Clik here to view.
Ericsson, Telstra claim success with data ‘in transit’ encryption trial
Ericsson and Telstra claim they have successfully demonstrated the ability to encrypt data securely while in transit between Los Angeles and Melbourne at 10Gbps, using Ciena’s ultra-low latency 10G...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Employees can steal company IP
Tell me something new – a person leaves the company with its customer list, intellectual property, designs, and more, walking out with a USB drive or simply emailing it. The fastest way to take down...
View ArticleClik here to view.
One device for all tasks: when will it emerge?
It would be nice to think that some manufacturer, somewhere, would this year come up with a device which makes it possible to manage most, if not all, of one's computing needs from that single device....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Aussie Vodafone early morning outage: 17 ‘not happy’ Jan
The 17th of January 2017 or 17-1-17 is the first major outage to make news for Vodafone in 2017, and as you’d expect, its customers weren’t happy. Outages. They’re a fact of life, and while they’re not...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Tech21 cock-a-hoop over snazzy Chinese New Year iPhone case
2017 is the Chinese ‘Year of the Rooster’, and Tech21 is crowing loudly over its nifty new iPhone 7 and 7 Plus case design by ‘eminent Chinese pop artist’ Jacky Tsai. If you’ve got an iPhone 6, 6s, 7...
View ArticleClik here to view.
E-waste jumps 63% in past 5 years
E-waste in the Asia/Oceania region in 2015 totalled 12.3 million tonnes, 2.4 times the weight of the Great Pyramid of Giza. The first Regional E-waste Monitor: East and Southeast Asia, was compiled by...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Security heavyweight Quade joins Fortinet
Global cyber security solutions provider Fortinet has appointed 30-year security industry veteran and security heavyweight Phil Quade as its new Chief Information Security Officer with responsibility...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Tait secures NT mobile comms system contract
Northern Territory energy group, Power and Water Corporation, is upgrading its mobile workforce communications system with a solution designed and supplied by Tait Communications. The deal with Tait...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Tablet rollout mobilising S.A. police force
The South Australian Government has started rolling out tablet technology enabling the State’s police officers to undertake up to 95% of duties from within the field. After a rigorous testing,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
NexDock to harness Intel Compute Card
NexDock will provide a range of chassis for Intel’s new modular compute cards at a fraction of the cost of a full-blown device. About a year ago, iTWire wrote about NexDock and its use of the Microsoft...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Anti-trust suit filed against Qualcomm in US
The US Federal Trade Commission has filed an anti-trust lawsuit against processor manufacturer Qualcomm, charging the company with using anti-competitive tactics to maintain its monopoly in the supply...
View ArticleClik here to view.
NBN rollout progress a ‘pyrrhic victory’, says Patton
Internet Australia chief Laurie Patton is unimpressed with the latest rollout forecasts for the National Broadband Network and says the predicted disruption caused by rollout works in metro areas of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Cyber war? Squirrels are winning, says former black hat
If any country wants to prevent what is being touted as cyber war, then it would be better off destroying squirrels rather than spreading FUD about electricity grids and attackers, a former black hat...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Continuum to drive APAC expansion from new Sydney regional HQ
Global IT services delivery platform provider Continuum is expanding its business in the Asia Pacific region with the opening of a new APAC regional headquarters in Sydney. Frank Bauer, who was part of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Money for nothing: IT employee's demand after sacking
A former IT employee of the Indianapolis-based American College of Education demanded US$200,000 to unlock a system on which he allegedly changed passwords before leaving, according to a report at the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Aussie consumers have privacy, security concerns with Augmented Reality
Australian consumers are concerned about security and privacy with the growing use of Augmented Reality-enhanced Internet of Things devices, according to new research which shows that consumers and IT...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Govt proposing automation for health dept
The Australian Government is proposing to extend the use of automation based on big data, to the health department, even though its efforts to do the same with Centrelink have not exactly been a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Merlicek moves up as APJ CTO at Tibco
Integration and API management specialist Tibco Software has appointed Robert Merlicek as CTO for Asia Pacific and Japan. "Robert is an outstanding business executive and strategist who has over 25...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Aopen reveals 'enterprise grade' Chrome OS devices
Aopen's latest Chrome devices are billed as providing small businesses with enterprise grade reliability and features at an affordable price. The Chromebase Mini is a 10.1in, 1280 x 800 pixel,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Oracle sued over alleged discrimination in hiring
Oracle America has been sued by the US Department of Labour which alleges that it paid Caucasian employees more than female, African American or Asian workers who were doing the same job. The lawsuit...
View Article