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ADIA welcomes Australian Government's greater focus on digital literacy
Digital Literacy

ADIA welcomes Australian Government's greater focus on digital literacy

ADIA welcomes Australian Government's commitment to digital literacy, aiming to reduce the digital divide and enable social and economic participation.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Thu, 9th Jan 2020
Motorola promises $10m in funding to charities around the world
Motorola

Motorola promises $10m in funding to charities around the world

According to a statement, the grants will benefit more than two million students, first responders, teachers, veterans and community members in 32 countries.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Fri, 27th Dec 2019

Global Stories

Australian stories

Samsung reveals new rugged smartphone for enterprise
Unified Communications

Samsung reveals new rugged smartphone for enterprise

The XCover Pro is IP68 water and dust resistant, capable of withstanding drops of up to 1.5m without a case, and will include Samsung POS software.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Mon, 20th Jan 2020
Datadog launches partner programme in ANZ
Software-as-a-Service

Datadog launches partner programme in ANZ

With tracks for each kind of partner, the monitoring and analytics platform vendor is looking to expand its presence in the region.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Mon, 20th Jan 2020
Asia Pacific retailers understand retail's 'intelligent' future, but fail to act
Open source

Asia Pacific retailers understand retail's 'intelligent' future, but fail to act

Retailers across Asia Pacific realise that the future of retail is 'intelligent', but the majority have not started their AI journeys.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 20th Jan 2020
New appointments bolster Eaton ANZ leadership team
Power / Energy

New appointments bolster Eaton ANZ leadership team

The appointments strengthen Eaton's power distribution offering as it focuses on meeting growing demand for products, systems and engineering services.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Fri, 17th Jan 2020
NI expands ANZ footprint with local distributor Braemac
Customer Relationship Management

NI expands ANZ footprint with local distributor Braemac

NI has expanded its reach in Australia and New Zealand through a partnership with distributor Braemac, aiming to enhance customer service in the region.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Fri, 17th Jan 2020
Soul Machines raises $40m, steps closer to global aspirations
Customer Relationship Management

Soul Machines raises $40m, steps closer to global aspirations

Soul Machines raises $40m to advance human-machine collaboration. Investment led by Temasek and includes Salesforce Ventures.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 15th Jan 2020
New managing director for Equinix Australia
Hyperscale

New managing director for Equinix Australia

Equinix appoints Guy Danskine as new managing director of Australia, responsible for leading business strategy.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Mon, 13th Jan 2020
Cloud adoption accelerating across ANZ enterprises
Digital Transformation

Cloud adoption accelerating across ANZ enterprises

Cloud transformation surges in ANZ enterprises, with data migration to top public clouds quadrupling in a year, reports Veritas Technologies.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 7th Jan 2020
From the lounge to the big leagues: Nexacu recognised in Deloitte's Tech Fast 50
Deloitte Fast 50

From the lounge to the big leagues: Nexacu recognised in Deloitte's Tech Fast 50

Brisbane-based software skills firm Nexacu has been voted one of the top 50 fastest growing technology firms in Australia by Deloitte.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 2nd Jan 2020
Women in Media and The Trade Desk announce collaborative partnership
Unified Communications

Women in Media and The Trade Desk announce collaborative partnership

Women in Media partners with The Trade Desk to deliver a shared programme of activity in 2020, aiming to support women working in media.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 2nd Jan 2020
Alibaba Cloud continues to grow customer base in APAC
Cloud Services

Alibaba Cloud continues to grow customer base in APAC

Alibaba Cloud expands its customer base in APAC, with diverse industries from tech to agriculture using cloud solutions for digital transformation.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Wed, 1st Jan 2020
Citrix flaw puts 80,000 companies at risk
Virtualisation

Citrix flaw puts 80,000 companies at risk

A critical Citrix flaw uncovered by Positive Technologies puts 80,000 companies at risk of remote attacks, threatening local networks in 158 countries.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Dec 2019
Lenovo launches mentorship programme for SMBs
Lenovo

Lenovo launches mentorship programme for SMBs

Lenovo partners with entrepreneur Naomi Simson to launch the ThinkBook Mentorship Programme, offering regional SMBs technology and personalised guidance.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Dec 2019

Stories from Other Regions

Australian stories

New Zealand ranked one of Asia Pacific’s fastest emerging fintech hubs
Fintech

New Zealand ranked one of Asia Pacific’s fastest emerging fintech hubs

A stronger fintech climate has lifted Auckland into Asia Pacific’s top 25, with New Zealand now ranked 45th globally in a new index.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Sun, 19th Jan 2020
New e-scooters arrive in Auckland after death of Lime, Wave
Auckland Council

New e-scooters arrive in Auckland after death of Lime, Wave

Neuron Mobility is one of four e-scooter companies with a licence to deploy across Auckland, bringing 880 bright orange scooters to the streets.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Mon, 13th Jan 2020