# artificial intelligence, vendors and providers (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover artificial intelligence, vendors and providers. Page: Feed: --- ## [2degrees satellite services in sight as it opens AST SpaceMobile ground station](https://www.reseller.co.nz/article/4214534/2degrees-satellite-services-in-sight-as-it-opens-ast-spacemobile-ground-station.html) _2026-08-27 · Reseller News_ 2degrees has taken a step closer to launching direct-to-device satellite services with the opening a satellite ground station with partner AST SpaceMobile this week. The facility in Marton in the central North Island is one of the first commercial AST SpaceMobile ground stations in the world and will support the rollout of satellite-enabled mobile connectivity in New Zealand, 2degrees said.… ## [Rivals 2degrees and One NZ to cozy up on proposed radio access network joint venture](https://www.reseller.co.nz/article/4214487/rivals-2degrees-and-one-nz-to-cozy-up-on-proposed-radio-access-network-joint-venture.html) _2026-08-27 · Reseller News_ Telecommunications rivals 2degrees and One New Zealand have revealed a proposed plan to combine their respective radio access networks (RAN) into a joint venture. Under the proposal, the companies will combine their respective RAN infrastructure, which are the antennas and base stations installed on cell towers, into a new jointly owned wholesale business that will own, manage and operate the… ## [Dicker Data brings Huddly AI camera systems to New Zealand](https://www.reseller.co.nz/article/4214464/dicker-data-brings-huddly-ai-camera-systems-to-new-zealand.html) _2026-08-26 · Reseller News_ Dicker Data New Zealand has secured a new distribution partnership with Norwegian AI-powered video technology provider Huddly. The agreement will see Dicker Data distribute Huddly’s full range of intelligent camera systems to partners across New Zealand. The vendor’s innovative solutions will help local organisations create more engaging and productive meeting experiences, said Dicker Data NZ AV… ## [Tech NZ urges SMEs to build digital foundations before AI](https://www.reseller.co.nz/article/4213938/tech-nz-urges-smes-to-build-digital-foundations-before-ai.html) _2026-08-26 · Reseller News_ Industry body Tech New Zealand has urged small and medium-sized businesses to strengthen their digital foundations before pursuing broader AI adoption. Tech NZ’s latest report found New Zealand is well placed to harness the benefits of AI, supported by high levels of generative AI use across the workforce. The report, Digital Foundations First: A Practical AI Pathway for New Zealand SMEs , found… ## [DyFlex continues path of growth with SAP opportunities in NZ](https://www.reseller.co.nz/article/4213915/dyflex-continues-path-of-growth-with-sap-opportunities-in-nz.html) _2026-08-26 · Reseller News_ DyFlex is doubling down on growth, expanding its workforce, office footprint and cloud capabilities following increased customer demand for data and cloud transformation in regions like New Zealand. The managed service provider (MSP) has had a busy year since entering a strategic partnership with private equity firm Five V Capital to accelerate its growth in February 2025. The partnership provided… ## [Gartner sees market for securing AI reach US$4.8B by 2027](https://www.reseller.co.nz/article/4213905/gartner-sees-market-for-securing-ai-reach-us4-8bn-by-2027-2.html) _2026-08-26 · Reseller News_ The securing of AI is becoming one of the fastest-growing areas of cyber security as organisations rush to protect AI systems from new and emerging threats, with the global market projected to reach US$4.8 billion. This is a 68.7 per cent increase over 2026, with the sector forecast to reach almost US$7.7 billion by 2028, according to Gartner. The market for securing AI includes a range of… ## [Perplexity’s on-device AI offering promises data control and lower token costs](https://www.reseller.co.nz/article/4213925/perplexitys-on-device-ai-offering-promises-data-control-and-lower-token-costs-2.html) _2026-08-25 · Reseller News_ Perplexity on Tuesday rolled out an offering that runs the AI entirely on a local machine, and that, it said, will keep “private data local and escalating to the cloud only when a task needs it.” The service, called simply Portable Computer, is a local version of Perplexity Computer that runs on the Nvidia DGX Spark with Qwen 3.8 27B or with PPLX 27B, a post-trained version of the Qwen model,… ## [Google adds AI-powered assessments to Migration Center to speed up cloud