Australasia stories
The appointment comes as iGoDirect targets faster growth in New Zealand's expanding corporate gift card market, forecast at NZD $2.25 billion by 2028.
The handover comes after seven years under Anders Skoe, as the New Zealand marketplace looks to expand under a former REA Group executive.
Rising token-based charges and compliance risks are forcing firms to monitor AI agents more closely, Fusion5's chief executive says.
A growing share of consumers want businesses to prove AI is powered responsibly, with younger New Zealanders most worried about its environmental costs.
The indoor ski venue expects the project to cut grid electricity use by about 30 per cent while trimming operating costs in summer.
Automation spending is rising as firms use it to cut back-office bottlenecks and free staff for revenue-generating work.
Governance gaps are prompting many ANZ businesses to tighten controls on AI suppliers, even as confidence in the technology stays high at 75 per cent.
The shift will bring the appliance maker closer to eastern customers, as Australia and New Zealand now account for most of its sales.
Patch backlogs are leaving organisations exposed, with 85 high-impact flaws flagged across Australia and New Zealand, up 44% in July.
AI use in Australia and New Zealand is shifting from pilots to routine finance and marketing tasks, SAP said in a regional review.
Customers in Australia and New Zealand may now see Liverton Security as a lower-risk supplier after the Wellington firm won CREST ANZ membership.
A larger share of Australasian households will now find Reolink's security cameras and doorbells at Bunnings' 195 stores, including 178 in Australia.
The new route should trim transit times by up to a day for some Asian shipments and give Australian importers more freight capacity.
Older on-site systems are being phased out as the Bangkok hotel group unifies reservations, data and guest services across 106 properties.
Fragmented viewing habits are forcing agencies to juggle budgets across television and streaming as MiQ rolls out a single planning tool.
Manufacturers and distributors in Australia and New Zealand will gain conversational access to ERP data as Epicor targets labour and supply chain pressures.
In-house B2B marketers in Australia and New Zealand will gain more visibility as Generate opens shortlists across 19 award categories.
Australasian universities facing an October cyber deadline get round-the-clock local monitoring to better protect sensitive research and student data.
Expansion in Australia and New Zealand is expected to deepen Qualys' managed risk services push as it adds four local hires.
AI tools could cut utility costs and reduce customer friction as Gentrack's new Chief Technology Officer pushes a more proactive service model.
