Newgen Software, a global provider of low code digital transformation platform, has now integrated with Microsoft Azure Applied AI Services for enhanced automation, and support for Azure Form Recognizer for intelligent document processing.

ABBYY has announced a new global partner program, ABBYYOne, to enable partners to accelerate Intelligent Process Automation (IPA) throughout the enterprise. IPA is a market category that research firm IDC estimates will grow an average of 20.1% over the next few years to reach $42.4 billion by 2025.^[1] 

AvePoint has announced the launch of Ransomware Detection, as part of Cloud Backup for Microsoft 365, to further protect digital collaboration data. This new capability proactively detects suspicious behaviour within users’ Microsoft OneDrive, while minimizing disruption to productivity and collaboration.

Native Document and Email Management and the Microsoft Outlook integration are the first of several releases slated in 2022 for Australian legal technology company Lawcadia.

iText has announced the release of iText pdf2Data 3.1, the latest version of its template-based data extraction solution. iText pdf2Data intelligently recognizes data inside structured and semi-structured PDF documents and extracts them in a structured format.

Software-as-a-service (SaaS) email encryption security company Trustifi is expanding its global footprint throughout New Zealand and Australia, signing MSP and security specialists Secure Right, located in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. Secure Right offers specialized, best practice cybersecurity products and services to business organizations in both of the above-mentioned countries.

Objective Corporation has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Atlanta-based Simflofy, a developer of technology designed to tame the data sprawl prevalent in today’s organisations, by connecting myriad business systems, content management repositories and file stores so that users can find information wherever it is held. Simflofy offers management of records-in-place, federated search, or e-discovery, across its connected systems.

BidFin, an Australian-based fintech, has launched an innovative recurring revenue funding solution for the Australian technology market, aimed at managed service providers (MSPs) and independent software vendors (ISV) offering as-a-Service (aaS) solutions to local customers. This complements BidFin’s existing range of flexible payment solutions that allow Australian IT suppliers to be paid upfront whilst allowing end users to pay for technology over time.

CompTIA, the provider of vendor-neutral skills certifications and education for technology workers, has expanded its credentialing program into the data skills arena with the introduction of CompTIA Data+.

Following a successful European partnership, ELO Australia and Konica Minolta Australia have teamed up to deliver digital transformation technology and expertise to Australian and New Zealand private and public entities of all sizes.