| Today on iTWire | This Afternoon AIIA says plan has potential to strengthen innovation culture Written by Peter Dinham The Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) has commended the breadth of recommendations in support of building Australia’s innovation capability through education and training in a… Read more... Cisco patches serious flaw in ASA software Written by Sam Varghese Networking vendor Cisco has released patches to fix a flaw in its Adaptive Security Appliance software that can be remotely exploited. Read more... Illawarra man held over car-sharing firm hack Written by Sam Varghese The Australian car-sharing firm GoGet says its databases were hacked last June and a suspect, a man from the suburb of Penrose in Illawarra, NSW,… Read more... Online shopping still skewed in Google's favour, say rivals Written by Sam Varghese Google's rivals in the online advertising and shopping fields say the search behemoth continues to prevent others from competing fairly, despite having copped a huge… Read more... Appeals court rules parts of Snoopers Charter unlawful Written by Sam Varghese The Court of Appeal in London has ruled that an overarching data retention law put in place by the UK Government, allowing access to phone… Read more... Govt pressure forces Verizon to drop Huawei devices: report Written by Sam Varghese The US Government has brought pressure to bear on Verizon and forced the telecommunications firm to give up the idea of selling any phones made… Read more... This Morning Outsourcing like Toll more prevalent than known: IT group Written by Sam Varghese The president of IT workers' lobby group IT Professionals Association says the shafting of IT workers, as revealed to be happening at logistics behemoth Toll… Read more... Telstra to deliver personalised customer experience with Splunk Written by David M Williams Big data aggregator Splunk has announced that Australia’s largest telco, Telstra, is embracing its platform to gain deeper business insights leading to enhanced customer experiences. Read more... Talent says APAC contributed to strong financial performance Written by Peter Dinham Australian-based global technology recruitment specialist Talent has reported solid growth for the six months to the end of December 2017, on the back of a… Read more... Plan aims to position Australia as top tier innovation country Written by Peter Dinham A plan setting out a vision for Australia to become a top tier innovation nation by 2030 has been released by Innovation and Science Australia. Read more... Avaya acquires Spoken Communications in move into Big Data, Machine Learning, AI Written by Peter Dinham Global business communications company Avaya has acquired contact centre-as-a-service provider, Spoken Communications, in a cash transaction which includes over 170 patents and patent applications. Read more... Chaux to be new head of digital for Commercial Radio Australia Written by Peter Dinham Peak industry body Commercial Radio Australia has appointed Jaimie Chaux, the current content director of Southern Cross Austereo, as head of digital. Read more... iPhone X-tra good, boosting Apple OS share in key markets Written by Alex Zaharov-Reutt The latest smartphone OS data shows iOS making an overall share gain in the top five European markets, with strong results in Spain, Germany, China,… Read more... Watch out, Uber: Ola hollers hola, promises hella ride-share competition, olé! Written by Alex Zaharov-Reutt Popular Indian ride-sharing platform Ola is revving its engines with a planned entry into Australia in early 2018, and has put out the call for… Read more... Access governance 'critical for corporate security' Written by Stephen Withers The Australian market sees identity and access management as a priority, SailPoint co-founder and chief strategy officer Kevin Cunningham told iTWire. Read more... Optus Wholesale gives voice to NBN business-grade voice service Written by Alex Zaharov-Reutt Speaking up for business users is Optus, whose wholesale arm has "expanded its suite of NBN-ready products" by launching EoNBN: Evolve Voice using Ethernet over… Read more... BigID boosts coffers with US$14m funding round Written by Peter Dinham New York-based global enterprise data protection and privacy company BigID has raised US$14 million in a Series A funding round, with the funding to be… Read more... Sponsored Announcements 5 cloud migration mistakes you need to avoid By Nicki Pereira, Chief Technology Officer Zettagrid Migrating to the cloud, like all other strategic projects, should be a methodical planned exercise. Read more... Plugging the warehouse productivity drain From the back of the warehouse to the retail floor, productivity has never been more important. Accurate and timely order picking in a warehouse is… Read more... 2018: Look out for ‘cloud-first’ SD-WANs Starting in 2018, most enterprises will adopt a ‘cloud-first’ SD-WAN architecture designed to support the ongoing evolution in their application mix efficiently and effectively, predicts… Read more... Sri Lanka ICTA Welcomes MOQdigital to Colombo Australian IT services firm expands managed services base in Sri Lanka Sydney, Australia and Colombo, Sri Lanka, 14 December 2017: The Information and Communication Technology… Read more... Improving the in-store customer experience with the right technology Retailers and warehouses are under constant pressure to improve performance and increase ROI. As retailers sharpen their focus on cost reduction, they need to find… Read more... Finite team raises $12.5K for men’s health causes A team from national recruitment firm Finite raised a record $12,500 in November for good causes through its biennial participation in this year’s Movember, an… Read more... |
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