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RMIT boosts space sector involvement with Thales joint research deal
06 December 2019 in SpaceRMIT University and French defence giant Thales have established a joint research agreement to collaborate on the development of space-based…
Optus, Seven Network team up on Tokyo Olympics broadcast deal
06 December 2019 in Business TelecommunicationsThe Seven television network has teamed up with Optus to develop a channel featuring Seven’s coverage of Tokyo 2020 in…
Indonesia tops global smartphone market growth with 11.3 million shipments in Q3
06 December 2019 in Business TelecommunicationsSmartphone shipments in Indonesia are growing the fastest among the world’s top 10 global smartphone markets, reaching 11.5 million shipments…
ACMA bringing in new rules to prevent mobile number porting fraud
06 December 2019 in Business TelecommunicationsAustralia’s telecommunications regulator ACMA is stepping up its crackdown on scams perpetrated over mobile phone networks with plans to introduce…
nib, Cigna launch joint venture healthcare company
06 December 2019 in HealthAustralian-listed health fund nib Group has launched a new specialist healthcare data science and services company in a joint venture…
Man-in-the-middle attack used to steal money sent from VC to start-up
06 December 2019 in SecurityResearchers at security firm Check Point have managed to track down the perpetrator(s) of a man-in-the-middle attack that was used…
Telsoc welcomes Government departmental restructure
05 December 2019 in Business TelecommunicationsAustralia’s Telecommunications Association (Telsoc) has welcomed the Federal Government’s public sector restructure, including the combining of the communications and infrastructure…
Government announces widespread public service restructure
05 December 2019 in StrategyThe Federal Government has announced a wide-ranging restructure of the public service, with the reduction of the number of Government…
CERN selects Juniper Networks to increase data centres capacity
05 December 2019 in Data CentresThe European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) has deployed Juniper Networks networking solutions to increase the capacity of its data…
Building CIO influence in 2020
05 December 2019 in CIO TrendsWith wave after wave of disruptive technology washing over the bow of every organisation, the need for good IT captains…
NZ Rugby using AWS for game play analysis
05 December 2019 in DealsNew Zealand Rugby (NZR) has selected the Play in the Grey analytics platform running on Amazon Web Services (AWS) to…
Vocus inks new oil & gas market contract
05 December 2019 in DealsThe Vocus Group telecommunications company has entered a contract with the Barossa Joint Venture to build, operate and own a…
Reseachers combine to develop new tool to predict infectious disease spread
05 December 2019 in HealthResearchers at the CSIRO, Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and Queensland Health have developed a new tool to predict the…
ACS facilitates early stage tech investment fund, calls for more investors
05 December 2019 in StrategyThe Australian Computer Society is facilitating the establishment of a new early stage tech investment fund, kicking off the fund…
Data sharing privacy in focus with ACS
05 December 2019 in DataAustralia should develop a systemised and standardised safe data sharing regime with independent verification demonstrating the benefit to the community,…
Global telecoms sector to ‘thrive’ in 2020
04 December 2019 in Telecoms & NBNThe global telecoms sector will thrive in 2020, but individual operators could face challenges, particularly over 5G, according to a…
Ransomware attacks on business, government pick up pace
04 December 2019 in SecurityRansomware attacks on businesses and governments will continue at a more rapid pace, thanks to newly found security vulnerabilities, according…
Australia will lose more than 630,000 jobs in next decade: study
04 December 2019 in Enterprise StaffA total of more than 630,000 jobs will be displaced in Australia during the next 10 years, global networking firm…
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New Chrome plugin to detect privacy risk on websites
06 December 2019 in SecurityAhead of the holiday season, cloud application security firm Instart has released a plugin for the Chrome browser that can…
Creative goes for gold with new Outlier Gold
06 December 2019 in MobilityCreative Technology's new Outlier Gold earbuds are the first to support the Super X-Fi feature of the SXFI app, according…
IP camera users failing basic security hygiene: claim
06 December 2019 in SecurityIP surveillance vendor Genetec has warned that more than two-thirds of security cameras may be running superseded firmware, leaving them…
How Enterprise Ethernet is driving global expansion from rural Tasmania
05 December 2019 in Internet of ThingsSPONSORED NEWS. Tasmanian online business, MyTyreSite, was doing well before discovering Enterprise Ethernet, a symmetrical high-speed Internet service from TasmaNet.…
The Rafters family coming back on Amazon Prime
05 December 2019 in EntertainmentNew episodes of Back to the Rafters will be Amazon Prime's first scripted Australian Amazon Original series.
