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Hemisphere appoints new channel director
IT security solutions distributor, Hemisphere Technologies, has appointed former software solutions manager at AC3, Kirk Jones, as channel director. Jones joins Hemisphere from AC3 with over 20 years...
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Australian TiVo to end on 31 Oct 2017
TiVo, once so popular it was a verb in the US, is bringing its Australian run to an end. A decade ago it was commonplace to hear our North American friends talk about "tivoing" something, much like...
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Global reputation rankings see Samsung, Apple tumble
Both Apple and Samsung have taken a hit to their reputations, according to the 2017 Global RepTrak 100, a listing of the world's most reputable companies prepared by the Reputation Institute. Apple...
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Census 2016: recommendation on voluntary name submission rejected
The Turnbull government has finally responded to the recommendations of the Senate Economics Reference Committee which looked into the 2016 census debacle, saying that it would not accept making the...
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Veeam offers $200 million as cloud DR incentive
Back-up and disaster recovery (DR) specialist Veeam is preparing to extend to Australia its $200 million incentive programme aimed at getting customers to switch from on-premises DR to its cloud...
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Why doesn't Microsoft insist on ordinary user accounts?
Windows has been around for more than two decades, but there is still no insistence by Microsoft that an ordinary user account be created before one begins using the system. One brings this up in the...
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Twitter to scramble abusive egg accounts
Twitter has long been reputed as slow to act on anonymous "egg account" trolls, harassing users via its network. No more, the news and social network says, announcing it's finally taking steps to do...
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Site avoids rants by making readers take short quiz
A Norwegian tech website has come up with the idea of making readers take and pass a quiz before they can comment on articles, to ensure that they know something about the article they are commenting...
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Singapore big data provider opens Perth office
Singapore big data provider Latize has opened an office in Perth as it seeks to strengthen its presence in Australia. Latize already has an office in Sydney which was opened in the last quarter of...
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Tech site settles suit over comments with software company
Tech website Bleeping Computer has settled a lawsuit with Enigma Software that was sparked by comments made on one of its forums. The case goes back to 2014, when Bleeping Computer ran a review of...
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ACCC issues warning about Danish online retailer
Australians have been warned against dealing with online retailer Lux International Sales ApS, a Danish company that trades under the name LuxStyle. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission...
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Uber over, reviewers say
Uber, the perennial poster-child for disruption, is facing a massive backlash and downward spiral as shown by one-star reviews and social media campaigns. The ride-sharing service was touted by many...
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Apple files another lawsuit against Qualcomm
Apple has filed another lawsuit against Qualcomm, this time in the UK, upping the legal stoush between the two companies over patent royalties and deals on processors. The suit was filed on Thursday,...
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Centrelink: govt will stop at nothing to curb criticism
The Turnbull government has shown that it will stop at nothing to prevent criticism of its functioning, with the office of one of its ministers, Alan Tudge, leaking information against a woman who...
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AAMI launches SmartPlates initiative for learner drivers
Insurance company AAMI has launched a new app — Smart Plates — which gives learner drivers an alternative to the traditional logbook. SmartPlates allows young L-plate drivers to track their learning...
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Fitbit loses ground, but keeps top wearables spot in Q4
Fitbit continued to lead the worldwide wearables market in the fourth quarter of 2016, with Xiaomi and Apple making up the top three. The total number of shipments for the quarter reached 33.9 million,...
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GitHub says year in ANZ has proved worthwhile
GitHub, a company that provides Web-based access to the git version control repository, says that after a year in Australia it has signed up a number of high-profile customers, including ANZ Bank and...
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Techmix co-locates to CeBIT for first time
Techmix has joined with CeBIT Australia for the first time to co-host CeBIT at Sydney’s International Convention Centre in May. The line-up of speakers at Techmix, to be held on Wednesday, 24 May,...
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Local Measure hires long-time Cisco man
Australian-headquartered social intelligence platform Local Measure has hired former Cisco senior sales executive Peter Hughes as its vice-president, Strategic Alliances. Hughes worked for Cisco for 16...
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Kogan lures the market with big boost to data plans
Online discounter Kogan is making a bid to lure customers who are heavier data users to its services with a big boost in data plans. In its latest market initiative Kogan has announced a data boost to...
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