Melbourne-based global tech firm Cocoon Data has filed a statement of claim in the NSW Supreme Court, alleging that Macquarie Telecom copied one of its products and provided wrong information to government customers about product upgrades which could have resulted in leaving the agencies open to online attack. Macquarie denies the claim.



Networking giant Cisco Systems has been found to have infringed four cyber-security patents owned by Virginia firm Centripetal Networks, with a judge ordering the company to pay US$1.9 billion (A$2.64 billion) in damages.

Melbourne-based design marketplace 99designs has been acquired by Cimpress, the parent company of online printing company Vistaprint. The news means yet another Australian company has fallen into overseas hands.

British cloud-based audio, video and Web conferencing firm Babl has opened an office in Melbourne to provide localised services for companies that have a need for their services.

Vocational education and training provider TAFE NSW is targetting $33 million in savings by digital transformation and consolidation of its procurement processes with SAP Ariba.

Actively targeting "young professionals with an eye for style and performance", Huawei's latest ultra-portable and lightweight 14-inch notebook promises between 10 and up to 14.7 hours of battery, a 2K 14-inch screen with 3:2 ratio, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Windows 10 Home and more.

Financial payment systems and software solutions provider DataMesh Group has announced it has created new technology that will automatically apply least cost routing inside Australia's debit card system.

Global professional services firm Accenture has acquired New Zealand-based SAP and cloud solutions technology firm Zag as part of a move designed to bolster its New Zealand and Australian digital transformation capabilities.

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