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Investment stories - Page 31

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MYOB invests in local startup Flare to aid ANZ businesses
Mon, 2nd Nov 2020
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accounting systems
MYOB partners with Flare to bring smarter solutions to customers, following Flare's successful $22 million capital raise.
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IoT sees significant investment, despite economic uncertainty
Sat, 31st Oct 2020
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Almost half of organisations (47%) plan to increase investments in IoT technologies despite COVID-19's impact on revenue, according to Gartner.
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MYOB buys 73% of workforce management vendor
Mon, 12th Oct 2020
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hcm
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financial systems
The investment into Roubler will see MYOB integrating the workforce management platform into its own offerings.
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WhiteHawk ramps up cyber revenues with US$1.5 million contract extension
Thu, 8th Oct 2020
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whitehawk
WhiteHawk Limited has been awarded a fiscal 2021 option extension of US$1.5 million (A$2.1M) under an existing seven-year contract.
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GeoSpock hits $32 million in funding after latest round
Tue, 6th Oct 2020
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data analytics
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blockchain
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GeoSpock secures $5.4m in strategic investment for its database technology solutions, bringing total funding to over $32m.
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UPDATED: Election 2020 - Which parties care about tech's role in New Zealand
Tue, 6th Oct 2020
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Technology should be flying high when it comes to government investment and commitment from New Zealand's political parties. But is it?.
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Beyond Limits hits $133 million in Series C investment round
Fri, 25th Sep 2020
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Beyond Limits, an AI technology company, has raised $133m to drive global expansion, with investments from Group 42 and bp ventures.
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'Cloud sprawl' catches firms out during COVID-19 disruption
Mon, 31st Aug 2020
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erp
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cloud services
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rackspace
Businesses worldwide have increased their IT spend this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to new concerns around IT budgets and cost control.
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PPRO announces growth over COVID-19 and successful US$50m investment round
Tue, 11th Aug 2020
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martech
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commerce systems
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PPRO, the local payments platform-as-a-service provider, has announced an 85% volume growth and new investment from Sprints and Citi.
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Stax invests in cloud's silver lining amid economic downturn
Mon, 10th Aug 2020
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cloud services
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stax
Stax, the cloud automation platform, plans global expansion despite the economic downturn, with managing director Mike Middaugh leading the investment strategy.
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ANZ businesses still investing in AI, despite COVID-19
Tue, 21st Jul 2020
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digital transformation
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Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, over 30% of Australian and New Zealand businesses plan to increase budgets for AI in 2020, says IDC report.
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Energy sector leads turbulence across global economy
Mon, 6th Jul 2020
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Exxon Mobil – the largest United States oil and gas company – suffered the hardest hit, losing a market cap of US$82.02 billion in the last six months.
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Tech Data to invest $750 million in digital transformation initiatives
Mon, 6th Jul 2020
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digital transformation
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tech data
Tech Data plans to invest USD $750 million in digital transformation over five years, following its acquisition by Apollo Global Management.
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US oil & energy providers hit by plunging market cap in 1H 2020
Fri, 19th Jun 2020
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stock market
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shareholders
As the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic continues to lead many market sectors into turbulence, the energy sector has not escaped unscathed.
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Alibaba Cloud commits US$283M to aid partners in joint ventures
Thu, 18th Jun 2020
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Alibaba Cloud plans to invest US$283m to support partners in joint innovations and digitalisation capabilities.
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Alibaba Cloud to invest US$283 million to accelerate global partner innovation
Wed, 17th Jun 2020
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partner programmes
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healthtech
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alibaba
Alibaba Cloud is investing USD $283 million to speed up global partner innovation, aiming to boost digitalisation and create joint products for diverse sectors.
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Reach for the low-hanging fruit: How achieving a rapid ROI is becoming a leading AI trend
Wed, 10th Jun 2020
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robots
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data analytics
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planning
Focusing on returns, rather than adopting AI for its own sake, will drive the emergence of rapid AI ROI throughout the rest of 2020.
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How to help your data scientists deliver better business value
Wed, 20th May 2020
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data science
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investment
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data management
Data scientists spend just 12% of their time delivering insights, according to IDC. Silos and admin tasks are to blame.
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Healthcare IT is in dire need of investment, says NZ Health IT chief
Wed, 13th May 2020
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it industry
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investment
New Zealand's digital health tech needs more investment to support healthcare during the pandemic, says NZ Health IT.
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Razer invests US$50M in business partners impacted by COVID-19
Fri, 17th Apr 2020
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fintech
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partner programmes
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healthtech
Razer commits USD $50 million to aid business partners hit by COVID-19. The funds will be distributed via Razer Gold, Razer Fintech, and ZVentures.