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HCL Australia to acquire Aussie IT outsourcing firm DWS
Riddhi Jain,
5 years ago
2 min read
Australian IT services company, DWS has been bought by global leader in multinational systems integration HCL Technologies for $225 million. Through this acquisition, HCL Australia will add about 700 employees across offices of DWS in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Canberra and Brisbane. At present, HCL Australia...
Digital transformation deal between DXC Technology & Hearing Australia is on
Riddhi Jain,
5 years ago
2 min read
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 under the “Australian Human Services Act 1991” and reports to the Minister of Human...
Netflix & YouTube to lift pandemic-related Aussie bitrate restrictions once again
Riddhi Jain,
5 years ago
3 min read
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 re-introduced bitrate restrictions permanently in Australia from around September 22nd 2020. The restrictions came...
Aussie firms Canva, Culture Amp & Airwallex make it to the Forbes Cloud 100 List
Riddhi Jain,
5 years ago
3 min read
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 has successfully made its place in the top 10 for the very first time...
Telstra’s New Pilot to Block Fake MyGov and Centrelink Texts
Riddhi Jain,
5 years ago
2 min read
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 devices of the tesco’s customers. To establish a layer 3 blocking effort, Telstra collaborated...
Formerly known as Melbourne IT, Webcentral Group receives revised takeover offer from Web.com
Riddhi Jain,
5 years ago
2 min read
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 from Web.com of AU$0.10 a share which amounted to approximately AU$12 million. On 15th...
TPG Telecom strikes fixed & mobile network services deal with NAB
Riddhi Jain,
5 years ago
2 min read
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 major deal after TPG’s $15 billion merger with Vodafone Hutchison Australia. The agreement will...
MSPs Tecala & Forum Group join forces to broaden range of services
Riddhi Jain,
5 years ago
2 min read
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 service range. The alliance is a part of Forum Group’s growth strategy through which...
Imminent emotet attack spike say France, Japan & NZ
Riddhi Jain,
5 years ago
3 min read
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. The alerts warn about an impending uptick in emotet malware targeting these countries. Emotet...
The ACCC Brings Apple and Google App Stores Under Scanner
Riddhi Jain,
5 years ago
3 min read
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 a duopoly are the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store. The new...


