CBA digital concierge nudges staff to claim extra leave – Financial Services – HR – Software
CBA has built a “digital concierge” for its internal HR self-service platform Sidekick that – initially – is helping staff to claim extra days of…
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Brennan: The customer-connected, at-scale integrator – Partner Content – Promoted Content – Cloud
For almost three decades, we’ve striven to be more than a Systems Integrator. We’ve worked to be a partner in unlocking the full potential of…
Services Australia signs $226m data centre service extension – Cloud – Networking
Services Australia has renewed its data centre agreement with Canberra Data Centres for another five years. The renegotiated deal will cost Services Australia $226.1 million…
Medibank link emerges in multi-country action against ZServers – Security
The federal government has linked overnight action taken against Russian service provider ZServers and five people connected to the hosting provider to the Medibank cyber-attack. It…
Suncorp “spins up” new team for core platform modernisation – Cloud – Software – Financial Services
Suncorp is assembling a program team ahead of deploying a new insurance policy technology platform in Australia. The insurer announced last year it had selected…
NBN Co’s fibre upgrades reach record high – Telco/ISP
NBN Co upgraded “more than 217,000” premises to full fibre in the back half of last year, a significant increase equivalent to three-quarters of what…
HR uses of AI may be classified “high-risk” in Australia – HR – Software
A federal inquiry has asked the government to classify HR systems that use AI technology “high-risk” and require “meaningful consultation and transparency” with staff around…
Australia, US, UK target Zservers over Lockbit ransomware attacks – Security
The United States joined Australia and Britain in targeting Russia-based Zservers service provider for its role in supporting the Lockbit ransomware attacks, the US Department…
Four Russians arrested in Phobos ransomware crackdown – Security
Four Russian nationals, who were suspected of deploying a variant of Phobos ransomware to extort payments from people in Europe and beyond, were arrested last…
Microsoft to adjust Office-Teams pricing in bid to avoid EU antitrust fine – Software
Microsoft has offered to widen the price differential between its Office product sold with its chat and video app Teams and its software sold without…
TPG Telecom recovers after data centre outage – Networking – Telco/ISP
TPG Telecom has attributed a widespread outage on Monday evening to a failure of mains and backup power at one of its data centres. The…
Salesforce plans US$500m in AI-related investments in Saudi Arabia – Cloud
Salesforce plans to invest US$500 million ($796.5 million) in Saudi Arabia related to artificial intelligence, as countries compete to secure investments in the nascent but…