Australia’s technology industry saw a rise of 30% in overall deal activity to reach $1.5 billion during the third quarter of 2019, when compared with the last four-quarter average, according to a new analyst report.

Posting a letter in Australia is about to cost more, with the basic postage rate scheduled to increase from $1.00 to $1.10 in January next year, following the ACCC’s decision not to object to a draft proposal from Australia Post to increase postage prices.

Australian corporate ICT and cybersecurity training provider DDLS has introduced a course in cybersecurity that it claims will take students with no ICT background to three internationally recognised cybersecurity certifications in less than six months.

Global open-source lifecycle platform, GitHub, announced yersterday that its GitHub Sponsors program - in beta since May - has been extended to support teams.

Swedish telecommunications equipment maker Ericsson has been selected by MTN South Africa as a 5G network modernisation vendor to supply 5G products and solutions from its Radio Access Network (RAN), transport and Core portfolios, with commercial rollout expected to start in 2020.

Data analytics specialist Qlik says it is enhancing its operations in Australia with a move to new offices in the national capital Canberra.

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