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Asia Pacific IoT spending to grow by 9.6% in 2021, reaching $437bn by 2025, driven by location tracking and 5G deployment.

Experts warn of rising cyber attacks in Australia as January becomes a prime time for ransomware attacks. Small businesses urged to be prepared.

Ulisse is launching the only radar and computer vision-based IoT AI platform to help retailers, businesses, cities, and more turn areas into intelligent spaces.

Key trends for data in the year ahead include open data lake analytics stack, open source, data engineering, more SaaS and containers.

Cybersecurity company Surfshark has released Incogni, a tool that helps prevent personal information from being stored and sold by data brokers.

2degrees and Orcon Group plan to merge, creating New Zealand's third-largest telco, offering mobile, broadband, and energy services.

IPaaS market size expected to reach US$13.9bn by 2026, growing at a CAGR of 30.3%, driven by hybrid cloud adoption and business agility needs.

PNY signs distribution deal with Leader Computers, boosting presence in Australian market and offering support to resellers and retailers.

Emmi, an Australian fintech specializing in carbon risk solutions, has raised $3.5m to support global expansion of its Global Carbon Efficiency Rating (GCER).

A new live-streaming solution is helping boost eCommerce sales, according to Agora, a real-time engagement platform.

Likewize acquires Optus subsidiary and secures 15-year partnership, expanding its device insurance services in Australia.

Enterprises recognised the need to protect themselves against a ransomware-related class action lawsuit, and began preparations for a worst-case scenario.

By 2024, 20% of large organisations will use digital currencies for payments, stored value or collateral, according to the analyst firm Gartner.

Microsoft acquires Xandr from AT-T in $1 billion deal to shape the digital ad marketplace and empower the open web.

New fintech startup YouPay offers a unique online shopping option where you pick what items you want from over 250 retailers and get someone else to pay.

BHG has announced transformation plans as it moves into the next phase of its three-year digitalisation journey.

Shifts in savings, economic growth, leisure travel recovery, and consumer spending are highlighted in the Mastercard Economics Institute's Economy 2022 report.

Ivanti Wavelink's Velocity framework offers enhanced capabilities to aid supply chain operations without code disruption.

Sophos has released details of a novel exploit that bypasses a patch for a critical vulnerability affecting the Microsoft Office file format.

With 2022 set to be another year full of cybersecurity threats, CrowdStrike predicts the most significant threats for next year.