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Australian authority Hearing Australia has scored a deal with DXC Technology for a digital transformation and systems modernization program over the upcoming 12-18 months. An Aussie statutory authority, Hearing Australia operates...

During the lockdown, Over-the-top (OTT) video streaming platforms and video conferencing providers imposed bitrate restrictions in Australia and other countries. Netflix and YouTube have now announced that they'd be lifting the...

Three of Australia's reputed, robust and revolutionary cloud companies have made it to the prestigious annual Forbes Cloud 100 list - Canva, Airwallex and Culture Amp. The Sydney-headquartered design giant Canva...

Australian telecom giant Telstra has come up with a pilot program that is designed to block fake messages that claim to be from Centrelink or myGov even before they hit the...

The residue of Melbourne-based digital services provider Arq Group, Webcentral Group has received a revised proposal for takeover from Web.com. Formerly known as Melbourne IT, Webcentral received an offer in July...

Australian telecom giant TPG Telecom has struck a deal with National Australia Bank (NAB) to provide the latter with its fixed-line and mobile network services. The deal is the telco's first...

IT services provider Tecala Group and managed services firm Forum Group have entered an exciting partnership that will see the two Australian MSPs exchange services with each other to add more...

The enormous financial success of the social media darling Facebook largely comes from the online advertising feature along with precise targeting features that it allows on its platform. Though researchers across...

Making headlines in the news, cybersecurity agencies across the world are on high alert after a recent development. France, Japan and New Zealand have published security alerts over the last week....

Trending in the latest news, The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has released a paper which is part of its inspection of marketplace apps. At present, the main players with...

Putting an end to a 9-month quest, the Australian Digital Health Agency (ADHA) has appointed Amanda Cattermole as its new CEO. By the end of September, Cattermole will take over the...

Steve Coad, the Managing Director of Cohesity Australia and New Zealand has announced his exit from the company after completing 8 months in the role. Coad will be joining global leader...

Episerver, a global leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Digital Experience Platforms, recently announced its entry into an agreement to acquire Optimizely. Optimizely is an American company that creates progressive...

Chironix, an Australian robotics and wearable technology vendor is bringing together Zoom and Google Glass Enterprise Edition 2 for people working remotely that use Zoom and can't always sit at a...

An increasingly interesting and growing topic of conversation, at workplaces and outside of it, is the Internet of Things (IoT). The IoT or Internet of Things is a system of interrelated...

US-based cloud customer experience and contact centre solutions company Genesys has announced the appointment of Mr Brian Swartz as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Mr Swartz brings over 20 years...

Amidst massive global business setbacks due to the novel coronavirus, Woolworths has some positive news to share. The Australian chain of supermarkets and grocery stores quietly unveiled its new digital platform,...

Tech giant Google has hired Telstra's key Cyber Security Strategist Kate Healy making her the first senior appointment into its Australia & New Zealand cloud security practice. Healy revealed her appointment...

According to the latest news reports, Services Australia has had some interesting shifts within its management. As the Australian government’s largest IT shop, the agency has zeroed in on its new...

Boost Mobile Australia has announced that it will be pulling its international roaming packages due to a shift in its backend. The MVNO reassured that Boost Australia users, if they’re overseas,...

US-based hybrid cloud management platform developer CloudBolt has announced the acquisition of Kumolus, an Australian cloud management platform company. The acquisition will boost CloudBolt's cloud management platform with a set of...

Leading supplier of Augmented and Virtual Reality technology and services, The AVR Lab, has some exciting news to share. The start-up recently announced its partnership with Cleanbox Technology Inc. to bring...

Australian telecommunications provider Amaysim has announced the sale of its energy business to AGL Energy Ltd for AU$115 million. The Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) Amaysim said it will sell all...

It is almost every day when you come across a piece of content that you want to save for future reference or share with someone. However, in some situations, saving the...

Sydney-headquartered Emergence has launched Australia's first-ever stand-alone personal cyber insurance policy. The insurance policy responds to a range of cyber risks for individuals and families in an event of a cyber-attack....

The Access Platform (TAP) London-based edtech company has opened a new office in Sydney after the growth of the higher education sector in the ANZ region. TAP, a student recruitment firm...

