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News•Feb 27, 2026
Proofpoint Celebrates A/NZ Partners
Proofpoint announced the 2025 ANZ Partner Awards at its Protect Tour in Sydney, honoring partners that advance human‑ and agent‑centric cybersecurity. Nextgen Distribution earned Distributor of the Year, while NTT Data was named Partner of the Year. Infotrust secured Growth Partner of the Year and a Partner MVP award, Sekuro received Rising Star, and Lumen IT won Technical Excellence. The ceremony also highlighted the newly revamped Proofpoint Partner Network, promoting The Missing Link to Elite+ status and introducing simplified tiers and stronger incentives.
By ARN (Australia)
News•Feb 27, 2026
Macquarie Technology Posts 22nd Consecutive Half-Year EBITDA Growth
Macquarie Technology Group posted its 22nd consecutive half‑year EBITDA increase, rising 3% year‑on‑year to $57.9 million for the six months to 31 December 2025. Cloud services and data‑centre segments each delivered roughly 9% EBITDA growth, while telecom EBITDA fell 19.2% to $10.1 million. Revenue...
By ARN (Australia)
News•Feb 26, 2026
Infotrust to Reinvest $50M From Nexgen Sale Into Shoring up Sovereign Security
Infotrust has sold its cloud and communications arm Nexgen to Aussie Broadband for up to $50 million, freeing capital to accelerate its sovereign cyber‑security strategy. The proceeds will be redeployed into identity, data‑privacy and broader federal‑government capabilities, as well as potential...
By ARN (Australia)
News•Feb 25, 2026
The Missing Link Moves Into Infosys’ North Sydney Office
Cyber‑security specialist The Missing Link, acquired by Infosys in May 2025, has moved from Artarmon to Infosys’ North Sydney office. The relocation creates an upgraded Global Security Operations Centre offering 24/7 monitoring and services aligned with the Australian Signals Directorate’s Essential Eight....
By ARN (Australia)
News•Feb 25, 2026
Tanium Augments APAC Leadership with New Promotions
Tanium announced a series of senior appointments to strengthen its Asia Pacific leadership. James Greenwood was promoted to area vice‑president of solution engineering, while Yasir Yousuff became vice‑president of marketing for the APJ region. The company also added Satyen Desai as...
By ARN (Australia)
News•Feb 25, 2026
Ransomware Is the Invoice for Compounding Technical Debt
Ransomware attacks are increasingly being framed as the overdue invoice for years of accumulated technical debt. Experts highlight that identity sprawl, inconsistent patching, and legacy backup systems create fertile ground for ransomware to cripple organisations. A Rubrik survey found 95%...
By ARN (Australia)
News•Feb 25, 2026
Sektor Signs up Concentric AI to A/NZ Distie Portfolio
Sektor has entered a distribution agreement with AI and data‑security‑governance vendor Concentric AI to serve the Australian and New Zealand market. As an authorised distributor, Sektor will equip its channel partners with enablement, go‑to‑market support and local expertise, positioning Concentric AI’s platform for...
By ARN (Australia)
News•Feb 24, 2026
Firmus Partners with Vast Data for APAC Expansion
Firmus announced a partnership with Vast Data to deploy the Vast AI Operating System as the data foundation for its Asia‑Pacific expansion. The collaboration targets high‑throughput, disaggregated GPU clusters, ensuring efficiency across thousands of GPUs in its sovereign AI factories,...
By ARN (Australia)
News•Feb 24, 2026
SISU Solutions Joins ICTPA Panel
Australia's Department of Defence has added SISU Solutions to its Information Communications Technology Provider Arrangement (ICTPA) panel, making the SME one of the few approved across all service modules. SISU can now supply systems integration, application services, and ICT personnel...
