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Clasen Quality Chocolate backs Beacon for cocoa shipments
Software-as-a-Service

Clasen Quality Chocolate backs Beacon for cocoa shipments

Shared live tracking should cut delays and spreadsheet errors for Clasen Quality Chocolate's cocoa imports across long-haul shipping routes.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 19th Jun 2026
Trintech adds AI tools to financial close workflows
Software-as-a-Service

Trintech adds AI tools to financial close workflows

Finance teams could cut manual close work as Trintech embeds AI guidance, risk checks and auto-matching into existing workflows.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Fri, 10th Apr 2026
Ocean freight punctuality collapses as delays surge
Supply Chain

Ocean freight punctuality collapses as delays surge

Global ocean freight punctuality slumps as on-time arrivals crash to 13.9% in 2025, leaving shippers facing mounting delays and uncertainty.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2026
VMob wins big at global conference
Unified Communications

VMob wins big at global conference

VMob, the Kiwi mobile personalisation platform, has scooped up three awards at the I-COM big data conference in San Sebastian, Spain.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Fri, 1st May 2015

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Downing Street eyes creation of 'AI Safety Institute' amidst risks
AI Security

Downing Street eyes creation of 'AI Safety Institute' amidst risks

Downing Street considering the establishment of an 'AI Safety Institute' to address risks of frontier AI. International collaboration urged.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 11th Oct 2023
Wattcost urges Australian government to support innovation
Internet of Things

Wattcost urges Australian government to support innovation

Wattcost urges NSW Premier Berejiklian to bolster support for Australia's innovation sector during a tour of their new Sydney startup facility.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Thu, 15th Feb 2018
BLE beacons to exceed 400 million by 2020
Bluetooth

BLE beacons to exceed 400 million by 2020

BLE beacon shipments are predicted to surpass 400 million by 2020, as per ABI Research, driven by growth in IoT and connected home sectors.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Fri, 28th Aug 2015
Mobile Mentor and iProximity bring beacon technology to retailers and enterprises
Beacon

Mobile Mentor and iProximity bring beacon technology to retailers and enterprises

iProximity will enable Mobile Mentor to integrate new products and services to its enterprise mobility solutions throughout New Zealand.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Mon, 1st Dec 2014
Beacon-Mania is taking over
VMob

Beacon-Mania is taking over

Beacon is a stand-alone radio transmitter that provides personalised advertisements and changes the way people shop.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Tue, 14th Oct 2014