Defence cancels GEO satellite comms project – Telco/ISP
Defence has cancelled a multi-billion dollar project for a geostationary earth orbit (GEO) satellite communications system that Lockheed Martin was set to build. Image credit:…
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Gov agencies to bring $49m tech delivery back in-house – Strategy – Training & Development
Federal government agencies are set to bring $49 million worth of technology services in-house as part of a push to cut contractor numbers in the…
Westpac ramps up its Unite technology simplification – Financial Services – Software
Westpac has consolidated the number of initiatives in its Unite “technology simplification” program from 85 to 61, with 39 now underway – about three times…
AMP hires leader for small business digital unit – Software – Financial Services – Training & Development
AMP has turned to Woolworths to hire a leader for its new small business digital banking division. The new business unit is to be led…
Endeavour Group to switch exec running tech split from Woolworths – Strategy
Endeavour Group has named Harinder Saluja as its new chief transformation officer, overseeing the program to separate from Woolworths systems and simplify technology. The drinks group…
Regulators raise questions about siting data centres at power plants – Hardware
Costs and reliability concerns related to the burgeoning trend of building energy-intensive data centres next to US power plants were the focus of a technical…
Self-proclaimed bitcoin inventor faces contempt of court case – Software
An Australian computer scientist who claimed he invented bitcoin was accused of contempt of court after he filed a 911 million-pound ($1.79 billion) lawsuit against…
ATO seeks new CIO amid technology delivery shake-up – Cloud – Hardware – Networking – Security – Software – Storage
The Australian Tax Office has broadened its hunt for a new chief information officer to fill the role vacated by Ramez Katf earlier this year.…
Country Road Group uplifts store planning project focus – Governance
Country Road Group has set up a central hub based on monday.com to manage and coordinate store and department store concession planning projects across its…
RedLine and META infostealers disrupted by global operation – Security
A combined effort by international authorities, including the Australian Federal Police, has disrupted the operations of two prolific infostealers used to take millions of credentials…
Western Sydney Uni’s IT systems compromised again – Security
Western Sydney University has revealed an unknown attacker had access to its student management system and data warehouse for a fortnight in August, after gaining…
Case Study: Interflora Australia cuts contact centre calls by up to 20 percent – Marketing
Since enhancing its customer experience via its backend transformation, Interflora Australia has seen an up to 20 percent reduction in contact centre calls. The online…