Industry News
Visa to introduce botnet detection requirement
Australia will next year become the first market in the world in which Visa will require e-commerce payment providers to adopt botnet detection capabilities. [ + ]
Equinix launches PE3 data centre in Perth
Equinix has opened a new International Business Exchange (IBX) data centre in Perth, named PE3. This is Equinix's 18th data centre in Australia. [ + ]
NEXTDC announces edge data centre network
NEXTDC has launched the first in a planned series of edge data centres for regional Australia — the SC1. [ + ]
YourDC and Aussie Broadband deliver dark fibre build
Aussie Broadband has partnered with YourDC to roll out 112 km of 360-core dark fibre throughout the greater Adelaide area. [ + ]
AIIA supports QUT to boost Qld's ICT skills
More than 1340 Queenslanders have participated in the AIIA and QUT co-designed ICT micro-credentialing courses in the past 12 months. [ + ]
Dedicated science rooms for all primary schools
A dedicated science room will be built into all newly constructed WA primary schools from 2024. [ + ]
Learning operating system designed by educators
TMRW, a scalable learning operating system (LearnOS) for global education, has been developed to help bring education to every child in the world. [ + ]
MuleSoft launches API management capabilities
MuleSoft has added new capabilities to its Anypoint Platform, designed to give organisations better control over the creation and management of APIs. [ + ]
Consent survey for parents closing soon
Almost 3000 parents and carers have completed an online survey about how they can be supported to talk about consent with their children. [ + ]
ACCC reveals increase in mobile data fees
Broadband and mobile prices have increased in 2020–21, with consumers not using the extra data or higher speeds that they're paying more for, according to the ACCC. [ + ]
Equinix to expand Equinix Metal to Melbourne
Equinix has announced plans to enhance its Equinix Metal bare metal cloud platform, and to expand its availability to Melbourne and five other metros next year. [ + ]
Air purification technology for COVID-safe schools
Healthy building technology is being rolled out across Australian schools to help create safer learning environments. [ + ]
Genesys raises $808m in new funding round
Fast-growing customer experience orchestration company Genesys has raised US$580 million in funding at a valuation of US$21 billion. [ + ]
Smart buildings targeted in cyber attacks
KNX National Group has provided smart building operators with a list of suggestions for securing the buildings against an intensifying wave of cyber attacks. [ + ]
Amazon Alexa Australia, TalkVia partner for Make-A-Wish app
Make-A-Wish Australia has developed a new voice app, in collaboration with Amazon Alexa Australia and TalkVia, to help users learn more about Make-A-Wish. [ + ]
