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The name Zoho might not be a household name in Australia, but the Indian SaaS business applications company – which is also behind the ManageEngine ITSM software – is now establishing a bricks & mortar presence here.
With 300,000 global customers, and many locally including Qantas and Turners and Growers, strong growth with enterprise clients in the region has motivated it to get feet on the ground, with a local MD and the opening this week of offices in Bryon Bay and in CBD Auckland, plus the building of two Australian data centres currently underway.
The company, which says it competes with Salesforce, Microsoft and Google (we'd question the latter two), is talking up its democratisation of "$1 dollar a day" enterprise-grade technology – and in particular its data privacy which it says is not compromised by data monetisation.
In other news:
- Westpac reports on Australian startup ecosystem
- Fools rush in to blockchain (says the DTA)
- The wrap from Barcelona's mobile extravaganza #MWC19
- Automation takes on debt collection
- 6G anyone? Silliness and Trumpisms continue as Huawei bites back
Enjoy the read,
Heather Wright
Editor
editor@istart.com.au
Zoho ramps up A/NZ push
Opens offices and data centres across A/NZ...
SaaS business apps and ITSM provider Zoho is ramping up its local presence investing ‘tens of millions of dollars’ in A/NZ following the opening of offices in both countries.
“We are seeing strong adoption of the Zoho suite in large enterprises so that’s naturally a key focus for us.”
Govt, capital and skills hindering Aussie innovation and growth
Westpac report lays down challenge for start-up growth...
Regulation and government, immature capital markets and an inability to nurture talent and skills are hindering Australian innovation and growth.
“It’s not government but the current wave of technology innovators in finance, agriculture, education and construction who provide transformative potential.”
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DTA takes aim at blockchain
To blockchain or not to blockchain?...
The DTA has urged government agencies to ‘be pragmatic’ when assessing blockchain, and limitations should be weighed against any unique benefits provided by blockchain solutions.
"This JPM project misses the point – introducing a closed network today is like launching AOL after Netscape’s IPO."
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Five key themes from Mobile World Congress 2019
Faster, bigger and smarter at #MWC2019...
As a constellation of vendors converged on Barcelona this week for MWC 2019, we take a look at the key themes and top technologies on show.
“5G has shifted from last year’s hype to industrial and consumer use-cases and how to monetise costly builds as quickly as possible.”
Automating the money (collection) business
Chasing late payments a cashflow and productivity drain...
If automation is about freeing staff from the mundane, frustrating work, the collections area should surely be ripe for the picking.
“This information is gold for a credit manager.”
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Trump tweets, Huawei responds, Pompeo threatens
This is getting silly...
Huawei’s chairperson has agreed with Donald Trump about the future of US mobile communications as Washington and Beijing attempt to broker a ceasefire.
“Prism, prism on the wall. Who’s the most trustworthy of them all?”
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