Security continues to be a top priority for governments and organisations in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. According to IDC, spending on security hardware, services and software in APAC is expected to increase by 16.7 percent […]

Security continues to be a top priority for governments and organisations in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. According to IDC, spending on security hardware, services and software in APAC is expected to increase by 16.7 percent […]
SolarWinds has set up its first IT service management (ITSM) data centre in Australia for SolarWinds Service Desk customers. Located in Sydney, the data centre will help improve performance and speed while allowing SolarWinds customers […]
Geotab and Logmaster have partnered to create a complete telematics and Electronic Work Diary solution for Australian fleet and transportation companies. The unified transport management platform will bring the entire Geotab ecosystem to the market, […]
MyRepublic has left the Australian market and transferred its subscribers to Superloop. The agreement with Superloop relates to the acquisition of MyRepublic’s Australian National Broadband Network (NBN) subscribers only and does not include any assets […]
Sovereign Cloud Australia (AUCloud) and Arqit Quantum have announced general availability of the Asia Pacific region’s first Quantum Safe Symmetric Key Agreement Software (SKAS). Powered by Arqit’s QuantumCloud, the service is available now from AUCloud as […]
Rakuten Kobo has introduced the new Kobo Clara 2E eReader whose exterior is made primarily from recycled plastic. The waterproof device is Kobo’s first eReader made with ocean-bound and recycled plastic, following the company’s commitment […]
Frasers Property Australia and Frasers Property Industrial in Australia have picked Juniper Networks to upgrade its network infrastructure, enhancing business agility and IT efficiency across Australia. With a modern, AI-driven network, the property firm has […]
Australian software-as-a-service platform (SaaS) provider Prvidr has appointed David Joss as its CEO. The telecoms industry veteran is tasked with expanding the client base and industry verticals. Joss was most recently CEO of Southern Phone […]
After delays due to the pandemic, Huawei has finally opened its first Melbourne store at Glen Waverley. As the first store outside Sydney, this fourth Austalian store will stock 40 products, including the Watch GT […]
In October 2020, NVIDIA introduced the DOCA-supported data processing unit (DPU), a data-centre-infrastructure-on-a-chip architecture that enables breakthrough networking, storage and security performance. Australia’s Monash University is one of the early adopters testing the DPU. Entelechy […]
Currencycloud has received the Australian Financial Services’ (AFS) licence to offer its services in Australia. Currencycloud has some fast-growing clients in Australia but had been limited to international payments only. With the licence, its clients […]
Australia’s spending on artificial intelligence (AI) systems will double to US$3.6 billion in 2025, a compounded annual growth rate of 24.4 percent for the period of 2020-25, according to IDC. Organisations will be increasing their […]
Profound is a newly-launched marketplace for off-market Australian properties where buyers can see real estate on offer and contact the agent to arrange for a viewing. An off-market listing is not marketed publicly. It has […]
Singapore-based telco MyRepublic has promoted Yap Yong Teck from Group Managing Director to President. In his new role, Yap is directly responsible for driving growth, operational efficiency and synergies across the company’s service businesses in […]
TPG Telecom has become the first global site for Nokia’s integrated 5G Interleaved Passive Active Antenna (IPAA). To be installed at a site in Brisbane, the Twin Beam version of IPAA delivers both 5G capability […]
Square has agreed to acquire Afterpay for US$29 billion. The acquisition is expected to be completed by the first quarter of 2022. According to Jack Dorsey, Co-Founder and CEO of Square, both companies have a […]
Australia’s Fusion Broadband has expanded into Equinix to increase its global footprint and offer customers enhanced performance and more advanced connectivity options. Leveraging the massive global infrastructure of Equinix, which has more than 220 data […]
Fintech firm ClearScore has received a US$200 funding from Invus Opportunities to grow its team, product suite and customer base globally.. The credit marketplace serves more than 14 million customers worldwide, with more than 400,000 […]
Little Birdie has received A$30 million investment from Commonwealth Bank (CBA), ahead of its launch next month (June 2021). The investment values the online shopping startup at A$130 million, making it among the largest pre-launch […]
With its 5G rollout in progress across major Australian cities, TPG Telecom is deploying the MATRIXX digital commerce platform to to improve customer experience while laying the foundation for future innovation. It is building a […]
Australia has passed the News Media Bargaining Code to get Facebook, Google and other tech platforms to pay Australian publishers for showing their contents in posts and searches. Under the code, Facebook and Google will […]
With the world still reeling from COVID-19, NVIDIA will be sharing at SupercomputingAsia (SCA) 2021 how high performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI) are playing integral parts in the battle against the pandemic. At […]
Faced with a proposed new Australian law on having to pay news sites for links to their articles, Google is threatening to pull the search engine out of the continent. Google is not the only […]
ContractPodAi has opened an office in Sydney to further expands its presence in the Asia-Pacific region. The new Australian office will focus on bringing its AI-powered contract lifecycle management (CLM) solutions to the region. “We […]
AsiaPay and Azupay have teamed up to facilitate digital payments aross Australia. They aim to provide for e-commerce customers a simple, secure, seamless and real-time checkout experience, and for merchants to receive payment instantly and […]
Amazon Web Services (AWS) plans to open a second infrastructure region in Australia in the latter half of 2022. The new AWS Asia Pacific (Melbourne) Region will consist of three availability zones (AZs) at launch. […]
Researchers at Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) will use a A$1 million Australian government grant awarded to Anatomics to develop a smart helmet to monitor brain swelling in stroke and traumatic brain injury […]
When delivering online experience, organisations have little room for failure as people tend to have a low tolerance for difficulty in registering or logging in to access services. According to a ForgeRock survey, nearly half […]
Australia-based JESI has received a multi-million-dollar fund injection from Future Now Capital Management that will propel its global expansion. Coupled with the appointment of Brad Seymour as Chairperson, the new fund will help the remote […]
If online service usage was not already the norm before COVID-19 struck, it will certainly be post-pandemic as nearly half of respondents (45 percent) to a ForgeRock survey plan to consumer more online services post-pandemic.