APAC stories - Page 13

Women are vital to building resilient, innovative digital infrastructure, yet underrepresentation threatens growth and stability worldwide.

VAST and CrowdStrike join forces to secure enterprise AI data pipelines and multi-tenant environments across the Asia-Pacific region.

Milestone Systems has rehired Mike Metcalfe to lead key South Pacific accounts, driving video intelligence growth in New Zealand and Australia.

Retail media platform Zitcha has named former Meta executive Phil Bonanno APAC Commercial Director to drive its Asia Pacific growth strategy.

Kinetic IT has been named ServiceNow's 2026 Asia Pacific Consulting & Implementation Rising Star Partner, after recently attaining Elite status.

Data Centres Australia names NextDC boss Craig Scroggie to chair new AI-focused board to steer digital infrastructure policy.

Sinch unveils AI agent tools to orchestrate customer interactions across messaging, email and voice, promising flexible, channel-agnostic deployment.

APAC banks face data gaps, false alerts and opaque ownership as they race to modernise sanctions screening amid fragmented rules.

Hawthorn signs premier deal with Anker Solix, offering fans discounted home batteries as energy costs and storage rebates rise in Australia.

Kinetic IT secures a fifth straight Deloitte Best Managed award, underscoring its governance, culture and role in critical national sectors.

IDC says a memory shortage will drive a record 12.9% drop in 2026 smartphone shipments, hitting low-cost Android makers hardest.

AI has become the default weapon against fraud and AML, but SEON warns fragmented systems mean higher spend and rising operational strain.

JLL's 2026 design blueprint for Asia Pacific offices backs hardwired flexibility, AI and social anchor spaces to protect long-term asset value.

Sinch partners with Lovable to embed global messaging, email and voice into its AI build platform, starting with Mailgun-powered email.

GitLab expands its MSP partner programme to deliver agentic AI-powered DevSecOps as a managed service with strict data sovereignty controls.

Kentico crowns global winners of its Site of the Year 2025 awards, spotlighting standout Xperience-powered digital projects across sectors.

Concentric AI taps Sektor as ANZ distributor in new data security pact, targeting rising demand for AI governance and protection tools.

Stop-start app modernisation is blunting enterprise AI returns, as most firms shun continuous upgrades despite rapid AI adoption.

VAST Data unveils PolicyEngine and TuningEngine to tighten AI agent governance and continuously fine-tune models for safer deployments.

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%.