Qualcomm Technologies has partnered up with Sweden-based auto tech firm to develop a software and a system-on-a-chip platform for driver-assistance systems. The swedish maker of software, systems and radar for ADAS...

The multinational American Company Walmart is joining a bid with Microsoft to buy the widely popular video-sharing app TikTok. The battle over TikTok’s existence in the USA seeks demand as major...

Leading IT support and software company Lancom has spread its wings to Australia, opening its first office in Melbourne. The Auckland based software company has expanded to Australia to drive growth...

Five months after leaving Cisco, an ex-worker admitted to accessing the company's AWS environment without authorization and deleting 456 virtual machines which were used to operate the WebEx Teams application. In...

The NSW government plans to quadruple its size of its cyber army by injecting funds of AU$60 million over the next 3 years. New South Wales plans to do so as...

Viewer tracking application and content recommendation engine Samba TV has announced Yasmin Sanders as the managing director in Australia. Samba TV co-founder and CEO Ashwin Navin said that he is confident...

Commvault, a US-based data management specialist has appointed Mr Sunil Mahale to the role of Vice President of Sales Engineering and Emerging Technology for Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) region. Callum...

Ofload, an Australian logistics tech startup has received a whopping seed funding of $2.8 million from the venture capital department of a Danish logistics giant Maersk. Global Founders Capital also took...

After trying and testing its IT products and services in New Zealand, Datacom is expanding its presence in new markets. Associate Director of Cloud at Datacom, Mr Ross Delaney said the...

Australian telecom giant, TPG Telecom has announced its plan to ramp up its 5G network rollout over the next 12 months. The telco also plans to serve over 85% of the...

A group of 14 Australian startups and firms have joined forces against the Federal Government and demand it listens to their concerns around the country's startup ecosystem. The tech firms committing...

The Federal Court has ordered Perth-based HealthEngine, an online appointment booking platform, to pay $2.9 million as fine for posting misleading patient reviews and sharing contact information of patients with private...

Melbourne-based cybersecurity firm CyberCX has announced its plans to launch a new chapter in New Zealand. The move is an attempt to cement its position as the region's leading cybersecurity player...

Multinational IT services provider Cognizant has appointed PwC exec Jane Livesey as its new Chief Executive Officer for the Australia and New Zealand region. Hired from PowerhouseCoopers (PwC), Livesey will be...

Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has announced a milestone of automating more than half of the 68,000 test cases needed to make sure software supporting Australia's financial markets remains secure, reliable and...

Managed service provider Fiveway International Ltd has announced the successful acquisition of the intellectual property and assets of openQRM Enterprise GmbH, a German cloudtech company. In concurrence to the acquisition, Fiveways...

As the pandemic and the subsequent lockdown force education and training to go online, leading edtech company D2L is further enhancing its cloud-based learning management system Brightspace by integrating it with...

In a landmark move, Australia has forced US technology giants Google and Facebook to pay media outlets in the country for news content after 18 months of negotiations ending without agreement....

In a revolutionary step, Australia and New Zealand-based Secured Signing continues to innovate by offering Video Signing as a part of their online signing platform to help businesses during the pandemic....

Australian risk management, compliance and governance software startup 6clicks has announced that it will be teaming up with Peter Deans and his leading strategy & risk advisory company 52 Risks. According...

AGC Networks Limited (AGC), an Essar enterprise and global solutions integrator announced the successful acquisition of Pyrios Limited New Zealand and Pyrios Pty Limited Australia through their indirect subsidiaries, Black Box...

As Drew Kelton steps down from the position of Chief Executive Officer at Superloop, Paul Tyler has been appointed to step in the role as its new CEO. Tyler, who has...

SaaS experience management vendor Medallia has announced the appointment of Heather Paterson as its new Country Manager for the A/NZ region. Paterson will be replacing Zach Hotchkiss, will lead Medallia's Australia...

Australian managed services provider First Focus has announced that it will be acquiring Mitel IP communications expert Flexnet for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition of Flexnet will add the expertise of...

After the merger of the Australian telecommunications company TPG Telecom with Vodafone Hutchison Australia in June this year, TPG Telecom has announced the appointment of its new leaders. Iñaki Berroeta, TPG...

Expert360 Co-Founder and CEO Bridget Loudon has joined the board of Australian telco Telstra making her the youngest independent director in the history of ASX 200. Shattering the age record for...

