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2020 a year for enterprise ‘digital transformation’: Verizon
20 January 2020 in Strategy2020 is all about executing on enterprise digital transformation, according to US telco giant Verizon, which says that early digital…
Cisco recalls 87 different WiFi access point models
20 January 2020 in Wi-FiThe devices are so 'broken' that Cisco's remedy is "replace on failure."
Kogan buoyant on first half sales boost
20 January 2020 in Listed TechOnline retailer Kogan has had a sales boost in the first half of the 2020 financial year, with gross sales…
Gwilym Funnell takes APAC top job for Genesys
20 January 2020 in People MovesCustomer relationship management software provider Genesys has promoted Gwilym Funnell to senior vice president of Asia-Pacific after five years as…
Volt Bank closes ‘oversubscribed’ $70 million funding round
20 January 2020 in MarketBranchless digital bank Volt Bank has closed a $70 million Series C equity funding round, which was oversubscribed by $10…
Dire warning that Huawei 5G Australia ban could cost economy US$8.2b in lost GDP
20 January 2020 in Telecoms & NBNUp to 3 million Australians – mostly in rural and regional Australia - will miss out on getting access to…
Venture capital funding in digital health declining
19 January 2020 in HealthGlobal venture capital (VC) funding in digital health, including private equity and corporate venture capital, declined in 2019 with US$8.9…
Talend appoints Christal Bemont as new CEO
19 January 2020 in People MovesGlobal cloud data integration and data integrity vendor Talend has appointed Christal Bemont, former chief revenue officer at SAP Concur,…
SA Power Networks teams with Microsoft to develop digital strategy
19 January 2020 in EnergySouth Australian electricity distributor SA Power Networks has developed a digital strategy program that incorporates the Microsoft 365 productivity cloud…
The biggest downloading suburb in 2019? Telstra says Coomera
19 January 2020 in Home TechIn a year where Fortnite dominated the data channels, Coomera on the Gold Coast was king of the downloads.
Global digital money transfer transactions to reach 2 billion by 2024
19 January 2020 in MarketGlobal digital money transfer transaction volume will reach 2 billion by 2024, up from 1.1 billion in 2019, according to…
Optus completes 5G video call with Ericsson, Oppo
19 January 2020 in Business TelecommunicationsOptus has successfully made an end-to-end 5G video test call while simultaneously streaming video content on a 4G device with…
Bridget Gray joins Korn Ferry
19 January 2020 in People MovesIT recruitment industry leader, Bridget Gray, has joined Korn Ferry as vice president, IT Services, Asia Pacific.
NSA issues note about Windows bug, company rates it second in severity
15 January 2020 in SecurityMicrosoft has released a patch for a vulnerability in crypt32.dll, a library used for authentication, a flaw it rates important,…
A-G Barr says Apple yet to co-operate with FBI request for iPhone data
14 January 2020 in SecurityUS Attorney-General William Barr has asked Apple for help in gaining access to the date on two iPhones used by…
No let up in cybercriminal attacks on machine identities in 2020 warns Venafi
14 January 2020 in SecurityWith a number of global certificate outages, malicious software backdoors and major data breaches, 2019 was a banner year for…
Macquarie Telecom inks $20m security services deal with ATO
13 January 2020 in SecurityTelecommunications and data centre provider Macquarie Telecom has inked a $20 million deal to provide security services to the Australian…
Hitachi Vantara combines with Hitachi Consulting to form new ‘digital powerhouse’
12 January 2020 in StrategyHitachi Vantara, and Hitachi Consulting have joined forces to form one company to create what they say is a “new…
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Training in cybersecurity a ‘hot topic’ in Australia
21 January 2020 in SecurityJohn Lang, CEO of DDLS SPONSORED NEWS: DDLS is one of Australia’s pre-eminent IT training companies, and we are currently…
Hybrid IT will take centre stage in 2020
20 January 2020 in StrategyBy Stephen Sims, CEO, Brennan IT SPONSORED NEWS. With more options for the technology stack than ever before, each allegedly…
Global PC market returned to growth in 2019: Canalys
20 January 2020 in HardwareAfter eight years of falls, the global PC market recorded its first full year of growth in 2019, with shipments…
Review: Brother Inkvestment A3 Inkjet Multi-Function Printer MFC-J6545DW
20 January 2020 in Computers & peripheralsBrother's MFC-J6545DW multifunction delivers full A3 capabilities with low running costs.
