Organisations in Australia achieve more than double what they expect when they invest in data management, but still want more, the enterprise data management company Veritas says, based on a study that was carried out across 15 countries.

Spending on blockchain solutions in the Asia-Pacific region, excluding Japan, are expected to reach nearly US$523.8 million this year, up 83.9% on the US$284.8 million in 2018, the analyst firm IDC claims.

ICT services giant NEC has appointed company veteran sales and marketing executive Mitsuhiro Murooka as managing director for its Australia and New Zealand business.