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Video conferencing helps Australian firms slash travel costs

Tue, 24th Jun 2025
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Australian firms are cutting travel costs by up to 60% as video conferencing gains ground, boosting productivity and reducing carbon footprints significantly.
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Colt announces expansion strategy into six new Asian markets

Thu, 6th Jun 2024
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Colt Technology Services is set to invest EUR €100 million to expand into six Asian markets, aimed at boosting digital infrastructure and cloud adoption in the APAC region.
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UK report: alarming rise in online return fraud & abuse

Thu, 16th May 2024
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UK shoppers cause rise in return fraud: 38% admit to fraudulent behaviour in the past year, reveals Loop report, putting retailers under strain.
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Rugy World Cup highlights needs for cybersecurity

Fri, 29th Sep 2023
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Major sporting events such as the RWC are extremely vulnerable to cyber attacks, especially from bad actors with financial motives.
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Telstra switches on low band 5G network for commercial use

Thu, 11th Mar 2021
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Telstra launches low band 5G network across 1200 sites, using repurposed spectrum. Aims to cover 75% of Australia by June.
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COVID-19 fuels eCommerce market in Australia

Mon, 22nd Feb 2021
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COVID-19 boosts Australian eCommerce, with sales expected to reach US$54.2bn by 2024, according to GlobalData.
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Merger and acquisition activity recovers from COVID-19 setback

Thu, 28th Jan 2021
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Tencent leads M&A activity in the tech, media, and telecom sector with 9 deals worth a total of $6.6bn in 2020, according to GlobalData.
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COVID-19 inspires fintech innovations worldwide

Fri, 22nd Jan 2021
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As COVID-19 continues to create economic uncertainty, several fintechs have started to realign their growth strategies, the analysts state.
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Top 25 global tech companies hit $11.1 trillion in market cap in Q3 2020

Thu, 21st Jan 2021
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$1.3 trillion was added to the top 25 global technology companies’ cumulative market capitalisation in Q3 2020 alone.
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Price of Bitcoin reaches all-time high in 2020

Wed, 23rd Dec 2020
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Bitcoin's epic bull run is backed by strong investor interest, according to new research from analyst firm GlobalData.
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GlobalData: Machine learning a hot topic amongst AI influencers

Fri, 4th Dec 2020
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As well as machine learning, big data and data science emerged as the most mentioned trends among the AI influencer discussions.
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IT consulting services revenue to hit US$100bn mark by 2024

Tue, 24th Nov 2020
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APAC consulting services revenue expected to reach $100bn in the next few years, with system design and integration leading the market.
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AR and VR presents huge potential for construction industry, but businesses slow to adopt

Mon, 23rd Nov 2020
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Despite enormous potential, construction firms are lagging in adopting AR and VR technologies due to concerns like bulky headsets and harsh jobsite conditions.
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Rising threat of data breaches among enterprises drives growth in network security revenue

Thu, 19th Nov 2020
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Asia Pacific network security revenue is estimated to reach $1.4bn in 2024, driven by a rising threat of data breaches, according to GlobalData.
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APAC network access control market growing rapidly

Mon, 16th Nov 2020
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Network access control revenue in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region is estimated to reach US$709 million in 2024, according to GlobalData.
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Enterprise driving spend in data and content management solutions across APAC

Thu, 12th Nov 2020
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The revenue growth is driven by the rise in enterprises' need to organise, categorise and structure content in a meaningful manner.
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Report: Power utilities increasingly at risk of devastating cyber-attacks

Fri, 9th Oct 2020
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Power utility sector faces increasing cyber-attack risk due to remote systems and understaffed facilities, says GlobalData.
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Singapore's Government invests heavily in ICT market following COVID-19

Tue, 6th Oct 2020
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Singapore to invest in ICT market recovery after COVID-19, with enterprise market value forecasted to grow by 3% in 2021, says GlobalData.
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IaaS revenue to reach $39 billion across APAC

Wed, 30th Sep 2020
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Asia Pacific IaaS revenue is set to grow by 11.2% from 2019-2024, reaching $39.3bn, driven by government initiatives and server virtualisation, says GlobalData.
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IBM, Alphabet and well-funded startups in the race for quantum supremacy

Fri, 25th Sep 2020
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Companies are racing to achieve 'quantum supremacy' WHERE id = with IBM and Alphabet among those leading the charge, according to research from GlobalData.