Industry News
School fined $140K after worker death
A conviction and $140,000 fine has been handed down to Melbourne private school Haileybury, after the death of a grounds worker. [ + ]
Excessive screen time for kids with siblings
New research has suggested that parents of multiple children struggle to adhere to screen time guidelines. [ + ]
Teradata completes large-scale analytics demo
Teradata and Amazon Web Services have completed one of the largest-scale tests of cloud analytics capabilities conducted to date. [ + ]
Experts to discuss secure board strategies in podcast
The In Pursuit of the Secure Board Podcast has lined up a stable of expert guests to provide advice to board members on understanding and managing cyber risk. [ + ]
Optimizely, Google Cloud forge new partnership
Digital experience platform market leader Optimizely has announced a multi-year collaboration with Google Cloud to develop digital-first marketing solutions. [ + ]
ASI Solutions buys Tablet PC
Microsoft Gold Partner ASI Solutions has acquired Tablet PC, a Microsoft tablet and productivity solutions training provider. [ + ]
Digital transformation alone no longer sufficient
As more companies advance through the stages of digital transformation, companies wishing to differentiate need to embrace strong ESG, according to Infosys. [ + ]
Digital libraries at the heart of learning
The theme for Queensland School Library Week (14–18 February) is "At the Heart of Learning". [ + ]
Proposed Critical Infrastructure legislation second review
The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) has commenced a review into new laws to protect Australia's infrastructure. [ + ]
Government funding for STEM superstars
A further $2 million in funding is being delivered by the federal government to advance girls and women in STEM. [ + ]
vaxxvault to manage vaccination status for AFL
Medtech company vaxxvault has secured a deal to provide its vaccination compliance management platform for use by all AFL players and staff. [ + ]
Sexual consent education needs overhaul: study
What should education programs look like, and how do we effectively teach sexual consent? [ + ]
CommScope joins Meta's Evenstar program
CommScope has announced it will work with Facebook's Meta Connectivity on its Evenstar program, which aims to accelerate adoption of Open RAN technology. [ + ]
COBOL in wider use than previously thought
New research commissioned by Micro Focus estimates that more than 800 billion lines of COBOL code are running in production systems and in regular use today. [ + ]
ActiveServer certified for eftpos Secure
eftpos has announced certification of GPayments' 3D Secure Server solution, ActiveServer, cementing its rollout of secure online payment options. [ + ]