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Intelligent identity solution provider Ping Identity has appointed Sydney-based clean data specialist Ascention as a new value added reseller and managed service provider in Australia. 

Sydney and Newcastle are deploying artificial intelligence and edge computing technology in a trial to improve customer journey, safety, and increase transport service reliability.

On 4 and 5 December in Sydney and 11 and 12 December in Melbourne, Oz Comic-Com is making a triumphant return, showcasing the latest and greatest that pop culture has to offer, giving attendees the chance to regroup with their super squad in the wake of lockdowns and have tons of fun!

Cloud-native network detection and response provider ExtraHop has appointed Tanya Hovagimian as the company’s first Australia and New Zealand channel manager.

COMPANY NEWS: Tecala, an award-winning technology services and IT consulting provider, has announced the appointment of Marcus Chow as head of account management.

New Zealand cable operator Hawaiki Submarine Cable has announced a new trans-Pacific cable system Hawaiki Nui, the first spatial division multiplexing cable linking south-east Asia, Australasia and North America.

Hyperscale data centre specialist AirTrunk is planning a new Western Sydney data centre dubbed AirTrunk SYD3. With at least 320MW of capacity, the company says it will be the largest single campus in the Asia-Pacific region excluding China.

British firm Softiron says it will start manufacturing computer hardware in Sydney, having begun the process of commissioning, and aiming for a start in early 2022.

Sydney-based Macquarie Health Corporation has started to bring its core IT infrastructure back online, following a "cyber incident" — a Windows ransomware attack — that was made public on 7 October.

Digital infrastructure company Equinix and PGIM Real Estate, the real estate investment and financing arm of Prudential Financial’s global asset management business, have agreed to establish a US$575 million joint venture to develop and operate two xScale data centres in Sydney, Australia.

Another Australian cloud provider, this time the secure cloud specialist Sliced Tech, has passed into foreign hands with its sale to UK-headquartered private consultancy services giant Deloitte for an unspecified sum.

Trend Micro has announced the launch of its Trend Micro Cloud One regional data centre in Sydney, supporting data sovereignty for Australian customers and enabling enterprises to adopt a SaaS-based security framework.

A series of participating Telstra stores in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne are letting customers take advantage of Telstra's new two hour delivery service to coincide "with the latest handset launches," but Canberrans, who are also in lockdown, miss out.

Global data management and analytics provider Cloudera has appointed 20 year sales maagement and SaaS veteran Robert Yue as its new Vice President and Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand (ANZ).

Global technology sector veteran Darren Needham-Walker has been appointed Chief Marketing Officer of Brisbane tech startup Advanced Mobility Analytics Group AMAG.

Data centre provider Digital Realty has achieved a 4.5-star NABERS Energy rating for its Sydney Erskine Park data centre infrastructure.

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.

TPG Telecom has inked a deal with telecommunications services provider Uniti Group Fibre to supply wholesale services to customers on its Basement (FTTB) network.

Security vendor Sophos announced it has opened a new data centre in Sydney, which provides local capacity to address the growing demand for Sophos Central.

Marketing cloud and analytics provider Acoustic has expanded its Sydney and Melbourne offices, and has opened its Australian, cloud-based data centre.