| Today on iTWire | This Afternoon Loose lips sink ships Written by Ray Shaw A more up to date version may be "Press the send button in haste and repent at leisure". In the end it is all about… Read more... Telstra downsizes workforce due to NBN Written by Ray Shaw Telstra has shed 1088 full-time jobs over the past six months leaving it with 32,551 full-time equivalent staff members. And it blames the impact of… Read more... Data#3 reports good results for first-half FY17 Written by Sam Varghese Brisbane-based Data#3, a business technology solutions provider, has seen a 10.6% rise in revenue to $506 million, $58 million of which was cloud-based revenue, for… Read more... Lenovo: with poor-quality products, losses should not surprise Written by Sam Varghese Last week, Lenovo reported a big drop in profits for the third quarter of its current fiscal year, with a drop of 67% to US$98… Read more... For Labor and Libs, the NBN is really not that important Written by Sam Varghese Both major Australian political parties are refusing to make any comment about the controversial comments made by NBN Co chief executive Bill Morrow last week,… Read more... Fulcrum launches Australian business Written by Peter Dinham Data technology company Fulcrum, which started in New Zealand, has launched in Australia following a capital raising of $2 million from Australian investors late last… Read more... Real-time payments a boon to cyber criminals Written by Ray Shaw The New Payments Platform set to be introduced in Australia this year could give cyber criminals instant access to transferred funds and limit banks' ability… Read more... Acquisitions drive Vocus to strong revenue growth, profits Written by Peter Dinham Telco Vocus has achieved record revenues and profits for the six months to the end of December last year on the back of the acquisitions… Read more... Microsoft: no plans to patch known bugs before March Written by Sam Varghese Microsoft has no plans to issue updates for two vulnerabilities, one a zero-day and the other being one publicised by Google, before the scheduled date… Read more... Adobe APAC Partner Awards winners Written by Ray Shaw Adobe’s Partner Awards are for the best use of Adobe products to provide innovative, personalised experiences, data-driven marketing and cross-channel marketing. Read more... Carbon Black scores 100% on endpoint protection Written by Ray Shaw Independent security testing laboratory NSS has rated Carbon Black’s endpoint protection at 100% for total coverage and 100% for block rate. Read more... Apple appeals EU tax bill, wants it withdrawn Written by Sam Varghese Apple has filed a list of 14 objections with the European Court of Appeals, saying that the European Commission's decision to slap it with a… Read more... Credit cards and payment systems – the pot of gold in 2017 Written by Ray Shaw Most of us have at least one credit/debit (payment) card in our walleta, most use it for everyday payments at contactless terminals (Pay Wave) or… Read more... Verizon, Yahoo! agree on US$350m cut in sale price Written by Sam Varghese US telecommunications giant Verizon and Yahoo! have agreed on a reduction of US$350 million in the price which the former will pay for some assets… Read more... South Oakleigh ADSL users hit by outage on Tuesday Written by Sam Varghese About 1000 users of iiNet and Internode ADSL services, who are connected to the exchange in South Oakleigh in Melbourne, were hit by an eight-hour… Read more... This Morning South Oakleigh ADSL users hit by outage on Tuesday Written by Sam Varghese About 1000 users of iiNet and Internode ADSL services, who are connected to the exchange in South Oakleigh in Melbourne, were hit by an eight-hour… Read more... NBN interim satellite service shutting, users urged to switch Written by Sam Varghese Australian homes and businesses using NBN Co's interim satellite service will need to switch to an alternative NBN network as the service is shutting down… Read more... Virtual reality takes hold in Aussie market Written by Peter Dinham Virtual Reality penetration will reach 25.5% of Australian households by 2021 based on attachment rates of headsets to VR capable smartphones, games consoles and higher… Read more... Tesla battery system claimed to drop electricity charges by 92% Written by Peter Dinham Tesla installer Natural Solar is claiming a Sydney family has saved 92% on electricity bills in the past 12 months with the installation of a… Read more... Foxtel, News Corp team up on ‘Full on Footy’ offer Written by Peter Dinham Foxtel and News Corp have teamed up to offer a “Full on Footy” pass to give Foxtel Play subscribers sport and lifestyle programming alongside print… Read more... CompTIA says ‘ground-breaking’ certification addresses global security challenge Written by Peter Dinham Global ICT trade association CompTIA has unveiled a claimed ground-breaking, vendor-neutral certification, Cybersecurity Analyst (CSA+), that it says is the first of its kind to… Read more... US Govt, tech firms behind India's cash moves: claim Written by Doron Beer A number of the world's largest tech and finance companies and their leaders are part of a group behind a global war on cash, it… Read more... Megaport hit by losses as global expansion takes its toll Written by Peter Dinham The cost of global expansion has thrown data operator and interconnection services provider Megaport into a net loss of $13.7 million to the end of… Read more... Three groups threaten IoT devices, says expert Written by Ray Shaw Attacks on Internet of Things devices and infrastructures are likely to stem from three groups, with each having of cyber crime and motivated by its… Read more... The Big Data Warehouse landscape – 2016 Written by Ray Shaw The Information Difference is an analyst firm focusing on master data management (MDM). Its Big Data Warehouse Landscape is a listing of big data warehouses… Read more... ZTE – out of the shadows (interview) Written by Ray Shaw ZTE has decided to come out of the shadows and compete head on under its own brand in Australia. Read more... Hills sees revenue fall in first six months of FY17 Written by Sam Varghese Technology solutions company Hills Limited has seen a fall in revenue for the first six months of fiscal 2017, recording a figure of $157.3 million… Read more... Kacific buying new satellite from Boeing Written by Peter Dinham Kacific Broadband Satellites has ordered its Kacific-1 satellite from Boeing after a successful US$147 million capital raising from Australian retail investors to fund the satellite… Read more... Sponsored Announcements Carbon Black only vendor to secure perfect prevention score in NSS Labs’ advanced endpoint protection - test stopped all attacks Carbon Black, a leader in next-generation endpoint security, has announced it achieved 100% block rate and 100% total coverage score in NSS Labs’ Advanced Endpoint… Read more... Want to Develop a Cross-platform App? Read This First! Developing a cross-platform application is now one of the preferred options when creating a mobile application. The convenience that it provides – one source code… Read more... Data storage lifespans: how long will media really last? By Marina Brook, Managing Director APAC, StorageCraft The sad truth about data storage is that no medium for data storage will last forever. Most of… Read more... ‘Realising business value’ from IT a key for leading IT executive Sean Elwick, St Vincent's Health group IT Director of Transformation, is a man who, by his own admission, is passionate about realising business value from… Read more... Next Telecom wins Australian Gold Customer Service Award again Sydney Monday 6th February 2017: Next Telecom Pty Ltd, one of Australia’s premier (IP) Voice and Data service providers for businesses, today announced it has… Read more... BizData announces natural language collaboration with Narrative Science At BizData, we pride ourselves in selecting only the most innovative technology vendors that will help our customers unlock the total value of Power BI.… Read more... |
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