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Executive employment demands at ‘historical low’ says EL Consult's Montgomery
14 August 2020 in RecruitmentEmployment demands for Australian executives are at historically low levels despite a rise of 14% in demand for August, as…
Union says NBN Co move to axe 800 jobs now 'a disgrace'
14 August 2020 in Telecoms & NBNThe Communications, Electrical and Plumbing Union of Australia, the body that represents workers who are employed by NBN Co, the…
Australian IT professionals ahead of global counterparts in experiencing disruptions, outages working remotely
14 August 2020 in Home TechSixty-five percent of Australian and New Zealand IT professionals have experienced disruptions or outages when working remotely during the COVID-19…
App store battle royale – Apple pulls Fortnite from store, Epic Games sues over fees
14 August 2020 in MobilityAn epic battle is shaping up over the fees mobile store owners charge developers. Fortnite developer Epic Games isn’t happy…
Macquarie Telecom ‘slashes’ mobile costs in Uniting WA overhaul
14 August 2020 in DealsMacquarie Telecom has overhauled the mobile services of community services not-for-profit Uniting WA, claiming mobile costs have been slashed by…
S&P says Telstra must remain focused on implementing T22 strategy
14 August 2020 in Telecoms & NBNGlobal ratings agency S&P Global Ratings says Telstra needs to remain focused on implementing its T22 strategy as headwinds gather,…
Oracle announces the Autonomous JSON Database – smarter, faster, cheaper than MongoDB
14 August 2020 in DataGlobal enterprise database and application vendor, Oracle, announced its new cloud Autonomous JSON Database, bringing NoSQL APIs and SQL functionality,…
Private sector jobs ‘destroyed’ while public sector adds jobs, claims IPA
13 August 2020 in RecruitmentMore than 604,000 private sector jobs have been “destroyed” since lockdowns were introduced in March while 14,000 jobs have been…
Government sets bidding limits for next 5G spectrum auction
13 August 2020 in Business TelecommunicationsBidding limits for Australia’s next 5G spectrum auction, which is scheduled to occur in March 2021, have been announced by…
NBN connections climb to 7.4 million with new activations, says ACCC
13 August 2020 in Telecoms & NBNMore than 7.4 million consumers are now connected to the National Broadband Network after the activation of 383,257 new services…
Telstra profits slump in face of 'pressure' from pandemic, bushfire crisis
13 August 2020 in Telecoms & NBNTelstra has suffered a 14% drop in profits with the telco putting the decline down to pressure put on it…
Ransomware likely to be around for a while, says Sophos researcher
13 August 2020 in SecurityRansomware has evolved considerably from its first sighting — Cryptolocker was spotted on 5 September 2013 — and is unlikely…
Microsoft re-enters mobile phone space with foldable Android device
13 August 2020 in MobilityMicrosoft has re-entered the mobile phone space, with a foldable device called the Surface Duo which runs Android.
Nissan Moves to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure for High-Performance Computing
12 August 2020 in Enterprise CloudJapanese multinational automobile manufacturer, Nissan, announced today it is migrating its on-premises, high-performance computing workloads to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure to…
Ransomware gangs using social pressure to extort victims: Sophos researcher
12 August 2020 in SecurityThe actors behind the various Windows ransomware packages changed their tactics to prise money out of their victims' hands in…
Parallels Desktop 16 brings Big Sur compatibility, boosts Windows performance
11 August 2020 in Business SoftwareIt's that time of year again: a new version of macOS will soon be released, so there's a new version…
Nutanix Clusters spread to AWS bare metal servers
11 August 2020 in CloudNutanix' hyperconverged infrastructure software Nutanix Clusters is now generally available on AWS bare metal EC2 instances.
US order on WeChat could decimate iPhone sales: analyst
11 August 2020 in Government Tech PolicyIf Apple had to remove the WeChat app from its app store due to an executive order issued by US…
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Wilson drives in to new sales director role at Loopit
14 August 2020 in People MovesCar subscription software platform Loopit has appointed Damian Wilson as its first sales director.
