Smart Video claims new ‘breakthrough’ marketing tech
Personalised video provider Smart Video Australia is claiming a breakthrough, world first in marketing technology with the latest version of its Personalised Video Assistant platform. The company says...
View ArticleCiena says it has solutions to ease move to 5G
Telecommunications networking equipment, software, and services provider Ciena says it has developed 5G Network Solutions that will aid companies to scale their existing 4G networks and also prepare...
View ArticleNetwork expert says NBN Co's business model is broken
A prominent network expert and frequent commentator on the national broadband network has described NBN Co's half-yearly results as a "train wreck" and said that there is nothing that can be done to...
View ArticleApache CouchDB flaws open door to cryptocurrency miners
Vulnerabilities in the open source database software Apache CouchDB are being exploited to plant cryptocurrency miners on vulnerable systems, the security firm Trend Micro claims. Researcher Hubert Lin...
View ArticleGovt opens review into efficacy of copyright law
The Australian Government is seeking feedback to ascertain the effectiveness of the process that was put in place in 2015 to lessen the incidence of downloading of copyrighted material. In 2015, a bill...
View ArticleData breach law will change status quo, says practitioner
A Melbourne-based lawyer and business adviser says the new data breach notification law will not be the only one working to potentially internalise the costs of a breach. "There are also obligations...
View ArticleNew Logitech keyboard has creative input dial
Peripherals manufacturer Logitech has released a new keyboard known as CRAFT with a creative input dial. A statement from the company said the dial, located at the top left-hand-side of the device,...
View ArticleNetComm claims ‘world’s fastest’ 4G fixed wireless device
NetComm Wireless is claiming the world’s fastest 4G LTE fixed wireless outdoor device with the launch of its next generation LTE Intelligent Fixed Wireless Access unit (IFWA-6xx) which will be used to...
View ArticleAustralia joins UK, US in blaming Russia for NotPetya
Australia has joined the UK and the US in blaming Russia for the NotPetya ransomware attack which hit Windows computers in a number of countries in June last year. The UK was the first to issue a...
View ArticleStudents attracted to the dark side of the Internet
IT Masters, an industry-based organisation partnering with Charles Sturt University to provide online Masters degrees to IT professionals, is claiming the dark web has attracted unprecedented interest...
View ArticleCanon Oceania gets new managing director
Canon Oceania has appointed Akira "Dave" Yoshida as its new managing director, in place of Yusuke Mizoguchi who has been promoted to a new role at Canon Europe. The changes will take place in April. A...
View ArticleIntel faces 33 lawsuits over Meltdown and Spectre flaws
Thirty customer class action lawsuits and two securities class actions have been filed against Intel in connection with two vulnerabilities in its processor which were made public in January. The...
View ArticleCylance's secret sauce proves the test of time
Endpoint security company Cylance says its unique artificial intelligence-based protection is the best tool to keep companies and individuals safe from new and emerging threats. Cylance started life in...
View ArticleLax cloud compliance raises concerns about data breach legislation readiness
Digital security firm Gemalto last month released its “2018 Global Cloud Data Security Study” report, commissioning the Ponemon Institute to perform the research, surveying more than 3200 IT and IT...
View ArticleUS judge rules embedding tweet can violate copyright
A judge in a New York district court has ruled that embedding a tweet on a web page could be a violation of copyright, overlooking years of precedent that say otherwise. The judgement applies to all...
View ArticleSpirit offers back-up Internet service over wireless
NBN alternative Internet service provider Spirit Telecom has launched a back-up Internet service that will remain redundant until it is needed, under the name Redundancy-as-a-Service. A statement from...
View ArticleNextDC expands cloud offerings with Oracle FastConnect
Data centre provided NextDC has launched dedicated and private access to Oracle Cloud through Oracle Cloud Infrastructure FastConnect. A statement from the company said secure Ethernet dual-backbone...
View ArticleHuawei testing fixed wireless service in '5G Living Lab'
Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei says it is testing a fixed wireless service in Vancouver with Canadian operator Telus in the latter's "5G Living Lab". Huawei said in a statement that the...
View ArticleFaster payments also mean faster fraud, says RSA expert
Many people may consider last week's introduction of Australia's New Payments Platform, which will enable faster payments for both consumers and businesses, as a measure that is long overdue. But the...
View ArticleHouse panel opens inquiry into NBN Co business case
The Australian parliament's Joint Standing Committee on the National Broadband Network has opened inquiries into the NBN Co's business case and the rollout of the network in rural and regional areas....
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