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As part of the company's Women of Impact Month, it held an awards ceremony to honour just a few of the women making strides in the IT industry.

Oppo has launched its 5G-ready Find X2 Pro in New Zealand, showcasing top-tier display, camera, and charging capabilities at NZD $1,899.

Equinix has acquired Packet for USD $335 million, aiming to enhance its bare metal services and accelerate enterprise digital infrastructure across the globe.

Google Cloud extends its commitment in Australia with a new Melbourne region set to launch in 2021, boosting infrastructure and job creation.

Julie Barbieri has been appointed as the general manager of Partners, Alliances and Service Providers at Hewlett Packard Enterprise South Pacific.

BluJay Solutions expands its Asia-Pacific footprint by acquiring Melbourne-based Expedient Software, strengthening customs and forwarding tech offerings in ANZ.

Shell and Asperitas are co-developing a new immersion cooling fluid aimed at significantly cutting data centre energy consumption and emissions.

The combined company will immediately support over 2,000 brands with a global team of 1,500 employees spanning North America, Europe, and Asia.

Equinix opens new data center in Melbourne to support global digital transformation and smart city development.

Equinix has launched its fourth Melbourne data centre, ME2, bolstering the city's status as an emerging smart city and digital transformation hub.

Global shipments of 5G smartphones are forecast to soar by 700% in 2020, from 29 million to 231 million units, driven by declining device costs, Omdia reports.

Mobile malware threats and cybercriminal exploitation of mobile devices in the Asia Pacific region are set to rise in 2020, warns Kaspersky.

Veeam appoints Gil Vega as Chief Information Security Officer, alongside launching its new Veeam Availability Suite v10 to enhance data protection.

Seismic has formed a strategic alliance with McCorkell - Associates and Artis Group to enhance B2B buyer experiences.

Google Cloud Platform has launched a new region in Seoul, enhancing services in South Korea with lower latency access for AI, gaming, and smartphone markets.

Data centers are now a cornerstone of the information economy, with USD$100 billion having been poured into the asset class over the past decade.

Both the parent in Australia and the NZ wing of the telco are showing solid revenue in the previous financial half-year.

The Telco Security Alliance, consisting of AT-T, Singtel, and Telefónica, is collaborating to enhance threat detection capabilities through shared intelligence.

Tritium has chosen RingCentral Australia as its global communications solution as it looks to support rapid growth and enhance employee productivity.

Veeam Software has released Veeam Availability Suite v10, offering upgraded data protection capabilities for increased data availability and portability.