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ExxonMobil Begins Design Studies for South East Australia Carbon Capture Hub in Gippsland

 Project could capture up to 2 million metric tons of CO2 per yearCompany in discussion with local emissions-intensive industriesProject could start as early as 2025IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil said today it is undertaking early front-end engineering design studies (pre-FEED) to determine the potential for carbon capture and storage to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from multiple industries in the Gippsland Basin.

Trellix Report Gauges Cyber Readiness of Indian, Australian and Japanese Government Agencies and Critical Infrastructure Providers

Survey Respondents Identify Software Supply Chain and Cybersecurity Skills Shortages as Key Challenges; Cyber Defense Coordination and Threat Data Sharing Identified as Areas of Opportunity for More Government Leadership News HighlightsNew Trellix report finds 89 percent of respondents from India, Japan and Australia believe government-led initiatives can play a critical role in enhancing nations’ cyber defenses

Alida to Open Data Centre in Australia

New Alida Data Centre to launch in Sydney for Australian and New Zealand customersSYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alida, a leader in Total Experience Management (TXM) software, today announced it will launch a Data Centre in Sydney in winter 2022. This expansion will allow for enhanced data services and provides the opportunity to serve more customers operating in the Oceanic region. “Customer centricity lives at the heart of Alida’s business priorities and is the driving force behind this exciting new Data Centre,” said Riaz Raihan, President of Products and Engineering, Alida. “We made the decision to launch this service expansion after carefully listening to our customers and taking action on their desired data needs. We look forward to offering our customers in Australia and New Zealand a local CX solution that yields high performing and reliable data collection services.”

Cushman & Wakefield Acquires Sheffield Property and Sheffield Asset Management in Australia

PERTH, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#CRE--Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE: CWK), a leading global commercial real estate services firm, has acquired Sheffield Property (WA) Pty Ltd. and Sheffield Asset Management Pty Ltd. (“Sheffield”), a reputable office leasing and property management agency based in Perth, Western Australia. The acquisition further strengthens Cushman & Wakefield’s well established and full service commercial real estate platform across Australia and the Asia Pacific region.
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Australia Telecoms Industry Market Report 2022-2027 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Australia Telecoms Industry Report - 2022-2027" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Globally, the telecommunications sector is proving to be a core and essential infrastructure service to national economies, with data infrastructure becoming critical in a connected world and will likely increasingly attract a new class of investors such as large infrastructure funds. The Australian telecommunications industry is expected to remain steady thanks to the defensiveness nature of the industry, amid the political uncertainties and an uncertain economic outlook due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Triton Digital Releases the Australian Podcast Ranker for March 2022

SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Triton Digital®, the global technology and services leader to the digital audio and podcast industry, announced today the release of the latest Australian Podcast Ranker. The Ranker provides insight into the Top 100 Podcasts as well as the Top 10 Publishers in Australia from 1 March through 31 March, 2022, as measured by Triton’s Podcast Metrics measurement service. The Top Podcast Ranker and All-Australian Top 100 Ranker are ranked by monthly listeners, in accordance with the latest IAB Podcast Technical Measurement Guidelines.

Rio Tinto celebrates Emerging Indigenous Executive Leaders with Australian Graduate School of Management

MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rio Tinto and the Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM) at UNSW Business School have partnered to strengthen Indigenous leadership in the company through the School’s Emerging Indigenous Executive Leaders Program (EIELP). Under the partnership, the AGSM’s EIELP has been tailored for Rio Tinto to focus on empowering Indigenous leaders who have an influential role in shaping the future of its business.

o9 Solutions Expands Into Australia and New Zealand to Support Its Growing Customer Base in the Region

SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--o9 Solutions, a leading enterprise AI software platform provider for transforming planning and decision-making, today announced its expansion into Australia and New Zealand to support its growing customer base in the region as demand for the company’s innovative planning and decision-making platform continues to rise. “Delivering value to our global customers is our top priority, and the Australian and New Zealand markets are incredibly important to o9,” said Igor Rikalo, President and Chief Operating Officer, o9 Solutions. “Companies across a wide range of industries in Australia and New Zealand are increasingly seeking out o9’s innovative, AI-powered Digital Brain platform to drive greater integration and adoption of advanced analytics in their planning and execution processes. Building up our local presence in the region is crucial to ensuring we are the partner of choice for organizations embarking on a journey to digitally transform their supply chain, commercial, and integrated business planning capabilities.”

Mantel Group Partners with Immuta to Deliver Leading Cloud Data Access Solutions for Australian Businesses

Leading neuroscience company Cogstate leveraging partnership to unlock the full potential of dataSYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#AWS--Australian-owned consultancy Mantel Group has partnered with international data access leader, Immuta, to provide data owners with a leading solution to automate their cloud data access at scale while protecting their most sensitive data. Immuta will work with several of the cloud businesses within Mantel Group’s house of brands, including CMD Solutions, Kasna, and Azenix, along with Cuusoo and Eliiza on data control.

