The Fornax supercomputer is the second of three that are part of the Pawsey Centre project in Western Australia. [ + ]

NASA’s Curiosity has landed safely on the red planet this afternoon. [ + ]

NEC’s vehicular communication system is part of the DRIVE C2X project. [ + ]

Radio tagging has been used for the first time on whale sharks. It has helped researchers capture footage of them feeding from fishers’ nets. [ + ]

Private equity fund Fortissimo Capital is investing in 4RF Limited. [ + ]

Sepura has appointed a senior VP for sales and marketing. [ + ]

The NSW Science and Engineering Awards have come around again and nominations are sought for each of the categories, including NSW Scientist of the Year. [ + ]

MiMOMax has received an upgrade to its website to include software upgrades. [ + ]

Tait Communications will be supplying a P25 radio communications network to Jim Wells County in Texas, US. [ + ]

North Yorkshire Police has renewed its contract with Sepura and has integrated Netcall mobility technology into its current system to further improve officer response times. [ + ]

Western Power Distribution has received a communications upgrade from Simoco. [ + ]

ARCIA will hold its annual general meeting in August at its head office. [ + ]

The Command and Control Centre, part of the Romanian Border Security solution, has been inaugurated by Cassidian and the Romanian Border Police. [ + ]

The $33m supercomputer that may help unlock the secrets of the universe will be installed at the Pawsey Centre in Perth. [ + ]

Sepura has won one of the UK communications industry’s most sought-after awards, the Gerald David OBE Award. [ + ]