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Sonos backtracks on forced obsolescence
24 January 2020 in Home TechWireless speaker manufacturer Sonos has had a change of heart about rendering some of its old product effectively unusable.
Pennant acquires Brisbane headquartered Absolute Data Group
24 January 2020 in StrategyTraining and support solutions vendor Pennant Australasia has acquired Brisbane-headquartered software company Absolute Data Group (ADG) as part of its…
Microsoft, Genesys partner to launch contact centre cloud service
24 January 2020 in MarketMicrosoft and Genesys have expanded their partnership to provide a new cloud service for contact centres.
Microsoft set to force Bing onto Chrome via Office 365 update
23 January 2020 in Enterprise SolutionsGlobal software company, Microsoft, today announced it will install a browser extension that makes Bing the default search engine for…
Optus launches ‘green shoots’ grants program to help bushfire affected Australians
23 January 2020 in Telecoms & NBNOptus has launched a grants program to help re-establish connectivity within regional Australia, particularly through support for small businesses affected…
Aussie Broadband opens new call centre, partners with Learn Local
23 January 2020 in Business TelecommunicationsInternet service provider Aussie Broadband has expanded its network, establishing a new call centre in the outer Melbourne suburb of…
Wyndham Destinations hit with $159.6k penalty for telemarketing breaches
23 January 2020 in Business TelecommunicationsA breach of Australia’s telemarketing rules has cost American vacation time-share market company Wyndham Destinations Asia Pacific $159,600 in a…
Ericsson chief: Huawei situation creating uncertainty for 5G market
23 January 2020 in Telecoms & NBNEricsson chief executive Börje Ekholm says the US bid to prevent its competitor Huawei Technology from gaining deals is not…
2020 ‘watershed year’ for businesses leveraging technology, says Aruba chief
23 January 2020 in Market2020 will be a watershed year for businesses leveraging technology to transform and personalise experiences, deliver improved business outcomes, and…
Telsoc calls for Govt, political stakeholders to come together on bipartisan NBN strategy in ‘national interest’
23 January 2020 in Telecoms & NBNAustralia’s Telecommunications Association (Telsoc) has called for the Federal Government and all political stakeholders including the Opposition to come together…
Telecoms network resilience at time of disasters under review post-bushfires
23 January 2020 in Telecoms & NBNTelecommunications network resilience in natural disasters like Australia’s recent bushfire has been under the microscope by the Federal Government, telcos…
VMware to acquire Nyansa
22 January 2020 in StrategyDigital platform company VMware has revealed a plan to acquire AI-based network analytics vendor Nyansa.
Apple backflip on end-to-end encryption for iCloud: report
22 January 2020 in SecurityApple appears to have held off on protecting its users with end-to-end encryption for their backups on iCloud, with a…
5G smartphones expected to reach 12% of market by year-end: Gartner
22 January 2020 in MobilityThe global share of 5G smartphones will grow from 12% in 2020 to 43% in 2022, the technology research firm…
‘Standalone’ 5G offers opportunities for market differentiation, says analyst firm
22 January 2020 in Business TelecommunicationsStandalone 5G is coming in 2020 as a fully virtualised, cloud-native architecture that will enable ultra-low latency services and faster…
Retail, restaurant POS software spend to surpass US$1.7 billion in 2024
22 January 2020 in MarketGlobal spending on point of sale (POS) software by retail and restaurant businesses is forecast to grow to US$1.7 billion…
Trivago misled consumers, says Federal Court
21 January 2020 in Listed TechHotel booking meta-comparison site Trivago breached the Australian Consumer Law by misleading consumers into it would help them find the…
Downloads soar as Australians ‘binge’ on streaming, says ACCC
21 January 2020 in Business TelecommunicationsAustralians are spending less time talking on their mobile phones and downloading substantially more data than they were even a…
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AI, emerging technologies encroaching on role of managers in workplace
24 January 2020 in StrategyArtificial intelligence and emerging technologies like virtual personal assistants and chatbots are rapidly making headway into the workplace and predicted…
Cohesity appoints Steve Coad as country manager Australia, NZ
24 January 2020 in People MovesData management vendor Cohesity has appointed 25 year IT industry veteran Steve Coad as country manager for Australia and New…
UK will make the same decision on Huawei that it did last year
24 January 2020 in Open SauceNext week, Britain will announce essentially the same decision that leaked out in April 2019, and allow Chinese vendor Huawei…
AWS engineer leaves sensitive info in GitHub repository
24 January 2020 in SecurityAn Amazon Web Services engineer left 954MB of data in a GitHub repository, among them personal identity documents and system…
WhiteHawk delivering cybersecurity amid heightened threats
