Industry News
STEM remote learning during COVID-19
A small wireless multimeter, DSO and logger is being used by students studying STEM subjects remotely. [ + ]
COVID crisis causing Australians to embrace flexible work
Six in 10 Australian employees now rate flexible work more highly than career progression in terms of their positive impact on mental health, research suggests. [ + ]
Monday.com announces alliance with KPMG
Australian Work OS developer monday.com has forged an alliance with KMPG aimed at building joint solutions for KPMG member firms. [ + ]
Genesys, Thrive seek to tackle employee burnout
Genesys has teamed up with Thrive, a company founded to tackle employee burnout, to embed employee wellbeing tools into customer service agent workflows. [ + ]
APAC businesses lead investments in digital CX
Asia-Pacific businesses are ahead of their global peers, with ANZ businesses ahead of their peers in the region, by investments in digital customer acquisition. [ + ]
Digital collaboration centre launched in Sydney
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has launched an innovation and digital collaboration centre in Sydney, designed to help businesses navigate transformation. [ + ]
payo launches QR code payments for hospitality
Australian e-commerce company payo aims to revolutionise restaurant bill payments and splitting at the table with its new payo checkout offering. [ + ]
Thales, Google Cloud step up cloud security
Thales and Google Cloud have launched a joint solution aimed at shoring up data security for customers migrating their workloads to the Google Cloud Platform. [ + ]
Australian boffins use facial expressions to navigate VR
A team led by a University of Queensland researcher has developed technology designed to allow users to navigate VR environments using only facial expressions. [ + ]
Analytics app simplifies complex entitlement landscape
A new solution promises to help New Zealand businesses navigate the complex and ever-evolving leave entitlement legislative landscape. [ + ]
Calls for extension to free RATs in schools
There are calls from the IEU for the NSW Government to extend free rapid antigen testing (RATs) in schools for a further six weeks. [ + ]
Celebrating 70 years since Australia's first computer conference
The Pearcey Foundation has announced a summit to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Australia's first computer conference, which was held in August 1951. [ + ]
Waiting for Gonski: how Australia failed its schools
A new book written by two teachers looks at the impact of the Gonski Review 10 years on, exploring policy failures and potential solutions. [ + ]
Adelaide's EIC building snags CBA as a tenant
Quintessential Equity has announced its EIC building open for leasing, with the Commonwealth Bank committed to a tenancy. [ + ]
AWS to open Local Zones in Brisbane, Perth
AWS will bring low-latency cloud services to the edge at its planned AWS Local Zones in Brisbane and Perth. [ + ]