migration planning](https://www.reseller.co.nz/article/4213933/google-adds-ai-powered-assessments-to-migration-center-to-speed-up-cloud-migration-planning-2.html) _2026-08-25 · Reseller News_ Building a business case for moving enterprise workloads to the cloud or even switching cloud providers can itself be a lengthy exercise, requiring enterprises to first understand their existing infrastructure, model potential target environments, and calculate whether the economics of migration make sense. Google is now betting that generative AI can shorten that process. The hyperscaler on… ## [Delinea boosts APAC team with A/NZ GM and dedicated channel director](https://www.reseller.co.nz/article/4213302/delinea-boosts-apac-team-with-a-nz-gm-and-dedicated-channel-director.html) _2026-08-25 · Reseller News_ Identity management vendor Delinea has expanded its Asia Pacific leadership team to include a general manager for Australia and New Zealand (A/NZ), plus a dedicated channel director for the region. The company has appointed Shane Bellos as general manager for A/NZ and Jason Choong as Asia Pacific (APAC) channel director. Bellos, previously CEO and co-founder at Cloudpurge in Melbourne, will lead… ## [Akamai appoints Louis Tague as VP and MD for Australia and New Zealand](https://www.reseller.co.nz/article/4213287/akamai-appoints-louis-tague-as-vp-and-md-for-australia-and-new-zealand.html) _2026-08-25 · Reseller News_ Akamai has appointed Louis Tague as regional vice president and managing director for Australia and New Zealand (A/NZ). Tague was most recently A/NZ vice president and managing director at CrowdStrike up to November 2025, and has been on a career break since. He replaces James Richmond who left Akamai in December 2024 to join Fujitsu Asia Pacific as head of cyber security services. In his new… ## [Ship everywhere from one CLI (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/NqwCTVpV8BId) _2026-08-25 · **Sponsored**_ One codebase, hosted runners, encrypted credentials, and automated submissions across stores ## [SoftwareOne and Crayon: Bringing together two organisation to create the partner eco-system of choice](https://www.reseller.co.nz/article/4212379/softwareone-and-crayon-bringing-together-two-organisation-to-create-the-partner-eco-system-of-choice.html) _2026-08-21 · Reseller News_ AI is changing the way businesses operate. As AI commoditises technical capability, the value shifts to judgement about which decisions are worth making and accountability for what the technology delivers. Analyst firm Omdia expects a tougher market for partners in 2026 , with growth tempered by rising costs and specialisation increasingly separating those who grow from those who do not. The… ## [Spark trims headcount ahead of split into two units](https://www.reseller.co.nz/article/4212234/spark-trims-headcount-ahead-of-split-into-two-units.html) _2026-08-21 · Reseller News_ Spark has reduced its headcount by over 600 people in the past year as it prepares to split into two divisions. In its annual report, released alongside its 2026 financial year results , Spark reported overall headcount of 3,416 employees as of 30 June 2026 – down from 4,043 as of 30 June 2025. This comes after Spark announced last month that it was introducing a new organisational structure which… ## [Mobile service revenue up, IT services down for Spark in FY26](https://www.reseller.co.nz/article/4211645/mobile-service-revenue-up-it-services-down-for-spark-in-fy26.html) _2026-08-21 · Reseller News_ Spark New Zealand has seen a return to revenue growth for its mobile services in its 2026 financial year, along with a boost to its cash flow and balance sheet following the sale in its data centre business. However, revenues were down across its broadband and IT services, while cloud revenue remained flat. Releasing its 2026 financial results today, the company reported revenue of $3.9 billion… ## [Apple to OpenAI: Go to your room](https://www.reseller.co.nz/article/4212221/apple-to-openai-go-to-your-room-2.html) _2026-08-20 · Reseller News_ Apple’s latest filing in its ongoing fight with OpenAI makes it sound as if Apple legal is so frustrated at the arguments the AI firm is making that it’s begun swatting them away like a parent might dismiss a child. Apple v. OpenAI: The story so far If you’ve not been keeping up with tech’s latest legal soap opera, here’s the overview of what’s true: Apple filed a suit against OpenAI in which it… ## [When AI explains its decision, humans may stop thinking