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Report: Education providers need to step up & help fix IT skills shortage

Australian CIOs call for education system to address widening IT skills gap, with only 3% saying it meets market demands.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Mon, 22nd Jan 2018

Global Stories

Australian stories

Ericsson

Telstra transmission network in Melbourne runs at break-neck speeds

Telstra, Ericsson, and Ciena achieve record-breaking speeds of 400Gbps over Telstra's transmission network in Melbourne.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 3 min read • Wed, 24th Jan 2018

Cybersecurity

Cybereason announces ANZ partnership with NEXTGEN Distribution

Cybereason partners with NEXTGEN Distribution and opens Sydney office, hiring Charles Cote as ANZ Regional Director, to enhance cybersecurity in the region.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Wed, 24th Jan 2018

Partner Programmes

Exclusive interview - Progress talks channel plans for cognitive apps

Richard Stone talks about the next gen of applications and how their 35 years of adaptability and success will benefit the ANZ channel this year.

By Ben Moore • 4 min read • Wed, 24th Jan 2018

Malware

Ursnif banking Trojan loves New Zealand and Australia as its targets

The Ursnif Banking Trojan seems to love Australia and New Zealand, based on findings that show its 'disproportionate prevalence' in the two countries.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 24th Jan 2018

Freshdesk

Freshworks launches first APAC data center in Sydney

Freshworks has launched its first Asia-Pacific data center in Sydney, enhancing security and meeting local data sovereignty and privacy requirements.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Tue, 23rd Jan 2018

Alcatel-Lucent

Vocus preparing infrastructure for Australia Singapore Cable

Vocus boosts Aussie infra for pending ASC launch, preps 8T capacity surge, new POPs, and Christmas Island link.

By Jacques-Pierre Dumas • 2 min read • Tue, 23rd Jan 2018

Hyperscale

Fiji's new eCentre station is under construction

Flexenclosure has been instrumental in the deployment of prefabricated data center technology into many developing nations.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 3 min read • Tue, 23rd Jan 2018

Marketing Technologies

Aussie retailers using WeChat as a channel to Chinese consumers

DaigouSales.com allows Australian brands to sell directly into China via locally based Chinese WeChat users who buy on behalf of their friends.

By Kai Ping Lew • 5 min read • Tue, 23rd Jan 2018

Fintech

Enterprise finance applications finding their way to the cloud - MYOB

Mid-to-large enterprises are rapidly adopting pure cloud-based finance solutions, driving productivity and profitability gains, reports Gartner.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Tue, 23rd Jan 2018

Network Infrastructure

Google Cloud looking to hire local channel talent

Google Cloud has posted job listings for partner success managers in Australia and New Zealand indication further expansion into the region.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Mon, 22nd Jan 2018

Firewalls

Mark Sinclair accelerates WatchGuard ANZ growth and partner momentum

Based in Sydney, Sinclair will be responsible for expanding the company's market presence in Australia and New Zealand.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Mon, 22nd Jan 2018

Fintech

Education provider TAFE shakes up finance training with Reckon

The partnership is aimed at making the training provider's students more attractive to the major accounting firms.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Mon, 22nd Jan 2018

Dicker Data

Happy birthday! Dicker Data celebrates 40 years in operation

Dicker Data has revealed a temporary update to its logo for 2018 that celebrates reaching 40 years of being in operation.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Mon, 22nd Jan 2018

Rugby

RugbyPass announces reseller partnership with VeNA

VeNA, a local ad tech company, and RugbyPass have signed an exclusive partnership to cover New Zealand and Australia.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Mon, 22nd Jan 2018

Unified Communications

Air New Zealand launching as a skill on Amazon Alexa

Air New Zealand is pioneering in Australasia with an Alexa skill, letting customers check flight statuses hands-free. It launches in early February.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Mon, 22nd Jan 2018

DataCentre infrastructure

Accelerating global interconnection with the acquisition of Metronode

This US$792 million acquisition of Metronode will see us expand our reach in the country, which has been called for by a number of our customers.

By Julia Gabel • 5 min read • Fri, 19th Jan 2018

Network Infrastructure

Vocus sets up subsea cable PoP in ST Telemedia's Singapore data center

Vocus has selected ST Telemedia's Singapore data center, STT Tai Seng, to be the point of presence (PoP) for its new submarine cable.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Fri, 19th Jan 2018

Stories from Other Regions

Australian stories

Cartech

Jucy set to introduce electric campervan fleet

Thousands of tourists in New Zealand may soon tour in electric campervans as Jucy begins a pioneering EV trial, aiming to meet eco-friendly travel demand.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Mon, 22nd Jan 2018

Risk & Compliance

Road safety charity calls on fleets to tackle driver distraction

More than a third of fleet operators are not monitoring distraction, raising crash risks for drivers and prompting calls for stricter policies.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Mon, 22nd Jan 2018

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