| Today on iTWire | This Afternoon Visionstream connects with Chorus NZ contract win Written by Peter Dinham Telecommunications services provider Visionstream has secured a four-year contract with New Zealand's largest telecommunications infrastructure provider, Chorus, to connect more Chorus’ customers to the country’s… Read more... Selfies not just a form of vanity, study finds Written by Peter Dinham Women are the most prolific posters of selfies on Instagram, way ahead of any other group, but a new research report has knocked on the… Read more... Mobile phone, PC shipments continue decline: Gartner Written by Peter Dinham Worldwide shipments of PCs, mobile phones, tablets and ultramobiles are expected to decline for a second consecutive year, according to the latest devices market report… Read more... Union questions government motives on Triple Zero tender Written by Peter Dinham The federal government’s decision to put the Triple Zero emergency service out to tender signals more cost cutting in telecommunications and health services, according to… Read more... NBN: For pollies, one-upmanship is more important Written by Sam Varghese On Thursday, the NBN Co launched the second of two satellites that will be used to provide broadband access in some regions of Australia where… Read more... Vodafone vrooms in Canberra: major network boost, prepares for 5G Written by Alex Zaharov-Reutt Canberra’s Vodafone network capacity has had some serious capital applied to give it a major boost, catering for growing data demand. Read more... Google patches 78 Android flaws Written by Sam Varghese Google has released a busload of patches for its Android mobile operating system, with seven of the 78 updates rated as critical. Read more... Lenovo and Fujitsu discuss PC merger Written by Ray Shaw Japanese tech giant Fujitsu’s shares soared on reports that its PC division will merge with Chinese mega-IT giant Lenovo. Read more... Australian firms prioritise data recovery: study Written by Sam Varghese More than four-fifths of Australian organisations surveyed about disaster recovery recently have indicated that they have either implemented or plan to put in place a… Read more... Spotify served malware-laced advertisements Written by Ray Shaw Spotify has become the next hack attack vector as malware-laced advertisements were served to its free users. The issue has since been resolved. Read more... Confirmed: Flaming Samsung Galaxy Note7 was replacement unit Written by Ray Shaw A replacement Samsung Galaxy Note7 caught fire on a Southwest Airlines plane in the US on 5 October. iTWire reported that here. Read more... Optus Mobile – not hacked Written by Ray Shaw The Sydney Daily Telegraph reported a hack on Optus Mobile yesterday, allegedly enabling hackers to take over control of at least 170 users phones to… Read more... Microsoft's Skype locks out iTWire editor-in-chief Written by Sam Varghese Login issues at Skype have bitten iTWire, with editor-in-chief Stan Beer being told his account has been suspended. After 16 hours of waiting, he is… Read more... Data loss services: Microsoft leads the way Written by Sam Varghese When you have data you want to get rid of forever, whom are you going to call? There's one sure place to go: Redmond. You… Read more... This Morning Public service dataset pulled over privacy fears Written by Sam Varghese The Australian public service's workplace authority has removed from public view the data of more than 96,000 public servants it collected in its annual employee… Read more... Will your next Android smartphone be ‘Made in India’? Written by Alex Zaharov-Reutt Chipmaker MediaTek has debuted a new smartphone design training programme to foster and develop talent for India's fast-growing handset industry. Read more... Ericsson and Orange: 5G partners Written by Alex Zaharov-Reutt Ericsson and Orange are working on the "development and test of selected 5G use cases based on Orange's network and Ericsson 5G technology". Read more... D61's Melbourne cybersecurity hub to create jobs, greater focus on growing security risks Written by Peter Dinham The CSIRO’s digital research arm, Data61, has opened a new cybersecurity and innovation hub in Melbourne in a move which will create at least 140… Read more... From no satellite to two: Rowland lashes Turnbull Written by Sam Varghese Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's words in opposition have come back to bite him after Labor used the launch of NBN Co's second Sky Muster satellite… Read more... Lenovo has a Talend for Big Data integration Written by Ray Shaw Lenovo has chosen Talend Data Fabric to streamline product and inventory data from suppliers, vendors, and manufacturing as well as repositories, warehouse, and e-commerce functions. Read more... Huawei celebrates Interbrand Best Global Brand ranking Written by Ray Shaw Huawei has jumped 16 places to come in at number 72 on the Interbrand Best Global Brand ranking. The value of its brand has rapidly… Read more... Capstone selects Microsoft Azure for medical practice management Written by Ray Shaw Canberra-based Capstone Systems has released a medical practice management system as a service powered by Microsoft Azure Cloud and integrated with Office 365. Read more... LG takes advantage of Samsung's plight in India Written by Sam Varghese Sporting teams are always advised to take advantage of their opponents when the latter are down. LG appears to have taken that lesson to heart… Read more... Review: Madden NFL 17 – it’s not AFL Written by Mike Bantick The best sport in the world is Australian Rules football (AFL), but as the US football season gets underway, and the AFL reaches the end,… Read more... Sponsored Announcements BI vendor Yellowfin ramps momentum in Asia Pacific with seven additional channel partners Singapore and Australia, Friday 7th, October, 2016 – Yellowfin, a global Business Intelligence (BI) and analytics software vendor, today announced it has signed agreements with… Read more... MGTS appointed to distribute NX Witness in Australia Network Optix, America’s fastest growing software company, has appointed MGTS as a distributor for Nx Witness in the Australian market. Read more... Focused alliance pays customer loyalty dividends for ICT Networks and Juniper Networks A highly focused, long-term alliance between Sydney-based ICT Networks and Juniper Networks continues to yield dividends in terms of customer loyalty driving business expansion. Read more... Vodafone’s Iñaki Berroeta to look at the ‘future of mobile’ in TelSoc Charles Todd oration Vodafone Australia chief executive Iñaki Berroeta will be the latest of a long-list of high profile ICT industry and business leaders to give the Telecommunications… Read more... Yellowfin’s Business Analytics Workflow a “welcome development” for BI industry says Devlin Yellowfin’s introduction of a unique Business Analytics Workflow within its Business Intelligence (BI) and analytics software platform – to facilitate superior collaboration between data analysts… Read more... BI software vendor Yellowfin to host data driven marketing Webinar series Global Business Intelligence (BI) and analytics software vendor, Yellowfin, is set to host a series of educative Webinars on data-driven marketing best practices throughout Wednesday… Read more... |
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