Pharmacists, Digital Health Agency partner on My Health Record initiative
The peak national body representing pharmacists, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA), is partnering with the Australian Digital Health Agency in a move designed to help increase the number of...
View ArticleVodafone gets behind coding program to boost female STEM participation
Australia’s third largest telco Vodafone is partnering with technology educator, Coder Academy, in establishing a technology-centric course, Code Next, to Year 9 and 10 girls in select Sydney high...
View ArticleSwarmFarm, Bosch bringing robotics to Australian farms
Robot technologies are predicted to bring new efficiencies to traditional farming practices as farming equipment such as tractors, sprayers and planting equipment become increasingly larger and more...
View ArticleAiRISTA Flow appoints APAC region manager
Global Wi-Fi location services and workflow software solutions company AiRISTA Flow has appointed Sydney based Jerome Naidu as Regional Manager for the Asia-Pacific region. The appointment of Naidu by...
View ArticleReview - CloudBerry Backup
Are you backing up to the cloud? If not, why not? CloudBerry Lab takes the pain away with its range of backup tools. I don't need to tell you the importance of an off-site backup. In years gone by the...
View ArticleAvanade's framework for ethical AI
Artificial intelligence and machine learning are big topics today, but they are not ramification free, says Sarah Adam-Gedge. The cloud is no longer "the next big thing," with companies now looking at...
View Articleeftpos launches new service for faster disputed eftpos transaction resolution
We're told it's rare for there to be a dispute on the eftpos network, but to ensure any such disputes are resolved quickly and easily, eftpos has launched a new service for a better consumer...
View ArticleEricsson renames 'Broadcast and Media Services' as 'Red Bee Media'
Don't get a bee in your bonnet, Ericsson has renamed its "Broadcast and Media Services" division as "Red Bee Media" and made it an independent services business from 9 November 2017. Ericsson is...
View ArticleApple opens 'Everyone Can Code' initiative globally, RMIT adopts Apple...
Apple has today announced the global expansion of its Everyone Can Code initiative to more than 20 colleges and universities outside of the US, offering App Development with Swift Curriculum. We're...
View ArticleCylance ducks query about stored malware used in demo
American security firm Cylance has refused to say whether stored malware samples that it used in a product demonstration in Melbourne were really malware as they were made out to be. The company held...
View ArticleNAB announces 600 new tech roles to bolster staff numbers
Close on the heels of announcing that it would be cutting 6000 jobs over the next three years, the National Australia Bank has said that it will be hiring 600 technology specialists, beginning...
View ArticleApple updates Clips video app with 360-degree iPhone X selfies, Star Wars...
Apple's free and fun Clips 2.0 app for iOS, which makes creating and sharing fun videos on iPhone or iPad, has just received a very cool update for all compatible devices, plus some special iPhone X...
View ArticleVIDEO: HP Inc Kids Fund, AU$500,000 to help Australian students achieve...
HP Inc's new Kids Fund is a local programme in line with the company's global commitment, announced in July this year, "of US$20 million in technology, training and R&D funding to enable better...
View ArticleMicrosoft teams up with third parties for AV defence
Romanian security company Bitdefender has signed an agreement with Microsoft, whereby the latter will use its technology to provide security for endpoints in organisations that use mac OS and Linux. In...
View ArticleData analysis helps retailers prepare for $48b Xmas shopping splurge
Online and bricks and mortar retailers are making better use of data analytics tools to streamline services ahead of the expected $48 billion Christmas spending splurge by shoppers, according to the...
View ArticleQualtrics brings in finance veteran as CFO
US software and experience management solutions vendor Qualtrics has appointed financial services veteran David Faugno as Chief Financial Officer. Faugno joins Qualtrics after 10 years as CFO for...
View ArticleACMA issues stern warning to iTalkBB over second consumer protections breach
Telecommunications services provider iTalkBB Australia has been warned to take compliance seriously by the telecommunications regulator the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) over its...
View ArticleJames Dyson award winner puts serious skin in the game: sKan for melanoma
A new low cost, handheld device called sKan uses heat detection to help physicians quickly identify skin cancer and has won the international James Dyson Award In Australia, we're told that "more than...
View ArticleSamsung helps vision impaired Australians see with powerful new tool
Samsung and Vision Australia have introduced "IrisVision, a wearable device with powerful magnification capabilities for people with low vision, powered by Samsung smartphones and Gear VR." The local...
View ArticleFuture jobs present skills challenges for young Aussies: report
Australia’s education, skills and job markets will rapidly transform as digital disruption take effect, according to a new report which found that one in two Australians believe our children are not...
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