Kantar, Qualtrics partner in new strategic alliance
Global research agency Kantar TNS has joined forces with experience management provider Qualtrics in a strategic alliance they say is designed to provide clients with holistic customer experience...
View ArticleVIDEO: Social IM app Sweep swoops on Geochats and future AR to 'engage users'
New Australian start-up, Sweep, has its eponymous app using geo-location, messaging and AR skills to allow users dubbed "Sweepers" to "discover and interact in the world around them." Will Sweep users...
View ArticleMicrosoft Surface Pro with LTE Advanced uses Transatel eSIM for global...
IoT enabler and service provider for Microsoft's Surface Pro with LTE advanced promises "out-of-the-box, global cellular connectivity" directly upon opening the device "for the first time." Of course,...
View ArticleSpringboard opens applications for accelerator program
Not-for-profit organisation SBE Australia has opened applications for its Springboard Enterprises accelerator programme which provides up to 10 emerging, high-growth companies — with a woman or women...
View ArticlePower's the new head sheriff at Deputy
Employee management SaaS provider Deputy has appointed Steven Power as its global president. "Steven joins Deputy at an exciting time. We're about to take our product to the next level and his...
View ArticleTelstra's new smartphone toughs it out at twice the Max
Telstra's Tough Max 2 knows that when the going gets tough, the tough get going with the extra durability, water resistance, Blue Tick, wireless charging and more that the Tough Max 2 offers. My name...
View ArticleConsider DIY preparation for NBN installation happiness
There is a way to ensure your NBN cabling is installed the way you want without having to pay a professional. Julian Lippi had read and heard of too many people being dissatisfied with the way their...
View ArticlePacific island nations to connect to the Southern Cross cable
Southern Cross Cables has announced multiple deals for use of its Next subsea cable, including a major capacity commitment by FINTEL, Fiji’s International Gateway provider and wholesale...
View ArticleTechnologyOne pours $49.9 million into R&D
Enterprise software solutions company TechnologyOne says it is investing $49.9 million in the FY 2017 as part of its goal to foster innovation throughout the company. Along with significant investment...
View ArticleSuperloop to offer INDIGO cable capacity to Data Centres
Networking and infrastructure group Superloop is to fully integrate its the upcoming INDIGO submarine cable capacity into the Superloop metropolitan fibre networks in Singapore, Perth and Sydney. Bevan...
View ArticleHPE powers GreenLake backup with Commvault
Hewlett Packard Enterprises (HPE) has selected data management solutions provider Commvault to power its new GreenLake Backup solution. The Commvault software, which is pre-integrated on HPE servers,...
View ArticleDomain registrar looking at changes for .au space
auDA, the administrator and industry self-regulatory policy body for Australia's .au domain space is considering changes to the organisation through a review of its current policies. The organisation...
View ArticleStan launches Breaking Bad in 4K UHD, more 4K content coming
It's the 10th anniversary of the Breaking Bad TV series, and SVOD-service Stan is not only making it exclusively available, but has more 4K content to come soon, too. If you have an active "premium"...
View ArticleCyber crime hit 978m in 2017, caused US$172b loss
Nearly a billion people in 20 countries were affected in some way by cyber crime in 2017, a report from Norton by Symantec claims, after a survey of 21,549 individuals aged 18 and over in these...
View ArticleTech employees lacking in needed soft skills: survey
Soft skills, such as communication, collaboration, conflict resolution, and leadership, are seen to be important when it comes to hiring, but technology workers are lagging behind, a survey claims. The...
View ArticleWindows banking trojan uses known names to target Australians
Malicious attackers are using the names of well-known firms like Xero and Tax Store Australia to try and trick Australians into installing a variant of the Ursnif banking trojan on their Windows...
View ArticlePromapp secures cloud deal with NZ’s GoShift
Cloud-based business process management software provider Promapp has won a contract with GoShift to support the delivery of a best-practice quality management system across more than 20 local councils...
View ArticleDavos sets up initiative for global tech-reskilling drive
The World Economic Forum, currently being held in Davos, Switzerland, has launched an IT Industry Skills Initiative designed to meet the global skills gap challenge and address job displacement arising...
View ArticleFrequency, complexity of DDoS attacks rising: report
The exploitation of IoT devices and innovation from DDoS attack services are leading to more frequent and complex attacks, according to a newly published infrastructure security report from application...
View ArticleScammers again hit market with fake MYOB invoices
A new fake invoice scam “brandjacking” accounting software company MYOB has been detected, with the circulation of an email message designed to look like a legitimate invoice delivery email. Security...
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