New investigations platform drives AFP software costs to $166m – Software
The Australian Federal Police’s software asset value has risen by $25 million – or 17 percent — to $166 million in the last financial year.…
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QBE Insurance harnesses data to boost staff experience – HR – Financial Services
QBE Insurance is having more data-driven conversations with senior leaders around employee engagement and HR, aided by more frequent staff surveys and data collection. The…
Gov Copilot trial leader to direct DTA AI strategy – Cloud – Training & Development
The leader of the Digital Transformation Agency’s Microsoft 365 Copilot trial, Garrett Kelly, has been elevated to direct AI strategy. Kelly, who was project manager…
Apple told by EU to end geo-blocking on services such as App Store – Telco/ISP
Apple was told by the EU to stop geo-blocking, the practice of restricting content according to a user’s geographical location, on services such as its…
NSW Education re-platforms disability access portal on Salesforce – Cloud – Software
The NSW Department of Education is to build a new cloud-based platform to allow students with disabilities to request additional support. The new Salesforce Education…
Orica brings GenAI to its IT service desk – Cloud – Software
Orica has emerged as an early adopter of generative AI in ServiceNow to deflect IT service desk inquiries to chatbots and self-service, one of 35…
Huawei Technologies seeks dismissal of US criminal charges – Networking
Huawei Technologies asked a US judge to dismiss much of a federal indictment accusing the Chinese telecommunications company of trying to steal technology secrets from…
ESSSuper takes on tech outsourcer Iress in contract dispute – Financial Services – Software
Emergency Services & State Super (ESSSuper) has filed a civil suit against financial services software maker and service provider Iress, alleging contractual breaches, “loss and…
Data centre operator iseek bought for $400m – Cloud – Hardware – Storage
Data centre operator iseek is set to be acquired by asset manager HMC Capital for $400 million. iseek data centre, Brisbane I-Drone iseek has a…
Powerlink Queensland is re-platforming its SAP system – Cloud – Software
Powerlink Queensland is re-platforming its SAP system from its own Azure instance to the vendor’s managed cloud infrastructure, the latest in a series of upgrades…
Seven percent of ANZ code in past six months generated by AI – Software – Financial Services
More than seven percent of ANZ Banking Group’s code was written by artificial intelligence in the last six months, according to CEO Shayne Elliott. Shayne…
US ordered TSMC to halt chip shipments to China – Hardware
The US ordered Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co to halt shipments of advanced chips to Chinese customers that are often used in artificial intelligence applications starting…