50+ Aussie MPs hold social media platforms accountable for misinformation
More than 50 Australian Members of Parliament have joined a new parliamentary group which holds tech and social media giants responsible for the (mis)information they allow on their respective platforms. The name of the group is the Parliamentary Friends of Making Social Media Safe and...
New Australian-India Cyber Partnership Grants program starts application
The Australian government has now commenced applications for a new grant program aimed at encouraging collaboration on cutting edge cyber technology between Australian and Indian companies. The grants will be made available to Aussie organizations in collaboration with an Indian organization and vice versa. The...
Cognizant bolsters ANZ presence by acquiring Servian
US IT services firm Cognizant will be acquiring a Sydney-based transformation services company Servian for an undisclosed amount in an attempt to expand its capabilities in Australia and New Zealand. The deal will double Cognizant’s cloud and data team in the ANZ region and marks...
DCI Data Centers to build AU$400 million data center in Sydney
Introduction DCI Data Centers announces its plan to build its 3rd data center in Australia. The data center operator said that it has secured the Blacktown City Council’s development approval for the AU$400 million facility. The 36 Megawatt is expected to go live in Q4...
Brisbane-based Digital Marketing Directory launches its flagship program
Digital Marketing Directory, an Australian B2B digital marketing company released its flagship digital marketing job platform to its public. In a competitive industry that usually favors off-shore outsourcing, the Brisbane-based firm’s premium platform makes sure members can compete and trade with other Australian providers in...
Australian MSP First Focus IT acquires solutions specialist Ordyss
First Focus IT, a Sydney-based managed service provider has announced the acquisition of Ordyss, a Brisbane-based Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) solutions provider. The Australian MSP didn’t disclose the sum at which it acquired Ordyss. First Focus IT said the acquisition will support its service...
Cloud integration software firm Talend hires new Vice President ANZ
Software vendor Talend has appointed Mark Fazackerley as its Regional Vice President Australia and New Zealand. Fazackerley, who formerly worked at Blue Prism as a Head of Partner Sales ANZ, announced his appointment via LinkedIn. His LinkedIn post said that he’s delighted to announce that...
Aussie front-end delivery platform Linc acquired by Cloudflare
American web infrastructure Cloudflare has completed the acquisition of Australia-based web front-end delivery platform Linc to accelerate its Cloudpages platform. Link is a robust automation platform for front-end developers and can be used to build web-based applications. Its software uses the Front-end Application Bundles (FAB)...
CES 2021: Dates, Prices, Speakers, and More
Introduction Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is a trade show owned, organized and produced by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). The trade show typically consists of presentations of new products, innovations and technologies in the consumer electronics industry. Believed to be the most important consumer technology...
Uber Australia’s Out-of-Court Settlement: Resolving Disputes
Uber Australia settled a Federal Court case with an ex-Uber Eats driver and her husband, outside court. Amita Gupta, an Adelaide-based former Uber Eats driver and Santosh (Amita’s husband) completed over 2000 deliveries between September 2017 & January 2019. Ms Gupta claims that she was...
