After 27 years, Microsoft has finally killed its once dominant web browser, Explorer, an announcement that is not likely to cause much concern among the majority of internet users, who have long since abandoned the product.



The Australian Communications and Media Authority has issued a new scam alert warning of an SMS offering a free COVID-19 test kit which has emerged in recent days.

Technology business management specialist Apptio has announced a range of updates to its products, aimed at improving the ability to act upon data insights, connecting investments to strategy, and linking data.

Financial automations in the Asia Pacific and Japan region grew to 569% in the past year and procure-to-pay grew to 514% while in Europe and Middle East insight and analytics automation grew to 403% in the past year, as well as in financial processes like record-to-report and in IT operations, according to the second annual Work Automation Index by enterprise automation platform Workato.

Content services solutions provider Hyland has appointed Lachie Swann to senior manager for healthcare.

Consumer advocate Choice has revealed that three of Australia's largest retailers are using facial recognition technology in their stores, often without shoppers realising that they are being surveilled and their biometric information stored.

And as always there's plenty more today, so for all the news please visit www.itwire.com.

Stephen Withers, newsletter editor, iTWire



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