Cisco named best place to work
11 August, 2021 | Supplied by: CiscoCisco has secured the top spot on Great Place to Work's 2021 Best Workplaces List in the over-1000-employees category for large organisations.
NortonLifeLock and Avast to merge
11 August, 2021NortonLifeLock, a consumer cyber safety provider, and Avast, a digital security and privacy company, have announced plans to merge.
Comms Connect Melbourne rescheduled for March
09 August, 2021Australia's premier critical communications and public safety exhibition and conference, Comms Connect Melbourne, has been moved to 8–10 March 2022.
Swoop scores $5m NBN deal with Orro
06 August, 2021Fixed wireless and wholesale network infrastructure provider Swoop has secured a five-year, $5m contract with network provider Orro Group.
M&A activity in TMT sector surged 93% in 1H21
04 August, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe global value of M&A in the technology, media and telecom sector surged to nearly $750bn during 1H21, according to GlobalData.
Seisma acquires Salesforce partner Smartapps
03 August, 2021IT professional services group Seisma has acquired Smartapps, a provider of Salesforce application development, consulting and managed services.
Square to acquire Afterpay for AU$39bn
03 August, 2021Square, an NYSE-listed financial services and digital payments company, is set to acquire Australian-listed Afterpay for US$29 billion (AU$39 billion).
Australian business leaders see automation as vital
03 August, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingNearly all Australian business leaders believe that improving automation will be vital to meeting their business goals, research from MuleSoft shows.
EY strengthens cyber offering with SecureWorx acquisition
30 July, 2021Ernst & Young, Australia has signed a deal to acquire SecureWorx, a provider of multi-cloud services, managed security operations and security advisory services.
New comms tech workshops announced
30 July, 2021The Comms Connect team have announced new dates between August and October for their popular online technical workshops.
Open data key to vaccine rollout
29 July, 2021 by Paul Leahy, Country Manager A/NZ, Qlik | Supplied by: QlikAs the Delta variant continues to spread across the country and Sydney's lockdown continues, all eyes are on the Australian government and its handling of the vaccine rollout.
APAC IT, services spending exceeds $3.4bn
28 July, 2021Asia Pacific's spending on IT and business services surpassed US$3bn for the first time in a quarter, with record spending on cloud-based and traditional managed services.
TCO calls for regulations to support right to repair
21 July, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingTCO Development has urged the Productivity Commission to back up the proposed right to repair by ensuring manufacturers address common barriers to repair.
Capgemini set to buy Empired for AU$233m
19 July, 2021WA-headquartered, ASX-listed IT services provider Empired is set to be acquired by Capgemini for AU$233 million.
Construction sector sees analytics, AI and ML as key growth area
15 July, 2021In APAC, 78% of respondents saw data analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning as most critical for success for the next one to three years.
