Information Analytics

A five-year quest by the Department of Finance to implement a whole of government solution for next generation records management appears to have reached its de facto conclusion with a contract between the Digital Transformation Authority (DTA) and RecordPoint, which now enables all Australian Government agencies to purchase its Records365 solution without an Approach to Market (ATM) through a “piggyback” clause.

Concentric Inc., a vendor of  AI-based solutions for protecting business-critical data, has released its Q1 2021 Data Risk Report, which highlights a continued rise in oversharing of business-critical and sensitive documents. The report revealed the number of overshared files rose 450 percent compared to the same quarter in 2020, highlighting the significant impact of the pandemic and remote work on data security.

Pivotree Inc has announced the next generation of its DIVE Machine Learning platform, a SaaS-based solution that combines machine learning, master data management (MDM) and product information management (PIM) to help organizations automate and accelerate how they collect, process and analyze high-value data.

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has applied to the New South Wales Supreme Court for the appointment of provisional liquidators to Semantic Software, an artificial intelligence development company based in North Sydney.

MSAB has announced the launch of Raven, an innovative solution for immediate digital evidence acquisition and analysis at scene level via smartphone app.

The Financial Rights Legal Centre is calling on the Australian Government to respect the rights of joint bank account holders to control their own data.

Kanverse.ai, a cognitive automation company, has announced the launch of Datolite, its patent-pending AI-powered Intelligent Document Processing Product for Enterprise.

Asia–Pacific (APAC) public sector organisations have yet to develop a clear understanding of the importance of data and the emerging role of the chief data officer (CDO) to the organisation, according to a report by Qlik and Omdia.

A new report by MIT Technology Review Insights explores how decision-makers from leading organizations excel by deploying advanced cloud-based technologies, including analytics and machine learning capabilities.

AI startup Sorcero Inc. is releasing a free open source software ingestion framework it calls Ingestum.

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