Unleash live, Optus, AWS join forces for power company Endeavour Energy’s 5G drone trial

Optus and AWS have been tapped by power company Endeavour Energy for a drone trial using 5G to improve electrical grid reliability and worker safety.…

Tradewinds celebrates top agents, suppliers

Technology solutions brokerage Tradewinds has named its top performing agents and suppliers in Australia and New Zealand at its recent Partner and Supplier Awards. South…

AEC taps Accenture, Epicon for election systems rebuild

The Australian Electoral Commission has enlisted Accenture and Canberra-based IT service management provider Epicon for the first phase of its once-in-a-generation core systems overhaul. Standing…

Brisbane’s Mobo building taps eVideo for UC upgrade

UC specialist eVideo has been taped to install a video conferencing setup into the new South Brisbane Mobo building.  The Brisbane-based company was commissioned by…

Global PC market cools with Lenovo still leader: IDC

After two red-hot years of PC sales, it seems the market may be cooling off as global shipments fell 5.1 percent in the first quarter…

Generation-e appoints new head of hybrid workplace

Unified communications specialist Generation-e has named former Data#3 employee Phil Clapham to lead its hybrid workplace practice in ANZ. For the past year, Clapham worked…

Datto Exec Exit Leaves ‘Some Really Large Shoes’ To Fill

The departure of Datto channel leader Eric Torres will “leave some really large shoes to be filled,” partners told CRN. Torres, who spent seven years at the…

Intel Buying AI Startup To Cut Cloud Costs, Boost CPU Compute Abilities

r more than a week of rumors, Intel has now confirmed it will be acquiring startup Granulate Cloud Solutions, an artificial intelligence (AI) software optimization startup, for…

Microsoft To Boost Business Process Mining With Minit Purchase

Microsoft plans to buy Netherlands-based automation and business process optimization company Minit. Minit’s process mining technology aims to help businesses get an understanding of all…

Apple seeking more memory chip suppliers

Apple is exploring new suppliers for memory chips used in its iPhones, including a potentially first Chinese supplier, after a key Japanese partner had an…