About Zach
Zach Thompson
News Editor
Zach has experience with filmmaking, magazine writing, and a curiosity about the world and the stories of the people around him. He is accustomed to the city life, but likes to get away to visit family when he can. Zach loves to create and when he is not in the office, he is usually drawing, writing fiction stories, or watching a movie.
Former TechDay team member.
Stories by Zach
Frost & Sullivan names Vertiv as APAC Company of the Year
Fri, 28th Apr 2023
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Frost & Sullivan has recognised Vertiv as Asia Pacific Data Center Power Solutions Industry 2022 Company of the Year.
SEON hires new CRO to combat financial crime
Thu, 27th Apr 2023
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Global financial crime prevention experts, SEON, hired Matt DeLauro as its new CRO to help prevent financial crime and support businesses.
WithYouWithMe appoints Tom Larter as new CEO
Thu, 27th Apr 2023
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WithYouWithMe (WYWM), the Australian global tech SME, has appointed Tom Larter as CEO, replacing Tom Moore who is stepping back from daily operations.
Tech Data expands strategic partnership with AvePoint
Fri, 21st Apr 2023
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Tech Data is expanding the scope of its strategic partnership with AvePoint to provide Microsoft 365 data management products in Asia Pacific and Japan.
Gigamon promotes Kristi Thiele to VP of Worldwide Sales Engineering
Thu, 20th Apr 2023
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breach prevention
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Gigamon promotes Kristi Thiele to Vice President of Worldwide Sales Engineering to drive customer success by eliminating security blind spots.
FMI: Virtual event platforms market to reach $17b in 5 years
Mon, 27th Mar 2023
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Future Market Insights (FMI) has released new research showing the virtual event platforms market is expected to grow to USD$17.05 billion by the end of 2028.
Exclusive: How Pioneer Computers lives up to its name in ANZ
Wed, 15th Mar 2023
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Pioneer Computers specialises in the design, development and manufacture of a range of ICT and IoT equipment and devices.
Exclusive: Zoho owes Aussie success to its partner network
Tue, 14th Mar 2023
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marketing
Zoho launched in Australia in 2019 and has launched numerous new apps, created many new jobs and grown its customer base in the region exponentially.
Most workers who feel at home at work don't intend to leave
Thu, 9th Feb 2023
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support
Workday has published the results of a new survey, finding that 79% of workers who feel a sense of belonging in the workplace do not intend to leave their jobs.
Two AV professionals join PPDS as Key Account Directors
Thu, 26th Jan 2023
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PPDS strengthens its team, appointing Sven Beinlich and Jason Bacon as new International Key Account Directors, ahead of its 2023 growth announcement.
Spammers phishing tourists with travel-themed lures - Bitdefender
Fri, 20th Jan 2023
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email security
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Spammers are phishing eager holidaymakers with travel, themed lures, according to new research from Bitdefender Antispam Lab.
Radiant Logic appoints tenured exec as first its CCO
Fri, 20th Jan 2023
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Radiant Logic appoints Dieter Schuller as its first Chief Customer Officer to bring customer voice to the forefront of innovation strategy.
Calabrio announces incoming CEO, predecessor leaving
Fri, 20th Jan 2023
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Calabrio has appointed Kevin Jones as CEO, succeeding Tom Goodmanson, who is leaving after successfully leading the company for the last 15 years.
CrowdStrike appoints two key executives to leadership team
Fri, 20th Jan 2023
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cloud security
CrowdStrike appoints Daniel Bernard as Chief Business Officer and Raj Rajamani as DICE Chief Product Officer to continue driving growth in the company.
TREND Networks promotes two senior team members to new roles
Tue, 17th Jan 2023
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marketing
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education, learning & training
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social media
TREND Networks promotes Dan Barrera to Director of Product Innovation and Tim Widdershoven to International Sales Director, to grow their business globally.
Tufin appoints new CEO, predecessor retiring after 19 years
Tue, 17th Jan 2023
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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cloud security
Tufin appoints Raymond Brancato as CEO to drive company-wide growth and expansion, succeeding Ruvi Kitov who is retiring after 19 years of leadership.
Hitachi Vantara appoints a new Chief Marketing Officer
Tue, 17th Jan 2023
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storage
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oracle
Monica Kumar has been appointed as CMO of Hitachi Vantara, with the aim of showcasing their solutions, capabilities and accomplishments.
D3 Security adds new Chief Revenue Officer for global growth
Tue, 17th Jan 2023
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public sector
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sales
D3 Security hires Michael Lyons as CRO to lead sales efforts in expanding global footprint in security services, public sector and enterprise markets.
Emerson leader appointed to FM Global's Board of Director
Tue, 17th Jan 2023
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risk & compliance
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tax
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distributors
Frank Dellaquila, CFO of Emerson, joins FM Global's board of directors. His financial expertise will benefit the company's resilience efforts.
Basis Theory hires former Block Product Head to oversee roadmap
Wed, 21st Dec 2022
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apple pay
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afterpay
Basis Theory hires former Block executive Jin Han as general counsel, overseeing product roadmap for regulatory compliance using tokenisation.