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GUEST OPINION:  Understanding the immediate impact of the recently announced Trump tariffs has many business leaders globally scrambling to see how it is going to affect them.

COMPANY NEWS:  Ricoh has been awarded the highest Platinum rating for sustainability performance from EcoVadis, the world’s most trusted provider of business sustainability ratings. Placing Ricoh among the top 1% of companies assessed, this is Ricoh’s first Platinum rating, following ten consecutive years of Gold ratings from 2014 to 2024.

With the announcement that Australia will not be exempt from Donald Trump’s 25% tariff on Australian steel and aluminium manufacturers will need to manage the financial and operational impacts.

Wholesale supplier of solutions to professional services firms, IT MSPs and Managed Print suppliers, Dynamic Software Solutions has appointed UK-based PAE Business to distribute its Dynamic Connect solutions throughout Western Europe.

GUEST OPINION:  In today’s digital age, business relationships are no longer confined to the bricks-and-mortar office. Organizations depend on a complex, often global, network of vendors, suppliers, and third-party partners. With B2B relationships, sharing sensitive data is necessary for collaboration and efficiency, but this presents its own set of challenges.

Dematic, a leading provider of warehouse solutions, is proud to announce its manufacturing facility in Belrose, NSW, has been awarded the prestigious Steel Sustainability Australia (SSA) Certification. This certification acknowledges Dematic’s ongoing commitment to sustainability and environmentally responsible manufacturing practices in the production of Australian-made Dematic and Colby Storage Solutions products.  

The ACCC is investigating the safety of aftermarket children’s car seat head straps and baby bottle self-feeding devices, after the Assistant Treasurer issued Safety Warning Notices for each of the products.

Brisbane-based cloud hosting and web development company ATech, has been appointed to the Queensland Government’s ICTSS.13.03B Services Panel.

Understanding how Covid has changed the way businesses deal with their suppliers will be key to winning and keeping business in 2022, writes Marcus McNamara, Head of APAC, Sana Commerce:  It’s been two years since the virus up-ended life as we knew it, here in Australia and around the world. Businesses have been on a tumultuous journey since that time, with many forced to abandon long standing processes and practices and embrace new ones. Pivoting to digital has been the common theme, with enterprises turning to online platforms and programs to maintain business continuity and interact with their suppliers and customers.

Global ICT giant Fujitsu Fujitsu has announced a COVID-19 Vaccination Roadmap for its Australian and New Zealand operations.

Automated test equipment and virtual instrumentation software company NI and Seagate Technology have announced a new collaboration to enhance data storage and transfer services, including a “first-of-its-kind” advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) record offering.

Product discovery and sourcing platform RangeMe has fully launched its global service to retailers in Australia, New Zealand, and the wider Asia Pacific region.

GUEST OPINION by Peter O’Connor, Vice President Asia Pacific and Japan at Snowflake: As organisations generate and store increasing amounts of digital data, many are turning their minds to finding ways to extract additional value from it.

Disgruntled shareholders have been given the go-ahead to file a class action against Apple, after its chief executive, Tim Cook, allegedly played down the falling demand for iPhones in China, resulting in huge losses for investors.

The use and sharing of data by apps, the extent of competition between Google and Apple’s app stores, and whether more pricing transparency is needed in Australia’s mobile apps market, are among issues to be scrutinised by the competition watchdog, the ACCC.

Chinese tech giant Alibaba Group has launched a global B2B sourcing platform which it says will allow countries such as Australia to connect medical-goods suppliers of all sizes with frontline medical personnel who are working towards slowing the spread of novel coronavirus in China.

Glenn Uidam, Senior Director, IBX Operations, Equinix Australia

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Nokia has been selected by New Zealand’s largest telco Spark for its roster of 5G suppliers.

Australian-listed technology firm MGM Wireless has signed a preferred supplier agreement for its Spacetalk children’s all-in-one smartphone, watch and GPS wearable device with 120 Leading Edge Computers independent businesses and retailers across Australia.

Vocus subsidiary M2 Group has renewed supplier arrangements with Telstra and Optus for the supply of fixed and mobile access services.