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Australian Stories

Founders stories

Airlock Digital, emt Distribution partner with Baidam Solutions

The company is looking to partners to spread the Airlock Digital message to a wider audience, making the channel its number one priority.

By Ben Moore • 4 min read • Mon, 9th Dec 2019

Global Stories

Founders stories

eLearning

Global lockdowns put pressure on internet infrastructure

COVID-19 lockdowns are straining global internet infrastructure, say researchers at Monash Business School, with increasing latency issues across many regions.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 27th Mar 2020

Investment

Revealed: Global trends in technology investment

The US and China see total investment values drop year-on-year, but the UK records a rise in investment into British tech companies.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 18th Mar 2020

Hackers

Australian women-focusd hackathon #SheHacks expands across Victoria

Women-focused hackathon #SheHacks, run by Girl Geek Academy, will take place statewide across Victoria, Australia from February to April.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 28th Feb 2020

Data Analytics

Accenture announces new acquisition to bolster digital supply chain solutions

The acquisition will boost Accenture's growing technology practice and number of SAP professionals in Australia and New Zealand.

By Nick Forrester • 3 min read • Tue, 18th Feb 2020

Marketing Technologies

LiveTiles and Canva announce strategic partnership with global growth on the horizon

LiveTiles teams up with Canva to integrate design tools into its platform, aiming to drive global growth and innovate workplace experiences for users worldwide.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 11th Feb 2020

Pivotal

Melinda Gates behind $50m drive to get women into tech

Melinda Gates is spearheading a US$50 million initiative to bolster female representation in tech through GET Cities, targeting US-based emerging tech hubs.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 3rd Feb 2020

Virtualisation

Veeam to be acquired for massive US$5 billion

Insight Partners is set to buy Veeam Software for USD $5 billion, marking Veeam's shift to a U.S.-based leadership and boosting its move into hybrid cloud.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Mon, 13th Jan 2020

Fintech

IFTA FinTech Achievement Awards open for applications

The IFTA FinTech Achievement Awards are now accepting applications, inviting global recognition for innovation and excellence in the FinTech industry.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Fri, 10th Jan 2020

Clean technologies

NZ tech start up wins innovation award

CarbonClick CPO, Jan Ivar Czaplicki, has been named International Michael Page Innovator of the Year for 2019.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Wed, 11th Dec 2019

Platform-as-a-Service

eBay sells out: Viagogo buys ticketing platform StubHub for billions

eBay has ridded itself of its massive ticketing marketplace StubHub – and sold it to controversial ticketing platform viagogo.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 26th Nov 2019

Cybersecurity

Singapore to make acquaintance with Group-IB's CyberCrimeCon

Group-IB's CyberCrimeCon is making its Singapore debut on 29 November, featuring top cybersecurity experts and organisations like INTERPOL and the CSA.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 19th Nov 2019

Online bookings

Muso wants to take live music to all corners of Australia

An Australian company called Muso is on a mission to rejuvenate the country's music scene and create as much live music in as many locations as possible.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 5th Nov 2019

Kaspersky

Women underrepresented in cybersecurity in half of enterprises - Kaspersky

Despite some diversity initiatives, women constitute 39% of the labour force and only 25% of management positions worldwide in general.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 30th Oct 2019

Customer Experience

New marketing technology consultancy STITCH launches

Auckland-based STITCH launches to aid businesses in enhancing customer experiences, utilising data and marketing tech. Led by Adnan Khan and Simon Wedde.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 15th Oct 2019

Fintech

XTransfer raises $15m funding to expand global network

The company provides service solutions such as cross-border and local collection, payment, foreign exchange, lending, and other treasury management services.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 14th Oct 2019