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Dr Seuss helps Macquarie Telecom win Sigbox trademark challenge

December 2, 2020

Macquarie Telecom has been given the green light to register the trademark ‘Sigbox’ in a decision against French IoT service provider Sigfox, with best-selling children’s book author Dr. Seuss playing a part.

Versent steps up for AWS Marketplace professional services expansion

December 1, 2020

Versent has been named as a launch partner for a new expansion to the AWS Marketplace letting users find and buy professional services from third-party vendors, such as ISVs and consulting partners.

Microsoft launches Azure analytics and data services

November 30, 2020

Microsoft has officially launched its Azure Synapse Analytics service, as well as its data governance offering Azure Purview, in a move designed to break down and move past silos in businesses.

Contino raises the bar for Bendigo and Adelaide Bank ahead of AWS migration

November 20, 2020

Technology consulting firm Contino has helped Bendigo and Adelaide Bank move 30 workloads to Amazon Web Services (AWS) in just 30 days.

WA signs $100M whole-of-government deal with AWS

November 10, 2020

Hot on the heels of its landmark deal with Microsoft, Western Australia has signed another whole-of-government agreement for public cloud services, this time with Amazon Web Services (AWS).

Ex-TasmaNet CEO Elizabeth Aris joins TPG

October 24, 2020

Former TasmaNet CEO Elizabeth Aris has joined the newly merged TPG Telecom after resigning from the NBN reseller earlier this year. Iñaki Berroeta

Australias top growing channel players for 2020 revealed

October 19, 2020

Distributor Orca Tech and AWS partner Max Kelsen are just a couple of the local players in the channel to be admitted into the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 list for 2020.

Arq Group secures AWS cloud migration competency

October 15, 2020

Arq Group has secured an Amazon Web Services (AWS) competency in cloud migration after seven years of working with the global giant.

Regional telco FSG wins $12M services deal with NSW Office of Sport

October 15, 2020

Field Solutions Group (FSG) has been awarded a tender valued at over $1.2 million to supply managed connectivity services for the NSW Office of Sport.

TasmaNet deepens QLD partner play with Vastnet and Netmode purchase

October 15, 2020

TasmaNet has struck a deal to acquire Queensland telco Internomic, taking on the Vastnet and Netmode brands in the process.

Review into 5GNs Webcentral buy shot down

October 10, 2020

The decision to not conduct proceedings into 5G Network’s (5GN) acquisition of Webcentral under claims of “coercion” has been affirmed by the Australian Takeovers Panel after it declined to review its initial decision.

Insight enhances smart city network for the City of Whittlesea

September 29, 2020

Microsoft partner Insight has helped a Victorian council bolster its internet of things (IoT) data as part of a larger smart city initiative.

Southern Phone takes top spot in latest telco complaints tally

September 28, 2020

AGL Energy subsidiary Southern Phone has been ranked as the September quarter’s most complained-about telco per 10,000 services, according to new data.

Red Hat Quarkus Java stack moves to OpenShift

September 22, 2020

The Quarkus framework allows developers to build Kubernetes-native Java applications, now on OpenShift.

Vocus Group announces plans to list New Zealand business

September 14, 2020

ASX-listed Vocus Group has appointed financial advisers to execute a listing of New Zealand’s fourth largest retail telco, Vocus NZ.

5GN buys Brisbane data centre for $11M

September 13, 2020

5G Networks is to ramp up its presence in Queensland with the purchase of a 3MW data centre in Brisbane.

Outcomex enters new markets with IoT smarts

September 13, 2020

Systems integrator Outcomex is signalling 2021 as a big year for the company as it engages new markets for its IoT farm management solution, Farmdeck.

blueAPACHE replaces Honan Insurances outage-ridden network

September 7, 2020

Sydney’s Honan Insurance has ditched its old telecommunications provider in favour of blueAPACHE after years of outages plaguing its networks.

Telco consolidation on the cards as service growth falters

September 7, 2020

The mobile services market could see more market consolidation, with industry players looking to mergers for growth following a decline in service numbers for the first time in a decade.

Blazeclan Technologies scores multimillion AWS gig with Education Horizons Group

September 1, 2020

Blazeclan Technologies is to consolidate 40 years of various technologies into a single Amazon Web Services (AWS) platform for Education Horizons Group.

Uniti buys Harbour ISP in $925M deal

August 31, 2020

Publicly-listed telco services provider Uniti Group has struck a deal worth at least $9.25 million to acquire Harbour ISP in a move aimed at ramping up the company’s greenfield play.

Microsoft NET 5 arrives with C# 9 F# 5

August 3, 2020

New platform moves toward the unification of the .NET development experience across desktop, web, mobile, cloud, and IoT targets