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
Gartner: LLMs to reshape PR budgets & staff chatbots
Yesterday
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martech
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hcm
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rpa
Gartner predicts public LLMs will double PR budgets by 2027 as AI search reshapes discovery and employee chatbots replace intranets.
Mylobster.ai plans kernel-level AI assistant platform
Yesterday
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data privacy
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llms
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ai
Mylobster.ai unveils plan for kernel-level AI assistants across major platforms, targeting a USD $200 billion-plus systems-level market.
Proofpoint revamps global partner network for AI era
Yesterday
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
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cloud security
Proofpoint overhauls its partner network with richer incentives, tighter protections and AI-focused services to fuel recurring security revenue.
NZ SMEs lift hours while wage growth softens in January
Yesterday
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jobs
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productivity
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smb
New Zealand SMEs lifted staff hours but eased wage growth in January, leaning on existing rosters as they cautiously test post-holiday demand.
LG expands clearance sale on QNED TVs & audio gear
Yesterday
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smart home
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digital entertainment
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speakers
LG Australia widens its clearance to QNED, NanoCell TVs and audio, with 86-inch QNED81 now AUD $2,795, down AUD $904 from launch.
MYOB boosts contact centre insight with new analytics
Yesterday
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uc
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data analytics
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digital transformation
MYOB links its CX platform with Customer Science analytics, automating reporting and lifting contact centre satisfaction and resolution rates.
One Identity names Michael Henricks Finance & Ops Chief
Yesterday
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saas
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hybrid cloud
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pam
One Identity appoints Michael Henricks as combined finance and operations chief to steer scaling identity security business growth.
NiCE report shows agentic AI transforming contact centres
2 days ago
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uc
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devops
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digital transformation
Agentic AI in live contact centres is slashing rollout times, lifting self-service above 80% and boosting customer satisfaction by up to 20%.
Home care robots track emotions to predict elderly risks
2 days ago
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data protection
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data privacy
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ai ethics & governance
AIBUILD unveils emotion-tracking home robots that learn seniors’ routines to flag early risks of falls, isolation and cognitive decline.
HR, IT & finance urged to align on corporate travel
2 days ago
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digital transformation
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hcm
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rpa
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
2 days ago
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supply chain
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clean technologies
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sustainability
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
2 days ago
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wearables
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healthtech
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ios
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.
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.