Vocus appoints Bob Mansfield as new chair
Former Telstra chair and current deputy chairman of Vocus Bob Mansfied has taken the reins as a non-executive independent chairman of the board, replacing Vaughan Bowen who has announced his...
View ArticleDigital officer backs up the human side of Auckland airport biosecurity
Auckland’s International Airport is claiming world-first mover rights with the deployment of a digital biosecurity officer. The airport has deployed Vai – a Virtual Assistant Interface – which started...
View ArticleKlose takes up interim marketing role with Nearmap
Australian-listed aerial imagery company Nearmap (ASX:NEA) has appointed company non-executive director Sue Klose as interim Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) for a period of up to six-months while it...
View ArticleThe Fabric capital raise takes total to US$41 million
US-based IoT infrastructure provider, The Fabric, has raised its third dedicated pool of capital - US$20 million - to invest in early stage cloud infrastructure companies that it co-creates with...
View ArticleVIDEOS: Jabra's third-gen wireless earbuds launch in Australia with Alexa -...
Incorporating Amazon Alexa and one-touch access to Siri and Google Now, Jabra's third-get "true wireless earbuds" with 4-microphone array and more has landed in Australia for $299.99. Priced higher...
View ArticleOptus, Cisco partner on Commonwealth Games
Optus Business and Cisco are joining forces to create a smart network which they say will allow global connections to the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games in April. The partnership will see a high...
View ArticleVIDEO: Facebook adds video chat to Messenger Lite, for Android Go and slow...
If you're plagued by slow Internet connectivity, or have an older Android device or one running Android Go, but still want video calls, Facebook Messenger Lite has a video message for you. Facebook has...
View ArticleHTC breathes new life into U11 with new "U11 life" model
Boasting a wallet-friendly price of A$599 while offering "squeezable Edge Sense, amazing cameras, weather-resistant design, USonic noise cancelling earbuds, and a pure Android experience designed by...
View ArticleNEC seeks IT professionals of the future for graduate program
IT solutions and services firm NEC has opened its Australian 2018 graduate program for the second year running. The training program gives tomorrow’s CIOs, CISOs, and leaders of technology operations...
View ArticleMimecast invests in Australia, NZ expansion
Global email and data security company, Mimecast, is expanding its Australian business, doubling its headcount and making strategic new hires. Mimecast says the ramping up of its Australian business...
View ArticleRussian group 'more likely' behind Seoul Games attack
A cyber attack during the opening ceremony of last month's Winter Olympics appears to have been carried out using sophisticated malware that has the hallmarks of a Russian-speaking group, Sofacy. The...
View ArticleAust, NZ the sleepy backwater of cyber threats: claim
Australia and New Zealand are relatively quiet places in terms of cyber threats when compared to the rest of the Asia-Pacific region, one of the few women in the field of cyber security claims. Noushin...
View ArticleSense of Security launches new free Active Directory Recon tool
The tool provides businesses with important insights to help them meet compliance standards and identify security threats, "which is necessary now more than ever in the wake of the Notifiable Data...
View ArticleQld plagued by Internet, phone problems: report
Phone of Internet problems in Queensland have dominated reports to the State’s community legal sector workers, according to a new report by the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) and Community...
View ArticleSteep rise in malware threats to Mac: report
Malware targeting Mac operating systems more than doubled from 2016 to 2017, according to a new report which reveals that in 2017 alone, Mac threats increased more than 270%. According a new report...
View ArticleNZ Commerce Commission rejects TradeMe, Motorcentral merger deal
New Zealand’s competition enforcement and regulatory agency, The Commerce Commission, has knocked back the acquisition of Motorcentral, a Christchurch-based supplier of motor vehicle dealer management...
View ArticleMotorola completes acquisition of Airbus DS Communications
Motorola Solutions has completed the acquisition of Plant Holdings, which holds the Airbus DS Communications business, from Airbus Defense and Space. Motorola says the acquisition strengthens its...
View ArticleMasters gets top APAC job at Infor
Infor has promoted Helen Masters to the role of senior vice-president and general manager, Asia-Pacific. "The company is poised for accelerated growth in Asia-Pacific, and Helen Masters has proven...
View ArticleCisco improves WAN management
Cisco has announced a pair of products aimed at simplifying WAN management. The growing number of devices and connections presents "a huge challenge for IT organisations," yet many organisations still...
View ArticleSlingshot malware uses routers as entry route to Windows hosts
Malware that infects Windows systems via routers has been uncovered by researchers at security firm Kaspersky Lab who claim it has been used for cyber espionage from at least 2012 until February 2018....
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