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Ignition platform drives USD $3.1bn in 2025 client revenue
Data Analytics

Ignition platform drives USD $3.1bn in 2025 client revenue

Ignition platform fuels more than USD $3.1bn in 2025 client revenue as 8,500 firms automate billing, payments and pricing decisions.

By Kaleah Salmon • 5 min read • Mon, 22nd Dec 2025
Anthropic launches Claude Opus 4.5, boosting coding & security
AI Security

Anthropic launches Claude Opus 4.5, boosting coding & security

Anthropic launches Claude Opus 4.5, enhancing coding, reasoning, and security with improved performance and resistance to cyber attacks.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 26th Nov 2025
Guidewire launches PricingCenter to speed up insurance pricing
Digital Transformation

Guidewire launches PricingCenter to speed up insurance pricing

Guidewire has launched PricingCenter, a new app to help P&C insurers speed up pricing changes with greater accuracy and real-time market responsiveness.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Thu, 30th Oct 2025
RØDE unveils Wireless Micro in bold colours at USD $99 globally
Digital Entertainment

RØDE unveils Wireless Micro in bold colours at USD $99 globally

RØDE expands its Wireless Micro range with new red, orange, and blue models at USD $99, offering creators vivid colour choices and enhanced mobile features.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 9th Oct 2025
Apple unveils AirPods Pro 3 with heart sensor & live translation
Digital Entertainment

Apple unveils AirPods Pro 3 with heart sensor & live translation

Apple launches AirPods Pro 3 at AUD $429, featuring advanced noise cancellation, heart rate sensor, and live translation across multiple languages.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Thu, 11th Sep 2025
NexGen Cloud unveils Hyperstack AI Studio for enterprises
Software-as-a-Service

NexGen Cloud unveils Hyperstack AI Studio for enterprises

NexGen Cloud launches Hyperstack AI Studio, an end-to-end AI platform for enterprises, offering scalable, secure development on a usage-based pricing model.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 10th Jul 2025
Vertice secures $50 million to optimise enterprise spend
Software-as-a-Service

Vertice secures $50 million to optimise enterprise spend

Vertice has secured $50 million in Series C funding, boosting its total to over $100 million, aimed at enhancing global procurement processes.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 23rd Jan 2025
ASUS launches ExpertBook P5 with advanced AI features
Productivity

ASUS launches ExpertBook P5 with advanced AI features

ASUS launches its first Copilot+ PC, the ExpertBook P5, in Australia and New Zealand, offering enhanced AI performance and productivity features.

By Melania Watson • 6 min read • Mon, 18th Nov 2024
Apple reveals new iPad mini with enhanced performance
Artificial Intelligence

Apple reveals new iPad mini with enhanced performance

Apple has launched the new iPad mini featuring the A17 Pro chip, enhanced for performance and user experience, starting at RRP NZD $949.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 16th Oct 2024
Exclusive: Wasabi's Rob Waite discusses growth, cloud security and customer success
Storage

Exclusive: Wasabi's Rob Waite discusses growth, cloud security and customer success

Rob Waite discusses Wasabi's growth strategy, robust cloud security, and customer success, highlighting its straightforward pricing model and expanding brand presence.

By Melania Watson • 5 min read • Tue, 1st Oct 2024
Zendesk introduces outcome-based pricing for AI solutions
Customer Experience

Zendesk introduces outcome-based pricing for AI solutions

Zendesk pioneers Outcome-Based Pricing for AI agents, letting businesses pay only for fully resolved issues, aligning costs directly with value delivered.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Sep 2024
Cloudflare introduces tools for control over AI content use
Artificial Intelligence

Cloudflare introduces tools for control over AI content use

Cloudflare's new AI Audit tools empower website owners to understand and control how their content is used by AI models.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Sep 2024

Stories from Other Regions

Becky Lim appointed Chief Sales Officer at Plaza Premium Group
Customer Experience

Becky Lim appointed Chief Sales Officer at Plaza Premium Group

Becky Lim has been appointed Chief Sales Officer at Plaza Premium Group, tasked with leading global sales and driving growth across its airport hospitality services.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Wed, 22nd Oct 2025
Engineer-to-order firms modernise quoting by digitising spreadsheets
Unified Communications

Engineer-to-order firms modernise quoting by digitising spreadsheets

Engineer-to-order firms are digitising spreadsheets into web-based apps, boosting quoting accuracy and collaboration without costly system overhauls.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 4 min read • Fri, 19th Sep 2025
Spreetail unveils Price Pulse to boost smarter market pricing
Visibility

Spreetail unveils Price Pulse to boost smarter market pricing

Spreetail launches Price Pulse, a predictive pricing engine designed to help brands optimise market pricing and boost sales across major eCommerce platforms.

By Kaleah Salmon • 2 min read • Fri, 1st Aug 2025
Evergreen acquires Sterling, appoints Solei Dyment as new CEO
Customer Experience

Evergreen acquires Sterling, appoints Solei Dyment as new CEO

Evergreen has acquired Sterling Technology Solutions, appointing Solei Dyment as CEO to expand its managed IT services across the US East Coast.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Mon, 12th May 2025
AI and the phasing out of time-based pricing for marketing agencies
Marketing Technologies

AI and the phasing out of time-based pricing for marketing agencies

Artificial intelligence is pushing marketing agencies to abandon time-based pricing, urging a shift to deliverable-based models to preserve margins and boost client value.

By Tracey Shirtcliff • 5 min read • Fri, 27th Sep 2024
Ur.co.uk unveils urBusiness, reshaping refurbished handset market
Customer Experience

Ur.co.uk unveils urBusiness, reshaping refurbished handset market

Ur.co.uk launches urBusiness, a game-changing venture in the refurbished handset market, ensuring quality, reliability, and sustainability for B2B customers.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 20th Sep 2024