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Productivity stories

Businesses consider merging IT & HR to boost engagement

Nexthink research reveals 93% of IT leaders back merging IT and HR to boost productivity, engagement, and employee satisfaction within five years.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Thu, 22nd May 2025

Digital Transformation

SAP unveils new Business AI tools & partnerships for growth

SAP unveils advanced AI tools and partnerships, including a smarter copilot and AI agents, aiming to boost productivity and AI accessibility for businesses.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Wed, 21st May 2025

Data Analytics

Qualtrics named leader in employee experience platform ranking

Qualtrics leads Forrester's Employee Experience Management Platforms report, scoring top marks in AI-powered surveys and analytics for boosting workforce engagement.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 21st May 2025

Unified Communications

Acer unveils Aspire AI Copilot+ laptops from AUD $1,399

Acer launches new Aspire AI laptops with 14- and 16-inch models powered by AMD Ryzen AI 300 Series and Snapdragon X, priced from AUD $1,399.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Sat, 17th May 2025

Network Infrastructure

Cisco partners with OpenAI to boost AI coding innovation with Codex

Cisco partners with OpenAI as an early design collaborator for Codex, an AI coding tool aimed at boosting software innovation and productivity globally.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 16th May 2025

Robotics

ANZ firms boost AI investment to future-proof supply chains

Organisations in Australia and New Zealand are boosting investment in AI supply chain technologies to enhance resilience, productivity, and meet evolving customer demands.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 15th May 2025

Unified Communications

Career growth, flexibility & upskilling top 2025 work trends

people2people report reveals a slowing job market, rising competition, and shifting employee priorities focused on career growth and flexibility across generations.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Tue, 13th May 2025

Supply Chain

Agentic AI: Redefining how we work with technology

Agentic AI is transforming Australian businesses, enabling smarter, faster decisions and reshaping innovation, productivity and growth strategies.

By George Harb • 4 min read • Fri, 9th May 2025

Unified Communications

Miro unveils partner programme to drive innovation for clients

Miro launches Solutions Partner Program, linking customers with experts to boost organisational transformation and maximise use of its Innovation Workspace platform.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 8th May 2025

Digital Transformation

Finance pros boost productivity with AI but face ROI doubts

Two-thirds of finance pros in the UK and US use AI daily to boost productivity, yet many struggle to measure its ROI effectively, says new Emburse report.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 8th May 2025

Gaming

SAS & Epic Games bring digital twins to modern factories

SAS and Epic Games partner to enhance digital twins for manufacturing, helping Georgia-Pacific optimise operations at its Savannah River Mill in real time.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 8th May 2025

Unified Communications

Unit4 unveils Ava AI agent to automate ERP workflows in Teams

Unit4 launches Ava, an AI agent for ERPx integrated with Microsoft Teams, aiming to automate half of ERP tasks and enhance workflow productivity.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 7th May 2025

Stories from Other Regions

Productivity stories

Robotics

Manufacturing’s next ‘Henry Ford moment’

Only 30% of manufacturers have scaled Industry 4.0 beyond pilots, leaving billions in value on the table as AI and automation spread.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Tue, 20th May 2025

Data Analytics

Digitalisation could boost NZ SME GDP by NZD $8.6 billion in 2025

New Zealand SMEs could boost GDP by NZD $8.6bn by 2025 through digitalisation, says report by Xero and NZ Institute of Economic Research.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Tue, 20th May 2025

Human Capital Management

Westcon-Comstor awarded Great Place To Work in 27 countries

Westcon-Comstor has been certified a Great Place To Work across 27 countries, including the UK, with 80% of staff praising its culture and leadership.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Sat, 17th May 2025

Data Analytics

Digital resilience as a practical blueprint for SMEs in Malaysia

Malaysia's one million SMEs, generating nearly 40% of GDP and half of all jobs, are embracing digital tools to boost productivity and resilience.

By Tsubasa Nakazawa • 5 min read • Fri, 16th May 2025

Productivity

Australian workers report highest stress in Asia-Pacific region

Over half of Australian workers report high stress, with 23% feeling overloaded, the highest in Asia-Pacific, reveals ADP's People at Work 2025 report.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 13th May 2025

Data Analytics

Australian telecoms face data security & access challenges

Research reveals 46% of Australian telecom professionals struggle with data security despite tech advances, risking customer trust and operational efficiency.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 13th May 2025