ACMA seeks feedback on ways that businesses influence broadcast news
20 January 2020 in Technology RegulationThe Australian Communications and Media Authority is examining changes that have come about in commercial news broadcasts due to digital…
German firms IONOS, Nextcloud team up to offer data sovereignty
20 January 2020 in DataGermany's biggest cloud and hosting provider IONOS has teamed up with open source collaboration platform provider Nextcloud to offer users…
Icon Group selects InterSystems
20 January 2020 in DealsAustralia's largest dedicated cancer care provider is adopting InterSystems HealthShare Health Connect.
China to dominate Asia Pacific cloud market by 2023
19 January 2020 in CloudChina will account for one-third of the Asia Pacific cloud computing market by 2023, according to a new report which…
VIDEOS: Samsung's business ready Galaxy XCover Pro with removable 4050 mAh battery and plenty more
19 January 2020 in Enterprise SolutionsComing to Australia soon is Samsung's enterprise enhanced business smartphone, with Microsoft Teams "walkie-talkie" capability, a rugged design, programmable buttons,…
Tranya Rimor True Wireless earbuds
14 January 2020 in Computers & peripheralsEmerging audio products brand, Tranya, has released its newest Bluetooth 5.0 true wireless earbuds, named the Rimor.
Windows 7 users warned as Microsoft support for system ends
14 January 2020 in SecuritySecurity firm Tenable has warned individuals and businesses who are using Windows 7 to ensure that their systems are patched…
Equinix promotes Guy Danskine to top job in Australia
13 January 2020 in People MovesData centre operator Equinix has appointed nine-year company veteran Guy Danskine as managing director for Australia.
EVs will need to become the norm if we don't want to burn the planet
13 January 2020 in Open SauceIf the ongoing bushfire crisis has taught Australians one thing, it is that the use of petrol and diesel vehicles…
ZFS? Simple, don't use it, says Linus Torvalds
13 January 2020 in Open SourceThe merging of the ZFS filesystem into the Linux kernel codebase in the near future appears to be unlikely, after…
Tenda launches one of Australia's most affordable whole home mesh Wi-Fi systems at Officeworks
12 January 2020 in Home TechOfficeworks is selling a range of highly affordable Tenda networking products exclusively via its online store, for home and office…
REVIEW: Tenda's Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi System nova MW5s makes a beautiful mesh of price, speed and coverage
12 January 2020 in ReviewsIf poor Wi-Fi coverage in your home has left your connectivity in a not so beautiful mess, then Tenda's beautiful…
Tangerine Telecom starts year with NBN plan special offer
10 January 2020 in Business TelecommunicationsSmall South Melbourne-based NBN provider, Tangerine Telecom, has opened 2020 with a new offering for telecommunications consumers, delivering what it…
eftpos and employees dig deep for bushfire victims
09 January 2020 in StrategyAustralia's debit card system, eftpos, has announced it is tripling employee donations to approved bushfire charities this month in response…
Debian revisits systemd vote, relaxes things a bit
09 January 2020 in Open SourceMore than five years after the Debian GNU/Linux project voted to make systemd the default init system for its distribution,…
The rise of the ‘hybrid job’
08 January 2020 in Enterprise StaffSPONSORED NEWS: The most in demand and highest paying jobs of the future will likely be hybridised, requiring those that…
Apple offers Uni students discount pricing for Macs and iPads, with free Beats and Apple TV+
07 January 2020 in Home TechUniversity students are being offered special pricing from Apple on Macs and iPads, with the added bonus of Beats Studio3…
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