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TechnologyOne ‘on track’ to deliver full year record profits & 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…
Westpac out in the cold as Apple Pay arrives for NAB customers
21 May 2019 in StrategyWestpac is the last remaining big Australian banking institution not to offer Apple Pay, after another holdout, NAB, announced that…
NZ businesses have less than 2 years before digital disruption hits: report
20 May 2019 in MarketNew Zealand businesses have less than two years to go digital before disruption hits, according to newly released research undertaken by…
Huawei promises continued security updates and service to existing users post Google ban
20 May 2019 in DevelopmentGoogle has shocked the world by banning Huawei from future OS versions and security updates, but existing Huawei handsets will…
AIIA urges govt to pass encryption law amendments in first 100 days
20 May 2019 in Government Tech PolicyThe head of the Australian Information Industry Association, Ron Gauci, has sought an assurance from the re-elected Coalition Government that…
Amazon leads US$575m Deliveroo financing round
20 May 2019 in StrategyOnline giant Amazon is leading a new US$575 million Series G preferred shared funding round in food delivery service Deliveroo,…
Turnaround in customer satisfaction levels with telcos: report
20 May 2019 in Business TelecommunicationsCustomers have become increasingly satisfied over the past 12 months with the service they receive from telecommunications providers, according to…
Google cuts off Huawei access to Android updates, collaboration
20 May 2019 in Government Tech PolicyGoogle has suspended some of its business with Chinese telecommunications equipment vendor Huawei Technologies in the wake of the US…
Trump using Huawei issue 'to pressure China over trade deal'
19 May 2019 in Government Tech PolicyUS President Donald Trump is using the Huawei issue to put pressure on China to agree to a trade deal…
Telstra launches customer rewards program
17 May 2019 in Business TelecommunicationsTelstra has launched its loyalty program — Telstra Plus — claiming a ‘first of its kind' loyalty program for an…
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Could behavioural analytics have stopped the Binance crypto hack?
21 May 2019 in SecurityA recent, sophisticated attack on the popular Binance cryptocurrency trading platform saw users’ accounts compromised and simultaneous withdrawals made to…
Bitglass boosts leadership team with new appointments
21 May 2019 in ResellersGlobal SaaS and enterprise mobile security vendor Bitglass has beefed up its leadership team with the appointment of new vice…
Huawei assures Australians their devices will keep working
21 May 2019 in MobilityHuawei's Australian arm has assured its local customers that the moves by Google to suspend provision of Android updates will…
US companies obey their govt – as Huawei was accused of doing!
21 May 2019 in Open SauceIt seems to be just a few short days or weeks ago that the United States was warning any country…
China dominates global smart speaker shipments in 1Q2019
21 May 2019 in Home TechChina dominated the global smart speaker market in the first quarter of 2019, with nearly 51% or 10.6 million units…
Optus Sport readies for FIFA Women’s World Cup broadcast
21 May 2019 in Telecoms & NBNOptus Sport has announced its female-led broadcast team for the FIFA Women’s World Cup to be staged in France in…
Dell EMC sets up Asia Pacific AI ‘experience zones’
21 May 2019 in StrategySydney is one of a number of Artificial Intelligence ‘experience zones’ established across the Asia Pacific and Japan region by…
FCC chair voices support for T-Mobile-Sprint merger
21 May 2019 in Business TelecommunicationsThe merger between T-Mobile and Sprint, the third and fourth biggest wireless carriers in the US, has moved a step…
Blockchain faces hurdles when it comes to wider use: ACS
21 May 2019 in StrategyBlockchain has substantial challenges to overcome if it hopes to be used for anything beyond cryptocurrencies, the Australian Computer Society…
OPPO opens new service centre in Melbourne CBD
21 May 2019 in MobilityChinese smartphone vendor OPPO has opened a new service centre in Melbourne's CBD, the second of its kind in Australia,…
Smart city technology revenues to double to US$4.4b in next 4 years: analysis
21 May 2019 in StrategySmart city traffic technology solutions deployed to ease chronic congestion in cities around the world are forecast to generate US$4.4…
TechnologyOne inks SaaS deal with UK local government council
20 May 2019 in DealsAustralian-listed enterprise software company TechnologyOne has signed a two-year software-as-a-service deal to implement its fully integrated OneCouncil solution for Chelmsford…
NSW Government establishes cyber security office
20 May 2019 in SecurityA new cyber security office has been established by the NSW Government within the Department of Customer Service, which the government…
NEC facial recognition solution helps tackle examination fraud
20 May 2019 in DealsMelbourne firm Genix Ventures is utilising NEC’s NeoFace facial recognition solution to counter what it says is an increasing incidence…
Inmarsat, ApisProtect partner to help stem global bee population decline
20 May 2019 in Internet of ThingsGlobal satellite communications company Inmarsat is partnering with Irish agritech company ApisProtect to deploy Internet of Things (IoT) technology to…
Optus to offer 5G to selected users, top speed 295Mbps
20 May 2019 in Telecoms & NBNAustralia's second biggest telco Singtel Optus will give select customers in five suburbs the opportunity to sample its 5G Home…
An AIOps Mindset - How Australian Technologists Can Become Agents of Transformation
20 May 2019 in StrategySPONSORED BY APPDYNAMICS. According to our latest research, innovation within Australian organisations is being stifled by a lack of ‘Agents…
Google storing details of purchases made by Gmail users
20 May 2019 in Home TechGmail users are finding that details of all their purchases are being stored within their Google account, even though they…
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