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TelSoc has 21st Century makeover, rebranding
The winds of change are sweeping through the Telecommunications Association (TelSoc), with the 143 year-old industry group giving itself a makeover, with a new logo, new look and changes to the way it...
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Mobile and Mac malware doubles in AsiaPac – McAfee
McAfee Lab’s Q1, 2017, 83-page Threat Report shows mobile malware grew 57% and MacOS malware grew 53% - particularly significant in Australia with a higher proportion of Mac users. There were 244 new...
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Big Switch appoints Perugini to boost global channel business
US-based date centre networking company Big Switch Networks has appointed a new head of its worldwide channels business as it looks to drive expansion globally. Networking industry veteran Claudio...
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Freeview Plus upgrade, new features revealed
Free catch-up digital television service Freeview Australia has unveiled its new Freeview Plus service with new features and a fresh look and feel. Freeview says the key to the upgrade has been the...
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Major take-up of AMD EPYC 7000 series server processors
Dell, HPE, Lenovo, Mellanox, Samsung Electronics, Supermicro, VMware, Xilinx, and many others have announced AMD EPYC server products. Early adopters of cloud data centre customers include Microsoft...
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Heightened concern on security issues for Australians
Australians are more concerned about security issues, with public concern now at its highest of the last 10 years, according to a new study. The latest Unisys Security Index shows Australia has...
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HDR coming to notebooks, monitors and more
HDR stands for High Dynamic Range but it also means “Higher Dollar Returns” as PC and peripheral makers try to differentiate their products and gain consumer support. But a lack of standards and native...
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Acronis Files Connect solves NAS and Windows file sharing problems for Mac users
Promising to provide “the rich experience Mac users demand when connecting to Windows or NAS file servers”, Acronis Files Connect improves productivity in mixed Mac/Windows environments. Offering...
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Podcasts grow on the back of monetisation
Swedish-based podcast platform Acast offers paywalled podcast content and dynamic ad space to monetise it. It has seen an explosive growth in podcasts, much of it due to its platform, in its three...
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Contractor spreads WannaCry to Vic traffic cameras
A contractor has infected 55 traffic cameras in Victoria with the WannaCry worm, according to the state's department of justice. According to the information available, both intersection and highway...
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Account hijacking the top cloud security threat – Symantec
New research from Symantec has found that CISOs regard cloud security as a significant challenge with account hijacking as a top external threat. Covering 1,100 CISOs (Chief Information Security...
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Vic firm says its PrisonPC OS can avoid Windows security woes
Victorian company Cyber IT Solutions is offering companies who are keen on avoiding security incidents, which are a constant headache on Windows systems, a hardened Linux-based operating system known...
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Logitech 4K Brio webcam with Windows Hello (review)
The easiest way to add Windows Hello facial recognition and login to a Windows 10 device is to use Logitech’s Brio Pro, 4K, HDR webcam – the “Tesla of Webcams” The designers of Logitech’s Brio 4K Ultra...
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Minister offers a new home for Fujitsu
Victoria's Minister for Small Business, Innovation and Trade took advantage of an invitation to speak at the Fujitsu World Tour's Melbourne leg to encourage the company to relocate to Melbourne. "I...
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Fujitsu helping Australian organisations go digital
Fujitsu is working on some interesting digital and IoT projects in Australia. At a briefing for media and analysts at the Fujitsu World Tour event in Melbourne today, the company described a virtual...
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Big win for consumers in telcoms reforms says ACCAN
The Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) has given a tick of approval to changes to legislation for improving consumer protections in the telecommunications industry. The consumer...
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Regional activist group gives qualified approval to telecoms reforms
The Telecommunications Reform legislation provides a guarantee for all premises to access broadband services. But despite the reforms regional Australia says it is still concerned about having reliable...
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TPG Capital, founder said to be looking at Vocus takeover
TPG Capital may team up with Vocus founder James Spenceley to examine a takeover of the communications company in the event that the equity firm's bid for Fairfax Media does not come off. The...
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Australians ready to shift to Amazon if vendor keeps word
Nine of out 10 Australians would prefer to buy from Amazon if it keeps its promises on low prices, selection and fast delivery, a survey has found. The American giant is expected to enter the...
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WannaCry relied on decades-old vulnerability
Microsoft will turn off the Server Message Block Version 1 (SMBv1) from its latest Insider early access build 16226 of Windows 10 beginning this autumn. SMBv1 is a decades-old protocol that WannaCry...
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