TPG-Vodafone Australia $15 billion merger gets shareholders approval
Australian telecommunications and IT company TPG Telecomā€™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 at the meeting on Wednesday voted in favour of the merger. The shareholders also...
KPMG Australia News: Launches Cyber security solution with CyberHat – Cyrebro
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 and medium enterprises from cyber threat targeted at customers.Ā As found in a survey...
The Digital Transformation Agency Appoints Scott Cass-Dunbar as its new Chief Strategy Officer
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 role vacated by Anthony Vlasic, Cass-Dunbar joined the Australian government IT agency as CSO...
Apple WWDC Keynote 2020: Major Updates Unveiled
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 to rage all over the world, the Apple WWDC Keynote had to be streamed...
NSW govt announces a record investment of $1.6 billion in digital projects
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 revealed by NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian, Minister for Customer Service, Victor Dominello and NSW...
The ACCC raises concerns about Google buying Fitbit
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 raised a series of preliminary concerns about the acquisition. The ACCC pointed out how...
Leidos Australia names Paul Chase as its new CEO
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 4 years, Chase had been filling the role on an interim basis. Leidos Australia...
10 Australian Space Projects Garner $11 Million Government Funding
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 avatar crews to the design of spacesuits that make spacewalking easier. Karen Andrews, Minister...
Macquarie Telecom Group announces a new data centre in Canberra
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 centre in Canberra – Intellicentre 5 (IC5). The Sydney-based telecom company will invest a...
Brad Anderson appointed as the VP of VMware Australia & New Zealand
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 NZ’s Vice President and Managing Director. He has replaced Alister Dias, who was promoted...
