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Sitehop slashes testing costs with UK quantum encryption lab
DevOps

Sitehop slashes testing costs with UK quantum encryption lab

Sitehop cuts testing costs and time dramatically by establishing a UK-based quantum encryption test lab, supported by a South Yorkshire Mayoral Authority grant.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 31st Jul 2025
Calastone to be acquired by SS&C in £766 million deal
Digital Transformation

Calastone to be acquired by SS&C in £766 million deal

SS&C will acquire Calastone for £766 million, expanding its global fund technology network and boosting services in wealth and asset management.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 25th Jul 2025
Caxton names Henry Allen as Chief Financial Officer for growth
Digital Transformation

Caxton names Henry Allen as Chief Financial Officer for growth

Caxton appoints Henry Allen as new CFO to drive growth and digital expansion in travel money and corporate payment services markets.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Thu, 24th Jul 2025

Global Stories

Datadog appoints Roz Gregory as Regional Vice President in ANZ
EduTech

Datadog appoints Roz Gregory as Regional Vice President in ANZ

Datadog has named Roz Gregory as Regional Vice President for Australia and New Zealand, aiming to boost enterprise growth and customer support.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Thu, 31st Jul 2025
FieldEx boosts efficiency & security with Datadog platform
DevOps

FieldEx boosts efficiency & security with Datadog platform

Malaysian startup FieldEx boosts efficiency by 30% and sharpens security with Datadog's platform, enhancing system monitoring and uptime across Asia-Pacific and Africa.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Wed, 30th Jul 2025
NTT DATA, Mistral AI partner on AI for regulated sectors
Private Cloud

NTT DATA, Mistral AI partner on AI for regulated sectors

NTT DATA and Mistral AI team up to develop private AI ecosystems for regulated sectors across Europe and Asia-Pacific, focusing on data privacy and ethical deployment.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 4 min read • Tue, 29th Jul 2025
Accenture acquires Aristal to boost Southeast Asia banking tech
Digital Transformation

Accenture acquires Aristal to boost Southeast Asia banking tech

Accenture has acquired Malaysia-based Aristal to enhance its banking tech expertise and expand financial services across Southeast Asia.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 25th Jul 2025
DXC launches AI-powered platform to transform life insurance
Unified Communications

DXC launches AI-powered platform to transform life insurance

DXC Technology unveils AI-driven platform, DXC Assure Illustrations, to speed up and personalise life insurance policy projections globally.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 24th Jul 2025
Pipe launches four AI agents to streamline small business funding
Fintech

Pipe launches four AI agents to streamline small business funding

Pipe has launched four AI agents to speed up small business funding, automating fraud checks and payments to cut decision times from weeks to minutes.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 24th Jul 2025
Exclusive: AI agents spark new security risks as SailPoint redefines identity
Digital Transformation

Exclusive: AI agents spark new security risks as SailPoint redefines identity

SailPoint warns that the rise of AI agents creates new identity security risks as organisations rush to adopt AI amid growing digital threats and hybrid work.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Thu, 24th Jul 2025
DXC unveils AI platform to transform life insurance projections
Software-as-a-Service

DXC unveils AI platform to transform life insurance projections

DXC Technology launches Assure Illustrations, an AI-driven platform to simplify personalised life insurance projections for advisors and customers globally.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Thu, 24th Jul 2025
Fortinet adds quantum-safe encryption to FortiOS 7.6 update
Firewalls

Fortinet adds quantum-safe encryption to FortiOS 7.6 update

Fortinet's FortiOS 7.6 update introduces quantum-safe encryption, helping firms safeguard data against future quantum computing threats at no extra cost.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Wed, 23rd Jul 2025

Stories from Other Regions

Australian IT teams confident in resilience but face AI gaps
EduTech

Australian IT teams confident in resilience but face AI gaps

Australian IT teams show strong confidence in operational resilience despite outage challenges, yet lag behind globally in AI readiness, says SolarWinds report.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 31st Jul 2025
Call Design's CallD.AI puts compliance at core of contact centre AI
Unified Communications

Call Design's CallD.AI puts compliance at core of contact centre AI

Call Design's CallD.AI platform embeds compliance and governance at the heart of contact centre AI, ensuring transparency and operational integrity for enterprises.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Wed, 30th Jul 2025
RSM selects Dayshape AI to enhance global resource management
Digital Transformation

RSM selects Dayshape AI to enhance global resource management

RSM US adopts Dayshape's AI platform to streamline resource management, integrating real-time data across nearly 100 offices for smarter, global operations.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Tue, 29th Jul 2025
PT KAI partners with Zimbra for secure & sovereign email upgrade
Firewalls

PT KAI partners with Zimbra for secure & sovereign email upgrade

PT Kereta Api Indonesia upgrades its email system with Zimbra's secure, on-premise platform to boost cybersecurity and comply with Indonesian data sovereignty laws.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Fri, 25th Jul 2025
New APRA regulations raise the stakes on data governance and security in financial services
Data Protection

New APRA regulations raise the stakes on data governance and security in financial services

APRA's new rules make boards in Australia's financial sector directly accountable for robust data governance and cyber risk management amid rising threats.

By Mathew Gomizel • 4 min read • Wed, 23rd Jul 2025