Malwarebytes expands Australian distribution with Orca Tech
Global Internet security firm Malwarebytes has done a deal with Sydney-headquartered Orca Tech to distribute its malware prevention products in Australia. Under the agreement with Orca, Malwarebytes...
View ArticleHills boosts NZ expansion with executive appointment
Australian-based technology solutions company Hills has appointed a new general manager to head its New Zealand business. Chris Whiting, most recently general manager sales for Armourguard Security in...
View ArticleSoprano releases new app for real-time comms in threat situations
Soprano Design has launched a new business continuity app that enables logistics companies to provide real-time communications during threats and to monitor their safety. The new business continuity...
View ArticleGlobal focus needed for cyber security engagement strategy, says Comms Alliance
The cross-border nature of data and increasing globalisation demand that Australia has a cyber-engagement strategy that is international in nature and aligns with our key trading partners. That’s the...
View ArticleNBN mess: Blame laid squarely at Turnbull's feet
The man who led NBN Co from day one until he quit in July 2013 following a change of government lays the blame for the present mess largely at the feet of one man: the current Prime Minister and former...
View ArticleHealthEngine raises $26.7 million to fund market expansion
Australian online health directory and booking service, HealthEngine, has raised $26.7 million in a Series C funding round, with the funds to be used to add to its product portfolio, expand into other...
View ArticleOTT messaging users exploding to 4.2 billion by 2021: Juniper
OTT messaging applications, such as WhatsApp and Snapchat, will see adoption grow from 2.3 billion unique users in 2016 to 4.2 billion by 2021, according to a new global report. The near-doubling of...
View ArticlePower blackouts hit 3 million in Australia, NZ
Three million people across Australia and New Zealand were affected by more than 240 power outages in 2016 with New South Wales topping the list of Australian states for the third year in a row with 33...
View ArticleMirtillo takes up new post at Ericsson
Nunzio Mirtillo has been appointed head of market area South East Asia, Oceania and India for Ericsson as part of a regional organisational restructure structure for the company. In his new role...
View ArticleSpending more than they earn hurts Aussies
Many Australians are spending more than they earn each month with new research revealing that overspending is impeding their progress towards achieving their financial goals. The research by the...
View ArticleSAS offers Results-as-Service
SAS has launched a results-as-a-service to deliver advanced analytic insights with no staff or infrastructure required – customers provide the data and SAS do the rest. There’s a gold mine of business...
View ArticleNitro raises US$15 million to accelerate growth
Australian-founded document productivity solutions company, Nitro, is pushing further international expansion after completing a US$15 million capital raising led by global investment firm Battery...
View ArticleSAS analytics helps break vicious cycles of drugs, child abuse, and crime
SAS Visual Investigator is helping organisations combat the opioid problem, child abuse, crime, fraud, and insider threats by alerting investigators, case workers or analysts to heightened risks or...
View ArticleNBN Co hiding poor technology from users, says expert
The NBN Co has not undertaken any demonstrations to show Australians what kind of speeds are needed to get good response times when streaming videos, because to do so would show the inadequacy of the...
View ArticleBitdefender app to help Windows users hit by Bart ransomware
Security firm Bitdefender has released a free tool to help Windows users who have been hit by the Bart ransomware. The Bart Ransomware Decryption Tool has been created in co-operation with Europol and...
View ArticlePayPal, Visa partner on APAC digital, mobile payments push
PayPal and Visa are collaborating on an initiative aimed at accelerating the adoption of digital and mobile payments by Asia Pacific consumers and merchants. The collaboration extends PayPal and Visa’s...
View ArticleYouTube ad issues: US media goes easy on Google
Google has ad problems. At least that's what numerous stories have told us over the last three weeks. But judging from the search behemoth's reaction, one could well be forgiven for thinking that all...
View ArticleBluesky, Huawei partner on Pacific islands LTE deployments
Pacific region telecommunications services provider Bluesky and Huawei are partnering to deploy a 4.5G LTE-Advanced network solution to meet what they say is increasing demand for mobile applications...
View ArticleYellowfin recognized as a Challenger in BARC’s 2016 Score Business...
Global Business Intelligence (BI) and analytics software vendor, Yellowfin, has been identified as a Challenger in the Business Application Research Center’s (BARC) 2016 Score Business Intelligence...
View ArticleDigital leaders are reaping the benefits
Organisations driving forward with digitisation are achieving significant gains from modest additional expenditure. According to Tibco CEO Murray Rode (pictured), digital leaders (those in the top...
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