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COMPANY NEWS: Genetec Inc. (“Genetec”), the global leader in enterprise physical security software, this week hosted The Hon. Mary Ng PC MP, the Canadian Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development at the Genetec Sydney Experience Centre.

During her visit to Genetec in Sydney, the Minister participated in a live demonstration of AutoVu Cloudrunner, a cloud-based vehicle-centric investigation system, and Genetec Security Center SaaS, a cloud-based physical security offering that unifies access control, video management, automation, and many other advanced security capabilities.

Opened in March 2024 in the presence of former High Commissioner of Canada to Australia, Mark Glauser, the Genetec Sydney Experience Centre is located within the city’s Tech Central Hub at 477 Pitt Street and features innovative solutions from Genetec and its partners. These include video management, access control, license plate recognition, Industrial IoTs and secure cloud services. 

The facility also features a training space for Genetec customers and system integrator partners to obtain certifications on the platform. 

Minister Ng spoke with Genetec Oceania Country Manager, George Moawad on the importance of the Canada - Australia trade agreement and acknowledged the role that Genetec is playing in supporting the bilateral relationship.

“Trade relations between Australia and Canada have developed into a strong partnership, particularly in the area of technology. Here at Genetec, we look forward to scaling our business operations in the region while continuing our ongoing product development to solve the most pressing physical security challenges among Australian public and private sector organisations,” said George Moawad. "We are delighted to have enjoyed the support of the Canadian government in our regional expansion into Asia and across New Zealand and the Pacific islands since launching operations in Australia in 2013.”

About Genetec

Genetec Inc. is a global technology company that has been transforming the physical security industry for over 25 years. The company’s portfolio of solutions enables enterprises, governments, and communities around the world to secure people and assets while improving operational efficiency and respecting individual privacy.

COMPANY NEWS:  Assessment enables Genetec to support Australian Government agencies and critical infrastructure providers with cloud-based physical security solutions

AutoVu Cloudrunner combines advanced vehicle data analytics with a solar-powered ALPR camera to bolster public safety and streamline investigations.

Electronic access control company Salto has announced two Oceania senior leadership appointments located in Australia and an Oceania promotion to the wider East Asia region.

Power solution provider CyberPower has launched its range of SmartApp Sinewave Uninterruptible Power Supply systems, which use the company's patented GreenPower UPS technology, in Australia, according to a statement from the company.

DDoS attacks increased by 50% YoY, with Cloudflare automatically mitigating a total of 4.5 million DDoS attacks, according to Cloudflare’s quarterly DDoS threat report for Q1 2024.

Cloud cybersecurity company Cloudflare has appointed 25-year industry veteran Steve Bray as Head of Australia & New Zealand.

India-based sales and marketing automation specialist LeadSquared is opening an office in Melbourne to serve the Oceania market and to become its global centre of go-to-market training.

Square Enix officially launched its Final Fantasy XIV Online data centre this week, providing local support for the massively multiplayer online role-playing game. New characters can now be created here, and Home World transfers have also opened up. In fact, as new worlds, any player who transfers to, or creates new characters, on the Oceania data centre worlds will receive special bonuses.

A Nokia official in the Oceania region says he is satisfied with the uptake of 5G in Australia, pointing out that about 80% of the smartphones sold in the country are now 5G-capable.

Billed as a "Samsung veteran with over three decades of experience", Sangho Jo most recently led Samsung Electronics Europe and returns to the Southeast Asia & Oceania region.

Fujitsu Australia and New Zealand CEO Mike Foster is departing the company after 10 years, with 30-year ICT industry veteran and former Akamai Asia Pacific chief Graeme Beardsell to take over the role.

India's biggest integrated telecommunications provider Bharti Airtel has renewed an agreement it had in place with Swedish telecommunications equipment provider Ericsson to provide nationwide managed network operations through the Swedish firm's Ericsson Operation Engine.

Australia’s cyber security research organisation, the Oceania Cyber Security Centre, has called on policy makers, industry and research communities to place a greater emphasis on improving cyber security resilience to protect the national interests of Australia, and its close neighbour states across the Oceania region.

Japanese ICT firm Fujitsu has appointed 30-year IT industry veteran Conway Kosi as vice-president of sales, customer service management and marketing for the Oceania region.

Online cloud directory Cloudscene has ranked Equinix as the number one data centre in Oceania in its data centre leaderboard rankings for the first quarter of 2018.

Japanese information and communication technology company Fujitsu has introduced biometric authentication software for Windows PCs, with the product being available right away in the Oceania region.

Australia is the biggest video surveillance equipment market in Oceania, more than eight times the market size in the second biggest country, New Zealand, according to a new report by global industry analyst firm IHS Markit.

At the CACS Oceania ISACA 2017 conference, I found a global company new to the Australian market specialising in risk control solutions, and spoke to its chief mentor, Anil Bhandari to learn more.

ISACA’s Oceania CACS 2017 conference was held early September, and I captured Alastair MacGibbon’s excellent keynote speech, as well as Mike Trovato’s keynote, interviewing them both, Jo Stewart-Rattray on Women in Tech and ISACA chief executive Matt Loeb.