There will be no newsletters tomorrow because of what is destined to become an official nationwide holiday but is currently a statewide holiday in Victoria.

The Melbourne Cup to be run tomorrow will have a negative impact on Australia’s small businesses, with SMEs taking a hit to their profits as punters spend money on race events and celebrations, according to accounting software company Xero.

The Australian Communications and Media Authority has found that Channel Seven Adelaide made inaccurate and unfair claims about an online flower delivery business, Bloomex, and ordered the network to take corrective steps.

Optus claims it is paving the way for telco innovation in customer service with the offering, for the first time, of Google Assistant, allowing its customers to ask Google Home and selected smartphones, questions about their personal mobile plan without needing a handhld device.

Australian battery company Redflow has set a target of 3000 batteries a year to be produced by its new Thai factory, which it is currently fitting out.

Independent recent surveys conducted by five organisations demonstrate accelerated OpenStack adoption as enterprises increasingly favour multi-cloud strategies.

Networking and infrastructure group Superloop has signed an agreement to buy managed connectivity services provider GX2 Holdings for $6 million in cash plus $4 million in Superloop shares.

And of course, there's plenty more so for all the news visit www.itwire.com.

Have a great day!

Stan Beer, Editor in Chief, iTWire

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