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Set politics aside and build NBN, urges IA's Patton
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Opposition leader Bill Shorten should put politics aside and agree on fibre-to-the-driveway (FttDP) technology for the national broadband network, Internet Australia...
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Apple Pay: Banks say they only want access to NFC
A group of Australian banks, which have applied to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission for leave to jointly talk to Apple about gaining access to Apple Pay and the near field...
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SA energy minister says plan to scrap RET a ‘serious risk’ to power supply
South Australia's Energy Minister Tom Koutsantonis has labelled a plan by the state’s Liberal Opposition leader Steven Marshall to scrap the Renewable Energy Target (RET) as dangerous for both...
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Carriers, consumers want telco competition laws to stay
A group of telecommunications carriers and consumers has called on federal parliament not to pass amendments that would remove competition protection measures in the Competition and Consumer Act. Among...
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Logitech Brio Pro 4K, HDR, with Windows Hello -- the “Tesla of webcams”
Logitech’s new Brio 4K Ultra HD web camera is so packed with features that it is hard to know where to start. It’s designer's joke that they set out to create the “Tesla of Webcams”. Let’s just say...
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Data storage lifespans: how long will media really last?
By Marina Brook, Marketing Director APAC, StorageCraft The sad truth about data storage is that no medium for data storage will last forever. Most of them are replaced by a new storage method before...
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Be LifeProof, be FRĒ – an almost indestructible smartphone case (review)
It is not often I am tempted to throw a smartphone from two metres nor submerge it in two metres of water for an hour – but guess what? I did. LifeProof’s new FRĒ for the Google Pixel and Pixel XL...
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Kaley takes top global job at Intelledox
Digital transformation software solutions provider Intelledox has appointed 25 year industry veteran and former Telstra and Medibank executive Ray Kaley as its new global CEO to manage the company...
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Spark reviving phone boxes as charge points for electric vehicles
New Zealand telco Spark is extending its Spark Plugs electric car initiative with a new partnership with the Kāpiti Coast District Council in the country’s North Island involving the installation of...
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Connick leaves government to join ANZ as security chief
Former Australian Government top security expert and adviser Lynwen Connick has taken up the role of Chief Information Security Officer at the ANZ Bank. Connick joins ANZ from the Federal Government...
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Salesforce looks for startups to enter PitchCom competition
Salesforce has put out a call for startups to enter is first ever PitchComp to be staged at Salesforce World Tour Sydney in March, with three startups earning the chance to receive up to US$60,000...
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Uptime vital in high-stakes industries, says Nimble official
Uptime of critical business systems is particularly important for high-stakes industries like finance, healthcare and service providers whose success relies on quickly fulfilling customer needs,...
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Qualcomm announces Wi-Fi AX
Qualcomm Technologies has announced a 802.11AX portfolio: the IPQ8074 system-on-chip for network infrastructure and the QCA6290 solution for client devices. For the technically oriented, 802.11AX is...
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MNF says strong growth in six months to end-2016
Communications specialist MNF Group has increased its earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation for the six months to 31 December by 22% to $10 million. Net profit after tax went up...
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Enterprise content management – 2017 directions
The pace of change of enterprise content management will only get faster in 2017, says Bob Dunn, Australia Country Manager, Hyland, creator of OnBase. This is due to the increasing adoption of cloud...
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Microsoft Azure Cloud is for everyone: Guthrie
Scott Guthrie, Microsoft’s executive vice-president, Cloud & Enterprise, gave the opening keynote at Microsoft Ignite on the Gold Coast to more than 2500 of Australia’s leading IT professionals...
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$70m in subscription revenues drives Reckon to new heights
Accounting software group Reckon has recorded a 13% growth to $70 million in subscriptions for the 12 months to the end of December last year, with cloud subscriptions now making up 82% of total...
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Amit Pau appointed chairman of Norwood Systems
Amit Pau has taken over as chairman of telecommunications services company Norwood Systems from Michael Edwards who was appointed chairman when Norwood listed in mid-2015. Pau is an existing...
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Geoscience Australia collaborates on research with Inmarsat
Inmarsat and federal government agency, Geoscience Australia, are collaborating on research aimed at achieving enhanced positioning accuracy and integrity by augmenting signals from multiple Global...
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Superloop Asia Pacific expansion rolls on at rapid rate
Dark fibre connectivity services provider, Superlooop, has ramped up its expansion and network coverage in Singapore with 30 enterprise buildings now connected to its dark fibre infrastructure. High...
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