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...
KPMG Australia appoints 8 new Management Consulting Partners
As on 1st January 2021, KPMG Australia has appointed 8 new partners in its division of Management Consulting. KPMG is a global consulting firm that’s one of the big four consulting companies of the world. KPMG Australia offers professional services with deep expertise with audit,...
SS&C Technology pulls its name out from the race of acquiring Link Group
Aussie IT service management firm Link Administration Holdings announced that SS&C Technology Holdings has withdrawn its proposal to acquire Link Group. US-based SS&C Technology has offered to acquire the Aussie IT services company for AU$3.02 billion in December 2020. Sydney-headquartered Link Group earlier said SS&C...
Energytech & digital payments platform Brighte raises $100 million
Bright, an Australian green energy fintech platform has raised $100 million to take a plunge into energy retailing. The funding round was led by a family investment firm run by Annie Cannon Brookes, Grok Ventures. Katherine McConnell, CEO and Founder of Brighte said the capital...
6 Startup trends in the tech industry that will rule in 2021
The year 2020 has surely been a ride for tech startups. While the repercussions of the pandemic have forced some technology startups to shut down, many of them thrived because they pivoted their business strategy and their products in accordance with the changing times. The...
