Hi John, Telecommunications and data centre provider Macquarie Telecom has inked a $20 million deal to provide security services to the Australian Taxation Office.
If the ongoing bushfire crisis has taught Australians one thing, it is that the use of petrol and diesel vehicles will have to be minimised in the future in order to avoid pumping more carbon into the atmosphere and making the problem worse, according to Sam Varghese. The merging of the ZFS filesystem into the Linux kernel codebase in the near future appears to be unlikely, after Linux creator Linus Torvalds said he would not merge the filesystem until he was assured that the owner, Oracle, would not sue. Global data centre operator Equinix has appointed nine-year company veteran Guy Danskine as managing director for Australia. Consumer electronics company Withings has launched what it says is the first hybrid smartwatch combine medical grade electrocardiogram and sleep apnea detection as part of treatment for cardiovascular and sleep issues. Australia's electronic point of sale company, eftpos, has announced it is tripling employee donations to approved bushfire charities this month in response to the devastating bushfires and the efforts of communities, firefighters and volunteers. And of course, there's plenty more so for all the news visit www.itwire.com. Have a great day! Stan Beer, Editor in Chief, iTWire ADVERTISE IN THIS NEWSLETTER & iTWire.com Contact: andrew.matler@itwire.com 0412 390 000
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