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• Apple Watch apps Australian roundup

  The Apple Watch has officially begun shipping in Australia today and already there are a plethora of apps for the device. Here’s a roundup of some of the apps released or in development.

• Qantas gets on the Apple Watch

  Qantas has unveiled a free app for the Apple Watch ahead of its launch in Australia on April 24.

• BlackLine creates APAC vice president role

  Cloud finance and automation software vendor BlackLine has hired Todd Hunt for the newly created role of Asia Pacific vice president and general manager.

• Qantas automated call scam still dialling people

  An automated call scam that phones people up and claims that they have won a travel prize is still dialling people, five months after Qantas first alerted customers about it.

• Automated call scam targets Qantas customers

  Qantas (ASX: QAN) is warning customers to hang up on an automated call scam which claims they have won a travel prize or credit points towards their next holiday.
  

• Qantas 'won’t rule out' changes to IT department as part of restructure

  Qantas Airways (ASX: QAN) has announced that 5000 jobs will go over the next three years with 1500 of these to be executives, management and support roles.

• Qantas email scam takes flight

  Qantas has warned customers to be wary of a fake e-ticket itinerary and receipt email currently circulating.

• Qantas website experiences booking glitch

  Qantas customers were unable to book flights online last night and this morning after the company’s website suffered a server outage.

• Qantas lounges go Apple

  Tough luck if you're a Windows 7 fan. The nation's largest airline Qantas yesterday announced it would go Apple-only in its frequent flyer lounges around Australia, giving travellers access to "the latest generation Macs" in a national rollout.
  

• Qantas looks to cloudy skies

  Chris Seller is Qantas' chief IT architect and head of Operations for its Corporate Services and Technology division. The executive is a veteran of the airline, having held senior IT roles within its ranks for over a decade, including as the head of IT for its Jetstar subsidiary. Seller took some time out recently to speak about Qantas' cloud computing strategy and the issue in general.