Nearly a quarter of Australians who have connected to the national broadband network are on the lowest speed plan — 12Mbps down — according to the latest quarterly Wholesale Market Indicators Report issued by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.

A number of Australian technology companies, led by the charity StartupAUS, have called on the Federal Government to make four changes in the encryption law that was passed last year.

China registered a 20% drop in iPhone sales during the last quarter of 2018 compared to the corresponding quarter in 2017, according to figures from technology analyst firm IDC.

Sydney-based startup company Ikkiworks has developed a companion robot designed to help soothe and monitor the vital signs of sick children while they are at home and away from hospital.

Retail heavyweight Coles Group is to revamp its business systems with the adoption of SAP products across procurement, human resources and business processes.

Healthcare organisations were targeted in 96 email fraud attacks on average in the fourth quarter of 2018 - a 473% jump from the first quarter of 2017, according to a new global cybersecurity report.

And of course, there's plenty more so for all the news visit www.itwire.com.

Have a great day!

Stan Beer, Editor, iTWire

ADVERTISE IN THIS NEWSLETTER & iTWire.com

Contact:

andrew.matler@itwire.com

0412 390 000