Industry News
Aussie enterprise storage market to shrink 7.5% in 2020
A report by GlobalData has predicted that Australia's enterprise storage market could fall by 7.5% in 2020, due to ICT spending cuts driven by COVID-19. [ + ]
Virtual travel on offer for school students
An experimental learning tool will allow school students to virtually visit Peru and learn about the country. [ + ]
Technology Accelerator Program spurs on WA innovators
WA government agency Landgate has launched the SPUR Location Technology Accelerator Program to provide financial grants to property data innovators. [ + ]
Report: nbn connectivity could boost value of agriculture sector
A research report has estimated that nbn connectivity could add $15.6 billion to the value of Australia's agriculture sector by 2030. [ + ]
Keeping kids safe online more important than ever
The COVID-19 pandemic, lockdowns and increased isolation are creating heightened rates of cyberbullying, child exploitation and image-based abuse. [ + ]
Telcos in breach of nbn migration rules
ACMA has found TPG, Optus, Dodo and Telstra to be in breach of rules requiring them to provide backup services to consumers following a stalled nbn migration. [ + ]
COVID-19 pushes spending on comms and collaboration software
Despite current enterprise ICT spending trends, GlobalData predicts that communication and collaboration software revenue will grow by 20% in Australia in 2020. [ + ]
Report: Small increase in consumer complaints about telcos
The Complaints in Context report from the Communications Alliance has shown a small rise in the complaints received by the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman. [ + ]
Bank guarantees digitised through blockchain breakthrough
A consortium of major banks has launched a live pilot for Lygon, a blockchain-based bank guarantee platform. [ + ]
NZ: $69m upgrade for school networks and security
A $69 million online learning package announced by the NZ Government will upgrade schools' digital networks and improve online security. [ + ]
BYOPC to reach mainstream in 5 years
Gartner is predicting that the emerging bring your own PC technology trend will reach mainstream adoption within five years, driven by COVID-19 WFH restrictions. [ + ]
MS Teams: new features to engage students
Microsoft has been working to improve its Teams product in response to a global need for remote learning. [ + ]
Gartner: employees only applying half of newly learned skills
New research from Gartner has revealed that employees are only applying 54% of the new skills they have learned. [ + ]
Google services restored following student email 'incident'
ACT public schools recently experienced an 'email incident', with spam emails containing inappropriate material being circulated to students. [ + ]
Government names 17 broadband SIPs
The government has designated 17 statutory infrastructure providers for the supply of wholesale broadband services in 1592 locations Australia-wide. [ + ]
