Zonos, a company that provides cross-border commerce solutions, has opened its first international office in Australia’s Gold Coast. With Asia-Pacific expected to continue to lead global ecommerce sales, the need for accurate cross-border duty and tax calculations, VAT compliance and HS code classification will continue to grow, the company said.
Digital transformation is redefining business operations across the economic landscape. The appetite for adopting a well-integrated and digital-first strategy is definitely on the rise. Cloud has become a critical element of enterprises’ digital strategy, with cloud migration a priority for CIOs. As a result, ICT spending is expected to reach $111 billion by 2024, as per IDC.
The Australian government fell outside the top industry sectors for data breaches in the second half of 2021, despite agencies logging 28 notifications during the six-month period. The latest notifiable data breaches report, released on Tuesday, shows there were 464 notifications in total received by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) between July and December 2021, up from 446 in the first half of the year.
It’s tough to get brand safety right, but the industry keeps trying. IPG Mediabrands announced a new set of tools to find and block inappropriate ad placements, while IAS expanded its suitability measurements to include standards from the Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM). Meanwhile, DoubleVerify admitted a mistake made brand safety on X/Twitter look worse than it really was in October 2023 and March 2024.