Innovation stories

Tonik extends core banking partnership with Finastra
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Finastra and Tonik strengthen partnership to fast-track deployment of new products and services as digital bank surpasses one million customers.

Enhanced planning in finance and HR sectors with Workday's new advanced AI
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Workday is introducing advanced AI features in its Adaptive Planning tool, aiming to refine decision-making in HR and finance

Workday enhances Application Toolkit, unveils AI Gateway, and streamlines developer experience
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Workday announces key enhancements to its application building toolkit, Workday Extend, and unveils AI Gateway

Colby Derrimut wins Dematic's Distributor of the Year 2022 Award
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Warehouse storage leader, Colby Derrimut, named 2022's Colby Distributor of the Year by Dematic

Gartner names Tencent Cloud challenger in Magic Quadrant
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Tencent Cloud has announced its recognition as a Challenger in the 2023 Magic Quadrant for CPaaS released by Gartner for the first time.

Global event 'Adobe for All Days' announced with accessibility principles and wellbeing initiatives
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Adobe kicks off a global event advocating new accessibility principles, wellness schemes, and inclusivity initiatives

Intel aims to make AI accessible and secure for all developers
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Intel's Chief Technology Officer Greg Lavender announces a multi-faceted approach to make AI more accessible, secure and scalable for developers worldwide.

Intel launches suite of AI technologies to shape 'Siliconomy'
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At Intel Innovation, the company unveiled technologies to bring AI everywhere and to make it more accessible across all workloads – from client and edge to network and cloud.

Intel unveils expansive AI roadmap at third Innovation event
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Intel charts the future of artificial intelligence with new technologies across multiple platforms at its annual event.

David Thodey tells old-fashioned leaders to "get a life"
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David Thodey has called out old-fashioned leadership at The Tax Summit 2023 as he explores Australia's faltering innovation.

Observability leaders 3x more likely to be doing 'extremely well'
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“The better business, innovation, and technology outcomes experienced by observability leaders prove the benefits to every level, department, and employee."

Mainframe investment increases as popularity grows
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"As mainframe innovation continues, organisations that aren't investing in the mainframe are putting their business and customers at significant risk."

Lenovo starts reduced carbon transport service for sustainability
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The new solution empowers enterprises to achieve sustainability goals through a lower-carbon emissions alternative to transport IT purchases.

Just 6% of Australian tech budgets spent on innovation
Fri, 1st Sep 2023
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"Until digital leaders feel supported to focus on big picture issues, such low levels of investment into innovation will remain a handbrake on our economy."

Exclusive: Knowby has the know-how for its customers
Tue, 29th Aug 2023
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At its core, Knowby believes that knowledge should be a universal resource, accessible to all, regardless of background or location.

Dell: Three decades of innovation empowering our customers to thrive
Tue, 29th Aug 2023
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The company addresses a perception gap in tech relevance and urges a culture shift for effective innovation

NICE named a leader in 2023 Frost & Sullivan Report
Mon, 28th Aug 2023
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NICE's complete, AI-powered cloud contact centre solutions portfolio shines in Frost & Sullivan's analysis of growth and innovation.

Xero opens Beautiful Business Fund to small businesses
Thu, 24th Aug 2023
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Xero announced submissions are now open and there are four categories Kiwi small businesses can put themselves forward for.

Lenovo and VMware reveal first solutions from joint innovations
Wed, 23rd Aug 2023
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“VMware and Lenovo are partnering to help clients of all sizes become digital companies by investing in the infrastructure required."

Sports events boost business, fuel innovation and economic growth
Fri, 11th Aug 2023
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The recent cancellation of the Commonwealth Games is not only a loss for fans and athletes across the world but potentially also a missed opportunity for local sportstech businesses.

Dell raises awareness about plastic waste on Mount Everest
Fri, 11th Aug 2023
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The company will use the Sagarmatha Next Centre with cutting-edge technology to showcase the video and offer additional opportunities.

Suncorp FY23 performance boosted by technology transformation
Thu, 10th Aug 2023
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Digitisation, automation and artificial intelligence (AI) have helped support the performance of Suncorp Group in the financial year (FY) 2022-23

SnapLogic with world first Generative Integration Solution
Mon, 7th Aug 2023
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SnapLogic, the generative integration platform, has announced the general availability of SnapGPT, the world's first generative integration solution.

Freshworks unveils AI-powered customer service suite
Fri, 4th Aug 2023
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Freddy AI, the Freshworks Customer Service Suite, enables a modern customer support experience accessible to any company.