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Arcserve appoints David Lenz as Vice President

Arcserve has named David Lenz as Vice President, Asia Pacific. Lenz brings over 25 years of experience in enterprise sales and business development to the role.

By Zach Thompson • 2 min read • Fri, 18th Mar 2022

Marketing Technologies

Launch of direct .au domain extension an opportunity for entrepreneurs

The launch of the .au domain comes as Australian businesses cite local competition as their second-biggest challenge in 2022 after the pandemic.

By Ryan Morris-Reade • 3 min read • Wed, 16th Mar 2022

Storage

Lenovo delivers new future-ready IT infrastructure

Lenovo unveils customised IT infrastructure solutions for midsized businesses, targeting resource limitations and remote work.

By Ryan Morris-Reade • 3 min read • Fri, 11th Mar 2022

Financing

Half of ANZ SMEs unable to secure adequate funding - report

Half of small and medium-sized enterprises in Australia and New Zealand struggle to secure funding, according to a report from Mambu.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 10th Mar 2022

Customer Relationship Management

GoTo launches a customer communications solution for SMBs

GoTo, formerly known as LogMeIn, has announced the evolution of its Contact-Center-as-a-Service (CCaaS) solution within the GoTo Connect product.

By Ryan Morris-Reade • 3 min read • Thu, 3rd Mar 2022

Cybersecurity

Cyber criminals not fussy when choosing their next victim

Small-to-medium-sized companies with an online presence are just as at risk as large, multinational corporations and Government departments.

By Ryan Morris-Reade • 3 min read • Tue, 1st Mar 2022

Fintech

FinTech Easy Business App expands its finance app ecosystem

Fintech start-up Easy Business App has launched Easy Invoicing, a new invoicing solution for Australian small business owners and accountants.

By Ryan Morris-Reade • 3 min read • Wed, 23rd Feb 2022

EduTech

New Xero App Launcher helps get more apps to small businesses

Xero has announced App Launcher, a new way for customers to launch and sign in to their favourite Xero App Store apps.

By Ryan Morris-Reade • 3 min read • Tue, 22nd Feb 2022

Data Science

Smarter.ai has announced its £1 million pre-seed raise

The world's first AI marketplace to help SMEs compete with Big Tech announces its pre-seed raise led by Fuel Ventures and Hambro Perks.

By Ryan Morris-Reade • 3 min read • Wed, 9th Feb 2022

Phishing

Vulnerability exploitation top threat to SMBs - report

Exploiting vulnerabilities was the top threat to SMBs in 2021, says CYREBRO's new report, which analysed over 310k alerts from its customers.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 4th Feb 2022

Unified Communications

LogMeIn changes name to GoTo; releases new product portfolio

LogMeIn rebrands as GoTo, specializing in IT services for SMBs. New product portfolio includes GoTo Resolve and GoTo Connect. New partner network also launched.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 3rd Feb 2022

Software-as-a-Service

Foresite acquires Cyber Lantern to make SMBs less vulnerable to devastating breaches

Foresite Cybersecurity has announced the acquisition of Cyber Lantern into its security monitoring, management, and assessment solutions.

By Ryan Morris-Reade • 3 min read • Thu, 3rd Feb 2022

Stories from Other Regions

Small Business (SMB) stories

Robotics

Automation on the rise as labour shortage bites

Businesses are turning to automation as record-low unemployment and isolation risks worsen staff shortages and wage pressures across New Zealand.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Sun, 20th Mar 2022

Software-as-a-Service

KPMG Australia appoints John Munnelly as Chief Digital Officer

KPMG Australia appoints digital transformation expert John Munnelly as first Chief Digital Officer to spearhead tech innovation and client strategies.

By Zach Thompson • 1 min read • Mon, 14th Mar 2022

EduTech

Mambu report shows 68% of SMEs struggle to secure funding

Mambu has released a new report indicating that more than two-thirds of SMEs in Southeast Asia have struggled to secure funding in the last five years.

By Zach Thompson • 4 min read • Thu, 10th Mar 2022

Digital Transformation

Construction as we know it is changing

Rising material costs and supply chain disruption are forcing builders to rethink budgeting, with digital tools increasingly filling the gap.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Wed, 9th Mar 2022

Fintech

Xero, Qantas deal taking business rewards to new heights

Global small business platform Xero has today announced a new partnership with Qantas Business Rewards, the company's first time collaborating with an airline.

By Zach Thompson • 3 min read • Mon, 7th Mar 2022

Risk & Compliance