Wisk and Skyports Partner to Define Autonomous AAM Infrastructure Operations

Partnership Releases First-of-its-Kind Concept of Operations for Autonomous Advanced Air MobilityMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. & LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wisk Aero, a leading Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) company and developer of the first all-electric, self-flying air taxi in the US, and Skyports, the world-leading designer, developer, and operator of vertiports (landing sites for eVTOL aircraft), are partnering to integrate autonomous, electric, vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft operations at vertiports and other ground-based infrastructure. The partnership marks the first collaboration between a vertiport developer-operator and an autonomous eVTOL developer in the U.S.

Fortune Minerals Welcomes Canada’s C$3.8 Billion Critical Minerals Strategy to Support Domestic EV Supply Chains

The NICO Project is one of the few advanced cobalt developments in the world to meet the growing demand in lithium-ion batteries powering electric vehicles and portable electronicsLONDON, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fortune Minerals Limited (TSX: FT) (OTCQB: FTMDF) (“Fortune” or the “Company”) (www.fortuneminerals.com) is pleased to report on the C$3.8 billion of financial support for Critical Minerals announced in last week’s Government of Canada budget for 2022 (“

Scale Computing Partners with SecureServ to Deliver a VMware Alternative to the Australian Market

INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#HCI--Scale Computing, a market leader in edge computing, virtualization and hyperconverged solutions, today announced its partnership with SecureServ, an Australian-based cyber security solutions and network performance distributor. The partnership will afford SecureServ the opportunity to deliver simple, reliable, affordable, and easy-to-deploy infrastructure solutions to the Australian market via Scale Computing’s award-winning HC3 virtualization platform, while simultaneously expanding its partner community in the region.

Alucent Biomedical Announces First Patient Enrolled in First In Human Natural Vascular Scaffolding Clinical Trial

Multicenter ACTIVATE II Study to Enroll up to 50 Patients in AustraliaSALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alucent Biomedical Inc. announced that it has enrolled the first patient in ACTIVATE II, an Australia-based First-in-Human clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of its revolutionary Natural Vascular Scaffolding (AlucentNVS) technology. The therapy is designed to open vessels and maintain patency without the use of permanent implants for the treatment of peripheral artery disease (PAD) of the lower extremities. PAD, a painful and debilitating condition, affects more than 200 million people globally.

Asia Pacific’s IT, Business Services Market Up in Q1, But Growth Remains Uneven, ISG Index™ Finds

Combined market, XaaS and managed services segments each up 28% for the quarter, but down versus strong Q4SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--$III #BPO--Asia Pacific’s IT and business services market grew by 28 percent in the first quarter, but demand slowed dramatically from a record fourth quarter as the region continues to produce uneven results, according to the latest state-of-the-industry report from Information Services Group (ISG

Launch of WELL Performance Rating Signals Future of Smart, Healthy Buildings

IWBI joins forces with smart building market leaders to introduce new rating, which launches to strong demand and early commitments from Cyclone Energy Group, Delos, Edge Technologies, Environmental Charter School, Ernst & Young (EY), Ethos, GreenJump Sustainability, Honeywell, International Commerce Centre (ICC), Laguna, Nucleus Office Park, StrongLED Smart Lighting, View Inc. and WELL Living Lab China

Mitsubishi Power Aero Provides Mobile, On-Demand, Aero-Derivative Power Units to Life Cycle Power To Strengthen Texas Electric Grid

GLASTONBURY, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mitsubishi Power Aero LLC, a leading global provider of fast-track, on-demand power solutions, has signed an agreement with Life Cycle Power (Houston, Texas) to supply five FT8® MOBILEPAC® gas turbine units, adding 155 megawatts of capability to LCP’s fleet. Mitsubishi Power Aero’s multi-fuel, 31-megawatt mobile generators fulfill urgent requirements, including disaster relief and emergency power. In this application, LCP expects to deliver emergency backup generation capacity to electric utilities serving Texas markets. The MOBILEPAC units can support the grid to provide electricity to over 150,000 homes and businesses that may otherwise be in the dark during extreme weather events like the 2021 polar vortex.

Alcoa Receives Funding to Pilot Carbon-Reduction Technology for Alumina Refining, Supporting Refinery of the Future Initiative

PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alcoa Corporation (NYSE: AA) today announced that Australian governments have provided $7.7 million of funding to conduct pilot trials on a new carbon reduction technology that supports Alcoa’s Refinery of the Future initiative. Alcoa of Australia has received support to test electric calcination with $6.4 million (A$8.6 million) from The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and $1.3 million (A$1.7 million) from Western Australia’s Clean Energy Future Fund (CEFF).

