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.
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Xero rolls out AI bank reconciliation with JAX tool
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digital transformation
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fintech
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financial systems
Xero launches global beta of JAX-powered bank reconciliation, promising to auto-match over 80% of statement lines in real time.
One in three Australians open to AI shopping assistants
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fintech
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cx
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martech
One in three Australians are ready to let AI shop on their behalf, but fears over fraud, control and bad purchases still loom large.
Canon expands imageFORCE range with new A3, A4 printers
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firewalls
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digital transformation
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network security
Canon has broadened its imageFORCE line in Australia, adding new A3 and compact A4 printers aimed at evolving hybrid office needs.
Australia Post campaign boosts Parcel Locker rewards
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digital signage
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cx
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martech
Australia Post teams with The ICONIC and Oz Hair and Beauty, offering AUD $10 rewards to steer online shoppers towards Parcel Lockers.
PvX secures USD $250 million to boost user acquisition for apps
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saas
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gaming
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data analytics
PvX secures over USD $250 million for non-dilutive user acquisition backing 20 app firms, plus USD $4.7 million to expand its SaaS tech.
Synology adds Acronis backup to Bee series storage
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data protection
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dr
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endpoint protection
Synology bundles three-year Acronis True Image Essentials licences with every Bee series device, adding full-system backup and ransomware defence.
GovHack awards celebrate open data innovation in 2025
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data analytics
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data privacy
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ai
GovHack’s 2025 Red Carpet Awards in Sydney spotlighted innovative open data projects driving public benefit across Australia and New Zealand.
Monsoon Aquatics adopts digital platform to streamline coral tracking
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hyperscale
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clean technologies
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sustainability
Monsoon Aquatics has adopted TechConnect's digital platform to streamline coral lifecycle tracking and boost efficiency for Great Barrier Reef aquaculture.
Bodd secures AUD $15 million to drive global 3D scanning growth
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data protection
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datacentre infrastructure
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data analytics
Melbourne-based Bodd raises AUD $15 million to fuel global rollout of its 3D body scanning tech across defence, aviation and healthcare.
Zepz to launch stablecoin Visa cards with Stripe’s Bridge globally
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crypto
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fintech
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payment technologies
Zepz will launch stablecoin-linked Visa cards with Stripe’s Bridge, enabling global daily spending of digital dollars from early 2026 in markets including Australia and the US.
Digimune & MY CYBER GUARD launch Aussie ID shield
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data protection
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ransomware
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digital transformation
Digimune and MY CYBER GUARD have teamed up to launch an Australian identity protection service for households and small businesses.
Red Hat & AWS expand AI chip partnership for cloud efficiency
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hybrid cloud
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
Red Hat and AWS expand partnership to run AI workloads on AWS Trainium and Inferentia chips, boosting cloud AI efficiency by up to 40% for enterprises.
AI delivers returns for wealth managers, FNZ study finds
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digital transformation
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fintech
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risk & compliance
AI has gone mainstream in wealth management, with most firms reporting positive returns and faster payoffs from early adoption, FNZ study shows.
Union urges mandatory AI safeguards to protect creative workers
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genai
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data privacy
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ai
The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance urges Australia to enforce mandatory AI safeguards to protect creative workers and uphold copyright amid rising AI risks.
DivisionHex launches new framework to streamline exposure management
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cloud security
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advanced persistent threat protection
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breach prevention
DivisionHex launches a new framework leveraging Tenable One to help firms prioritise cyber exposure risks and improve security defence strategies.
Coralogix unveils Olly to automate real-time observability tasks
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devops
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cx
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martech
Coralogix launches Olly, an autonomous agent that automates real-time observability by detecting and resolving production issues faster and with no human input required.
AI supply chain to mature with trust & oversight by 2026
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data protection
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cartech
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supply chain
AI supply chains will consolidate by 2026, with tight human oversight, integrated infrastructure and trust becoming key differentiators.
Xsolla & HP partner to nurture next-gen global game talent
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genai
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ai
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cybersecurity
Xsolla and HP join forces to support over 100,000 aspiring game developers globally with free courses and mentorship to launch studios.
Rackspace wins AWS award for cloud collaboration with MontyCloud
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private cloud
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hyperscale
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cloud security
Rackspace has won the AWS Collaboration Partner of the Year award for 2025, praised for enhancing cloud efficiency and security with MontyCloud.
Vultr launches USD $50m AMD AI supercluster in Ohio for growth
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
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dc
Vultr has launched a USD $50m AI supercluster with 24,000 AMD GPUs at its new Ohio data centre, boosting cloud capacity for global AI development.