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COMPANY NEWS: Console Connect, the on-demand platform and global network for intelligent data movement, has expanded to New Zealand, “enhancing cloud connectivity” for local businesses.

New Zealand competition regulator The Commerce Commission has filed eight charges under the Fair Trading Act against Two Degrees Mobile Limited for alleged misleading claims about their ‘free Aussie roaming’ for business mobile plans.

New Zealand competition regulator The Commerce Commission has reached a preliminary view that it should grant authorisation to the current and future members of the Infant Nutrition Council Limited (INC) to restrict their advertising and marketing of formula products for infants aged up to 12 months old.

Disconnect between security and business goals had negative consequences for 89% of respondents and increased the success of cyber-attacks at one in four companies

GUEST RESEARCH: Delinea, a leading provider of solutions that seamlessly extend Privileged Access Management (PAM), today announced findings from a global survey revealing the impact of misalignment between the cybersecurity function and wider business. Over 2,000 IT Security Decision Makers (ITSDMs) were polled, including respondents from Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, India, Taiwan and Hong Kong.

New Zealand’s competition regulator The Commerce Commission has granted clearance for Connexa Limited to acquire certain passive mobile telecommunications infrastructure assets from Two Degrees Networks Limited and Two Degrees Mobile Limited. (2degrees).

IT training provider ranks 8th in the Government, Education and Not-For-Profit list

COMPANY NEWS: Australasia’s leading ICT Training Provider, Lumify Group, has announced it has been recognised as one of Australia and New Zealand’s Best Places to Work.

Intelligence company Recorded Future has released its March 2023 vulnerabilities summary which identifies five newly disclosed vulnerabilities with high risk scores, four of which are zero-day vulnerabilities affecting Microsoft, Adobe, Fortinet and Samsung.

Ninenty-eight percent (98%) of senior IT leaders have been impacted by increasing cloud complexity in some capacity, potentially leading to poor IT performance, loss in revenue and barriers to business growth, according to a new report.

New Zealand competition regulator, The Commerce Commission, has published a statement of issues relating to an application from Connexa Limited (Connexa) to acquire certain passive mobile telecommunications infrastructure assets from Two Degrees Networks Limited and Two Degrees Mobile Limited (2degrees).

Australian-owned, end-to-end IT solutions provider,Somerville has partnered with Veeam to help customers meet cyber insurance requirements for offsite, offline immutable backups.

• LiveHire joins leading companies around the globe in selecting Boomi’s category-leading and Gold Award® Award winning integration platform as a service (iPaaS) for better business outcomes

• Boomi’s platform helps enable LiveHire’s global expansion while delivering more timely and cost-effective integration options to suit clients’ unique talent acquisition needs

COMPANY NEWS:  Boomi™, the intelligent connectivity and automation leader, today announced LiveHire, a global software as a service (SaaS) recruitment provider, has enhanced its talent and direct sourcing platform to address market demands for speed and customisation. Using the Boomi AtomSphere™ Platform LiveHire developed an integration mechanism to support flexibility and choice for its clients’ bespoke recruitment needs, helping mitigate the ongoing global skills shortage.

C-suite hire bolsters Prezzee’s global expansion plans

Global eGift card platform Prezzee has announced the appointment of Nick Eshkenazi as its Chief Digital Officer.

Cloud-native network intelligence provider ExtraHop has appointed Kenneth Chen as vice president of the Asia Pacific region, including ASEAN, South Korea, India, Australia, and New Zealand.

COMPANY NEWS: LogRhythm, the company helping busy and lean security operations teams defend against cyberthreats, today announced its ANZ Partner of the Year Awards for 2022.

Data security and analytics company Varonis has appointed Joshua Goodman as regional sales manager for New South Wales, Queensland, Australian Capital Territory, and New Zealand.

Appian (NASDAQ: APPN) announced today that Pepper Money, a leading consumer finance company in Australia is using the Appian Low-Code Platform to support its Asset Finance Loan Origination solution, SOLANA, which has allowed the company to grow its business volumes by 70% while improving efficiencies.

Hitachi Vantara, the digital infrastructure, data management, analytics, and digital solutions subsidiary of Hitachi has strengthened its partner program with the appointment of Arrow Electronics as its new distributor for Australia and New Zealand.

COMPANY NEWS:  Technology focussed private equity fund Potentia Capital is making its first major move across the Tasman, backing the purchase of New Zealand-based business Opmetrix by Brisbane-based Commerce Vision.

Nokia announced that it has been selected by Spark, New Zealand’s largest telecommunications and digital services company, to support its accelerated 5G rollout, which will provide 5G coverage to approximately 90% of the population by the end of 2023.

Officials from Brazilian telecommunications companies have snubbed a visiting US official who has been making the rounds and pushing various countries to exclude Chinese telecommunications equipment vendor Huawei Technologies from their 5G rollouts.