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After another year of disruption and uncertainty, Australia’s business leaders are now turning their attention to what lies ahead in 2022. When it comes to technology, the outlook is a mixture of challenges and opportunities.

Australia’s Cyber Security Growth Network AustCyber has relaunched AUCyberExplorer, an interactive tool that tracks the state of the Australian cyber security job market by providing detailed, actionable data about job supply and demand.

GUEST INTERVIEW: Juniper's quest to uncover exceptionally advanced, AI-powered wired and Wi-Fi connectivity is reaping rich rewards for enterprises, universities and organisations, with Dartmouth College an excellent example, as Juniper is set to speak at QUESTnet 2021 at QUT, Nov 29 to Dec 1.

GUEST INTERVIEW: Juniper's quest to uncover exceptionally advanced, AI-powered wired and Wi-Fi connectivity is reaping rich rewards for enterprises, universities and organisations, with Dartmouth College an excellent example, as Juniper is set to speak at QUESTnet 2021 at QUT, Nov 29 to Dec 1.

Global ICT giant Fujitsu Fujitsu has announced a COVID-19 Vaccination Roadmap for its Australian and New Zealand operations.

Global document productivity software company Nitro Software has released research which it says shows that while there is some desire to return to the office, most employees want to continue working from home (WFH) in some capacity and expect employers to offer remote work options post-pandemic.

A large majority of Australian and New Zealand organisations were not adequately prepared for COVID-19 and fear the increased risk they are being exposed to through working from home and flexible work policies, according to newly published survey findings.

Singaore-based AI and behavioural science powered platform OnLoop has announced that the product is now available to all users, after being in private beta since January this year.

Cloud-based HR, payroll, expense management and rostering provider Elmo Software has launched a new solution for use by businesses that need to record and monitor their employees' COVID-19 vaccination and test status.

COMPANY NEWS by Managed Services Provider (MSP) Tecala:  Despite the lockdowns in parts of Australia during August, Tecala employees, family and friends stepped up to the challenge of completing 10,000 steps each day throughout the month to raise funds for the National Breast Cancer Foundation’s (NBCF) vital breast cancer research.

Ninenty-one percent of employees around the world are in favour of a hybrid work environment, but cite challenges to security and productivity, according to a new study by secure identity, payments and data protection company Entrust.

Global employment platform provider Globalization Partners has forged a new partnership with Asia Pacific headquartered payroll, HCM and payment solutions company PayGroup as part of plans to pursue joint global expansion.

Australian employees are working longer hours, feeling more pressure to be ‘always on’ and are more likely to switch jobs than most global regions, according to new research from Adobe.

GUEST OPINION by Claudio Cardile, ANZ Managing Director, Barco:  Struggling with a skills shortage made more acute by closed international borders, Australian companies are placing renewed focus on the professional development of their existing employees.

Cloud-based HR, payroll, expense management and rostering & attendance software provider ELMO has released a new product which it claims will allow managers and people leaders to streamline their people management requirements and “fight back against the war for talent”.

Forty-four percent (44%) of cloud privileges are misconfigured and users often have overly-broad privileges which are mis-assigned due to a security team oversight or malicious activity, according to cybersecurity company Varonis’ latest security risk report.

Email mailboxes at thousands of organisations have been hit by more than 12 million spear phishing and social engineering attacks between May 2020 and June 2021, according to a new report on email security.

As the pool of skilled talent diminishes in the Australian market, organisations cannot afford to take a misstep in their talent strategy, according to new independent research by one recruitment firm revealing that the impact of a bad hire is more damaging and costly today than it was a year ago.

Customer experience vendor Qualtrics has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire omnichannel conversational analytics provider Clarabridge in a stock transaction valued at US$1.125 billion.

As digital transformation reshapes the labour market and Australian businesses face a deepening skills shortage, new research reveals the impact demand for digital skills is having on job prospects and earning potential for employees across finance and accounting, technology, business support and marketing.