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COVID-19 lockdowns are driving the demand for instant real-time payments, with GlobalData predicting over half a trillion transactions within five years.

The award recognises SAS' corporate culture through means such as creativity, inclusivity, innovation, and work/life balance, and the impact on employees.

A NortonLifeLock report reveals 36% of Kiwis experienced cyber crime in 2019, leading to NZ$108 million in losses and over 5 million hours fixing issues.

Asia now hosts nearly half of the world's 2.3 billion internet users, driven by COVID-19 lockdowns and rising mobile phone access in China and India.

More than two thirds of organisations fear the COVID-19 pandemic will have a negative impact on their business.

Deep learning is driving AI growth in the APAC region, with the market expected to account for 30% of global AI revenue, USD $97.5 billion by 2024.

The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the IT economy hard and IDC says that pessimistic scenarios are now playing out – and may get worse.

China surpasses the Americas as the world's largest market for IT products and services, finds TBK Consult, but COVID-19 may reshape future demands.

Vodafone NZ advises customers to use digital customer service methods to reduce reliance on call centres during COVID-19 pandemic.

Cohesity has appointed Marcus Loh and Les Mansour to key roles, driving the company's APJ expansion strategy, with a focus on India, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.

ANZ businesses can scale digital transformation using application services, yet must juggle legacy systems, multi-cloud environments, and security challenges.

Overall, fibre broadband connections have increased 3% from 24% to 27% in the space of one year, indicating that it is still a slow process for many countries.

Apple and Xiaomi were the only top smartphone vendors to gain in Q4 2019, as global sales dipped 0.4% year over year, Gartner reports.

BluJay Solutions expands its Asia-Pacific footprint by acquiring Melbourne-based Expedient Software, strengthening customs and forwarding tech offerings in ANZ.

Valocity joins Microsoft in a co-sell partnership, leveraging the tech giant's global sales team to expand its Property Valuation Platform's reach.

With 2019 seeing a series of good fortune and success for the IT services company, GlobalData's insights say sentiments are looking up.

Ahead of New Zealand's general election, Microsoft NZ unveils its free AccountGuard service to protect political entities and NGOs from cyber threats.

Verizon appoints Robert Le Busque as managing director for APAC, leveraging his extensive experience to support the company's growing enterprise customer base.

Teradata appoints Keith Budge as executive vice president for Asia Pacific and Japan, strengthening its leadership and focus on the Australian market.

Finastra has extended medical insurance to LGBTQ employees' partners in India, enhancing workplace inclusivity and earning a Great Place to Work certification.