About Sean
Sean Mitchell
Publisher
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.
Stories by Sean
HR, IT & finance urged to align on corporate travel
Today
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digital transformation
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risk & compliance
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erp
HR, IT and finance must align on corporate travel or risk frustrated staff, weak compliance and poor cost control, SAP Concur warns.
Cooee expands Foodland reach with Indigenous cookies
Today
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supply chain
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sustainability
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qantas
Indigenous-owned Cooee secures shelf space in about 90 Foodland stores, taking its native ingredient cookie range across South Australia.
Oppo Watch S with ECG launches in New Zealand at NZD $399
Today
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healthtech
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ios
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telehealth
Oppo unveils the slim Watch S with ECG, dual-band GPS and 10-day battery in New Zealand, priced at NZD $399 via online and retail.
Gartner: LLMs to reshape PR budgets & staff chatbots
Today
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personalisation
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genai
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data privacy
Gartner predicts public LLMs will double PR budgets by 2027 as AI search reshapes discovery and employee chatbots replace intranets.
LogChain moves global HQ to Liverpool digital trade hub
Last week
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hyperscale
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fintech
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dc
Trade-tech firm LogChain is shifting its global headquarters from Singapore to Liverpool, betting on the UK’s emerging digital trade hub.
Most firms fail to measure real financial returns on AI
Last week
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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partner programmes
Most organisations still cannot show pounds-and-pence returns on AI, with only 15% tracking its financial impact, a new report warns.
D-Link taps Dicker Data to grow converged security reach
Last week
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network infrastructure
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iot
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smart home
D-Link Australia appoints Dicker Data as distributor to expand converged security reach via DAS, targeting installers and IT resellers.
SOUTHSTART 2026 brings global tech & culture to SA
Last week
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edutech
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martech
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digital entertainment
SOUTHSTART 2026 will bring OpenAI, Canva, Derek Sivers and Peter Helliar to Adelaide for a three-day tech, climate and culture forum.
Proofpoint buys Acuvity to secure AI agents at work
Last week
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data protection
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digital transformation
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cloud security
Proofpoint snaps up AI security specialist Acuvity to police ‘agentic workspaces’ as enterprises rush to deploy copilots and agents.
Big consultancies linked to failing public IT projects
Last week
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digital transformation
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hcm
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risk & compliance
Big consultancies tied to higher failure risk in Australian public IT overhauls, as research links them to delays and cost blowouts.
BADIIS malware hijacks IIS servers for covert SEO fraud
Last week
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malware
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firewalls
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network security
BADIIS malware is hijacking over 1,800 IIS servers worldwide, quietly boosting illicit gambling and crypto phishing sites via poisoned SEO.
ECL unveils FlexGrid to power AI edge data centres
Last week
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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edge computing
ECL launches FlexGrid, a multi-fuel power platform to scale AI edge data centres where grid capacity and hydrogen ecosystems are limited.
Newo raises USD $25m to scale AI reception platform
Last week
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saas
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uc
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digital transformation
Newo raises USD $25m to grow AI voice agents that answer calls for small businesses, after revenue doubled late 2025 amid rising demand.
Wesfarmers, Microsoft deepen AI & cloud retail pact
Last week
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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cx
Wesfarmers is deepening its AI and cloud pact with Microsoft to roll out Copilot tools, agents and data platforms across its retail brands.
Ericsson unveils 5G router to power connected fleets
Last week
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uc
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firewalls
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data protection
Ericsson launches modular 5G in-vehicle router with Wi-Fi 7, edge AI and centimetre-level tracking for fleets, transit and emergency services.
Google warns of AI model theft & state-backed misuse
Last week
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malware
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surveillance
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cloud security
Google flags surging attempts to steal AI models as state-backed hackers weaponise Gemini for phishing, intel gathering and malware support.
GitLab pushes agentic AI to orchestrate software delivery
Last week
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devops
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digital transformation
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application security
GitLab unveils agentic AI strategy to orchestrate software delivery, adding governance tools, maturity assessments and a developer hackathon.
Global Rev Gen names Bosco Anthony Chief Executive Officer
Last week
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digital transformation
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martech
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supply chain
Global Rev Gen appoints Bosco Anthony as CEO to spearhead national expansion, AI-led products and integrated media, creative and video services.
Boomi hits 30,000 customers as AI integration surges
This month
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
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cloud security
Boomi tops 30,000 customers and runs 75,000 AI agents in production, as enterprises shift from AI experiments to large-scale automation.
Expereo & Cato unite to simplify global WAN security
This month
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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digital transformation
Expereo and Cato Networks join forces to offer multinational firms unified managed connectivity and cloud security via a single provider.