NSW Govt Seeks Aboriginal Community Organisations to Bridge Digital Gap
The New South Wales government has launched a targeted funding program offering up to AUD 250,000 (≈US$165,000) to Aboriginal community‑controlled organisations to create place‑based digital inclusion hubs. The grants fall under the Closing the Gap Socio‑Economic outcome 17, which aims for equal digital inclusion for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples by 2026. Hubs will operate in metropolitan, regional and remote locations, delivering culturally relevant digital‑skills training, affordable access and media participation. Local digital mentors will be empowered to sustain community engagement.
Taking Operational Risk to Resilience with Emerging AI Systems: Gartner
Gartner warns that generative AI (GenAI) and agentic AI are exposing enterprises to rising security incidents. It predicts 25% of GenAI applications will suffer at least five minor incidents annually by 2028, and 15% will encounter a major breach by...
Wavelink Boosts Cyber Portfolio with Trellix
Wavelink has been appointed as Trellix’s distributor for Australia and New Zealand, expanding Trellix’s cyber‑security footprint in the region. The agreement centers on channel development, partner enablement, and value‑driven services, with Wavelink delivering training, pre‑sales and post‑sales support. Both companies highlight...
Fusion5 Developing Agent Operations Centre to Help Customers Manage Agentic AI
Fusion5, an Australasian systems integrator, is rolling out an Agent Operations Centre to help enterprises govern and optimise large portfolios of autonomous AI agents. The service combines 24/7 monitoring, safety, compliance, cost control and continuous improvement under a managed‑intelligence model....
Think Technology Releases Claude Managed Service
Think Technology Australia has launched a managed‑service offering that bundles Anthropic's Claude AI with a security‑first framework for small‑to‑mid‑size enterprises. The service emphasizes governance, risk management, user adoption and ongoing operational maturity to ensure AI deployments are safe and business‑aligned....
Uni of Canberra and Qirx Drive Infrastructure Evolution Through Longstanding Partnership
The University of Canberra (UC) has deepened its three‑way partnership with managed‑service provider Qirx and hyper‑converged infrastructure vendor Nutanix. Since 2013, UC moved from a fragmented three‑tier stack to a consolidated Nutanix‑based private cloud that supports VMs, VDI, Kubernetes and...
Shabeel Shah Returns to SentinelOne as A/NZ Channel Director
Shabeel Shah has rejoined SentinelOne as channel director for Australia and New Zealand, with added responsibility for distribution across Asia Pacific and Japan. His mandate is to grow the reseller and distribution partner ecosystem, improve partner profitability, and differentiate enablement programs. Shah...
Adactin Targets Digital Skills Gap with Spark Graduate Program
Adactin announced the Spark Graduate Program, a structured initiative to bridge the digital‑skills gap for recent IT graduates. The twelve‑month scheme offers hands‑on projects, dedicated mentoring, and client exposure, with a selection process that evaluates curiosity, problem‑solving and communication. Candidates...
Brennan Builds Solid Foundation for Onshore Cyber Security
Brennan, an Australian managed services provider, reported a roughly 20% uplift in services revenue after acquiring Canberra‑based cyber specialist CBR Cyber. The growth is driven by a surge in demand for onshore, sovereign security, highlighted by a 13% year‑on‑year rise...
Top A/NZ Hitachi Vantara Partners Recognised for FY25
Hitachi Vantara recognized its top Australian and New Zealand partners at the ANZ Exchange 2026 event on the Gold Coast. Cordant earned the Rising Star award for rapid revenue growth, while The Missing Link captured Acquisition Partner for generating the...
Australian Leaders “Overly Optimistic” About Ability to Manage Cyber Incidents: Datacom
Datacom’s State of Cybersecurity Index shows a stark gap between confidence and preparedness in Australia and New Zealand. While 39% of firms expect to recover from a major cyber incident within days, only 32% have a tested business continuity plan....
Chillisoft Australia Appoints Daniel Djundjek to Drive Cyber Security Growth
Chillisoft Australia has appointed Daniel Djundjek as its new business manager for cyber security solutions, aiming to accelerate growth in the Australian market. Over the past 12 months the distributor signed deals with vendors such as Armis, Entrust, Bitsight, Corelight,...
Ping Identity Picks Antony Collins to Lead APJ Channel
Ping Identity has appointed Antony Collins as regional vice‑president of channels and alliances for Asia Pacific Japan. Collins, a veteran with more than 25 years at firms like WalkMe, ServiceNow, Dell and IBM, will lead the scaling of Ping’s partner ecosystem and...
Aussie Leaders See Digital Revenue Tripled via Modernisation: Report
A new IDC research paper commissioned by MongoDB shows Australian firms that modernize legacy systems generate almost three times more digital revenue than their mainstream peers, with leaders reporting 68% digital revenue versus 24% for others. Sixty‑nine percent of these...
Check Point Launches WA PoP for Workplace Security SASE
Check Point Software Technologies has opened a Western Australia point of presence (PoP) for its Workplace Security SASE platform, delivering local data residency and compliance with WA‑specific legislation. The Perth PoP joins existing sites in Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland and...