The Australian Taxation Office signed a contract-extension deal with IT engineering leader Leidos Australia valued at almost AU$98 million. The deal is a 33-month contract extension to deliver its End User...

One of the 'Big Four' firms Deloitte's Australian arm has announced the appointment of its first female Chief Marketing Officer, Rochelle Tognetti. The announced by Deloitte Australia was made following the...

Australia-based Dialog Information Technology announced a strategic alliance with monday.com. Through this alliance, IT company Dialog has become monday.com's launch partner in Australia and New Zealand. Israel-based monday.com is a project...

Global edtech company D2L announced that it has appointed Mr Tony Maguire as the Regional Manager for its Australia and New Zealand arm. Mr Maguire will lead the A/NZ team of...

Andy Penn, Telstra CEO said that the telco aims to cover 75% of the Australian population under its 5G footprint by June 2021. Telco Telstra already covers about one-third of the...

Japanese telco NTT Ltd has renamed its Go-To-Market Officer and Chief Marketing Officer Australia Tania Balcombe as its new Chief Executive Officer across Australia and New Zealand region. The leadership move...

Two former Australia-based MXA Consulting partners, Paul Dearlove and John Sidey have launched their own tech consulting firm in Australia called Concept Six. The newly-formed technology consultancy company will offer technology,...

Tech Data announced today that Mr Andy Berry will be named the Vice President and Country General Manager for their business in Australia and New Zealand. Mr Berry's responsibilities will include...

Nexon Asia Pacific announced that it will be acquiring an Australian cloud and managed IT services provider, GCOMM. Queensland-based GCOMM provides its clients with cutting-edge technology solutions in the field of...

Multinational conglomerate Siemens is rolling out mobile phone app 'Comfy' for its employees across the world. This app will help its staff return to their office safely after the lockdown. It...

Electronic payments company EFTPOS has partnered with AusPost (Australia Post) to test its digital identity solution, connectID. EFTPOS will pilot the service with AusPost's Digital iD credential before the planned launch...

Australian digital web agency Eon Digital Labs has announced its merger with Victoria-based digital advertising agency, Rapid Click. Through this merger, Eon Digital Labs will gradually move under Rapid Click. Until...

Canadian quantum computing service provider D-Wave Systems Inc has announced its expansion to Australia and India. D-Wave is the world’s first commercial supplier of quantum computers and a leader in the...

Australian digital transformation specialist Accelera acquired a Sydney-based automation and cloud security services provider, Ayenem, for an undisclosed amount. Ayenem offers cloud services include cloud migration, platform and application transformation and...

Kevin Bloch, Chief Technology Officer of Cisco Australia and New Zealand, will be leaving the conglomerate to launch his own tech advisory company. In his tenure of 21 years at Cisco,...

Cryptocurrency entrepreneurs are suing Twitter, Facebook and Google in Australia that would cost the tech companies up to US$300 billion, which is equivalent to A$436 billion. The individuals and companies filing...

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has extended its megadeal with telco Optus for managed network services for 18 more months. Australia's revenue agency extended the decade-long deal as it continues to...

Cloud Data Management company Rubrik announced that it helped the Australian ICT company Tecala increase its productivity by 30% through its cloud technology solutions. Rubrik's cloud data management solution also helped...

Australian sharps injury safety company Qlicksmart has officially launched its Digital Platform designed to empower healthcare facilities to reduce sharps injuries that occur to frontline healthcare workers. Sharps injuries are penetrating...

Facebook-owned Instagram has launched its very own 15-second video feature in India called 'Reels'. The photo-sharing platform has launched Reels as a feature which will be a part of the Instagram...

Australian telco NBN Corporation to slash at least 800 jobs as its initial network build approaches completion. The layoffs are also a part of its major restructuring efforts. Currently, the internet...

Multinational IT company Citrix Systems, Inc. has decided against providing the complete technical details of the vulnerabilities found in its products. It also wouldn't disclose the full details of the patches...

With the goal of improving internet connectivity in underserved regions, Optus and Telstra will be building 21 new mobile towers in NSW. The Australian telcos have received $50 million in funding...

Japanese cybersecurity company Trend Micro is launching an AWS-powered open banking solution in Australia. The name of the solution is Trend Micro Cloud One ‘Conformity’ and it will be Australia's first...

