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Chillisoft has entered into a partnership with BitSight to distribute its portfolio of products in Australia and New Zealand (A/NZ). The suite includes the likes of Threat Intelligence, Third-Party Risk Management, Exposure Management, and other tools to quantify risk and prioritise remediation. Chillisoft is expected to use its regional expertise to help BitSight reach mid-market […]

Swoop CEO Alex West is set to resign from the telco at the end of the month with plans to execute on its “focus, divest, grow” strategy. Announced in a statement to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), West’s departure sees Tony Grist and Jonathan Pearce appointed as interim executive directors, with Grist also taking on […]

Kinetic IT is solidifying its AI skillset with the launch of a new division focused on putting the technology into production for government and critical infrastructure organisations. Leading the AI engineering and platforms division is Marcio Sete, who joins Kinetic from employee wellness platform vendor Euda. As the newly minted division’s head, he will build […]

V2 AI has stepped into the Singapore market with the launch of a regional hub, under the leadership of managing director Hannah Williams leading the expansion. According to the AI consultancy firm the hub addresses growing enterprise customer need to help move past AI experimentation to the deployment of AI solutions. “Enterprise organisations across APAC […]

FirstWave Cloud Technologies has lengthened its agreement with Telstra to provide CyberCision software and services to federal government agencies for an additional year. The arrangement grants access to FirstWave’s Information Security Manual (ISM) compliant email security platform, offered as part of its CyberCision platform, which meets the Australian Cyber Security Centre’s standards. It also sees […]

Blackbird IT has hired Kelly Griffin to be its next CEO after more than two years as DNX Solutions’ general manager of sales, technology, service delivery, and alliances. Announcing the role on LinkedIn, Griffin said Blackbird’s founders — Richard Stafford and Ben Corbett — established the business’ foundation that he has “have enormous respect for, […]

During a decade-long partnership with tea retailer T2, Annexa has successfully delivered a variety of integration projects using small project teams and proven, reliable technology. What started out as a six-month NetSuite transformation project in 2015 grew into a decade-long partnership between Annexa and T2, according to Annexa head of customer success Ananda Iyer. Over […]

Managed service provider (MSP) Fuse Technology has hired Scott Allen to lead its push into the Queensland market. As director of Queensland, Allen will focus on business growth, client success, and supporting organisations to make the most out of their technology investments in the state. He takes on the position with more than 20 years […]

NextDC has entered into binding documentation for new senior debt facilities of $2.3 billion to go towards capital expenditure requirements. In a statement to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), NextDC said the increase represents an increase of $500 million on top of the $1.8 billion of commitments obtained by the data centre operator on 5 […]

Dicker Data has extended its partnership with CrowdStrike to offer a distributor-led managed security service provider (MSSP) aggregation model for the Australia and New Zealand (A/NZ) markets. The model allows Dicker Data’s managed service provider (MSP) and MSSP partners to access the cyber security vendor’s CrowdStrike Falcon platform through flexible monthly consumption, with billing in […]