By ARN (Australia)
News•Feb 24, 2026
CrowdStrike Hires Joe McPhillips
CrowdStrike appoints veteran Joe McPhillips as JAPAC SMB senior director after a year‑long sabbatical. McPhillips brings more than 30 years of cybersecurity experience, previously serving at SentinelOne, Cylance, Symantec, Intel Security, Riverbed and Commvault. He will build and scale the...
By ARN (Australia)
News•Feb 23, 2026
WinDC Partners with Yirigaa for AI Infrastructure Deployment
WinDC has teamed up with Indigenous‑led MSP Yirigaa to roll out modular, high‑density AI data centres powered by renewable energy at generation sites across regional Australia. The partnership couples WinDC’s zero‑scope‑2 emissions compute modules with Yirigaa’s ISO‑27001‑certified workforce, delivering training,...
By ARN (Australia)
News•Feb 23, 2026
Sharon AI, Cisco and NVIDIA Bring AI Factory to Australia
Sharon AI, Cisco and NVIDIA are launching Australia’s first Cisco Secure AI Factory, a sovereign AI infrastructure that keeps data and processing within the country. The facility will run on Cisco UCS servers, Nexus Hyperfabric, and 1,024 NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra...
By ARN (Australia)
News•Feb 23, 2026
Infrastructure Solutions See Data#3 Record Solid Growth for FY26’s First Half
Data#3 reported solid FY26 first‑half growth, driven primarily by its infrastructure solutions business. Statutory revenue rose 8.1% to $423.1 million, with infrastructure revenue jumping 20.6% to $253.1 million. Gross sales increased 9.2% to $1.5 billion, outpacing the Australian IT market, while software profit...
By ARN (Australia)
News•Feb 23, 2026
Bastion Sharpens Professional Services Expertise with Astralas Merger
Bastion Security Group announced a merger with Melbourne‑based Astralas, adding over 60 cybersecurity and cloud specialists to its Australian operations. The deal lifts Bastion’s global headcount to more than 250 professionals, with over half now based in Australia. Astralas brings...
By ARN (Australia)
Deals•Feb 23, 2026
Bastion Security Group Merges with Astralas to Expand Professional Services in Australia
Cybersecurity specialist Bastion Security Group announced a merger with Melbourne‑based Astralas, adding deep technical expertise in security architecture and cloud consulting. The combined entity will have over 250 cybersecurity professionals across Australia and New Zealand, enhancing its service portfolio for...
ARN (Australia)
Deals•Feb 23, 2026
Aussie Broadband Acquires Nexgen for up to $50M
Aussie Broadband announced the acquisition of Nexgen from Infotrust for up to $50 million, with $44.1 million paid upfront and up to $5.9 million contingent on EBITDA targets. The deal adds about 6,000 SME customers and an AI product suite...
ARN (Australia)
News•Feb 20, 2026
Thomas Peer on Building Long-Term Relationships and Trust
Thomas Peer Solutions has teamed with Wasabi to deliver immutable cloud‑based backups that protect enterprise data against ransomware and other disruptions. CEO Udara Dharmadasa emphasizes selling the solution to C‑suite executives by framing it in terms of risk mitigation, ROI...
By ARN (Australia)
Deals•Feb 18, 2026
Superloop Acquires Lynham Networks for $165M
Australian ISP Superloop announced it will acquire Lynham Networks, the parent of Lightning Broadband, for $165 million in cash. The acquisition adds roughly 54,000 FTTP lots to Superloop’s smart‑communities portfolio, expanding its wholesale fibre network across multiple states. The deal is...
ARN (Australia)
Deals•Feb 10, 2026
Efex Acquires Compusult to Boost Regional Presence
Australian IT services provider efex announced the acquisition of regional consultancy Compusult, aiming to strengthen its market presence. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
ARN (Australia)
Deals•Feb 9, 2026
Firmus Secures $10B Financing to Scale Infrastructure
Firmus announced on February 9, 2026 that it has secured $10 billion in financing to expand its infrastructure capabilities. The funding will be used to scale its data center and network assets, supporting growth of its services.
ARN (Australia)