Industry News
Schools advised to limit large gatherings
Western Australian schools are advised to avoid larger in-school gatherings to limit the transmission of COVID-19 from those who are asymptomatic. [ + ]
Virsec launches application security platform
Virsec’s new Deterministic Protection Platform is designed to protect the full application stack at runtime regardless of application type or environment. [ + ]
Research commercialisation fund welcomed
Science & Technology Australia (STA) has welcomed the $2.2bn research commercialisation fund announced by the Prime Minister this week. [ + ]
LogMeIn launches new company and streamlines portfolio
LogMeIn, the organisation behind connectivity and collaboration tools, has announced a new company launch and a rebrand to GoTo. [ + ]
Higher psychological distress for home-schooling parents
Significantly higher levels of psychological distress were experienced by parents who home-schooled children during the COVID-19 lockdowns. [ + ]
Employee engagement rises again in ANZ
Employee engagement is improving among employers in ANZ, but workers are increasingly demanding improved hybrid work technology tools. [ + ]
Energy suppliers look to digitalisation for net zero
Australian energy suppliers are leading the world in terms of the adoption of digital transformation to help pursue net zero targets, a new survey suggests. [ + ]
Parents won't follow school RAT testing guidelines
About one-third of parents don't plan to follow government guidelines regarding rapid antigen testing, new research suggests. [ + ]
Teacher pay rise of 2.04% 'not enough'
The IEU has said that the pay increase of 2.04% offered by Catholic Employment Relations is not good enough. [ + ]
Twilio and Teleperformance announce global partnership
Twilio and Teleperformance have announced a global partnership to deliver the next generation of cloud contact centre solutions. [ + ]
Fast food takes to the skies
Wing Australia has partnered with QSR brand Roll'd Vietnamese to introduce food delivery to homes and workplaces via drone. [ + ]
Emissions to guide cloud buying decisions by 2025
Gartner expects carbon emissions to become a top three criterion driving hyperscaler cloud purchase decisions by 2025. [ + ]
Canon acquires WA IT service provider Satalyst
Canon Business Services ANZ has acquired WA's Satalyst as it seeks to expand its presence in its focus areas of security, cloud and automation. [ + ]
Schoolchildren connected with scientists at Dubai expo
The World Expo in Dubai will this year focus on the theme of ‘Connecting Minds, Creating the Future’. [ + ]
RMIT Online aims to train hybrid designers
RMIT Online has teamed up with Canva and other partners to develop the material for a series of courses aimed at meeting employer demand for hybrid designers. [ + ]