| Today on iTWire | This Afternoon Bluesky, Huawei partner on Pacific islands LTE deployments Written by Peter Dinham Pacific region telecommunications services provider Bluesky and Huawei are partnering to deploy a 4.5G LTE-Advanced network solution to meet what they say is increasing demand… Read more... YouTube ad issues: US media goes easy on Google Written by Sam Varghese Google has ad problems. At least that's what numerous stories have told us over the last three weeks. But judging from the search behemoth's reaction,… Read more... PayPal, Visa partner on APAC digital, mobile payments push Written by Peter Dinham PayPal and Visa are collaborating on an initiative aimed at accelerating the adoption of digital and mobile payments by Asia Pacific consumers and merchants. Read more... Amazon Cash takes aim at those with no cards Written by Sam Varghese Web retailer Amazon has announced the launch of Amazon Cash, with the service being aimed squarely at those who want digital cash for transactions but… Read more... SUSE releases beta for container as a service platform Written by Sam Varghese Germany-based open source company SUSE Linux has released a beta image for the container as a service platform that it first disclosed at its annual… Read more... Australians may face extra vetting to enter US Written by Sam Varghese Australians may be among those who have to disclose contacts on their mobile phones, give up their social media passwords and provide financial information if… Read more... Web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee gets Turing Award Written by Sam Varghese The inventor of the World Wide Web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, has been awarded the 2016 A.M. Turing Award, by the Association for Computing Machinery. Read more... SAS Viya adds more analytics capability Written by Ray Shaw The cloud-based suite SAS Viya, launched last year and used to build predictive models and agile machine learning applications, has had much more capability added… Read more... Bitdefender app to help Windows users hit by Bart ransomware Written by Sam Varghese Security firm Bitdefender has released a free tool to help Windows users who have been hit by the Bart ransomware. Read more... This Morning Bitdefender app to help Windows users hit by Bart ransomware Written by Sam Varghese Security firm Bitdefender has released a free tool to help Windows users who have been hit by the Bart ransomware. Read more... NBN Co hiding poor technology from users, says expert Written by Sam Varghese The NBN Co has not undertaken any demonstrations to show Australians what kind of speeds are needed to get good response times when streaming videos,… Read more... Nitro raises US$15m to accelerate growth Written by Peter Dinham Australian-founded document productivity solutions company Nitro is pushing further international expansion after completing a US$15 million capital raising led by global investment firm Battery Ventures. Read more... Spending more than they earn hurts Aussies Written by Peter Dinham Many Australians are spending more than they earn each month, with new research revealing that overspending is impeding their progress towards achieving their financial goals. Read more... Mirtillo takes up new post at Ericsson Written by Peter Dinham Nunzio Mirtillo has been appointed head of market area South East Asia, Oceania and India for Ericsson, as part of a regional organisational restructure structure. Read more... Power blackouts hit 3 million in Australia, NZ Written by Peter Dinham Three million people across Australia and New Zealand were affected by more than 240 power outages in 2016 with New South Wales topping the list… Read more... OTT messaging users exploding to 4.2b by 2021: Juniper Written by Peter Dinham OTT messaging applications, such as WhatsApp and Snapchat, will see adoption grow from 2.3 billion unique users in 2016 to 4.2 billion by 2021, a… Read more... HealthEngine raises $26.7m to fund market expansion Written by Peter Dinham Australian online health directory and booking service HealthEngine has raised $26.7 million in a Series C funding round, to add to its product portfolio, expand… Read more... Technology needed for winegrape vineyards detection Written by Peter Dinham Wine Australia is seeking expressions of interest for systems, capabilities and development of image analysis technology to detect the location and other spatial characteristics of… Read more... SAS enables visually impaired to ‘visualise’ data Written by Ray Shaw The new SAS Graphics Accelerator is claimed to offer unparalleled access to data visualisation and data science for people with visual impairments. Read more... Intel Security becomes McAfee Written by Ray Shaw A new standalone pure-play cyber security company named McAfee has been reborn to build on its 30-year heritage following the successful closing of an investment… Read more... SAS and Cisco launch edge-to-enterprise IoT analytics platform Written by Ray Shaw SAS and Cisco have launched a combined edge-to-enterprise solution to analyse streaming data at the edge of an IOT network, making it faster and easier… Read more... Klika clout brings Ford power equipment back to Australia Written by Alex Zaharov-Reutt Australia’s top 20 online retailer, Klika, continues its aggressive local expansion with its recent appointment as Australia’s exclusive distributor of Ford Power Equipment. Read more... Bidding opens in multi-million-dollar spectrum auction Written by Peter Dinham Bidding for the unsold lots of the 700 MHz band spectrum has kicked off with the Australian Communications and Media Authority opening the online auction. Read more... Sponsored Announcements Yellowfin declared Champion in consecutive Info-Tech Business Intelligence Vendor Landscapes Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday 4th April – Global Business Intelligence (BI) and analytics software vendor, Yellowfin, is a Champion for the second consecutive time in Info-Tech… Read more... JOB FOG ON THE IT LANDSCAPE We’re in the era of the skills economy. This is an unprecedented time where skilled professionals, especially IT professionals, are in high demand and highly… Read more... Silver Peak’s high-performance SD-WAN solution displaces need for branch routers Silver Peak, the global leader in broadband and hybrid WAN solutions, has announced a series of new advances to its Unity EdgeConnect high-performance SD-WAN solution… Read more... The Promise of Digital Government in Australia The Hon Angus Taylor MP, Assistant Minister for Cities and Digital Transformation is set to deliver a poignant keynote address at the upcoming Chief Data… Read more... Yellowfin to launch 7.3+ analytics platform in global webinar series MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, 23 March 2017 – Global Business Intelligence (BI) and analytics software vendor, Yellowfin, is launching the latest version of its platform, Yellowfin 7.3+,… Read more... 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... |
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