Online payment fraud detection spend: $9.3B by 2022
Spend on online FDP (fraud detection and prevention) solutions is set to rise to US $9.3 billion by 2022, an increase of 22% over this year’s anticipated spend, driven by IoT and 3D_Secure. Fraud...
View ArticleAussie businesses embracing emerging tech, IoT as change accelerates
New research shows that not only Aussie businesses early adopters of new tech, but that IoT adoption is reaching mainstream while “cognitive computing intentions are high.’ The latest research from...
View ArticleAustralia, NZ rank near the top in APAC IoT ‘readiness’: IDC
Australia and New Zealand rank among the top four countries in Asia Pacific, excluding Japan, that are the most capable and ready to generate efficiencies linked to IoT solutions, according to a newly...
View ArticleAustralians acting unsafely with public Wi-Fi security: wake up!
A new report on Wi-Fi security shows 66% of Aussies use public Wi-Fi unsafely, yet while 60% believe their info is safe, they don’t know how to use Wi-Fi safely. Norton by Symantec’s 2017 Norton Wi-Fi...
View ArticleEncryption laws: carrot, not stick, likely to work
When Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Attorney-General George Brandis get down to the nitty-gritty of formulating proposed changes to encryption laws which they have talked about, they might like to...
View ArticleIntergen deal with Skycity on Microsoft Dynamics deployment
Intergen, a subsidiary of Empired, has secured a deal with SKYCITY Entertainment Group to deliver Microsoft Dynamics 365 to 6000 users across Australia and New Zealand. The deal with SKYCITY, New...
View ArticleDigitising school payments good for teachers, parents and saving money
A new “Digital payments in education” report shows thousands of hours in teacher and admin time savings, and big money savings are definitely possible. A new Deloitte reports shows that, by digitising...
View ArticleKaspersky Labs turns 20, gives you Kaspersky Free AV as present
Watch out, AVG, Avast, Microsoft and anyone else with free AV, Kaspersky has launched Kaspersky Free Anti-Virus, but its paid suites still offer many for features definitely worth paying for. Kaspersky...
View ArticleVIDEO: Telstra and Cohda Wireless in Australian-first V2P tech trial
Telstra and Cohda Wireless have “successfully conducted Australia’s first test of Vehicle-to-Pedestrian (V2P) technology over a mobile network in South Australia.” The groundbreaking trial demonstrated...
View ArticleSkyfii expands overseas
Skyfii, a provider of Wi-Fi and associated services to shopping centres and similar venues, is expanding overseas through the acquisition of European and North American customers currently served by...
View ArticleProgress invests in Australia, pushes 'cognitive first' barrow
Progress Software is encouraging the developers of business applications to adopt a 'cognitive first' strategy. Australia and New Zealand is Progress Software's biggest market in the Asia Pacific...
View ArticleGenetec and Hills hoist new Australian Application Dev Centre
The Genetec Australian Application Development Centre will focus on expansion into application solutions for the retail, banking, public safety, government and transport sectors. Hills Limited and...
View ArticleKogan expands business portfolio with move into insurance
Kogan is moving further away from its primary roots as a discount online electronics retailer with the launch of a new business selling insurance policies under a partnership with global insurer The...
View ArticleUniversity of Adelaide consortium plan to boost Adelaide smart city status
An Australian Smart Cities Consortium has been launched by the University of Adelaide with the aim of helping to transform Adelaide into a smart city. Under the plan, launched on Thursday, the...
View ArticleWindows 10 to get Android and iOS linking – Build 16251 highlights
Windows will take a step closer to making PCs and smartphones work together in the coming Build 16251. A new Setting called Phone will appear in the Settings menu. Activate it on the PC and then it...
View ArticleAmazon wants a Strine tutor for Alexa
Amazon has advertised for an Australian English linguist. Presumably foreshadowing an official launch of the Amazon Echo in this part of the world, Amazon is looking to hire a linguist with an...
View ArticleSamsung sounds very good – Sound+ MS750 sound bar (first look)
Samsung has released its new Sound+ MS750 – a product developed by its state-of-the-art, California-based, Audio Lab. For a sound bar - it is very impressive. Before we get into the Sound+ it is...
View ArticleFake female persona used to plant remote access trojans on Windows PCs
A campaign using a fake female persona to infect the Windows computers of people working in certain industries in the Middle East and North Africa with remote access trojans has been uncovered by the...
View ArticleVodafone Steppes up 4G footprint in Tasmania’s Ouse houses and beyond
Presumably seeking to imbue its 4G coverage in Tasmania with a bit of Steppervescence, Vodafone’s communications nous sees it “investing $5 million in 18 new sites in Tasmania in 2017.” Federal...
View ArticleWD’s X-Factor: X4 tech comes to 3D NAND
Building on its X4 expertise in 2D NAND, WD’s X-Force has attacked its next major milestone: four-bits-per-cell (X4) on 3D NAND, BiCS3, technology. No, your Nan hasn’t joined the uncanny X-Men, but...
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