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COVID demand boosts Australian PC market in Q1
The Australian PC market grew 5.4% in the first quarter due to COVID lockdown-related demand, but IDC is still expecting the overall market to decline in 2020. [ + ]
IBM drops face recognition products after BLM protests
IBM has pulled out of the facial recognition market following the BLM protests, while Amazon will ban police from using its face recognition tech for a year. [ + ]
Lessons learned from pandemic disruption
While COVID-19 initially threw education into disarray, it is now thought that the time spent learning remotely could have been beneficial for many students. [ + ]
From cloud to the edge: the why and how behind the shift
The shift to edge computing can bring improved decision-making, increased speed and decreased latency of processes, and streamlined operational consistency. [ + ]
Principals stressed out long before pandemic: study
A survey has revealed key information about the mental health of Australia's principals, showing high levels of stress and burnout. [ + ]
Queensland to get three AustCyber innovation nodes
Queensland will become the last Australian state to open AustCyber Innovation Nodes as it seeks to bolster the local cybersecurity economy [ + ]
What role should IT play in a post-COVID world?
The IT sector has a responsibility to play its part in helping society recover from COVID-19 and set the pace for future stability. [ + ]
Honeywell helps Auto One boost warehouse, in-store productivity
Honeywell has delivered significant warehouse and in-store productivity and accuracy gains for Auto One, decreasing product picking time across its operations by 30%. [ + ]
Coming to grips with our data problem
Enterprise leaders are realising that the future of business will be less about the volume of data and more about how data and process act in concert. [ + ]
DTA releases latest COVIDSafe update
The Digital Transformation Agency has incorporated new security and accessibility enhancements into the latest version of its COVIDSafe contact tracing app. [ + ]
Ransomware evolves to hide in virtual machines
Sophos has uncovered an advanced new campaign using a virtual machine to deploy and run ransomware undetected by security software. [ + ]
COVID-19: Almost 70% of casuals suffering financially
A survey has revealed the extent of the impact COVID-19 has had on Australia's casual workforce, which is one of the largest in the world. [ + ]
DTA invites sellers to new Cloud Marketplace
The Digital Transformation Agency has launched a request for tenders for all sellers of cloud services to government to sign up to the new Cloud Marketplace. [ + ]
Asymptomatic testing in schools
Students and teachers at WA public schools are being tested for COVID-19 as part of the state-funded Detect population study focused on asymptomatic individuals. [ + ]
nbn demand remains high as speeds recover
The nbn is continuing to see high usage over its network as a result of the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, but speeds have recovered despite the higher demand. [ + ]
