Eight months after National ICT Australia (NICTA) released its secure embedded L4 (seL4) microkernel, it has moved closer to commercialisation with potential developments by the Department of Defence and the mining sector using the software.

Queensland-based mining company Macarthur Coal is on the hunt for a new CIO, following the recent departure of David Rose.

Australian rare earths mining company, Lynas Corporation Limited (ASX: LYC), has finalised a global managed network, deployed by NTT Australia to help streamline communications.

Newcrest, one of the world's top 10 gold mining companies and Australia's largest gold producer, is aiming to improve its process for metal extraction and gold recovery across its key mine operations, licensing the Mincom Production Accounting (MPA) application.

Arch Coal (NYSE:ACI), the second largest coal producer in the US, has chosen Brisbane-based software company Mincom for its asset and work management across its mining operations.