Janus Henderson Foundation Bolsters Education Initiatives With Over US$1.35 M of Grants Planned For 2022

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Janus Henderson Foundation, Janus Henderson Investors’ charitable giving arm, has established agreements to award more than US$1.35 million to charity partners around the globe in 2022, much of which is earmarked for financial literacy and other education initiatives. About $800,000 of the grants will stay in the U.S., benefiting charities like Junior Achievement, Denver Kids

Nametag Launches Global Identity Document Verification and Reaches Security Milestone

The move expands Nametag’s “Sign in with ID” solution to cover 250 countries and territories, now adding passports to its extensive library of government-issued identity documents.Nametag also announced it’s achieved a preeminent security accreditation, completing the stringent SOC 2 Type 1 Certification.NEW YORK & SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nametag, creators of the new standard for end-user identity verification, today announced the release of its international government-issued ID verification capability. With this, Nametag allows companies to authenticate users for account recovery and access, no matter where they are located.

Own-branded certification leader upGrad KnowledgeHut to cross USD 45M in Revenue in 2022; aims at USD 100M by 2023

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#AGILE--upGrad KnowledgeHut became a 100% subsidiary of upGrad in September 2021 and in 6 months, it has witnessed meteoric growth in its course offerings, its revenue, and its geographical spread of customers from around the world. As a specialised short-duration tech and skills provider, the own-branded certification leader upGrad KnowledgeHut's present and upcoming courses include AGILE, Data Science & Cloud, Business Analytics, Blockchain development, and Design Thinking, along with UI/UX Bootcamps and all the way to digital marketing.

AM Best Revises Outlooks to Stable for Guild Insurance Limited

SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#insurance--AM Best has revised the outlooks to stable from negative and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) of Guild Insurance Limited (GIL) (Australia). These Credit Ratings (ratings) reflect GIL’s balance sheet strength, which AM Best assesses as very strong, as well as its adequate operating performance, neutral business profile and appropriate enterprise risk management. In addition, the ratings factor in no rating lift or drag from the company’s ultimate ownership by The Pharmacy Guild of Australia (PGOA).

Data Access Leader Immuta Enters Australian and New Zealand Market

Global expansion will support enterprises with data access control and security protection solutionsBOSTON & SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Immuta, the leader in automated data access and data security protection for global businesses, today announced its expansion into the Australian and New Zealand markets with the addition of new customers and new hires in the region. “Global companies are grappling with how best to provide access to data at scale while ensuring it’s done securely and in accordance with local rules and privacy regulations like the APP (Australian Privacy Principles

AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of QBE Insurance Group Limited’s Key Subsidiaries

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#insurance--AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) of “a+” (Excellent) of QBE Europe SA/NV (Belgium), QBE UK Limited (United Kingdom), and the pooled members of QBE North America Insurance Group (see list below). The outlook of the FSR is stable, while the outlook of the Long-Term ICR is negative. These companies are key operating subsidiaries of QBE Insurance Group Limited (QBE) (Australia), the non-operating holding company of the QBE group of companies.

NetApp Announces Intent to Acquire Instaclustr, the Industry Leading Platform for Deploying and Managing Open-Source Data and Workflow Applications as a Service

Acquisition Will Bring Management, Monitoring and Optimization for Storage, Compute and Data Together with Fully Managed Application Services to Provide Customers a Platform for Cloud Applications from the Datacenter to the Public CloudSAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NetApp® (NASDAQ: NTAP), a global, cloud-led, data-centric software company, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Instaclustr, a leading platform provider of fully managed open-source database, pipeline and workflow applications delivered as a service. The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions.

Aragon Research Positions SnapLogic as a Leader in the Inaugural Globe for Transformation Platform as a Service

Evaluation based on completeness of strategy and performanceSAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#AI--SnapLogic, a leader in Enterprise Automation, today announced that it has been positioned by Aragon Research, Inc. in the Leader section of the inaugural Globe™ for Transformation Platform as a Service.1 Aragon Research is the first industry analyst firm to identify, define, and categorize the Transformation Platform as a Service

Procore Announces Integration of Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator to Drive Sustainability Across the Construction Industry Globally

CARPINTERIA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Procore Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: PCOR), a leading global provider of construction management software, today announced a new integration with Building Transparency, a nonprofit organization with the mission to enable broad and swift action to address the construction industry’s role in climate change. The integration enables Procore users to leverage the Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator (EC3) in an effort to drive sustainability across the global construction industry.

