| Today on iTWire | This Morning Global smart speaker shipments forecast to reach 163m next year By Sam Varghese The global smart speaker market, including smart displays, will reach 163 million units in 2021, the tech analyst firm Canalys says, adding that this would… Read more... Pronto – the world's first USB-C charging, UV-C self-sterilising baby bottle is crowdfunding now By Alex Zaharov-Reutt An Australian tech company has re-invented the baby bottle, thanks to a new mother discovering a major baby bottle sterilising paint point which led to… Read more... MSP Connect growth accelerates, says Sophos By Peter Dinham Cyber security firm Sophos says there has been significant worldwide growth of MSP Connect, its program for MSPs to expand market opportunities and revenue streams… Read more... EFM's iPhone 12 cases: antimicrobial protection, with 5G Signal Plus models offering 'maximum 5G reception' By Alex Zaharov-Reutt The race for the perfect smartphone case continues, as each company makes the case that its iPhone 12 case offers the best-case scenario for protection,… Read more... Microsoft's GitHub bows to RIAA, takes down YouTube video downloader By Sam Varghese The Microsoft-owned source code repository GitHub has taken down the repository for youtube-dl, a popular command-line script that can be used to download videos from… Read more... ACCC report finds Google, Facebook increasing take of online ad spend By Sam Varghese The first six-monthly interim report from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commissions Digital Platform Services inquiry shows that the share of online advertising spend of… Read more... A VPN is fast becoming a commodity of the digital era, but the right VPN matters By Alex Zaharov-Reutt Once used only by the military, corporations, and geeks, VPNs are effectively now a commodity for savvy online users, with the question for many no… Read more... Huawei says revenue grew nearly 10% in first three quarters By Sam Varghese Chinese telecommunications equipment vendor Huawei Technologies has seen revenue of 671.3 billion yuan (A$140.6 billion) in the first nine months of 2020, the company says,… Read more... Takeovers Panel asks 5GN to hold off on Webcentral acquisition By Sam Varghese The president of the Australia's Takeovers Panel has told publicly-listed data infrastructure and network services provider 5G Networks that it has must not process any… Read more... VIDEO INTERVIEW: Chris Chiofalo talks robots & cobots as SoftBank Robotics Australia launches By Alex Zaharov-Reutt SoftBank is one of the world's most technologically connected companies, and for years has also had a robotics division which has now reached Australia, with… Read more... Prices for regulated transmission services set to fall, says ACCC By Peter Dinham The competition regulator the ACCC has flagged a substantial fall in the price of wholesale transmission services in many regional and rural parts of Australia… Read more... Boomi, Snowflake come together in new alliance By Peter Dinham Dell Technologies' integration business Boomi has announced an alliance with cloud data platform provider Snowflake. Read more... Upcoming Webinars FREE WEBINAR: Hyland to host a free webinar on October 29th, explains the importance of Enterprise Search for government agencies. All government agencies and departments face the universal challenge of locating critical information within the myriad of documents, files, emails and other forms of information… Read more... Living your Best Online Life: ASCCA's Online Conference, 9am-4.30pm on 10 November 2020 ASCCA is the Australian Seniors Computer Clubs Association, and since 1998 it continues to be Australia's peak body for empowering Australian Seniors through technology, and… Read more... Cloud Transformation Online A/NZ: a must-attend for senior cloud execs ONLINE EVENT INVITATION "Cloud Transformation Online" for senior cloud executives. Four lunchtime (AEDT) sessions from 10 to 13 November 2020 make it easy for you… Read more... OutSystems to co-host webinar with IDC, focusing on agility and the necessity of faster, omni-channel user experiences GUEST WEBINARS: Business conditions are challenging, and the strongest organisations are those who recognise the need to drive better business outcomes by producing better services… Read more... WEBINAR 15 OCTOBER: Digital Accessibility with Greg Barnett from AccessHQ - VIDEO INTERVIEW Given the current Covid-19 crisis and the greater shift to digital channels by customers, the need for digital accessibility is paramount. However, many business leaders… Read more... FREE ONLINE EVENT INVITE Chief Data and Analytics Officer Deep Dive Series: Data Innovation Online Caring for data as a business asset FREE ONLINE EVENT INVITE: Are you holding the moral compass for data processing, heading up the command centre… Read more... FREE ONLINE EVENT INVITE Chief Data and Analytics Officer Deep Dive Series: Data Innovation Online The successful delivery of business value from analytics FREE ONLINE EVENT INVITE: In these challenging times Corinium Global Intelligence is launching the Chief Data and Analytics Officer… Read more... REPLAY THIS RECENT WEBINAR: Peter Coroneos reflects on the ‘Unthinkable’ Turnbull Dialogue Talking with Malcolm Turnbull on Friday about the big dynamics shaping our region, Peter Coroneos was struck by a few things Malcolm Turnbull said. Read more... RECENT WEBINAR Rapid application development platform vendors OutSystems have announced the company’s major event for 2020, NextStep. GUEST EVENTS: Rapid application development platform vendors OutSystems have announced the company’s major event for 2020, NextStep. It will be held online, across September 15… Read more... RECENT WEBINAR ZEBRA PANEL DISCUSSION: Tuesday, 15 September, 2020 12:00PM. Empowering Distribution centres– Keeping the lights on through ongoing disruption While there is no one-size-fits-all approach to sustaining demand during times of disruption, one thing is absolutely certain: the need to drive more agility within… Read more... Vendor News PacketLight Networks Achieves Common Criteria EAL2 Certification COMPANY NEWS: PacketLight Networks, a leading provider of DWDM and optical fibre networking solutions, announces that its 100G/200G solutions with Layer-1 encryption have been certified by… Read more... Azure Space – cloud-powered innovation on and off the planet Today, Microsoft is taking the next giant leap in cloud computing – to space. I am excited to share the work we are doing to… Whiddon Deploys Nutanix in Move to Enable Aged Care Australian Aged Care Provider Revamps IT Infrastructure to Create “Right Environment” to Meet Industry Challenges as Royal Commission Enters Final Stages COMPANY NEWS by Nutanix:… Read more... Record Customer Receipts Highlight Netlinkz Growth In China COMPANY NEWS: Netlinkz Limited (ASX: NET) today reported record receipts from customers for the quarter ended 30 September 2020. Read more... Workday Named a Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud Financial Planning & Analysis Solutions VENDOR NEWS: Positioned as a Leader for Fourth Year in a Row Based on Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute Read more... $5M Cap Raise Puts MyFiziq On Sure Footing For Potential NASDAQ Listing COMPANY NEWS: There has been a strong investor focus this year on companies that provide stay-at-home type services such as Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) - its… Read more... |
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