About Catherine
Catherine Knowles
News Editor
Catherine has a keen interest in all areas of technology and storytelling in our digital age. Having worked with a number of businesses and people across media, education, publishing and communications, Catherine has a definite respect for common sense, great content and turning ideas into reality.
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Singapore HR leaders pivot to change & wellbeing focus
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Singapore HR leaders are shifting from compliance to driving change, stakeholder engagement and wellbeing as core priorities.
Constant Contact buys GURU event & education assets
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marketing
Constant Contact buys GURU Conference, SubjectLine.com and Certified GURU to deepen its email marketing tools, training and community reach.
Gallagher reshapes Australian team for key security growth
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partner programmes
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Gallagher reshapes its Australian security team, adding key account, high security and regional roles to drive growth into 2026.
WatchGuard launches Open MDR to unify MSP security
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endpoint protection
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hyperscale
WatchGuard unveils Open MDR, offering MSPs unified 24/7 threat detection and response across mixed security estates without tool rip-and-replace.
Delinea and StrongDM to improve identity security for Agentic AI era
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Delinea is set to acquire StrongDM, uniting privileged access and runtime authorisation to secure AI agents and non-human identities at scale.
Instabase appoints Omkar Pendse to lead AI product push
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Instabase appoints Omkar Pendse to spearhead product and technology as it doubles down on AI workflow automation after $100 million raise.
Aptitude tests surge as AI reshapes software hiring
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Aptitude tests have surged 54-fold in software hiring as AI shifts demand from coding syntax to problem-solving, judgement and core skills.
Armis unveils flexible global partner scheme for Centrix
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iot security
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iot
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partner programmes
Armis launches a revamped global partner scheme for Centrix, scrapping tiers in favour of three flexible, incentive-led engagement routes.
Betterworks unveils AI-native NextGen performance platform
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digital transformation
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hcm
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risk & compliance
Betterworks launches its AI-native NextGen platform, adding 400+ features to turn everyday performance data into real-time workforce insight.
PR teams face budget strain, leadership gap & AI shift
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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risk & compliance
PR teams face flat budgets, leadership disconnects and AI disruption as they struggle to prove impact and align with business goals.
Westcon-Comstor unveils NZ data centre Centre of Excellence
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storage
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virtualisation
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data protection
Westcon-Comstor launches a New Zealand data centre Centre of Excellence, led by Rob Purdy, to drive multi-vendor, solutions-first channel sales.
CelcomDigi powers IOI estates with new 4G networks
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agricultural technology
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network infrastructure
CelcomDigi completes over 100 new 4G sites across IOI plantations, boosting estate connectivity, automation plans and rural coverage in Malaysia.
‘AI workslop’: Zapier survey finds AI delivers gains as well as costly corrections
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Zapier survey finds 92% of staff feel AI boosts productivity, yet workers spend hours each week fixing low-quality ‘AI workslop’ outputs.
AI & value reshape 2026 guest engagement in hospitality
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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cx
AI-driven personalisation and shifting notions of value will set the pace for hospitality guest engagement in 2026, Paytronix predicts.
Newo.ai, IONOS launch AI receptionist for small firms
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digital transformation
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cx
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martech
Newo.ai and IONOS have launched a plug-and-play AI receptionist, promising SMEs 24/7 call handling, missed lead recovery and quick setup.
Siemens buys ASTER to boost PCB test design software
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manufacturing
Siemens buys French PCB test software specialist ASTER to embed shift-left design-for-test tools into its Xpedition and Valor platforms.
Portnox unveils global partner push with new channel VP
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firewalls
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digital transformation
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network security
Portnox launches a global channel partner programme and names cybersecurity veteran Kristen Knight as VP of Channel Sales to drive growth.
‘BodySnatcher’ flaw lets hackers hijack ServiceNow AI agents
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cloud security
‘BodySnatcher’ bug let attackers hijack ServiceNow AI agents to mimic users and create backdoor admin accounts on on-premise systems.
Aeris honoured for global IoT eSIM connectivity leadership
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manufacturing
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digital transformation
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cx
Aeris wins Frost & Sullivan global award for IoT eSIM leadership, managing 100m connections across 190 countries with 600 carrier partners.
Alcatraz Rock X completes live airport facial ID tests
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data protection
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surveillance
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hyperscale
Alcatraz’s Rock X facial authentication system has completed live trials at Honolulu airport, boosting its pitch for staff and secure-area access.