Govt caps IT contracts to give SMEs a bigger bite
23 August, 2017 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingIndividual government IT contracts will be capped at $100m and three years' duration to help give smaller Australian tech companies more opportunities to secure government projects.
Sydney's Hyper Anna gets $16m investment
23 August, 2017 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingStart-up Hyper Anna has closed a $16m Series A funding round to help expand its AI-powered data analytics services into international markets.
ITSM predicted to become more challenging
22 August, 2017The results of the IT Service Management Future Readiness survey have been released.
IT recruitment continues to grow
21 August, 2017 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAustralian IT hiring activity is on the rise due to strong demand in NSW, the ACT and Victoria, according to IT recruitment company Peoplebank.
Dell supercomputer could unlock mysteries of the universe
21 August, 2017A supercomputer powering astrophysics research at Swinburne University of technology will be built by Dell EMC.
Digital grants boost Mackay businesses
17 August, 2017The Small Business Digital Grants program being run by the Queensland Government is assisting small businesses in Mackay.
Swinburne's Factory of the Future funded by Siemens
17 August, 2017Siemens will provide a $135 million industrial digitalisation software grant to the Swinburne University of Technology 'Factory of the Future'.
Telstra loses $5bn in market value
17 August, 2017 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingTelstra shares fell as much as 12% today after the company revealed it will cut its dividend for FY18 by 29% and warned that the nbn rollout is expected to wipe around $3 billion from its EBITDA.
SA Tesla battery project taken on by CPP
16 August, 2017South Australia's grid-scale Tesla battery project will be undertaken by Consolidated Power Projects (CPP).
NSW start-ups to learn from Israeli counterparts
16 August, 2017 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingA delegation of 10 FinTech and cybersecurity start-ups will visit Israel in September for a 10-day innovation masterclass.
New investment models needed for smart cities
16 August, 2017Governments are being urged to ease procurement practices, enabling micro-investment for the future of smart cities.
Human-centric tech to drive digital business
16 August, 2017 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingGartner's latest emerging technologies Hype Cycle indicates that three technology megatrends will shape the future of digital business for the next decade.
Kaspersky Lab settles beef with Microsoft
15 August, 2017 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingKaspersky Lab will withdraw its antitrust complaints against Microsoft in response to a series of changes to the way Windows 10 handles third-party security software.
LaunchVic start-up partnerships terminated
15 August, 2017Partnerships with 500 start-ups will be terminated by LaunchVic following the resignation of its Melbourne lead, Rachael Neumann.
