Slack kicked off its Frontiers conference today with significant news that will change how Slack apps are built and make it easier for programmers and non-programmers alike, with news that metadata can be sent with messages for better automation, and with news that SlackConnect will receive a massive scale boost.



Data cloud specialist Snowflake has used its Snowday event to make several announcements, including the debut of native Python support and a variety of enhancements to other products and services.

Vodafone launched a new 4G Home Internet plan with unlimited data, for existing mobile customers.

Aruba Networks is no stranger to thinking about the future of networks, and South Pacific Director Pat Devlin says private sector technology partnered with public government agencies may be the key to creating a toll-road style service that provides additional public benefit.

The New Zealand Commerce Commission has issued a final report recommending a range of improvements to the Telecommunications Dispute Resolution Scheme (TDRS) so that it delivers better outcomes for consumers and the industry.

Cloud customer experience provider Genesys and Google Cloud have announced an expansion of their strategic partnership to help organisations connect customer support and experiences in a more distributed, digital world.

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

David M Williams, newsletter editor, iTWire

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