Major Australian bank Westpac will increase its spending on Microsoft Azure as part of its digital and hybrid multi-cloud strategy.



Telstra announced a $100 million deal with Intellihub that will see Telstra provide up to 4.1 million IoT SIMs to Intellihub over the next decade.

Australian manufacturing performance software company OFS has made its first sale in the US – to Oregon-based craft brewery Pelican Brewing.

Consultancy Deloitte and Salesforce have teamed up to develop a national talent development program aimed at boosting diversity in the technology industry and help close a growing skills gap in Australia.

Secure collaboration software solutions provider archTIS has appointed Nick Main as its new chief security officer.

Universal Communications Group has been awarded a seven-year contract to deliver all Chorus maintenance, build and provisioning works in Auckland and the Greater Auckland outer region, and a three year contract for all fibre provisioning works for the entire North Island.

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