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. [ + ]

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. [ + ]

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. [ + ]

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. [ + ]

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. [ + ]

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

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. [ + ]

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. [ + ]

Victorian public sector organisations should be wary of the risks involved with using social media to search for information on potential new hires, according to the state's privacy commissioner. [ + ]

A new Signal survey reveals that almost half of all consumers use two or more devices when booking and planning travel. [ + ]

Four Australian banks have submitted a follow-up to their application with the ACCC to require Apple to open negotiations over allowing third-party access to iOS's NFC payment function. [ + ]

The emergence of a new technology paradigm Gartner calls “civilisation infrastructure” will help lift global IT spending out of the doldrums next year, stimulating a projected 2.9% growth, the company said. [ + ]

Lab trials of the in-development XG.FAST copper acceleration technology conducted by nbn achieved peak aggregate speeds of 8 Gbps over 30 metres of twisted-pair cable. [ + ]

Travellers should be aware of the security risks of in-flight Wi-Fi and take precautions before connecting to the public Wi-Fi connections, according to NordVPN. [ + ]