The Victorian government is working to implement real-time travel information across the state's public transport network, with information for almost all metro train stations accessible via the PTV mobile app. [ + ]

The Obama administration has announced plans to establish a new privacy office dedicated to making privacy a comprehensive, strategic and continuous function of government in the US. [ + ]

MYOB has migrated its SaaS-based cloud accounting service to Microsoft's Australian Azure infrastructure in Sydney and Melbourne without any impact on clients. [ + ]

More than half of Australian respondents to a Gemalto survey use personal devices to access work emails, and almost as many have installed apps on work devices without the knowledge of IT. [ + ]

Suboptimally configured failsafe mechanisms at nine wind farms were the cause of last month's South Australian blackout, not the intermittent nature of wind energy, an AEMO investigation states. [ + ]

Optus customers will have access to faster download speeds, improved data coverage and better voice quality after the company launched expanded 4G services. [ + ]

The Prime Minister's Prize for Innovation 2016 has been awarded to Professor Michael Aitken AM, for his work in developing stock market analysing technology. [ + ]

The MapR platform enables HelloFresh to leverage weekly subscriber touchpoints, consistently manage supply chains and demand, and optimise customer experience as well as business operations. [ + ]

Tata Communications has been recognised by Frost & Sullivan for its managed unified communications (UC) portfolio of services in the APAC market. [ + ]

Innovation and Science Australia Chair Bill Ferris has called for Australia to create a culture of innovation to remain competitive in an increasingly globalised economy. [ + ]

Outsourced omnichannel CEM company Teleperformance has officially opened its first Australian office in Melbourne, which is home to more than 300 help desk support staff. [ + ]

IBRS analyst Joseph Sweeney explains why you need to take charge of all your mobility projects, to stop them jumping around and crashing into each other and catching fire. [ + ]

A new report shows that a large percentage of tested gaming apps can access location services and tracking, social networking, calendar and SMS on workplace devices. [ + ]

The top 10 strategic technology trends for 2017 will all focus on laying the groundwork for what Gartner calls an "intelligent digital mesh" of interconnected technologies, platforms and services, the research firm said. [ + ]

WiseTech Global founder Richard White and the founders of eight other NSW technology companies have secured NSW Technology Entrepreneurs of the Year Awards. [ + ]