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.
Stories by Catherine
Centacare boosts cyber resilience & halves Azure bill
Today
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data protection
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dr
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ransomware
Centacare overhauls disaster recovery with 11:11 Systems, boosting cyber resilience while slashing Azure data storage costs by half.
LockBit 5.0 ransomware targets Windows, Linux, ESXi
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malware
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virtualisation
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data protection
New LockBit 5.0 ransomware hits Windows, Linux and ESXi in single campaigns, widening blast radius across mixed and virtualised environments.
Google Lens to unlock medicine data via GS1 barcodes in Australia
Today
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digital transformation
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supply chain
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healthtech
Google Lens will soon read GS1 barcodes on Australian medicine packs, giving patients instant access to digital leaflets via phone cameras.
Atturra wins five-year Haileybury deal for Scholarion
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saas
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crm
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manufacturing
Atturra secures a five-year deal to roll out its Scholarion cloud platform across Haileybury, one of Australia’s largest independent schools.
RecordPoint’s data surge as AI drives governance push
Today
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digital transformation
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multi-cloud
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erp
RecordPoint now processes over 15 million data transactions daily as AI adoption fuels a surge in demand for stricter data governance controls.
MYOB taps Mastercard to boost SME open banking feeds
Today
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data protection
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digital transformation
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fintech
MYOB will make Mastercard-powered open banking feeds the default for SMEs by 2026, promising faster, more secure data connections.
Veriff & Data Zoo partner to combat AI identity fraud
Today
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data protection
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digital transformation
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mfa
Veriff taps Data Zoo’s global data network to bolster multi-layered ID checks and help digital firms fight fast-evolving AI identity fraud.
Kenvue joins Pharmx to streamline pharmacy ordering
Today
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saas
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data analytics
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supply chain
Kenvue adds 450-plus consumer health lines to Pharmx Marketplace, giving Australasian pharmacies a more integrated digital ordering hub.
Babcock extends AUT Women in Tech STEM partnership
Today
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edutech
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aut
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higher education
Babcock extends its AUT Women in Tech partnership for three more years, boosting mentoring and career pathways for women in STEM.
ExtraHop boosts agentic SOC with richer network insight
Today
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virtualisation
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hybrid cloud
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pam
ExtraHop sharpens its network detection tools with deeper identity and Kubernetes insight to power more reliable agentic SOC automation.
HD Hyundai adopts Siemens platform for digital shipyards
Today
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manufacturing
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digital transformation
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digital twins
HD Hyundai will deploy Siemens Xcelerator across its shipyards, creating a unified digital platform from ship design to production by 2030.
Australia to enforce tougher rules on smart devices
Yesterday
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iot
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smart home
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soc
Australia will impose mandatory cybersecurity standards on smart devices from March 2026, forcing stronger passwords and update guarantees.
Cognizant deepens Google Cloud pact for agentic AI
Yesterday
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digital transformation
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partner programmes
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lcnc
Cognizant is expanding its Google Cloud partnership to accelerate enterprise deployment of agentic AI using Gemini Enterprise at scale.
Access Group invests GBP £1.5m in AI apprenticeships
Yesterday
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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cx
Access Group is investing £1.5m of Apprenticeship Levy funds to train 115 staff on new AI programmes across roles and skill levels.
Vertiv unveils UK UPS trade-in to cut e-waste & costs
Yesterday
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hyperscale
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dc
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partner programmes
Vertiv launches UK-wide UPS trade-in, offering up to 40% discounts plus free collection and recycling to cut costs and e-waste.
Sustainability & resale reshape how US consumers shop
Yesterday
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supply chain
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e-commerce
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clean technologies
US shoppers increasingly demand transparent sustainability data and are driving a boom in second-hand and resale as reCommerce goes mainstream.
AI-powered telecoms comparison marketplace launched in India
Yesterday
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saas
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uc
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digital transformation
Telecoms Supermarket India unveils AI-driven marketplace to simplify how businesses and households compare and buy telecoms services.
Estate agents file fewer suspicious activity reports as lawyers file more
Yesterday
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digital transformation
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fintech
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iam
Estate agents report fewer suspicious property deals as lawyers’ alerts surge, widening the anti-money laundering gap between the sectors.
TerraPay, Sabre expand instant cross-border payouts
Yesterday
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fintech
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risk & compliance
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erp
TerraPay and Sabre have struck a multi-year deal to power instant cross-border bank payouts for travel agencies, airlines and hotels.
AI becomes core to US auto dealers’ retail strategy
Yesterday
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crm
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digital transformation
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cx
US auto dealers make AI central to retail strategy, ramping investment as squeezed margins and online-first buyers demand faster response.