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Frasers Property Australia simplifies connectivity with Juniper Networks solution
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 […]
Prvidr gets new CEO
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 […]
Huawei opens Melbourne store
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 […]
Shifting the DPU paradigm
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 secures ASIC licence
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 to double AI spending by 2025
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 opens doors to hidden properties for sale in Australia
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 […]
MyRepublic promotes Yap Yong Teck to President
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 accelerates 5G deployment with Nokia antenna
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 to acquire Afterpay
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 […]
Fusion Broadband taps Equinix for global expansion
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 […]
ClearScore secures US$200m funding
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 nets A$30m CBA investment
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 […]
TPG Telecom deploys MATRIXX Software
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 passes news media bargaining code
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 […]
NVIDIA to speak on AI and HPC in COVID-19 battle at SCA21
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 […]
Google in Aussie showdown
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 opens first office in Australia
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 link up for digital payment in Australia
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 […]
AWS to open 2nd region in Australia
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. […]
CSIRO to create helmet that detects and prevents brain seizures
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 […]
1st impression matters lots in online experience
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 […]
Fund injection positions JESI for global growth
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 […]
Nearly half of consumers to use more online services post-pandemic
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.
Salesforce and Monash Data support ANZ Women in AI Awards
In the age of AI, it’s timely to recognise women who have conributed to championing the technology. In Australia and New Zealand, the Women in AI (WAI) Awards 2021 aims to support and reward excellence to women in AI.
FaceCruit lets jobseekers share video resumes for free
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The COVID-19 pandemic has left a massive impact on the job market with many losing jobs and seeking employment. Compounding this are safe distancing and other measures that make face-to-face job interviews challenging.
Sydney suburb keeps eye on traffic with VIVA platform
Faced with a fast growing population, the city of Liverpool located 27 kilometers southwest of Sydney needed to ensure that traffic flow in its city centre continues to flow smoothly.
Beam raises US$26m for APAC expansion
Micromobility operator Beam has secured US$26 million in Series A funding to drive its expansion in the Asia-Pacific region.
Visualise the future with new Vault Client release
Australia-based Euclideon has released the latest version of its Vault Client software for Windows, which incorporates tools for visualising massive 3D datasets and related information to meet the increasing demand for new ways of handling such huge files.
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