23 January 2020 in SecurityBy Megan Evans SPONSORED NEWS. Increasing in frequency, sophistication, scale and scope, cybersecurity threats are on the rise across the…
250m Microsoft customer support records exposed on Web
23 January 2020 in SecurityTwo hundred and fifty million records of conversations between Microsoft support agents and customers spanning the period 2005 to December…
Nutanix expands services to MiTek
23 January 2020 in DealsGlobal enterprise cloud vendor Nutanix has expanded services to MiTek Australia with the supply of hyperconverged infrastructure software, hardware and…
Anki Vector robot saved by Digital Dream Labs
22 January 2020 in Home TechThe company behind Cozmo, Vector and the Overdrive car racing game, Anki, went bankrupt, but its assets have been purchased…
Matrixx: to the fore with predictions on 5G, Cloud and IoT
22 January 2020 in Telecoms & NBNA fourth Matrix movie may well be in development, but savvy telcos have already found the one they need in…
Telstra picks up PTC gongs
22 January 2020 in Telecoms & NBNTelstra was prominent among the winners of the 2020 Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC) Awards presented in Honolulu last night.
What to do when Windows 10 says you must uninstall software that isn't there
22 January 2020 in Core DumpIf your efforts to upgrade to Windows 10 are being thwarted by a message telling you to manually uninstall software…
RMIT University offers DASA-backed online DevOps course
22 January 2020 in EducationA new online short course from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) aims to provide people in technology and…
Hearing Australia adopts Rimini Street support, maintenance
22 January 2020 in DealsHearing services group Hearing Australia has switched to enterprise software company Rimini Street support for its mission-critical ERP system.
Huawei announces Australian rollout of EMUI 10 and Android 10 OS
22 January 2020 in Home TechEMUI 10 is Huawei's version of Android 10, the latest version of the Android operating system for smartphones and tablets,…
Science fiction becoming ‘reality’ as advanced technologies start to enhance human beings
22 January 2020 in StrategyScience fiction is becoming a reality as a range of advanced technologies are starting to enhance human beings, with augmented…
Aspera Mobile polishes a new Gem
22 January 2020 in MobilityAspera Mobile's latest low-cost 4G dual-SIM handset - the Gem - runs the full version of Android Pie.
Telco Circles.life donating data boost proceeds to bushfire disaster relief fund
22 January 2020 in Not For ProfitCircles.life, the Singapore-based telco that promises a “more likeable than hateable experience” - and which launched in the Australian market…
Epson simplifies industrial robot management
21 January 2020 in Manufacturing TechnologyMultiple industrial robots can be simultaneously managed via new software from Epson.
Genetec grabs Papalia for regional sales role
21 January 2020 in People MovesSecurity, operations and BI vendor Genetec has appointed Dominic Papalia as ANZ regional sales manger.
Huawei signs deal with TomTom for use of maps on phones
21 January 2020 in MobilityChinese telecommunications equipment provider Huawei Technology has signed a deal with Dutch navigation and digital mapping firm TomTom to use…
Eaton powers up ANZ region leadership team with new appointments
21 January 2020 in People MovesPower management company, Eaton has expanded its its senior leadership team in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) with two new…
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Gwilym Funnell takes APAC top job for Genesys
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Trivago misled consumers, says Federal Court
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Optus completes 5G video call with Ericsson, Oppo
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Eaton powers up ANZ region leadership team with new appointments
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Dire warning that Huawei 5G Australia ban could cost economy US$8.2b in lost GDP
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Australia broadband cost down, but country ranks 113th out of 206 nations
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Optus completes 5G video call with Ericsson, Oppo
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Downloads soar as Australians ‘binge’ on streaming, says ACCC
By Peter Dinhamin Business Telecommunications
Australians are spending less time talking on their mobile phones and downloading substantially more data than they were… -
Aussie Broadband opens new call centre, partners with Learn Local
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Telecoms network resilience at time of disasters under review post-bushfires
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Ericsson chief: Huawei situation creating uncertainty for 5G market
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Telstra picks up PTC gongs
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Next Telecom expands business with telco acquisitions
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Telecommunications service provider Next Telecom has ramped up its business with the acquisition of four Melbourne-based telcos -…
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