| Hi John, Medibank is claiming an Australian-first with the release this week of a digitised membership card for customers using Android phones, enabling them to claim on-the-spot through HICAPS terminals.
Australia’s debit network, eftpos, has announced it is "fast-tracking the enablement of eftpos Tap & Pay technology for use on buses, trains and ferries, following new consumer research that shows Australian commuters would prefer to pay for transport with eftpos debit".
Mozilla, the organisation that produces the Firefox browser and makes a loud noise about its open source credentials, is quietly collecting telemetry data on its users by the use of hidden add-ons, even though publicly visible telemetry controls are not selected.
Researchers at security firm Trend Micro say they have discovered Windows malware that functions both as ransomware and part of a botnet, distributing spam and also copies of itself to other computers.
Telecommunications and data centre provider Macquarie Telecom has signed a three-year, $1 million-plus deal to deploy its business class NBN service to Regional Australia Bank.
Data61 says its next-generation blockchain system Red Belly Blockchain has shown increased speed and energy efficiencies on a global network, with deployment on 1,000 virtual machines across 14 of Amazon Web Services' global regions.
Managed cloud provider Rackspace has become Google Cloud’s first managed services partner in Australia and New Zealand, offering Google cloud platform customers in ANZ added cloud architecture support, onboarding, data migration expertise, as well as ongoing operational support to help ensure optimal cloud application performance. And of course, there's plenty more so for all the news visit www.itwire.com.
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