications.
Hands-on Review: Norton 360 Platinum with the new Financial Monitoring
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reviews
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advanced persistent threat protection
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data privacy
Norton has launched Financial Monitoring within its 360 Platinum suite, enhancing users' financial security by tracking unusual activity and subscription changes.
NVIDIA unveils a generative AI supercomputer from just USD $249
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robots
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genai
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llms
NVIDIA has introduced the Jetson Orin Nano Super, a generative AI supercomputer priced at USD $249, enhancing performance for developers and hobbyists.
Databricks raises USD $10 billion, valued at USD $62 billion now
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data analytics
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ai
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investment
Databricks secures USD $10 billion in Series J funding, valuing the data and AI firm at USD $62 billion, as it plans major global expansions.
DigitalX raises USD $15.4m with placement & rights issue
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cryptocurrency
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blockchain
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bitcoin
DigitalX has raised USD $10.3 million and plans a rights issue to secure another USD $5.09 million, amid strong investor backing ahead of a key meeting.
Fastly unveils AI Accelerator for Azure AI & ChatGPT
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genai
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ai
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microsoft
Fastly has launched its AI Accelerator, promising nine times faster response times for AI applications, now supporting Microsoft Azure AI Foundry and OpenAI ChatGPT.
Appian boosts scalability with Autoscale & AI insights
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digital transformation
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cx
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martech
Appian has unveiled its latest platform upgrade featuring Autoscale, which enhances operational scalability to six million processes hourly, boosting efficiency.
AppOmni highlights evolving SaaS cyber threats for 2025
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cloud security
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iam
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cybersecurity
AppOmni forecasts an escalation in cyber threats for 2025, following significant SaaS security incidents and the rise of AI-driven attacks in 2024.
Boomi to acquire Rivery, enhancing data management
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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ai
Boomi has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Rivery, enhancing its data management capabilities with advanced integration technologies.
Sinch predicts 2025 trends in digital customer engagement
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cx
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martech
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integration
Sinch forecasts significant advancements in digital customer communications by 2025, with 80% of enterprises expected to utilise conversational AI.