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Value of fraud transactions in Australia decreases: report
23 May 2019 in SecurityThe average value of a fraud transaction in Australia decreased 31%, from $387 in the fourth quarter of 2018 to…
Spark warned of ‘likely’ law breach on broadband pricing notification
23 May 2019 in Telecoms & NBNNew Zealand competition regulator, The Commerce Commission, has warned the country’s largest telco Spark for likely breaching the law in…
Judge finds Qualcomm violated anti-trust law; company to appeal
23 May 2019 in MobilityAmerican multinational semiconductor and telecommunications equipment company Qualcomm has been found to have illegally suppressed competition for smartphone processors by…
ARM latest firm to suspend business with Huawei; Intel mum
23 May 2019 in Government Tech PolicyChip designer ARM says it has to suspend business with Chinese telecommunications equipment vendor Huawei Technologies, a report claims.
Redflow signs deal with South African telco
23 May 2019 in DealsAustralian-listed energy storage technology company Redflow has secured an agreement with telco Mobax South Africa to provide batteries to test…
Some Optus services on the blink, US-based sites hit
22 May 2019 in Telecoms & NBNAustralia's second biggest telco, Singtel Optus, has been hit by an outage that has been affecting some services for at…
auDA seeks to end Comms Dept oversight of board meetings
22 May 2019 in StrategyThe au Domain Administration, the organisation that administers the Australian domain namespace, has written to the Department of Communications, seeking…
US slows approval for Chinese workers in chip industry: report
22 May 2019 in Government Tech PolicyGovernment approvals for American semiconductor firms to hire Chinese citizens for advanced engineering jobs have been slowed down, a report says,…
Windows ban? Huawei laptops disappear from Microsoft Store
22 May 2019 in Government Tech PolicyHuawei laptops running Windows appear to have disappeared from the Microsoft Store online, following the decision by the US Commerce…
TechnologyOne ‘on track’ to deliver full-year record profits and revenue
21 May 2019 in Listed TechEnterprise software company TechnologyOne has reported continuing strong growth of its business, with net profit before tax for the half…
Three-fifths of NBN users now on higher speed plans: ACCC
21 May 2019 in Telecoms & NBNNearly 60% of the 5.2 million Australian households connected to the NBN at the end of March are on plans…
US eases some restrictions on Huawei for maintenance, updates
21 May 2019 in Government Tech PolicyThe US Commerce Department has eased some of the restrictions it imposed on Chinese telecommunications equipment vendor Huawei Technologies last…
Breaking IT News
Tquila ANZ appoints new professional services chief
23 May 2019 in People MovesIT solutions company Tquila ANZ has appointed 22 year IT industry veteran Andrew Burgess as the director of professional services.
17m Australians use Facebook in average four-week period
23 May 2019 in EntertainmentNearly 83% of the population of Australia above the age of 14 — 17.1 million people — uses the social…
ACCC takes Kogan to court over alleged misleading ads
23 May 2019 in StrategyThe Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has taken online retailer Kogan to the Federal Court, alleging that the company indulged…
EE beats Vodafone in UK 5G race, to launch on 30 May
23 May 2019 in Telecoms & NBNBritish mobile operator EE, part of the BT Group, will be the first to launch 5G services in the country,…
Chinese brands dominate, but Europe smartphone sales down
23 May 2019 in MobilitySmartphone sales in Europe during the first quarter of 2019 fell 3% year-on-year and 20% quarter-on-quarter, the analyst firm Counterpoint…
Veeam v10 gets closer
23 May 2019 in DataThe long-awaited Veeam Availability Platform v10 is a step nearer delivery.
SA Government launching state online accessibility policy
23 May 2019 in Government Tech PolicyThe South Australian Government is set to launch a new online accessibility policy, and online toolkit, to assist all organisations…
VIDEO: ASUS launches new ROG and TUF gaming notebooks with powerful features and great prices
22 May 2019 in Home TechAt IEM 2019 earlier this month, and then at its own media event, ASUS launched a fantastic range of new…
Veeam Availability Orchestrator v2 expands DR capabilities
22 May 2019 in DataVeeam Availability Orchestrator v2 brings orchestration and automation capabilities to a broader set of applications and VMs.
Veeam joins billion-dollar club
22 May 2019 in StrategyData management vendor Veeam passed US$1 billion in annual bookings on 15 May, its co-founder and executive vice-president of sales…
Telstra launches Australia's first 5G mobile hotspot, also supports 4G, but no 3G
22 May 2019 in Telecoms & NBNThe HTC 5G Hub can be ordered today, delivering 5G speeds in active areas, and working as a 4GX modem…
ACS appoints Cheryl Mack as NSW state manager
22 May 2019 in People MovesThe Australian Computer Society has appointed former StartCon chief executive Cheryl Mack as its NSW state manager.
Samsung to deliver Galaxy S10 5G, its first 5G device, from 28 May
22 May 2019 in Telecoms & NBNSamsung's S10 5G will be the first 5G smartphone to go on sale in Australia. Set to be available via…
Optus lures travellers with roaming add-ons
22 May 2019 in Telecoms & NBNOptus has launched a new suite of international usage and roaming add-ons on selected prepaid plans targeting travellers.
ABS looks abroad for Census work. Locals ain't good enough
22 May 2019 in Open SauceOne can't exactly put a name to it, but something akin to cultural cringe must have led the Australian Bureau…
Freshworks acquires Natero, adds 'customer success' platform to portfolio
22 May 2019 in StrategyCloud-based business software vendor Freshworks has acquired Natero, a customer success management software company.
Curiious raises $2 million to fuel global growth
22 May 2019 in StrategySydney-based communication company Curiious has closed a $2 million capital raising as it looks to scale up the global expansion…
Huawei to unveil own OS within a year: report
22 May 2019 in Business SoftwareChinese telecommunications equipment vendor Huawei Technologies will unveil its own operating systems for both mobile devices and PCs by September,…
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Re: iTWire - ABS looks abroad for Census work. Locals ain't good enough
As a member of a tech team who worked on the back end infrastructure for the 1st two well funded[…]
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Re: iTWire - ABS looks abroad for Census work. Locals ain't good enough
How AWS or Azure got approval for storage of secret/protected content I'll never know...money talks...
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I can only hope an alternate ecosystem can be made on top of the new homegrown OS, but then perhaps[…]
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When Microsoft threatened to sue Chinese organisations using counterfeit copies of their products China reacted swiftly, building its own versions.[…]