About Sean
Sean Mitchell
Publisher
Having started his career at Renaissance. Sean joined Apple in Melbourne for a number of years before working in the media space. This started with Review Publishing and later the tech publisher IDG Communications. In 2006 he was involved in the launch of The Channel magazine. As they say – the rest is history.
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Large format display market falls as tariffs hit global sales
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semiconductors
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analyst report
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tariffs
Global Large Format Display market sees 1.7% unit sales drop and 10.9% revenue fall in Q1 2025 amid tariff woes and price pressures.
Motorola unveils SVX & Assist to boost AI in policing
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ai
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motorola solutions
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law enforcement
Motorola Solutions unveils SVX and Assist, merging voice, video, and AI to enhance US police officers' real-time decision-making and reduce device load.
Aussie Broadband sees 30% gains with SUSE open platform
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virtualisation
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uc
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private cloud
Aussie Broadband has boosted operational efficiency by up to 30% with a new SUSE Rancher Prime cloud platform, enhancing service reliability for 780,000 users.
Half of New Zealanders overwhelmed by notification overload
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email
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social media
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productivity
Half of New Zealanders feel overwhelmed by digital notifications, with social media and emails disrupting wellbeing and productivity, finds 2degrees research.
Kacific wins SIG award for Asia-Pacific satellite internet push
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uc
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telco
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connectivity
Kacific Broadband Satellites Group won the Best Cooperation Award at the Satcoms Innovation Group 2025 Awards for expanding internet in Asia-Pacific.
Telstra tech helps Good Friday Appeal donations top AUD $1m
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uc
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telco
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telstra
Telstra celebrates 80 years supporting the Good Friday Appeal, helping raise over AUD $1 million via technology during this year’s telethon for The Royal Children's Hospital.
Certinia unveils Spring '25 update with advanced AI tools
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devops
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apm
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ai
Certinia's Spring '25 release enhances AI-driven tools to boost foresight, flexibility, and project visibility for services organisations, improving staffing and customer insights.
Thesys launches C1 API for AI-powered dynamic interfaces
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martech
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cdp
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genai
Thesys unveils C1, the first Generative UI API, enabling real-time, AI-powered dynamic interfaces to fast-track AI software deployment and cut costs.
AI marketing stacks reshape creativity across global markets
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digital transformation
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martech
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partner programmes
Global marketing teams are reshaping strategies with AI tools; the US leads with 31.1M ChatGPT searches, while Australia and India embrace creative, design-led stacks.
Canadian firms achieve 43% ROI in generative AI adoption
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digital transformation
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martech
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partner programmes
Canadian organisations report a 43% ROI from generative AI initiatives, exceeding the global average of 41%, driven by cost savings and revenue gains.
Ikonz debuts AI avatar of Sourav Ganguly on HXR device
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global expansion
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cricket
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motion capture
Ikonz has unveiled an AI digital avatar of ex-cricket captain Sourav Ganguly on its Holographic Extended Reality device in Kolkata.
Satellite upgrade brings better access at Waitomo sites
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uc
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healthtech
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eftpos
Discover Waitomo in New Zealand's King Country has enhanced connectivity and safety with Spark's Starlink satellite internet, replacing unreliable VDSL access.
RISA Labs raises USD $3.5m to automate cancer workflows
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digital transformation
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rpa
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digital twins
RISA Labs has raised USD $3.5 million to advance its AI-driven platform, aiming to cut delays in cancer care by automating prior authorisations across 100 centres.
SolarWinds acquired by Turn/River Capital for USD $4.4 billion
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devops
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hybrid cloud
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digital transformation
Turn/River Capital has acquired SolarWinds for USD $4.4 billion, taking the company private and removing it from the New York Stock Exchange.
Together AI launches fine-tuning tools to improve LLM models
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api
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llms
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ai
Together AI launches a Fine-Tuning Platform to customise AI models like Llama and Gemma, enabling continuous adaptation to user preferences via a user-friendly browser interface.
Salesforce launches Tableau Next to automate data analysis
This month
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data analytics
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martech
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rpa
Salesforce launches Tableau Next, an AI-driven analytics platform integrating with Agentforce to automate data tasks and enhance business intelligence insights.
New Relic revamps partner programme with AI & incentives
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digital transformation
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aiops
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ai
New Relic enhances its partner programme with financial incentives, AI training, and new certifications to boost enterprise growth and AI adoption worldwide.
AMTA urges government to prioritise mobile network reforms
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digital economy
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amta
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digital infrastructure
The Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association urges government action on spectrum, infrastructure and disaster resilience to bolster Australia's digital economy.
Exclusive: DBS bets on AI to scale customer-centric banking
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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fintech
DBS Bank is leveraging generative AI to enhance customer-centric banking, aiming to unlock over SGD $1 billion in value by 2024 as it embraces digital transformation.
US funding lapse casts uncertainty over global CVE system
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cybersecurity
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incident response
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infosecurity europe
US government funding for MITRE's CVE programme has expired, risking disruption to global cybersecurity efforts and vulnerability tracking systems.