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Omnissa adds Board Directors & new HR Chief for growth
Software-as-a-Service

Omnissa adds Board Directors & new HR Chief for growth

Omnissa appoints two Board Directors and a new HR Chief as it targets its next phase of growth in the AI-driven digital workspace market.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Wed, 25th Feb 2026
Australian employers brace for renewed pay negotiations
Human Capital Management

Australian employers brace for renewed pay negotiations

Australian employers grow bolder on 2026 pay talks, ready to lift offers modestly and use perks as tight budgets meet scarce skills.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Tue, 24th Feb 2026
PMT grows DAS footprint to boost critical connectivity
Unified Communications

PMT grows DAS footprint to boost critical connectivity

PMT Communications expands DAS projects across Australian states to strengthen in-building mobile coverage for critical services.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 24th Feb 2026
Beyond technology: How leadership drives contact centre performance
Unified Communications

Beyond technology: How leadership drives contact centre performance

Amid rising AI and automation in contact centres, new research finds leadership, empathy and agent support now outmuscle technology alone.

By Ed Creasey • 5 min read • Mon, 23rd Feb 2026
Workday appoints Yen Yen Tan to steer Southeast Asia AI
Software-as-a-Service

Workday appoints Yen Yen Tan to steer Southeast Asia AI

Workday names veteran tech leader Yen Yen Tan to its Asia-Pacific advisory board to sharpen its AI and cloud push in Southeast Asia.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Mon, 23rd Feb 2026
Study reveals middle managers falter under pressure
Human Capital Management

Study reveals middle managers falter under pressure

Middle managers' performance collapses by up to 70% under reputational risk and fuzzy authority, Interactive EQ's 2026 index finds.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Feb 2026
Uncrewed vessel surveys subsea cable route off WA coast
Network Infrastructure

Uncrewed vessel surveys subsea cable route off WA coast

An uncrewed survey vessel has mapped a subsea cable route off Western Australia, showcasing safer, lower-emission offshore operations.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Feb 2026
CrowdStrike, Qualtrics link up to secure AI-driven data
Data Protection

CrowdStrike, Qualtrics link up to secure AI-driven data

CrowdStrike links Falcon Shield with Qualtrics XM to extend SaaS security, monitoring and automated policy enforcement across experience data.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Fri, 20th Feb 2026
Sphera appoints Chris Gutheil as CTO to drive AI push
Software-as-a-Service

Sphera appoints Chris Gutheil as CTO to drive AI push

Sphera names Chris Gutheil CTO to lead its global tech strategy and accelerate Sphera AI development for risk and compliance customers.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Thu, 19th Feb 2026
Gartner: LLMs to reshape PR budgets & staff chatbots
Marketing Technologies

Gartner: LLMs to reshape PR budgets & staff chatbots

Gartner predicts public LLMs will double PR budgets by 2027 as AI search reshapes discovery and employee chatbots replace intranets.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Feb 2026
Atturra wins five-year Haileybury deal for Scholarion
Software-as-a-Service

Atturra wins five-year Haileybury deal for Scholarion

Atturra secures a five-year deal to roll out its Scholarion cloud platform across Haileybury, one of Australia's largest independent schools.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 18th Feb 2026
eG Innovations appoints Jon Hatchuel to lead Australia
Virtualisation

eG Innovations appoints Jon Hatchuel to lead Australia

eG Innovations names Jon Hatchuel as its first Australia country manager, targeting growth in digital workspace monitoring and observability.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Wed, 18th Feb 2026
Tech Council of Australia appoints new Chief Executive
Unified Communications

Tech Council of Australia appoints new Chief Executive

Tech Council of Australia appoints Brighte's Katherine McConnell to its board and names LaunchVic chief Kate Cornick as incoming CEO.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 17th Feb 2026
HR, IT & finance urged to align on corporate travel
Digital Transformation

HR, IT & finance urged to align on corporate travel

HR, IT and finance must align on corporate travel or risk frustrated staff, weak compliance and poor cost control, SAP Concur warns.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Tue, 17th Feb 2026
Avetta & BG Road Safety boost road transport safety
Partner Programmes

Avetta & BG Road Safety boost road transport safety

Avetta partners with BG Road Safety to launch a data-led road transport risk module for Australian firms facing rising safety scrutiny.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 17th Feb 2026
Human skills top workplace learning priorities for 2026
Unified Communications

Human skills top workplace learning priorities for 2026

Leadership and communication top 2026 workplace learning as employees prioritise human and business skills alongside rising AI adoption.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Sun, 15th Feb 2026
Big consultancies linked to failing public IT projects
Digital Transformation

Big consultancies linked to failing public IT projects

Big consultancies tied to higher failure risk in Australian public IT overhauls, as research links them to delays and cost blowouts.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 13th Feb 2026
Okta warns of North Korean fraud in remote tech hiring
Data Protection

Okta warns of North Korean fraud in remote tech hiring

Okta warns North Korean operatives are landing remote tech jobs with stolen and synthetic identities to fund the regime and enable cyber attacks.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Fri, 13th Feb 2026
Oracle NetSuite unveils AI tools & integration push
Software-as-a-Service

Oracle NetSuite unveils AI tools & integration push

Oracle NetSuite launches AI tools and a low-code integration platform to automate finance, planning and customer workflows across its suite.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2026