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Sean Mitchell
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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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Broadcom unveils VMware Telco Cloud to cut costs, power

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Broadcom launches VMware Telco Cloud Platform 9, promising operators up to 40% TCO savings and 30% lower power use in data centres.
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ECI buys Drypowder to boost ERP payments & AR tools

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ECI acquires Drypowder to embed AI-driven AR and digital payments into its ERP platforms for construction and building materials users.
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AMD unveils Ryzen AI 400 chips for Copilot+ desktops

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AMD has launched Ryzen AI 400 desktop and PRO chips, its first Copilot+ PC-ready desktop processors, promising up to 50 TOPS of local AI.
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Proofpoint adds threat defence to AWS Security Hub plan

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Proofpoint plugs Collaboration Protection into AWS Security Hub Extended Plan, folding email and collaboration threat defence into one AWS deal.
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Netskope launches NewEdge AI Fast Path to cut latency

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Netskope unveils NewEdge AI Fast Path to speed secure enterprise traffic to major AI clouds, cutting latency for chatbots and agents.
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CrowdStrike unveils FalconID to combat AI-driven phishing

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CrowdStrike launches FalconID, a “zero-friction” biometric MFA tool that binds logins to trusted devices to counter AI-powered phishing.
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F5 Labs unveils monthly AI model security leaderboards

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F5 Labs launches monthly AI security leaderboards, ranking popular models on new indices of risk, resilience and cost under live attack.
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Confluent links AI agents & boosts anomaly detection

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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Confluent upgrades its AI toolkit to link agents over live data streams and add multivariate anomaly detection for faster issue spotting.
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AI drives Java growth as firms flee Oracle licensing

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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public cloud
Survey of 2,000 professionals shows rising Java use in AI and growing migration from Oracle over pricing concerns.
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Schneider Electric closes 2025 plan with 8.86 score

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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Schneider Electric ends its 2021-2025 Sustainability Impact plan with an 8.86 score after beating targets on emissions and energy access.
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Tonic unveils AI agent to automate cyber risk fixes

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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Tonic launches Mobilization Coordinator AI agent to unify exposure data and automate cyber risk remediation with verified outcomes.
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Duke, Axialent launch bespoke 'Building AI-Driven Cultures'

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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ai
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payment technologies
Duke Corporate Education and Axialent have joined forces on a bespoke leadership programme to help executives build AI-ready cultures.
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Splashtop links endpoint management with CrowdStrike

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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Splashtop has integrated its Autonomous Endpoint Management with CrowdStrike Falcon, unifying Windows endpoint status for IT and security teams.
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Security chiefs hit brakes on risky agentic AI roll-out

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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Security bosses worldwide are stalling agentic AI roll-outs, citing severe cyber risks and weak identity and access controls.
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GTIA launches Innovate Awards for AI-led IT service

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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GTIA unveils Innovate Awards to honour deployed AI solutions delivering measurable business impact, with winners earning USD $20,000 each.
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Aeris & Verizon link IoT platforms for US localisation

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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Aeris and Verizon link IoT platforms to speed US localisation, promising unified eSIM-based management and faster roll-outs for global fleets.
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AXL & PUSH launch STRATIS agentic AI for marketers

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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risk & compliance
AXL and PUSH Media launch STRATIS, an agentic AI “OS” giving marketers a unified, human-governed hub for real-time decisions across channels.
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Zero Networks adopts channel-first model to grow UK partners

Thu, 26th Feb 2026
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Zero Networks shifts to a 100% channel-first model and revamps its Zero to Sixty programme to accelerate UK partner growth in cybersecurity.
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Notion unveils Custom Agents to automate team workflows

Thu, 26th Feb 2026
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Notion rolls out Custom Agents, AI teammates that automate recurring workflows for Business and Enterprise users in a public beta launch.
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Global telcos form London AI venture to fight spam calls

Thu, 26th Feb 2026
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network security
Five global telecom operators launch London-based Syntelligence AI to build network-level tools tackling spam and scam calls worldwide.