Edge Computing — moving data closer to the end user — can result in a better end-user computing experience and reduced data costs. [ + ]

Now that the Coalition has been declared the winner of the 2016 election, the AIIA has urged the Turnbull government to expand its efforts to foster the digital transformation of the Australian economy. [ + ]

While 81% of senior business decision-makers in ANZ expect digital transformation to play a key role in their market, only 50% have a transformation strategy in place, a survey suggests. [ + ]

Gartner forecasts that the Australian IT market will grow 2.8% in 2016 to $83.3 billion, with software the fastest-growing category. [ + ]

Travel industry technology provider Amadeus has announced partnerships with MasterCard and Ixaris to bring virtual payment technology to B2B transactions between travel agents and suppliers. [ + ]

Bitdefender has discovered a new malware strain capable of giving attackers full, undetected control over Mac computers, including unrestricted access to all files on infected systems. [ + ]

Medibank will be unable to issue tax statements to a "majority of customers" due to an unspecified technical problem encountered during a technology upgrade. [ + ]

Project Zero finds "multiple critical vulnerabilities" in Symantec products, Telstra pledges $250m for network fixes, and the ACCC investigates whether ADSL should stay regulated. [ + ]

FKG Group has selected Schneider Electric to help the company design its new, energy-efficient Tier 3 Pulse Data Centre in Toowoomba. [ + ]

New smartphone app BRiN provides businesses with free business advice covering a range of topics, and the team is working on building the first AI-based business advisory service. [ + ]

NAB's Global Head of Research, Peter Jolly, will headline the CompTIA ANZ Channel Community meeting in Sydney on 21 July. [ + ]

An analysis of LinkedIn data shows that Apple is the top company in the world for attracting and keeping top talent, while KPMG is the top employer in Australia. [ + ]

Urbanrise has entered a 10-year partnership with Prudential Investment Company of Australia to develop new services for the strata management industry. [ + ]

The Department of Employment has adopted the Qlik Sense visual analytics offering for a new portal designed to assist the 'jobactive' service in connecting job seekers with employers. [ + ]

The NSW state winners have been announced for the 2016 iAwards that recognise the best in digital innovation. [ + ]