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DCI Data Centers (DCI) has announced the appointment of Nicholas Toh as Group Chief Executive Officer.

Operational productivity at financial services institutions has steadily improved since the pandemic, highlighting the need for Australian and New Zealand-based organisations in the sector to urgently address capacity issues to build on productivity gains and fulfil their true potential., according to a new quarterly report from management process automation company ActiveOps.

Spending on cloud services in Asia Pacific was down in the fourth quarter, dragged by a troubled tech sector in China, according to an ISG report.

The Asia-Pacific (APAC) region has suffered a 4.3% decline in deal activity during 2022, with the decline primarily driven by a significant 16.5% fall in deal activity in China, which accounts for around one-third of the region’s deals volume, reveals  data and analytics company GlobalData.

Global technology company, HCLTech has been recognised as a global Top Employer for 2023 from Top Employers Institute.

Open source software provider Red Hat has appointed Enzo Compagnoni to a new role as regional vice president and general manager for Red Hat Australia and New Zealand (ANZ).

COMPANY NEWS: Radware, a leading provider of cyber security and application delivery solutions, announced the launch of new cloud security centres in Melbourne, Auckland and Toronto.

An investigation by New Zealand competition regulator, The Commerce Commission, has led to a backdown by New Zealand’s largest electricity distribution business, Vector, on moves that would have cost its customers millions of dollars over the coming decades.

New Zealand competition regulator The Commerce Commission has released draft Guidelines on the Application of Competition Law to Intellectual Property Rights, and is now seeking submissions from interested parties.

A newly released report by Harvard Business Review Analytic Services in association with Mastercard has given “clear and compelling guidance for business leaders looking to innovate in the year ahead”, and while many organisations prioritise integration of the most up-to-date technology, “what consumers are really looking for is trusted solutions that offer exceptional value”.

Incode has set its sights on securing marquee clients and channel partners on its journey to process 3M transactions in the next 12 months 

COMPANY NEWS: Incode, the leading provider of world-class identity solutions for global enterprises, today announced its expansion into Australia and New Zealand. The launch comes at a pivotal moment to help ANZ businesses shore up their security amid increased vulnerabilities and security breaches at some of Australia’s most high-profile businesses. 

NEC Australia and New Zealand has appointed Jason Price as its President and CEO.

One of Australia’s leading IoT solution providers for the utilities, rail, mining and commercial sectors, MIoT, has undergone an extensive rebrand in response to accelerated company growth and a new corporate vision.

VMware has released new global research, which reveals New Zealand is leading the entire APJ region in terms of multi-cloud maturity.

Nutanix Australia-New Zealand has appointed Monique Hyndman as Channel and Alliances senior manager, and Aaron Kelly as Distribution Sales manager.

European security firm MDSec has taken exception to the release of a blog post by another security outfit, Proofpoint, about its penetration testing framework Nighthawk, accusing the latter of making "unsubstantiated and speculative projections" about the framework.

Geopolitics, rising inflation, Russia-Ukraine war, energy crisis and uncertain economic conditions continue to make a dent in deal-making sentiment across Asia-Pacific (APAC),according to one data and analytics company.

Global commerce platform WEX has selected a veteran from the B2B payments industry, Matthew Arthur, as Vice President for the WEX fleet business across the Asia Pacific region.

Indian global IT, consulting and business process services company Wipro has appointed former Telstra executive Christopher Smith as its managing director for Australia and New Zealand.

New Zealand competition regulator The Commerce Commission has granted authorisation to allow industry association the News Publishers’ Association of New Zealand (NPA) to collectively negotiate with Meta and Google regarding the terms and conditions on which participating news media companies’ content is displayed on digital platforms operated by Meta and Google, for a 10 year period.