| Hi John,
Only 56% of Victorians have the COVIDSafe ‘tracking app’ on their phone more than five months after the app was launched by the Federal Government in late April and as the State continues in lockdown with stage 4 restrictions.
The IT industry in Australia is strong, and despite the economic downturn that COVID-19 has unleashed upon the world, IT is the glue that has kept a lot of businesses in business, defeating cybercriminals, keeping us connected and so much more, so what did local IT industry leaders say about Australia's 2020-21 Budget?
Sales of 5G smartphones accounted for 14% of total smartphone sales in the US in August, a big rise from just 3% in January, the technology analyst firm Counterpoint Research says.
Chinese telecommunications equipment vendor Huawei Technologies has applied for a patent for using a laser charging module to charge several phones within a room simultaneously.
The US has unveiled a 449-page on what is says are abuses of market power by four big technology companies - Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple - finding that the firms have used acquisitions to stifle rivals, charged exorbitant fees and forced small businesses into "oppressive" contracts in order to make a profit.
India's second largest mobile services provider Bharti Airtel has extended a contract with Swedish telecommunications equipment vendor Ericsson for supply and deployment of 5G-ready radio and transport solutions.
Online comparison website iSelect has been ordered by the Federal Court to pay $8.5 million in penalties for making false or misleading representations about its electricity comparison service.
Global education software and services company Tribal Group has signed a contract with the University of Sydney to migrate its Student Management System (SMS) SITS: Vision to the cloud, on a five year subscription deal.
And of course, there's plenty more so for all the news visit www.itwire.com.
Have a great day!
Stan Beer, Editor, iTWire
PROMOTE YOUR WEBINAR on iTWire.com
Contact:
andrew.matler@itwire.com
0412 390 000
|
