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The upgraded Claude 3.5 Sonnet, the latest and most intelligent model in the Claude model family from artificial intelligence (AI) safety and research company Anthropic, is now generally available on Amazon Bedrock in the AWS Asia Pacific (Sydney) Region.  To learn more about this announcement, please join us at our upcoming Data & AI Day Roadshow in Melbourne, Sydney and Auckland.

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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 wholesaler of telco infrastructure Chorus has tapped digital infrastructure and continuity solutions provider Vertiv to expand its co-location offering in Auckland and unlock customers’ computing potential in regional locations using its existing distributed network of telco buildings.

Seoul recorded the fastest average 5G download speeds clocking at 453.1Mbps, 20.3% faster than the speeds observed in the next fastest city, Kuala Lumpur clocking at 376.1Mbps, according to a new analysis by independent analytics company Opensignal.

Technology and design consultancy company Mantel Group opens a new office in Commercial Bay, Auckland.

Cloud security specialist Zscaler has established co-located data centres in Canberra and Auckland.

COMPANY NEWS: Auckland is currently home to just over one-third of New Zealand’s population, and while its population growth slowed with the impact of COVID-19 and international travel restrictions, the city is expected to account for half of the country’s population growth in the next 30 years.

Enterprise AI software platform provider o9 Solutions is expanding into Australia and New Zealand to support its growing customer base.

New Zealand regulator The Commerce Commission has filed proceedings at the High Court in Auckland against Callplus Services Limited, Orcon Limited and Switch Utilities Limited – all subsidiaries of the Australian fibre and network solution provider Vocus Group - over allegations of failing to adequately disclose early termination fees of between $130 and $250 when entering uninvited direct sale agreements with consumers for broadband and power services between 17 June 2014 and 20 June 2020.  

Corporate ICT and digital skills training provider DDLS has completed the acquisition of Auldhouse, New Zealand’s largest provider of ICT and digital skills training, in a deal worth A$16.6 million (NZ$17.3M}.

Cyber protection company Acronis has launched its first cloud data centre in New Zealand as part of its global deployment of 111 new data centres.

Nokia and New Zealand’s largest telco Spark have launched 5G services in the Auckland Viaduct area to bring high-speed wireless connectivity to a major international sailing event.

Global professional services firm Accenture has acquired New Zealand-based SAP and cloud solutions technology firm Zag as part of a move designed to bolster its New Zealand and Australian digital transformation capabilities.

Global education software and services company Tribal Group has signed a five year contract with Auckland’s Carey Baptist College for the deployment and ongoing management of its student management system, ebs:VET.

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved the landing license of international bandwidth provider Southern Cross Cable Network’s NEXT cable system.

New Zealand telco Spark says the British decision to give Chinese vendor Huawei Technologies a limited role in its 5G networks has not led to "any significant change" in its own rollout.

Irish IT managed services company Evros has chosen New Zealand for a new global operations centre it says will allow delivery of “highly-skilled” IT support and security services to clients around the globe on a 24/7 basis.

Exhibitions company Hannover Fairs Australia (HFA) - part of Germny’s Deutsche Messe AG – has announced a buyout of of three digital events in Australia and New Zealand from Australian event organiser The Eventful Group.

Contemporary IT governance and management, digital transformation, disruptive technologies and big data are key themes that will be explored at ISACA’s upcoming Oceania Computer, Audit, Control and Security (CACS) Conference to be held in Auckland.