Vivaldi offers ad tracking and blocking in new Android version
14 August 2020 in AppsNorway-based Vivaldi Technologies has updated its browser for the Android platform, with the company saying the new version would help…
Thinner, lighter devices driving 5G take-up in China: IDC
14 August 2020 in MobilityChina issued its first commercial 5G licences in June last year and since then lighter and thinner devices have tended…
Fujitsu picks Lennon for state role
13 August 2020 in People MovesFujitsu has appointed Dave Lennon as Queensland state manager.
Confidential computing is part of IBM's cloud vision
13 August 2020 in CloudIBM has been working on confidential computing technologies for more than a decade, IBM Z Hybrid Cloud vice president Rohit…
SEEK jobs ads show small rise in July compared to June
13 August 2020 in RecruitmentOnline job advertisements on the SEEK website have shown a minor positive trend in July, rising 2.3% compared to June,…
Oracle Cloud performance enables personalised customer engagement video, says iLiveIT
12 August 2020 in Enterprise SolutionsConsumers and businesses alike are on an intense bootcamp right now in establishing effective virtual communications. Customer Communication Management and…
Intuit QuickBooks and Business Australia unite to fill gap in small business support
12 August 2020 in Accounting SoftwarePartnership to ensure small to medium businesses get rounded support in time of need STRATEGIC ALLIANCE ANNOUNCEMENT: With the COVID-19 pandemic hitting…
Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital selects Spectralink for communications
12 August 2020 in ResellersThe Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne (RCH) has selected purpose-built, enterprise-grade clinical Android device Spectralink to be the forefront of its…
Virtual Conference Network launches Australian market business
12 August 2020 in StrategyAn Australian-founded claimed “disruptive” alternative to video conferencing, The Virtual Conference Network, has been launched to provide risk mitigation, improved…
Paterson takes up ANZ role at Medallia
12 August 2020 in People MovesExperience management SaaS provider Medallia has appointed Heather Paterson as its ANZ country manager.
NBN migration pushes SD-WAN take up in Australian market ahead of other markets, says analyst
12 August 2020 in MarketSoftware-defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) has taken off quicker in Australia than some other markets partly due to the migration…
Vodafone launches first new bundled plans
12 August 2020 in Telecoms & NBNVodafone has released a raft of new bundled postpaid and prepaid plans which it says ensures customers can connect for…
Optus offers Victorians free UEFA Champions Trophy football stream
12 August 2020 in EntertainmentSingtel Optus will make its Optus Sport broadcast available free of cost to all Victorians to watch the UEFA Champions…
US smartphone shipments drifted lower by 5% in 2Q2020: Canalys
12 August 2020 in MobilityThe US smartphone market saw a 5% year-on-year decline in shipments for the second quarter of 2020, the technology analyst…
OutSystems – Agility in the time of COVID
11 August 2020 in DevelopmentINTERVIEW PROMOTION. Low-code development vendor OutSystems has released a major study of thousands of IT professionals and CIOs about their…
WEBINAR WEDNESDAY 1PM 12th AUGUST: Why is cybersecurity PR different?
11 August 2020 in SecurityAs part of the global Code Red Security PR Network, Primary Communication will be co-presenting a webinar on Wednesday 12…
Reckon merging legal division with American start-up Zebraworks
11 August 2020 in Accounting SoftwareASX-listed accounting software firm Reckon has announced it is merging with American start-up Zebraworks, a software-as-a-service practice management provider for…
MessageXchange delivers e-invoicing services for NSW Department of Customer Service
11 August 2020 in DealsThe NSW Government’s Department of Customer Service has appointed business-to-business integration solutions provider MessageXchange to provide its e-invoicing solution aimed…
Australian business leaders investing in new technology to support shift to remote work, survey reveals
11 August 2020 in Home TechAustralian business leaders are comfortable and optimistic about the broad scale shift toward remote work, and moving forward, the majority…
WEBINAR INVITE: Exploring Emerging Strategies for 5G Monetization
10 August 2020 in Business TelecommunicationsNetwork Operators continue to invest in 5G and build out their infrastructure. With the recent impact of world events, the…
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Comments
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Re: iTWire - Government sets bidding limits for next 5G spectrum auction
Will licenses be allocated Australia wide, as was the case with 700/2600MHz auctions, or based on regional areas as per[…]
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Re: iTWire - Union says NBN Co move to axe 800 jobs now 'a disgrace'
Could I point out with all due respect to James Perkins that NBN Co is an independent statutory organisation and,[…]
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Re: iTWire - Executive employment demands at ‘historical low’ says exec search firm chief
Sorry but this strikes me as a pretty self serving opinion piece.The author has not provided one shred of evidence[…]
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Re: iTWire - NBN connections climb to 7.4 million with new activations, says ACCC
Alternative headline: Four million ignore the NBN. Woeful ARPU sees NBN Co struggling to reach profitability.
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Re: iTWire - NBN connections climb to 7.4 million with new activations, says ACCC
We requested (and paid for) the 100mb plan, but flat out our connection goes 22mb down and 5 up. Fibre[…]