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Melbourne-based virtual reality tech developer and immersive learning solutions provider FLAIM Systems has donated a FLAIM Trainer to the State Emergency Services of Ukraine.

Australian sustainable manufacturing technology company Xefco has raised $10.5 million in its seed extension funding round to support the scaling of its plug in to play model, which is claimed to be able to reduce textile emissions and ensure a credible greener supply chain in the fashion industry.

The ease with which false or misleading information can be shared without vetting, fact-checking, or accountability has made social media a breeding ground for misinformation, according to data and analytics company GlobalData,

The eSafety Commissioner will allocate a $3 million grant to seven universities and non-government organisations to prevent the abuse of women and children as part of the Australian government’s $10 million funding package of the preventing tech-based abuse of women grants program.

GUEST EVENT: With competition building up to be even more fierce in 2024, it’s that time of year to start revamping your strategies to cut through the sea of sameness.

GUEST INTERVIEW: iTWire was at Cloudera's Evolve conference in Sydney. We met up with Keir Garrett, Regional Vice President (ANZ) and Priyank Patel, Global VP of Products. We learned about the risks posed to organisations by AI and how Cloudera's hybrid data platform can mitigate them. We subsequently heard what Victor Dominello and Alan Longmuir (Delivery Manager at Deakin University) had to say and saw what was showcased by strategic partners like AWS, IBM, and Nuvento.

La Trobe University has appointed Professor Nilmini Wickramasinghe to the new Optus Chair of Digital Health in the School of Computing, Engineering and Mathematical Sciences.

COMPANY NEWS: Megantic's latest senior appointments bring deep industry knowledge and experience to lead the company's expansion and deliver best-in-class eCommerce service to clients as online shopping continues to surge.

Medical technology company Control Bionics has launched what it says is the world's first autonomous driving wheelchair module.

Immersive learning solutions provider FLAIM Systems has completed a $6.7 million Series A capital raise cornerstoned by the Victorian Government’s $2 billion investment company Breakthrough Victoria.

Deakin University in Melbourne has entered a strategic relationship with hybrid cloud company Cloudera to deliver deeper data insights into 8.8 million data events, levelling up on teaching and learning outcomes for its 60,000 students.


Battery manufacturer Redflow is collaborating with the University of Queensland in a research project aimed at extending the operational ability of the company’s zinc bromine flow battery.

Professional services company GHD has appointed Paul Murphy to the role of CIO.

Brisbane-based cloud hosting and web development company ATech has appointed Gary Linton to the newly created role of non-executive chair, promoted Glenn Prinsen to the role of operations manager, and appointed Amanda Brown and Manuel Ruiz to the roles of community manager and senior web developer respectively.

Security company ParaFlare has appointed Mandy Ross and Dr Marcus Thompson to its board as non-executive directors.

Tech conference for school-aged girls Go Girl, Go For IT will host more than 1,700 girls from over 70 Victorian schools with the aim of educating and inspiring female students to consider a career in STEAM.

Security vendor Netskope has appointed Samantha MacLeod and Nicholas McKenzie to its CxO advisory board.

Deakin University’s Applied Artificial Intelligence Institute (A2I2) is collaborating with provider of digital technologies for mining, MineExcellence to support the mining sector in leveraging recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI).

Specialist technology secondary fund SecondQuarter Ventures has appointed Sam Kroonenburg as a venture partner.

Security vendor Netskope has promoted David Fairman to the newly created role of APJ CIO.