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Netflix To Launch In Australia, New Zealand

Netflix will expand into Australia and New Zealand in March 2015, says the online streaming service. New Zealand and Australia would bring the number of countries and territories enjoying Netflix service to more than 50. Netflix is available to members in the U.S., Canada, Latin America, the U.K. and Ireland, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland.

Acumatica Raises $13M

Acumatica, a company that provides cloud accounting software, has raised $13.3 million. The investment was led by Australian accounting software firm MYOB, a company that is strategic OEM partner with Acumatica as well.This brings the total funding raised by the company to $30 million.

Atlassian Raises $150M

Atlassian, an Australian company that makes online collaboration tools for businesses, has raised $150 million from T. Rowe Price and Dragoneer Investment Capital, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal by Douglas Macmillan.

Verizon Gets $14M Deal From Australian Federal Police

Verizon has been selected by the Australian Federal Police to supply a managed gateway service for the agency's IT systems. Under the terms of the...

Australia Formulates National Cloud Computing Strategy

Australia has formulated a national cloud computing strategy. The strategy has identified three core goals - 1) Maximizing the value of cloud computing in government, 2) Promoting...