| Today on iTWire | This Afternoon SAP Ariba, eBay partner on Spot Buy Australia, NZ launch Written by Peter Dinham SAP Ariba has expanded its partnership with eBay Business Supply to launch its Spot Buy solution for managing non-contracted purchases in the Australian and New… Read more... New product, services demands put IT employers under hiring pressures Written by Peter Dinham Australian IT employers are intending to increase or maintain their IT staff headcount in 2017 as they face pressures to bring new products and services… Read more... Uber self-driving project stuck in reverse gear Written by Sam Varghese Uber's self-driving cars appear to be going backwards in terms of how often humans have to take over the wheel, with the distance a car… Read more... Reckon reckons it's time to separate document management business Written by Stephen Withers Accounting software vendor Reckon is proposing to demerge its document management division. Read more... Fleet Management upgrades maritime comms with Inmarsat solution Written by Peter Dinham Hong Kong-based global shipping management company Fleet Management is upgrading its 400-strong fleet of ships to satellite communications provider Inmarsat’s maritime connectivity solution Fleet Xpress. Read more... Asia hackathon to be held in Malaysia this weekend Written by Sam Varghese About 20 five-member developer teams from Asia will take part in a hackathon in Kuala Lumpur over the weekend, with a team from Australia also… Read more... Qualcomm moves beyond the processor to the platform Written by Ray Shaw Qualcomm wants users to stop thinking of its Snapdragon processors as central processing units (CPU) and start thinking of them as enablers, platforms. Read more... Google Drive on the blink after Windows app update fails Written by Sam Varghese Google Drive users on Windows have been unable to use the service since early this morning AEDT, after the Drive app for the platform crashed… Read more... Maccas' Twitter account hacked, Trump message posted Written by Sam Varghese McDonald's, which has made the move to Twitter recently, has found that there is a downside to the platform, with its feed being hacked on… Read more... Microsoft unveils latest bid to force Windows 10 upgrades Written by Sam Varghese Microsoft has unveiled its latest method to make users of Windows 7 and 8/8.1 upgrade to Windows 10, by making updates unavailable if users of… Read more... This Morning iPhone 6 Plus explodes at Queensland mobile repair shop Written by Sam Varghese An iPhone 6 Plus belonging to a resident of Queensland started emitting smoke after the device exploded as he was handing it over for repair… Read more... Industry, public sector veteran Sheargold takes top job with PM-Partners Written by Peter Dinham Project management firm PM-Partners has appointed public and private sector industry veteran and former Telstra senior executive, Ken Sheargold, as chief executive officer. Read more... Spark on the way to 4.5G mobile as NZ hits 4G 90% coverage target Written by Peter Dinham New Zealand’s 4G mobile network now reaches residents living and working in 90% of the country, with the nation’s largest telco Spark hailing the milestone… Read more... Regional mobile coverage improving as blackspots steadily disappear Written by Peter Dinham Mobile blackspots in rural and regional Australia are slowly disappearing, with residents gaining improved and reliable mobile phone services as the country’s largest telco, Telstra,… Read more... BenQ: X12000 is world's first DLP 4K UHD LED home projector Written by Stephen Withers Billed as "the ultimate digital home cinema projector", the Benq X12000 combines true 4K UHD resolution, high brightness and a wide colour gamut. Read more... POS app targets businesses with financial data Written by Ray Shaw Proofpoint Researchers have uncovered a new piece of mobile malware that purports to be a point-of-sale management app, but is actually a powerful information stealer. Read more... Australian data breach notification: does it really solve everything? Written by Alex Tilley and Ray Shaw Last month, the Australian Government implemented Privacy Amendment (Notifiable Data Breaches) Bill 2016 legislation. It is a huge move, but in the end, does it… Read more... AMD Ryzen 5 in Australia from 11 April Written by Ray Shaw AMD’s Ryzen 5 desktop processors will launch worldwide on 11 April, offering disruptive price-to-performance. They feature the powerful and efficient “Zen” architecture in 6-core,12-thread as… Read more... Toshiba PORTÉGÉ X20 – professional grade 5-in-1 Written by Ray Shaw Toshiba’s Portégé X20 has been released in Australia and New Zealand. It is a premium, professional grade, 5-in-1, 360° hinge, 12.5" HD touchscreen, Windows 10… Read more... Sponsored Announcements The On-demand skills economy The digital era has ushered in the skills economy. These days, the focus is on the notion of “any time, any place”. Welcome to the… Read more... Eight steps to more customer-centric IVR IVR systems slash contact centre costs and even win favour with callers when they get answers easier and faster. So why do IVR disaster stories… Read more... Women & Diversity in Data The lack of diversity in data and analytics roles is still a major challenge for most organisations, with a recent study on women in technology… Read more... Gartner again positions Yellowfin in Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence and Analytics Platforms For the fourth consecutive year, Business Intelligence vendor Yellowfin places in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence and Analytics Platforms. (*1) report. Read more... 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... |
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