In its latest earnings report, all Microsoft business divisions were up, but the analysts expected more.



The ongoing geopolitical situation and rising inflationary pressure have put a dent on the technology sector with 24 of the top 25 technology companies – the likes of Meta, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Nvidia, and Taiwan Semiconductor – reporting a combined loss of US$3.3 trillion ($4.3 trillion) in their market capitalisation in Q2 2022, according to analytics company GlobalData.

A recent survey has found that mobile data plans in USA are amongst the most expensive in the world while Australia ranks 34th.

Data software company NetApp has announced the general availability of Spot Security designed to deliver a solution for continuous assessment and analysis of cloud security posture.

Schneider Electric has launched its new mySchneider IT Partner Program, which it says will provide a simplified, innovative and collaborative approach to enabling partner growth.

National science agency CSIRO has won the Australian Information Industry Association Queensland Government & Public Sector Solution Of The Year iAward for its multi-robot navigation for effective human-robot teaming solution.

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Stephen Withers, newsletter editor, iTWire

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