New Zealand (NZ) stories
The move gives APAC customers a named engineer and faster post-sales help as support demand rises across multi-vendor cloud and security setups.
Kiwi football fans will get stadium-style sound and smarter home control as the new line-up adds AI Football Mode Pro and Vision AI.
Australian shoppers will soon see Dreame's range widen beyond robot vacuums, as 80-plus products land through its regional distributor.
The move widens defences for businesses as AI systems become a bigger target for attackers and zero-day flaws multiply across enterprise software.
Most manufacturers now see digital tools as necessary to stay competitive, but data use gaps, cyber risk and skills shortages remain.
Australian firms face rising cyber and compliance costs as OpenText adds tools to govern AI use, data access and application risks.
Businesses may see faster resolutions as Zendesk ties charges to verified outcomes and expands AI agents across service channels.
SMBs in Australia and New Zealand could cut the cost and complexity of cyber certification through a new channel-led package.
Irish sports tech firms are targeting teams and venues across Australia and New Zealand as Enterprise Ireland steps up a regional push.
The retailer now has a single payments view across five markets, helping it cut fragmentation and prepare for Black Friday demand.
The AWS badge gives customers a simpler route to buy Cohesity's recovery tools and could help speed response after ransomware or outages.
Customers now spend 796,000 fewer minutes on calls with the insurer after AI transcription cut handling times across sales, service and claims.
The new tool could help regulated operators cut missed deadlines by replacing spreadsheets and memory with rule-based scheduling for recurring checks.
Most New Zealand SMEs now use AI tools, but many want firmer safeguards and training before widening adoption.
Lesser-known ERP tools are already cutting month-end work, from reconciliation and AP to forecasting, if the data underneath is clean enough.
NZ households can now get sharper outdoor surveillance as 2K video becomes standard across Ring's camera range, with prices from NZD $319.
The New Zealand software group is targeting sectors hit by labour shortages and compliance risks as it builds a local team through 2026.
Rugby clubs and provincial unions will get discounted accounting software as Xero deepens ties with New Zealand Rugby beyond branding.
Reliable warehouse scanning and safety communications are now less vulnerable to dead spots after a private 5G rollout across three Port Nelson sites.
The award highlights safer, repeatable rescue drills for Navy divers and may help Company-X sell simulation technology to overseas defence customers.