Industry News
Microsoft Australia appoints new managing director
Microsoft Australia has selected the former head of IBM's software business in APAC, Steven Worrall, to be managing director, replacing Pip Marlow, who is leaving the company after 21 years. [ + ]
Qld residents recognised for digital inclusion efforts
Eighteen Queensland residents have been named Advance Queensland Community Digital Champions by the Queensland Government. [ + ]
Data collaboration key to Australian innovation and growth
The BigInsights Data Innovation Awards have been held, with both federal and state ministers using the occasion to outline Australia's innovation plan. [ + ]
Google releases top internet searches for the year
Some of the most highly ranked internet searches for Australia in 2016 include 'how to play Pokemon Go', 'where is New South Wales', and 'why is my poop green'. [ + ]
ANZ companies embracing subscription model
More than 70% of ANZ companies in industries such as media, health care, software and the IoT surveyed by Ovum for Zuora are looking to shift to a subscription model. [ + ]
Internet Australia slams planned broadband levy
The government's proposal to impose a $7 per month levy on high-speed broadband services to fund the delivery of NBN services in rural areas amounts to "robbing Peter to pay Paul", according to Internet Australia CEO Laurie Patton. [ + ]
ATO website outage traced to HPE SAN failure
An HPE storage area network failure was the cause of a nearly two-day outage of the ATO's website and online services, but despite reports to the contrary no data has been permanently lost, the agency said. [ + ]
Tech industry most likely to create future jobs
The tech industry will be one of the strongest performers when it comes to creating jobs of the future, according to research by IBISWorld and Torrens University Australia. [ + ]
Splunk establishes ANZ headquarters in Melbourne
Software company Splunk will set up its ANZ headquarters in Melbourne, creating more jobs for the tech sector. [ + ]
In-flight emergencies caused by crushed smartphones
Damaged and lost phones on planes have been nominated by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority as the biggest dangerous goods safety risk in 2016. [ + ]
ATO blames hardware for web outage
A hardware failure led to the outage of the ATO's entire website on Monday, including its online services and portals. [ + ]
Security spending does not equal maturity: Gartner
Organisations spend an average of 5.6% of their IT budgets on security, but often falsely conflate spending with security maturity and do not have a true understanding of their security spending. [ + ]
BlackBerry announces mobile security platform
BlackBerry has announced a comprehensive platform of security and enterprise collaboration solutions that will form the bedrock of the company's new software focus. [ + ]
Qld Brain Institute deploying fast storage fabric
The Queensland Brain Institute is using technology from Brocade, HDS and Oracle to build a high-performance, high-capacity storage fabric to accelerate its research into preventing brain diseases. [ + ]
RMIT invention could boost data centre efficiency
An RMIT team working on silicon photonics technologies to improve data centre efficiency while cutting energy consumption costs has been selected to take part in a CSIRO high-tech accelerator. [ + ]
