Optus Innovating for Excellence Award 2017 goes to Over the Wire
The 2017 Innovating for Excellence Award from Optus Wholesale has been won by Over the Wire (ASX:OTW) for developments in Private 4G Data Networks. This award recognises businesses making contributions...
View ArticleBlackBerry launches new cybersecurity services
BlackBerry has launched new cybersecurity consulting services with particular focus on General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance and connected automobile security. GDPR is scheduled to come...
View ArticleSoldiering on with NBN as ADF/NBN Co partnership gets underway
Broadband network services at around 400 Air Force, Navy and Army sites across Australia are to be provided by NBN Co, the company building the National Broadband network, through a new partnership...
View ArticleiPhone X goes on sale at last via pre-order: Vodafone, Telstra, Optus, Spark,...
Vodafone, Telstra and Optus customers have sparked a wave of iPhone X telco pre-orders in Australia, with Spark sparking its own sales in NZ, as the world now waits for 3 November. After a decade-plus...
View ArticleCivica wins Ispwich City Council libraries digital transformation
Global software applications and outsourcing services provider Civica has been selected by the Ipswich City Council to deploy its digital transformation software in all the council’s libraries. The...
View ArticleDXC to open Australian digital transformation centres
US-based global IT services company DXC Technology is planning to open Digital Transformation Centres in Australia designed to provide local clients with the ability to apply the latest digital design...
View ArticleMacquarie Government in the cloud with new appointment
Cyber security firm Macquarie Government has appointed experienced technologist Bart Thomas as general manager, government cloud, as the company looks to further grow its built-for-government cloud...
View ArticleMalicious emails hit a new high as malware strikes take their toll
Malicious email volumes soared in the third quarter 2017, increasing 85% from the prior quarter, according to a new security threat report from proofpoint that reveals much of this increase was driven...
View ArticleVIDEO Interview + DEMO: WalabotDIY lets your Android see thru walls for home...
Vastly better than a stud-finder on steroids, this app-connected hardware device lets you see through walls to detect pipes, wood, wiring, even mice, with its parent tech used in medicine to see into...
View ArticleStill avoiding Apple Pay, Westpac rolls out PayWear Essentials this December
Westpac's PayWear delivers contactless microchip payments from your account using a silicone wristband or a ‘keeper’ device that easily attaches to an existing watch or fitness band. Although Westpac,...
View ArticleVictoria likely to bear brunt of NAB job cuts
Victoria is likely to be the state hardest hit by the National Australia Bank’s plans to cut up to 4000 jobs from its operations nationally over the next three years. While the NAB has suggested a net...
View ArticleDocuSign coming onshore in 2018
Digital signature provider DocuSign plans to start offering its services from within Australia next year. DocuSign's Australian services will run from Microsoft Azure's forthcoming Canberra regions....
View ArticleQualcomm sues Apple over alleged software licence breach
Chip maker Qualcomm has filed yet another suit against Apple, this time accusing the latter of breaking a software licence contract in order to benefit Intel in the making of broadband modems. A...
View ArticleIBM completes Vivant acquisition
IBM has completed the acquisition of Australian-based innovation consultancy Vivant Digital as it moves to boost its own global digital agency, IBM iX. Financial details of the transaction were not...
View ArticleTech experts propose temporary fix for NBN mess
Two technology experts have proposed a solution to the current NBN mess, whereby customers would pay about the same as they currently do but avoid the congestion and speed issues that have led to a...
View ArticleWomen still lag in IT workforce: study
Specialist recruitment agency ClicksIT says a recent study it undertook shows continuing low participation rates in the IT industry, with the proportion of women candidates remaining steady at 23% for...
View ArticleLaying of southern portion of Hawaiki cable set to start
The laying of the Hawaiki cable system from Sydney and then across the Pacific Ocean is poised to get underway, with more than 6500km of undersea fibre-optic cable on board the TE Subcom cable ship...
View ArticleDeloitte named leader in business transformation
International consulting firm Deloitte announced today it has been named a leader in Business Transformation in the latest Forrester report. Independent research firm Forrester released "The Forrester...
View ArticleReview: The Evil Within 2 – scaring the number twos out of you
The Evil Within 2 is a game of phases. During most of those phases you will be trying to find a place to hide. Do you like scary games, particularly the horror of jump-scares combined with gross...
View ArticleWestpac first to launch iPhone X Face ID support, still no Apple Pay
Apple's newest biometric security feature, Face ID, has quickly been supported by Westpac with version 8.2 of its iOS app, but the Apple Pay delay continues its Groundhog Day. Proud of its quick action...
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