Australian telecommunication giant Optus has signed a deal with Airbus Defence and Space to launch Optus 11, a Ku-band software-defined satellite, in 2023. A statement from the telco said the launch...

Leading IT services and solutions company DXC Technology has announced it will merge operations and leadership arrangement of regions Australia and New Zealand (A/NZ) with Asia. The IT company assures there...

Hoping to deliver revolutionary smart Platforms-as-a-service in the Oceania region, Hitachi Australia has announced a strategic partnership with BizCubed. Through this solidified association, Australian data engineering company BizCubed and Hitachi Australia...

Australia-based Leading Edge Data Centres has announced its investment in a new $19.6 million data centre in Newcastle and Hunter regions of New South Wales. The 1.5-megawatt data centre will serve...

Australian telco Optus is now testing 5G mmWave at 4 locations in Sydney. In a statement, the telecommunication giant said it has the approval of ACMA (Australian Communications and Media Authority)...

Software company Siemens has made a move to go after 20 users behind IP addresses that it believes are using a cracked version of its Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software. The...

Gold Coast space rocket company Gilmour Space Technologies says flying to space will be possible 10 years from now without leaving the state. The Australian space company said this after a...

Narelle Devine, Chief Information Security Officer of Services Australia, has decided to step away from her role to join telco giant Telstra. She will take over the role of CISO for...

Kasada, an Australian cyber security company, has bagged funding of $10 million to expand its operations in the United States. Ten Eleven Ventures, a cybersecurity venture capital specialist, led the Series...

The NSW Government has announced Australia's largest tech hub along with home-grown technology giant Atlassian pitching in as an anchor tenant. The tech hub will be in Sydney and will be...

Australian telecommunications and IT company TPG Telecom’s shareholders have approved the proposed merger worth of $15 billion with Vodafone Hutchinson Australia. VHA said that 99 percent of the TPG shareholders present...

Financial audit firm KPMG Australia and cybersecurity solutions company CyberHat have announced a partnership to create a cyber threat detecting solution, Cyrebro. The detection solution is specially designed to protect small...

The Digital Transformation Agency Australia (DTA) has appointed Scott Cass-Dunbar, KPMG Australia's tech and government advisory partner, as its Chief Strategy Officer. Putting an end to a 4-month search for a...

The long-awaited Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2020 began yesterday and unveiled a lot of jaw-dropping updates. Commenced on 22nd June, the conference will go on till 26th June. As COVID-19 continues...

The NSW government has announced it will inject $1.6 million in its digital-centric fund, Digital Restart Fund, over the next 3 years to boost IT and digital projects. The news was...

Last year in November, Google announced that it will be acquiring a leading wearable fitness device maker, Fitbit for $2.1 billion (A$3 billion). The ACCC (Australian Competition and Consumer Commission) has...

The Australian arm of Leidos promoted its Director of IT Projects and Intelligence, Paul Chase, as its Chief Executive Officer. After Christine Zeitz stepped down from the position this March after...

The Australian government has backed ten space startups and researchers by awarding them with grants totalling to $11 million. The chosen Australian space startups and researchers work on everything from AI-based...

Australia-based Macquarie Telecom Group consists of Macquarie Telecom, Macquarie Cloud Services, Macquarie Government and Macquarie Data Centres. Through Macquarie Data Centres and Macquarie Government, Macquarie Group has announced a new data...

VMware, an American cloud computing software vendor has appointed Brad Anderson as its newest executive for the Australia and New Zealand arm. Brad Anderson has been announced as VMware Australia and...

Adelaide-based telecom company Uniti Group is set to acquire Melbourne-based fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) network operator for $532 million. Uniti has entered a scheme implementation deed with the fibre network operator through which...

Queensland-based company DataFarming and Australia fertilizer company Summit Fertilizers have inked a deal to enhance pasture management technology. According to the deal, DataFarming will give access to its NDVI (Normalised Difference...

In a video conference at a Washington Post event, Microsoft President Brad Smith said that Microsoft won't sell facial recognition technology to police until there are national laws in place. Microsoft's...

Australian online retailer Kogan successfully raised capital of $100 million via an institutional placement. The company announced yesterday that it will be raising capital to expand its services. It sold its...