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For second year running, Red Hat revenue crosses US$2b
Open source company Red Hat has ended its fourth quarter with revenue of US$629 million, a 16% rise year-on-year, according to figures released overnight. For the fiscal year that ended on 28 February,...
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LG sues BLU over alleged infringement of LTE patents
LG Electronics has sued US phone manufacturer BLU for allegedly infringing on five patents that have been declared essential to the LTE standard. The complaint was filed with the US International Trade...
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Rolling shutdown of Optus 2G network imminent
Optus is set to progressively close down its 2G mobile network with the shutdown of the old network to be staggered over five months. The closure of Optus’ old 2G network starts next week with services...
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Foxtel breaches rules on political broadcasts
The Australian Communications and Media Authority has found that Foxtel breached the Broadcasting Services Act by not providing the necessary particulars during a political broadcast. Political...
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Salesforce inks Vocus deal for CRM deployment
Salesforce has sealed a multi-million dollar deal with telecommunications group Vocus to rollout its CRM platform across all of the telco’s consumer and small business brands including dodo, iPrimus...
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Unlicensed software usage draws record damages, prompts cyber crime warning
Software industry advocacy group, the BSA|The Software Alliance, closed a record settlement of $200,000 with a Sydney-based engineering firm in 2016 which saw a record total amount of $589,000 in...
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The Promise of Digital Government in Australia
The Hon Angus Taylor MP, Assistant Minister for Cities and Digital Transformation is set to deliver a poignant keynote address at the upcoming Chief Data Analytics Officer Forum on 2-3 may 2017 in...
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ACCC rejects NBN special access undertaking variations
The competition watchdog has rejected proposals by the builders of the National broadband Network, NBN Co, to vary the Special Access Undertaking (SAU) which governs the prices and other terms on which...
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Court slaps down Telstra bid to overturn ACCC decision on access prices
Telstra has lost its Federal Court appeal against a ruling by the competition regulator, the ACCC, that it drop its fixed line access prices by 9.4%. Telstra had sought a review by the Federal Court of...
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Why we need Intel Optane
Intel’s epoch-making announcement of the new Optane 3D XPoint (pronounced crosspoint) memory includes its use as a type of SSD that can also be used as RAM. Intel has developed Optane technology in...
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Huawei and Canberra Raiders winning partnership
Huawei is helping the Canberra Raiders NRL football club to create a team of high-performance players. Huawei’s Manager Corporate Relations and Programs, Lisa Connors hosted a media contingent to see...
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Melbourne Airport situational awareness platform wins award
Integration and analytics vendor Tibco Software presented its Innovator award to Melbourne Airport at the company's conference in Singapore yesterday. Melbourne Airport's Enhanced Airport Coordination...
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UE WONDERBOOM – small speakers with a big sound (first looks/review)
UE has released its WONDERBOOM – a pint-sized and shaped, Bluetooth speaker that offers loud, 360° sound in an affordable package that is durable, tough, and water resistant. Actually it looks like a...
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Greater protections from unwanted telemarketing calls with Do Not Call...
More than 10 million members and 10 years after it was launched, the telecommunications Do Not Call Register has been strengthened with a new batch of improvements giving enhanced protections to...
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Telemarketers seen as a nuisance, annoying by most Australians
Six in 10 Australian adults count telemarketing calls as a problem, according to new research which reveals that Aussies perceive the calls to be a nuisance or annoying. According to the research...
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System automation enhances Border Force air cargo inspections
Australia’s border protection service, Border force, has deployed a new automated system to replace the previous manual process supporting air cargo inspections. Until recently, the process supporting...
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SA changes laws to simplify electronic docs transfer by courts
The South Australian Government is introducing new laws designed to make it easier for people working in the state’s justice system to send documents electronically. The laws were passed through state...
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Samsung Galaxy S8 launched globally
Samsung’s new 5.8” S8 and 6.2” S8+ reflect the ultimate smartphone technology with a new 18.5:9 ratio ”Infinity” tall Super AMOLED screen that allows one-handed use. It also introduces the world to DeX...
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Telstra to offer Galaxy S8 models from 28 April
Australia's dominant telco Telstra will offer its customers the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ from 28 April onwards. The S8 was launched globally early on Thursday morning Australian time, with key...
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Apple Pay: Banks' request to jointly negotiate rejected
The Australian Consumer and Competition Commission has denied four Australian banks permission to collectively bargain with Apple and collectively boycott Apple Pay. In a statement on Friday, the ACCC...
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