CrowdStrike and Mandiant Form Mission-Focused Strategic Partnership to Protect Organizations Against Cyber Threats

Strategic partnership brings the power of the CrowdStrike Falcon platform to Mandiant’s services for industry-leading breach investigation and response and ongoing defenseAUSTIN, Texas & RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CrowdStrike (Nasdaq: CRWD), a leader in cloud-delivered protection of endpoints, cloud workloads, identity and data, and Mandiant (Nasdaq: MNDT), today announced a strategic partnership that will help joint customers investigate, remediate and defend against increasingly sophisticated cybersecurity events that plague organizations globally. As part of the collaboration, Mandiant will utilize the CrowdStrike Falcon

upGrad Integrates Talentedge; Sekhsaria Family Office Takes Stake in upGrad at $2Bn Value

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#Edtech--upGrad, Asia’s higher EdTech major, today confirmed closing and integrating all of Talentedge’s business with upGrad. Talentedge is in the top four higher EdTech companies In India, with strong partnerships with leading universities for degree programs, and also for working professionals. Under the upGrad umbrella, Talentedge will operate under its own name and in the coming financial year is slated to cross a gross revenue of INR 150 Crore ($20 Mn).

Australia Sportswear (Clothing, Footwear and Accessories) Market Report 2022: A AUD 11.7 Market - Size, Channel and Segments Analytics, Brand Value and Forecast, 2020-2025 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Australia Sportswear (Clothing, Footwear and Accessories) Market Size, Channel and Segments Analytics, Brand Value and Forecast, 2020-2025" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The overall sportswear market in Australia is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 6.8% between 2020 and 2025 to reach AUD 11.7 bn.ScopeThe overall sportswear market in Australia is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 6.8% between 2020 and 2025 to reach AUD 11.7 bn.

Disruptions Drive Australian Firms to Seek Support From Procurement Service Providers

ISG Provider Lens™ report finds enterprises inspired to re-invent procurement through BPO, transformation services as COVID-19 reshapes marketSYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--$III #AI--Under pressure from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, many Australian enterprises are engaging service providers to help transform their procurement operations for the first time, according to a new research report published today by Information Services Group (ISG

Thomas Global Secures SkyWest Airlines as Launch Customer for TFD-4000 LCD Flight Displays

IRVINE, Calif. & SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Thomas Global is pleased to announce that it has secured SkyWest Airlines, a subsidiary of SkyWest, Inc. (NASDAQ: SKYW) as the launch customer to upgrade its CRJ Pro Line 4 flight decks with Thomas Global’s TFD-4000 LCD flight displays beginning this summer. The TFD-4000 LCD retrofit for the EFD-4076 Pro Line 4 CRT displays captures the performance, reliability, and lifecycle cost benefits of AMLCD technology, restores flight display supply chain dependability, and ensures long-term product support for the Pro Line 4 platform.

A2W Pharma Ltd Announces New Pharmaceutical Facility in Malta

MARSA, Malta--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A2W Pharma Ltd, a pharmaceutical company based in Malta, celebrates the opening of its new facility during a launch event on its premises today. The event is addressed by Hon. Miriam Dalli – Minister for Environment, Energy and Enterprise, H.E. Yu Dunhai – Ambassador of China to Malta, Peter Paul Farrugia - A2W Pharma Director, Antonio Sommei - Amino Chemicals CEO, and Kurt Farrugia - Malta Enterprise CEO, along with representatives from Malta Medicines Authority.

Propanc Biopharma’s CEO Expresses Concern Over Disruption to Cancer Care During Global Pandemic

Patients Experiencing Delays to Diagnoses and Treatment, to Halting Clinical Trials, and at High Risk of Infection During Treatment MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Propanc Biopharma, Inc. (OTCQB: PPCB) (“Propanc” or the “Company”), a biopharmaceutical company developing novel cancer treatments for patients suffering from recurring and metastatic cancer, today announced that its Chief Executive Officer, Mr. James Nathanielsz, expressed concern over disruption to cancer care during the global pandemic, where patients are experiencing delays to diagnoses and treatment, to halting clinical trials. An increased risk of infection as a result of the pandemic is also a real and significant threat to the lives of cancer sufferers whilst undergoing treatment. Mr. Nathanielsz emphasized a pressing need for new and less toxic treatments must be a high priority, especially approaches that do not suppress the immune response of the patient.

Gravity Launches 2nd CBT of Ragnarok V: Returns, New 3D MMORPG, in Oceania

- Last CBT before the game launch for users in Oceania - CBT will run for seven days from April 6- Game balance, system, content, etc. updated based on first CBT user feedbackSEOUL, South Korea--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#CBT--Gravity Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRVY), a global game company, will start the second CBT for a new 3D MMORPG, Ragnarok V: Returns, in Oceania on April 6.Ragnarok V: Returns, a multi-platform MMORPG, is the sequel to ‘Ragnarok: Valkyrie Uprising,’ which has been played by more than five million global users. In addition to the attractive aesthetics unique to Ragnarok, this game will feature a high level of freedom for players.

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