| Hi John,
Agreeing to collaborate on multi-access (including 5G) edge computing offerings, Telstra and AWS have signed a strategic agreement "to help organisations accelerate cloud adoption".
Global spending on IT in 2021 has been forecast to rise 6.2% from 2020 and reach US$3.9 trillion (A$5.03 trillion), the technology research firm Gartner says, adding that there was a decline of 3.2% in the year just past due to spending being limited to services and technology deemed to be critical.
Apple has released must-install system iOS 14.4 software updates for iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and Apple Watch watchOS 7.3 - time to update!
Chinese smartphone vendor Huawei is trying to sell its P and Mate flagship smartphone divisions, a report claims, adding that this move, if carried through, would mean the company's exit from the premium smartphone business. The company has denied it has any such plan.
Global IT services provider iOpex Technologies has appointed former Cybage Software executive Avinash Lele as president.
Victorian electricity distributor, CitiPower, and the Yarra Energy Foundation (YEF) have signed a new agreement in a move they say will unlock the potential of community-scale battery storage in the Melbourne CBD and inner-city suburbs.
Chipmaker Qualcomm Technologies has announced that it will make a number of different SoCs for use in the next generation of automobiles manufactured by General Motors.
Sydney-based payments provider Monoova is partnering with fintech lender Jacaranda Finance to deliver faster payments processing times, in a move designed to enable Jacaranda to deliver an improved loan experience to its customers.
Norton, which these days styles itself as "NortonLifeLock" following its purchase of the LifeLock business in the US, has released its Norton 360 for Gamers globally, featuring "dark web monitoring for gamer tags, a secure VPN, and fewer product notifications to combat game disruption".
Email security firm Mimecast has admitted that the compromise of a certificate it had issued for some Microsoft services is connected to the SolarWinds supply chain incident.
And of course, there's plenty more today, so for all the news, please visit www.itwire.com.
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