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• IoT, Virtual ISP: NBN Co details business satellite offerings

  NBN Co has released details of ‘Virtual ISP’ (VISP) and Internet of Things (IoT) services for businesses that use the network operator’s Sky Muster satellites.

• Bureau of Meteorology continues security push

  The Bureau of Meteorology is working on integrating an upgrade to its HPC infrastructure into a major multi-year ICT transformation program that is intended to deliver a significant boost to information security at the agency.

• Government to establish ‘cloud marketplace’

  The Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) is preparing to launch an online marketplace that government entities can use to purchase cloud services.

• Huawei in early talks with US firms to license 5G platform, executive says

  Blacklisted Chinese telecoms equipment giant Huawei is in early-stage talks with some U.S. telecoms companies about licensing its 5G network technology to them, a Huawei executive told Reuters on Friday.

• Oracle co-CEO Mark Hurd dies at 62

  62-year-old co-chief Mark Hurd died on Friday morning, the company said, an unexpected development that raises pressure on co-CEO Safra Catz to lead the business software maker’s ongoing transition to cloud computing.

• Slack rolls out new Salesforce integrations, launches Workflow Builder

  Slack has added new integrations with Salesforce as part of its ongoing push to bolster connections with other “best of breed” cloud apps.

• TPG slashes headcount by 5 per cent

  In the course of a year TPG cut 280 jobs, reducing its headcount by almost 6 per cent.

• Atlassian acquires Code Barrel in cloud product enhancement drive

  Atlassian has revealed it has acquired Automation for Jira maker, Code Barrel, as part of its drive to enhance its cloud product portfolio.

• Three-year effort to have Samsung smartphones certified for use with classified data

  The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) gave Samsung detailed technical advice during a three-year evaluation process that resulted in the Galaxy S9 and S9+ being certified for use with classified government data.

• Startup headed by ex-Apple engineer aims to eliminate smartphone buttons

  Sentons, a startup led by chip industry veterans, on Thursday began marketing technology that aims to do away with gadget buttons and said it is working with two smartphone makers in addition to an existing contract with Asus.

• VMware tightens AWS cloud integration

  RDS on VMware is available for customers running VMware vSphere 6.5 or later and supports Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL and MySQL.

• Huawei: More support needed for enterprise 5G

  5G connectivity is set to be in high demand by enterprises and consumers in the coming months, as the major carriers race to fulfil demand.

• Can Australian businesses catch up to the global API economy?

  Success in today’s fast-paced era is underpinned by how quickly companies can respond to consumers’ ever-evolving needs.

• 10 things to know about Cisco's certification overhaul

  Cisco's certifications are changing to emphasise areas such as network programmability, multi-cloud, IoT, SD-WAN and software.

• Security researchers warn of online voting risks

  Australia should reject any form of online voting that doesn’t support a rigorous method of verifying that fraudulent ballots haven’t been cast, a group of high-profile security researchers has argued.