Energy and utilities companies across the world will accelerate investments in mobile technologies to empower their front-line workers in the field, according to new research which reveals that rapid adoption of rugged mobile devices and tablets is expected over the next five years.

Analytics software vendor SAS and analytics consultancy Catapult BI have entered into a partnership to help clients make better use of their data.

D-Link has updated the COVR-2202 mesh WiFi system. Now the home WiFi mesh networking gets a security boost with integrated McAfee 'Secure Home Platform.'

The French Competition Authority (L’Autorité de la concurrence) has fined Apple €1.1 billion (A$2.01 billion) for allegedly conspiring with wholesalers to fix the prices of items like the iPad in order to reduce or eliminate competition.

New Zealand sport broadcaster Spark Sport has opened up its six sports channels and on-demand offerings at no charge for existing and new customers until May.

The organisation building Australia's national broadband network says it is well advanced with contingency plans to cope with increased usage of the network as Australians are forced to work from home due to the coronavirus outbreak.

The Federal Government is convening a roundtable by teleconference on Tuesday morning with peak cultural and creative industry bodies to discuss the impacts of the corona virus and the applicability to the cultural and creative sector of support arrangements announced by government to date.

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