| Today on iTWire | This Afternoon Morrow admits NBN can’t deliver affordable superfast broadband Written by Peter Dinham NBN Co chief Bill Morrow has admitted that the National Broadband Network cannot deliver an affordably priced superfast broadband product to Australians. However, he claims… Read more... Group hopes Westpac video will help fight coal mine Written by Sam Varghese SumOfUs is depending on the power of YouTube to create opposition to Westpac's decision to fund the Carmichael coal mine despite fears expressed by environmental… Read more... Spirit casts doubts on Morrow's fast Internet claims Written by Sam Varghese Broadband provider Spirit Telecom has countered the claims made by the NBN Co chief Bill Morrow that Australians are not interested in taking up fast… Read more... GetUp says govt should stop harassing people over 'debts' Written by Sam Varghese The activist group GetUp claims Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's government is shaking down ordinary people, often for debts they neither owe nor can effectively challenge. Read more... New consumer-based 'disruptor app' Rack launches Written by Doron Beer A number of AFL players have thrown their weight and money behind a new shopping app, which is claimed to be a market disrupting application… Read more... Messaging app Signal adds encrypted video calls Written by Sam Varghese The messaging app Signal, which has a good record on the privacy front, has added encrypted video calls as a new feature in its latest… Read more... Symantec enterprise protection for “Gen Cloud” Written by Ray Shaw Symantec has released its new Enterprise grade protection for the new Cloud Generation integrating multiple protections for public and hybrid cloud users – extending the… Read more... Fresh bid to arrest Samsung heir over bribery allegations Written by Sam Varghese Special prosecutors in South Korea are renewing their efforts to obtain an arrest warrant for the defacto leader of the Samsung Group on alleged bribery… Read more... Privacy czar says data breach bill will protect citizens Written by Sam Varghese Australian Information and Privacy Commissioner Timothy Pilgrim has welcomed the passage of a bill on mandatory notification of data breaches by the federal Parliament. Read more... Verizon Data Breach Digest 2017 – Perspective is reality Written by Ray Shaw Verizon’s annual Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) and the companion Data Breach Digest are among the most anticipated reports each year for their integrity, depth,… Read more... New Microsoft security updates system fails to take off Written by Sam Varghese Microsoft's switch to a new system of releasing security updates has failed to take off as scheduled on 14 February. Read more... This Morning Optus releases new Snapchat filters in uni orientation week Written by Doron Beer Optus hopes to capitalise on the popularity of Snapchat among Australian university students by releasing 10 custom Snapchat filters in universities across Australia during orientation… Read more... Contact centre market spend passes half billion dollars, more growth ahead Written by Peter Dinham The Australian contact centre market, comprising software, services, call management and hardware, is now worth more than $500 million, according to a new global analyst… Read more... Prevention key benefit of new data breach laws: ACS Written by Peter Dinham The Australian Computer Society (ACS) believes the key benefits of new data breach laws will be preventive and the real impact will be to mobilise… Read more... Superloop Asia Pacific expansion rolls on at rapid rate Written by Peter Dinham Dark fibre connectivity services provider, Superloop, has ramped up its expansion and network coverage in Singapore with 30 enterprise buildings now connected to its dark… Read more... Geoscience Australia collaborates on research with Inmarsat Written by Peter Dinham Inmarsat and federal government agency, Geoscience Australia, are collaborating on research aimed at achieving enhanced positioning accuracy and integrity by augmenting signals from multiple Global… Read more... Amit Pau appointed chairman of Norwood Systems Written by Peter Dinham Amit Pau has taken over as chairman of telecommunications services company Norwood Systems from Michael Edwards who was appointed chairman when Norwood listed in mid-2015. Read more... $70m in subscription revenues drives Reckon to new heights Written by Peter Dinham Accounting software group Reckon has recorded a 13% growth to $70 million in subscriptions for the 12 months to the end of December last year,… Read more... Microsoft Azure Cloud is for everyone: Guthrie Written by Ray Shaw Scott Guthrie, Microsoft’s executive vice-president, Cloud & Enterprise, gave the opening keynote at Microsoft Ignite on the Gold Coast to more than 2500 of Australia’s… Read more... Enterprise content management – 2017 directions Written by Ray Shaw The pace of change of enterprise content management will only get faster in 2017, says Bob Dunn, Australia Country Manager, Hyland, creator of OnBase. This… Read more... MNF says strong growth in six months to end-2016 Written by Sam Varghese Communications specialist MNF Group has increased its earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation for the six months to 31 December by 22% to $10… Read more... Qualcomm announces Wi-Fi AX Written by Ray Shaw Qualcomm Technologies has announced a 802.11AX portfolio: the IPQ8074 system-on-chip for network infrastructure and the QCA6290 solution for client devices. Read more... Uptime vital in high-stakes industries, says Nimble official Written by Ray Shaw Uptime of critical business systems is particularly important for high-stakes industries like finance, healthcare and service providers whose success relies on quickly fulfilling customer needs,… Read more... Sponsored Announcements 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, Marketing 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... Border security, key IT industry issues under the microscope at the 7th annual CIO Leaders Australian Summit 2017 The international perspective, and the issue of border security for countries like Australia, will be front and centre at this year’s 7th annual CIO Leaders… Read more... |
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