Investment in digital selling is imperative for long-term success, but most manufacturers are underprepared, despite 55% intending to bring operations back to Australia within the next three years. 70% of respondents to the Pros survey believe Australia has the technology, people and economy to support the industry boom.



Australian media company Nine Entertainment has restored a number of major systems affected in a network attack which was made public on 28 March but things are still not back to normal.

There has been a significant increase in satellite networks operating in Australia, according to the Australian Communications and Media Authority, which says it is witnessing rapid advances in Australian space activities.

Accenture Security has pledged to revive its Bugtraq security mailing list as "an asset to the community".

The performance of Fibre Max high speed broadband plans in New Zealand has improved substantially, according to competition regulator The Commerce Commission.

Global revenue from the sales of semiconductors in 2020 reached US$466.2 billion, an increase of 10.4% year-on-year, says technology analyst firm Gartner.

Data management vendor Cohesity has hired Brian Spanswick to be the company's first chief information security officer.

The Free Software Foundation has doubled down on its support for its founder, Richard Stallman, issuing a statement on Monday backing his reinstatement to the board.

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Stephen Withers, newsletter editor, iTWire


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