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Smartsheet names new APAC & Japan leaders as AI use surges
Software-as-a-Service

Smartsheet names new APAC & Japan leaders as AI use surges

Rising AI use and customer growth across the region have prompted a leadership shake-up as Smartsheet expands in Asia-Pacific and Japan.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • This month
Thomax appoints Chris Alderson to lead transport push
Robotics

Thomax appoints Chris Alderson to lead transport push

Demand for adaptable transport software is growing as Thomax prepares its TMS offering for wider use in the UK and US.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • This month
Professor warns on AI authority, not consciousness
Robotics

Professor warns on AI authority, not consciousness

The real risk is not sentient machines but systems that can shape loans, jobs and treatments before humans can meaningfully intervene.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • This month
LabelShop adds Truepress Jet L350UV SAI to digital line
Jet Technologies

LabelShop adds Truepress Jet L350UV SAI to digital line

The Auckland printer can now take on more short-run label jobs after adding inkjet capacity and faster turnaround capability.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month
Canopy says hardware losses cost Australia AUD $430 million
Data Protection

Canopy says hardware losses cost Australia AUD $430 million

Australian firms could be losing value and facing security risks as idle decommissioned devices wipe away recovery value and add labour costs.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month
Corporate travel is built for the traveller. Finance inherits the mess
Software-as-a-Service

Corporate travel is built for the traveller. Finance inherits the mess

Month-end chaos and FBT risk persist when travel data is scattered across booking, card and expense systems, leaving finance to reconstruct trips.

By Phillip Vella • 6 min read • This month
Appian names Asia Pacific award winners in Australia
Digital Transformation

Appian names Asia Pacific award winners in Australia

The awards highlight how insurers, agencies and police are using process software to cut delays, clear backlogs and save staff time.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month
Gallagher spotlights visitor management at Sydney expo
Digital Transformation

Gallagher spotlights visitor management at Sydney expo

Australia's security buyers are turning to tools that link visitor processing with access control, and Gallagher drew strong interest in Sydney.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month
Australia & New Zealand plan duress alarm standard
Cybersecurity

Australia & New Zealand plan duress alarm standard

A draft standard could make wearable duress alarms prove they alert responders within five seconds and send the worker's location.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month

Stories from Other Regions

New Zealand (NZ) stories

Where rents are falling, and where they're not
Statistics NZ

Where rents are falling, and where they're not

Mixed August data suggest New Zealand rents may have bottomed out, as rises in Canterbury and Otago offset falls on the West Coast and elsewhere.

By RNZ • 3 min read • This month
The mystery buyers snapping up New Zealand's luxury homes
NZD

The mystery buyers snapping up New Zealand's luxury homes

Off-market deals are drawing local millionaires into New Zealand's priciest suburbs, even as overseas buyers still compete for luxury homes.

By RNZ • 7 min read • This month
Buyer chosen for central Auckland's abandoned Seascape tower
Real estate

Buyer chosen for central Auckland's abandoned Seascape tower

Relief for Auckland's skyline may be near, with a wealthy bidder lined up to revive the stalled 56-storey Seascape tower.

By RNZ • 2 min read • This month
$141k bill for Hauraki council to fix non-compliant plants
Risk & Compliance

$141k bill for Hauraki council to fix non-compliant plants

Ratepayers could face a NZD $141,388 repair bill as Hauraki council moves to bring three water plants up to code.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 3 min read • This month
32 crashes in six years: Roundabout to get improvements
Tauranga City Council

32 crashes in six years: Roundabout to get improvements

Safety work is coming next month after 32 crashes at a Tauranga roundabout left two people seriously injured and seven more hurt.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 3 min read • This month
Rockwell hosts OT cybersecurity roundtable in Hamilton
Manufacturing

Rockwell hosts OT cybersecurity roundtable in Hamilton

Industrial operators face mounting cyber risks as the roundtable will focus on keeping critical services running while tightening OT defences.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • This month
New Zealand NH90 helicopter hits 3,000 flight hours
Supply Chain

New Zealand NH90 helicopter hits 3,000 flight hours

Heavy use in disaster relief and military missions has made New Zealand's NH90 fleet the first in the world to log 3,000 hours in service.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month
New Zealand firms turn to AI for productivity gains
Customer Relationship Management

New Zealand firms turn to AI for productivity gains

Pressure to lift output is pushing Kiwi businesses to embed AI in daily communications, with labour productivity up to 40% below peers.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • This month