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Securing the remote workforce has become a critical, yet unexpected, priority for thousands of organisations forced to close their offices and workplaces in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Queensland-based customer-owned bank Heritage Bank plans to open two new branches in New South Wales this year – one at Macquarie Park in north-west Sydney, and one at Tweed Heads.

With TPG Telecom, Optus and prepaid the most impacted, the total number of services has dropped 1.7% from 2019 levels thanks to the pandemic.

The Black Dog Institute's mental health platform tailored to frontline healthcare workers - TEN - was built with the analytical power of SAS and has reached 33,000 Australian healthcare professionals. However, its continued funding now rests on the result of the 2021-22 federal budget.

Since COVID-19 restrictions were introduced in March last year, more online Australians have increased their use of telehealth consultations and video conferencing/calling.

They say a change is as good as a holiday, but despite being a universal constant (and making your pockets very heavy), the last decade saw the most rapid change in our history - with the COVID-19 tinged decade we're currently in set to see change changing at the fastest pace yet.

Guest Opinion by Michael Beckley, Founder and Chief Technology Officer at Appian:  Authentic technology revolutions are easy to spot because they are also economic revolutions.

If you use an iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV or Apple Watch, today's the day you can download shiny new OS updates that let you unlock an iPhone when wearing a mask with your Apple Watch, re-size iPad and iPhone app windows on an M1 Mac and much, much, MUCH more - plus 50 iOS security updates.

There's no free speech on US social media platform Facebook, which has banned independent Australian Federal MP, Craig Kelly, on a permanent basis following a previous temporary ban.

A survey conducted by Unisys reveals that while leaders and employees agree that hybrid working is more productive, they feel it is not aligned on what is required to achieve it.

Accenture report identifies economic impact of the buy-now-pay-later platform Afterpay in 2020

A new global study has revealed IT leaders have increasing impact on employee experience and business resilience, because by empowering, inspiring, and enabling employees to work flexibly and remotely, they will improve resilience, competitive sdvantage, and scale in times of disruption. 

Given the market disruption experienced by the corporate sector over the past 12 months, companies found themselves needing to make bold choices and implement operational or product changes, fast. That pace proved to be the downfall of many, as all too often, companies were hamstrung by an inability to keep pace with their own plans. That gulf between vision and delivery at a critical time is perhaps most visible in application development.

The global digital and technology job market has soared to up to 145% above pre-COVID levels, according to a new report which also finds that quality candidates are inundated with opportunities, with multiple offers frequently at play.

The days of watching F1 on any free-to-air network are numbered, if the analysis from analyst firm GlobalData is correct, with an estimate loss of US $246.49m from ticket sales a worst-case scenario.

Australian customer-owned bank Heritage Bank has signed a five-year deal with specialist customer communications provider Chandler that it says will “revolutionise” how it sends letters, statements, product information and other communications items to members.

The Australian Government Department of Health has selected local health booking provider HealthEngine to build the booking platform for the COVID-19 Vaccination Information and Booking Service.

With the world currently undergoing one of the largest and most complex vaccination campaigns in history, it's not surprising to find scammers and sellers on the dark market eager to make a profit off the process.

Here we look at the future of data storage post COVID. Where are the wins? Where are the landmines?

Entries are now open for the 2021 B&T Women Leading Tech Awards, giving entrants the opportunity to showcase their tech talent.