independently](https://www.reseller.co.nz/article/4212224/when-ai-explains-its-decision-humans-may-stop-thinking-independently-3.html) _2026-08-20 · Reseller News_ AI is known to be confidently wrong, and now it’s influencing humans to be that way, too. In a new study, researchers tested AI’s influence on humans reviewing innovation proposals, and found that AI recommender tools were persuasive enough to convince the evaluators to reject decisions made by independent human experts, thus causing them to pass on promising innovations. Similarly, they went… ## [OpenAI ‘temporarily’ slows scaling efforts, promises zero data retention for select customers](https://www.reseller.co.nz/article/4211687/openai-temporarily-slows-scaling-efforts-promises-zero-data-retention-for-select-customers.html) _2026-08-19 · Reseller News_ OpenAI this week announced multiple moves designed to counter negative perceptions of its security and privacy, saying it had slowed its pace of scaling, implemented a two-week pause in reinforcement learning, and will be offering zero data retention for “eligible API customers.” In its first announcement, issued Tuesday, OpenAI said it “temporarily” slowed the pace of its scaling, in addition to… ## [Inside EDGE 2026: From the modern seller’s playbook to marketplaces, networking fun and dedicated tracks](https://www.reseller.co.nz/article/4211370/inside-edge-2026-from-the-modern-sellers-playbook-to-marketplaces-networking-fun-and-dedicated-tracks-2.html) _2026-08-19 · Reseller News_ The third day of EDGE 2026 brought together channel leaders, vendors and MSPs for a packed morning of insights focused on the future of selling, scaling and succeeding in an AI-driven market, before attendees headed out for networking activities across Cairns. Opening proceedings, EDGE Brains Trust member Moheb Moses challenged delegates to rethink customer engagement in his keynote, The Modern… ## [NCSC reports 19% spike in serious cyber security incidents in Q2](https://www.reseller.co.nz/article/4211318/ncsc-reports-19-spike-in-serious-cyber-security-incidents-in-q2.html) _2026-08-19 · Reseller News_ The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has reported a 19 per cent increase in cyber security incidents with the potential to cause national harm in the second quarter of 2026. This is according to the NCSC’s latest Cyber Security Insights report, which stated direct financial losses from cyber security incidents during the quarter came to $2.7 million. The Centre responded to 1,129 incident… ## [AI agents aren’t cheap, even with falling model costs: Gartner](https://www.reseller.co.nz/article/4211289/ai-agents-arent-cheap-even-with-falling-model-costs-gartner-2.html) _2026-08-19 · Reseller News_ While token economics are improving, this alone won’t prevent overall AI costs from rising as organisations move from chatbots to agentic systems. Analyst firm Gartner predicts AI inference costs per agentic workflow will increase more than fivefold by 2028. This comes as organisations move from assistive AI features to increasingly complex, multistep execution. According to the firm, this… ## [Oracle’s partner co-innovation initiative leads to success](https://www.reseller.co.nz/article/4211662/oracles-partner-co-innovation-initiative-leads-to-success-2.html) _2026-08-18 · Reseller News_ Oracle’s focus on collaborating earlier with partners in joint engagements is working in the vendor’s favour as it uses AI to open up more opportunities. In 2025, the vendor’s group vice president and head of alliances and channels for Asia Pacific (APAC) Lalit Malik said Oracle had changed its partner strategy to engage with partners earlier in projects than it previously had . More than a year… ## [Home Internet From Space (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/l8vMFwXJjiyD) _2026-08-18 · **Sponsored**_ Residential satellite internet that brings connectivity to homes beyond conventional networks ## [Tech NZ calls for urgent action to take local quantum and photonics tech global](https://www.reseller.co.nz/article/4211231/tech-nz-calls-for-urgent-action-to-take-local-quantum-and-photonics-tech-global.html) _2026-08-18 · Reseller News_ Industry body Tech New Zealand has launched a manifesto, along with a local tech community, with the aim to help boost the country’s quantum and photonics sectors. According to the group, New Zealand has deep roots in quantum and photonic science and a well-established photonics sector, which generates about $1.5 billion in output, employs nearly 5,000 people and includes more than 350 companies.…