Document & Records Management

ANZ has expanded its use of Copilot for Microsoft 365, deploying an additional 3,000 licenses across its workforce, transforming how ANZ employees approach their daily tasks

Australian business must treat the protection of personally identifiable information (PII) as a priority – lest they risk up to $A50 million in penalties. PII is stored by businesses in nearly every sector. PII includes any sensitive information that can be used to identify an individual, such as their name, address, phone number or financial details like credit card and tax file numbers. If there is a data breach and this information is compromised, it could lead to disastrous privacy violations or even identity theft.

On Tuesday, Australia’s minister for government services, Bill Shorten, announced the federal government is developing a new digital identity and credential system. Known as the Trust Exchange (TEx), Shorten said the new system will be “world leading” and represents an “exciting step forward for Australia’s digital infrastructure”. But details about the system are scarce. Shorten admitted it is still something of an “abstract concept” at this point. However, we know it will allow people to prove things about themselves (for example, who they are or whether they are over 18) to organisations, while controlling how much information they share.

Box, Inc. has announced its acquisition of Alphamoon's AI-powered intelligent document processing (IDP) technology. Coupled with Box's recent acquisition of Crooze, this significantly expands the company's Intelligent Content Management (ICM) platform capabilities.

Iron Mountain has announced the availability of Iron Mountain InSight Digital Experience Platform (DXP), a secure software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform available on the AWS and Google Cloud Marketplaces.  

Kodak Alaris has been acquired by Kingswood Capital Management, an LA-based private equity firm focussed on buyouts of businesses with operational improvement potential. The sale price was not disclosed.

A well-meaning manager thought they were doing the right thing by updating staff on the welfare of an employee who was hospitalised after collapsing in the company carpark. Australian Privacy Commissioner Carly Kind has disagreed and fined the firm $3000 for breaching the employee's privacy.

Quadient has announced the launch of Secure Barcode, a cloud-based application designed to enhance the security of customer physical communications through barcode generation and insertion into documents. The solution is tailored for small businesses that are beginning their journey into digital mail solutions, providing immediate benefits in document management and operational efficiency.

Upland Software has announced the availability of Upland BA Insight for Microsoft Azure AI Search in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace.

Melbourne’s SmiKar Software has announced the launch of Squirrel, an automated document archiving solution designed specifically for SharePoint Online.

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