Displaying items by tag: Asia Pacific

COMPANY NEWS:  Ricoh and its affiliates have been awarded the esteemed 'Gold Provider' Partner status in the Asia-Pacific region by Cisco, a worldwide leader in networking and security, marking a new chapter in the long-standing partnership between the two companies.

Independent global risk and financial advisory solutions firm Kroll has appointed Jon Rowell as Head of Asia Pacific (APAC).

GUEST OPINION:  At Dynatrace’s recent global conference, a conversation with the CIO of an Asia Pacific digital bank was recounted and held up as emblematic of the future direction for many business transformations.

Fintech Australia has elected Sarah Gorman the organisation’s new Chair, with outgoing chair Simone Joyce moving to an advisory role.

Security provider Certis Australia has appointed Brett Pickens as its new Chief Executive.

Google, Desarrollo País of Chile, and the Office of Posts and Telecommunications of French Polynesia (OPT), have announced Humboldt, a subsea cable route linking Australia, French Polynesia, and Chile, strengthening the reliability and resilience of digital connectivity across the Pacific.

A total of 13,151 mergers & acquisitions deals, private equity and venture financing were announced in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region during January to November 2023, which was a year-on-year (YoY) decline of 18.8% compared to the 16,202 deals announced during the same period in the previous year, according to data and analytics company GlobalData.

ICT services provider NCS and Google Cloud have announced a strategic partnership designed to accelerate AI-led transformation for public and private sector organisations across Singapore, Australia, and the wider Asia Pacific (APAC) region.

Cloud cybersecurity company Cloudflare has appointed 25-year industry veteran Steve Bray as Head of Australia & New Zealand.

COMPANY NEWS: OpenSolar, a software company focused on empowering solar installers with an accurate and cost-free solar design and sales platform, and Solar Outlet, Australia’s largest online distributor for solar panels, inverters, batteries and complete kits, have announced a partnership.

Despite the depreciation of third-party identifiers and global economic turbulence, sustainability is a key focus for professionals within the Japan and Asia-Pacific (JAPAC) region, according to a new research report by ExchangeWire in association with OpenX.

Australia is the equal fifth most targeted nation in the APAC region between July 2022 and June 2023, when assessing security considerations like nation-state activity, cybercrime, and other cyber-attacks, according to the fourth annual Microsoft Digital Defense report.

GUEST OPINION: Blockchain technology and cryptocurrency are more than mere tech trends, they are revolutionising the complex global financial systems used today by market leaders like JP Morgan, MUFG, Credit Suisse and others.

COMPANY NEWS: Thoughtworks, a global technology consultancy that integrates strategy, design and engineering, today announced it has been named a top 15 Sourcing Standout by Information Services Group, a leading global technology research and advisory firm.

Cyber security and digital resiliency provider Sekuro has appointed entrepreneur Ian Buddery as Chairman of the Board.

Global tax services and software provider Ryan has appointed Jason Dunnachie as Principal and Practice Leader of its Research and Development (R&D) practice in Australia.

Internet users have doubled in the past eight years with an estimated 67% of the world population using broadband services in 2022, according to space and satellite market consultancy Euroconsult. However, 2.6 billion people remain unconnected, representing an untapped opportunity worth US$74 billion.

Global IT services and innovation platform provider Crayon has confirmed the promotion of three leaders into executive leadership roles for the APAC region, including its Australian-based Mathew Howard.

COMPANY NEWS: Atturra [ASX:ATA], a leading enterprise advisory and technology services business, today announced that it has been awarded Nuix APAC New Partner of the Year.

All-in-one observability platform provider for engineers New Relic has appointed Kris Day as Senior Vice President for Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ).