ITPA has reservations about approach to attracting global talent
The Information Technology Professionals Association (ITPA) has raised strong concerns that current practices to overcome skills shortages in Australia are seemingly facilitating recruitment to lower...
View ArticleJanssen join Genesys to lead Asia Pacific, Japan expansion
Contact centre solutions company Genesys has appointed former Oracle senior executive David Janssen as vice president of professional services for Asia Pacific and Japan. Genesys says Janssen will be...
View ArticleTechnologyOne rolls on with Noosa Shire contract extension
Enterprise software company TechnologyOne has extended its five year partnership with Noosa Shire Council by another eight years and announced a second multi-million dollar deal for its OneCouncil SaaS...
View ArticleSMART-DATA AND SMART-CLOUD TO TRANSFORM DIGITAL SECURITY AND COMPLIANCE
The Future of Business Technology 15-17 MAY 2018 ICC Sydney | www.cebit.com.au Media release: Friday, 23 March 2018 Experts to discuss the responsibilities, policies, and protections of IoT and...
View ArticleTelstra to pay penalty over consumer misrepresentation of PDB service
Telstra has agreed to pay a penalty over the management of its Premium Direct Billing service after the competition watchdog alleged that the telco made false or misleading representations to consumers...
View ArticleMNF a preferred supplier for Tasmanian Govt
Telecommunications services provider the MNF Group has been selected as a preferred supplier to the Tasmanian Government for telephony and IP-based services. Under the new contract, MNF Enterprise —...
View ArticleACCAN calls for telcos to ‘step up’ on consumer complaints
The Australian Communications Consumer Action Network says telcos do well out of the telecommunications industry, and need to step up and resolve complaints about third-party charges themselves, not...
View ArticleSpark’s IoT network goes commercial for New Zealanders
New Zealand’s largest telco Spark has switched on its long-range Internet of Things network, making it available for commercial use in 60% of the country. Michael Stribling, Spark’s general manager IoT...
View ArticleEmployment Hero boosts coffers with $8 million funding raise
Cloud-based HR, payroll and benefits platform Employment Hero has secured $8 million in Series B funding in a funding round co-led by recruitment firm Seek and OneVentures. This latest funding round...
View ArticleMicrosoft launches cloud initiative to help upskill public sector
Microsoft is launching a cloud computing initiative it says is aimed at boosting the digital capabilities of Australian public sector workers. The initiative involves the delivery of cloud computing...
View ArticleCommerce commission to assess changes affecting mobile telecommunications
New Zealand’s competition regulator, The Commerce Commission, has broadened the scope of a study it will undertake into regulation and changes to the country’s mobile telecommunications sector. The...
View ArticleBox appoints former Pegasystems chief to ANZ top role
Cloud content management provider Box has appointed a regional leader for Australia and New Zealand, with former Pegasystems managing director Scott Leader to take up the role. Box, which has a...
View ArticleOptus launches search for Technology innovators
Optus has launched this year’s Future Makers programme for start-ups, social entrepreneurs and charities to submit their tech solutions and the chance to secure a share of $300,000 in funding. The...
View ArticleVodafone sets sights on 5G mobile
Vodafone has showcased 5G or fifth generation mobile technology which it says is set to dramatically increase the speed at which data can navigate mobile networks. The telco cast a spotlight on the...
View ArticleGold Coast gets Telstra ‘world first’ 5G Wi-Fi precinct
Telstra is claiming a world-first with the switching on of a precinct of 5G-enabled WiFi hotspots on Australia’s Gold Coast, allowing locals free broadband during evaluation of the technology. The Gold...
View ArticleRedflow brings in telco exec as new CEO
Australian battery company Redflow has appointed an experienced telecommunications executive, Tim Harris, as its new chief executive, to lead the company through its next stage of growth and...
View ArticleMacquarie Telecom deploys SD-WAN to aged care facilities
Macquarie Telecom has deployed SD-WAN services to facilities in Western Australia and New South Wales of aged car provider Hall & Prior. The deployment across the family-owned organisation’s 25...
View ArticleAI start-up Daisee raises $9 million in funding
Australian artificial intelligence start-up Daisee has filled its coffers with $8.8 million from a Series A funding round, with the funds to be used to fuel future growth. The funding round was led by...
View ArticleTwo ships deployed as Australia-Singapore cable laying gets underway
Laying of the Australia-Singapore subsea cable has commenced, with two ships laying two distinct sections from near Christmas Island to Fremantle, and the other in shallow water between Singapore and...
View ArticleNo vision, ‘confusion and negativity’ surround the NBN: Budde
The business model and investment model for the national broadband network has been built on a very unclear footing, "and the question can even be asked whether there is a business plan at all”,...
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