Bayer Rosmarin promoted to top job at Optus
05 December 2019 in People MovesSingtel has named Kelly Bayer Rosmarin as Optus chief executive designate.
Work starts on Macquarie IC3 data centre
05 December 2019 in Data CentresMacquarie Telecom subsidiary Macquarie Data Centres has broken ground on its new Intellicentre 3 (IC3) data centre in Sydney.
Hamer joins Swinburne's Centre for the New Workforce
05 December 2019 in People MovesSwinburne University of Technology's Centre for the New Workforce has appointed Ben Hamer as an adjunct industry fellow.
LastPass Identity gains passwordless option
05 December 2019 in SecurityLogMeIn has revealed new features of LastPass Identity allow employees to log in without having to type their passwords.
No move to sue critics of Huawei, says firm's strategic counsel
05 December 2019 in Government Tech PolicyOne of the partners of a law firm that has been appointed by Chinese telecommunications equipment vendor Huawei Technologies, as…
Salary packaging firm sending reset passwords in the clear
05 December 2019 in SecuritySalary packaging firm AccessPay is sending users who ask for a password reset the new password in plaintext, an IT…
Fortinet and Unisys add to AWS security products
05 December 2019 in SecurityFortinet and Unisys have both made additions to their products aimed at helping AWS customers improve their security.
RMIT joins AWS CIC program
05 December 2019 in SecurityRMIT University is establishing a Cyber Ready Cloud Innovation Centre (CIC).
ThoughtWorks appoints banking veteran Wolff as financial services head
05 December 2019 in People MovesAustralian software consultancy ThoughtWorks has appointed banking industry veteran Vic Wolff as its new director of financial services.
Beating Burnout: Tips for Work-Life Balance
04 December 2019 in HealthSPONSORED NEWS: When the highly successful American businesswoman and HuffPost founder Arianna Huffington physically collapsed from exhaustion, she turned the…
Review: Realme 5 and 5 Pro smartphones
04 December 2019 in Mobile devicesFollowing the original announcement of the release of 4 new realme smartphones, the realme 5 ($299) and realme 5 Pro…
Cohesity protects AWS Outposts
04 December 2019 in StorageData management vendor Cohesity has validated Cohesity DataPlatform and Cohesity DataProtect software on AWS Outposts.
Veritas backs up AWS Outposts
04 December 2019 in StorageData protection and software-defined storage specialist Veritas Technologies is one of the first vendors to announce support for AWS Outposts.
Aussie Broadband customer opens new office in outer Melbourne
04 December 2019 in Telecoms & NBNBroadband retail service provider Aussie Broadband has opened a new office in Lynbrook in the outer South East of Melbourne,…
Snowflake launches Private Data Exchange
04 December 2019 in CloudCloud data warehouse vendor Snowflake's new Private Data Exchange makes it easier to securely share data.
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ABC's ignorance on tech matters on display once again
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1500 Aussie jobs will go as result of govt 5G ban, warns Huawei
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Huawei using non-US chips in latest smartphones: report
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Optus launches ‘Donate Your Data’ program for young Australians living in ‘poverty’
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Optus cops $6.4 million penalty for misleading consumers over Internet disconnections
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Nokia looking outside the box as 5G continues to spread: APAC officials
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Telsoc welcomes Government departmental restructure
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Aussie Broadband customer opens new office in outer Melbourne
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