| Today on iTWire | This Morning Qualtrics deploys customer experience platform for Volkswagen Written by Peter Dinham Volkswagen Group Australia has deployed a customer experience insights platform from software-as-a-services company Qualtrics across its 103 dealerships. Read more... Internet Australia at odds with Nash on broadband speed confusion Written by Peter Dinham Internet Australia chief executive Laurie Patton has questioned the Federal Minister for Regional Communications, Fiona Nash’s assertion that it is not the fault of NBN… Read more... $4 million readies Inabox for expansion Written by Peter Dinham Wholesale telecommunications services provider Inabox Group has completed a $4 million capital raising as part of its plans to continue further acquisitions to fuel growth. Read more... Vodafone connects Tasmanians with expanded mobile coverage Written by Peter Dinham Vodafone is expanding its Tasmanian network with six new towers in and around Launceston and upgrading a number of existing sites to provide improved 4G… Read more... Optus says launch of 4.5G network paves way for 5G mobile services Written by Peter Dinham Australia’s second largest telco Optus has begun preparing the way for its eventual introduction of 5G mobile services, with the switching on of 4.5G network… Read more... Court temporaily halts Vodafone NZ-Sky TV merger Written by Peter Dinham New Zealand’s High Court has temporarily halted the proposed merger of Vodafone New Zealand and satellite pay TV operator Sky TV, ordering a short-term stay… Read more... Apple may not comment but its suppliers do – iPhone 8 rumours Written by Ray Shaw Apple suppliers have let slip that the iPhone 10th anniversary will have three different models, one with a premium AMOLED screen and facial recognition. Read more... Malware MEDJACK.3 found on critical hospital devices Written by Ray Shaw Malware targeting older embedded and Windows operating systems has been found on a range of network-connected medical devices including heart monitors, insulin pumps, MRI scanners,… Read more... Samsung to show off C-Labs at MWC Written by Ray Shaw Samsung may not have the exciting, shiny new Galaxy S8 but it will show off four Creative Lab (C-Lab) Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality projects… Read more... Hyland AirBase secure document management in the cloud Written by Ray Shaw Hyland’s new AirBase provides simple, secure, cloud-based document management that provides users with anytime, anywhere access via an intuitive user interface. Read more... Wednesday Afternoon Humans claimed to be weakest link in data breaches Written by Ray Shaw The root cause of data breaches in a company tends to be personnel, according to the chief executive of enterprise information protection firm TITUS, who… Read more... Telstra downsizes workforce due to NBN Written by Ray Shaw Telstra has quietly reduced the numbers in its ranks by 1088 in the last six months, leaving it with 32,551 full-time equivalent staff. The company… Read more... Data#3 reports good results for first-half FY17 Written by Sam Varghese Brisbane-based Data#3, a business technology solutions provider, has seen a 10.6% rise in revenue to $506 million, $58 million of which was cloud-based revenue, for… Read more... Lenovo: with poor-quality products, losses should not surprise Written by Sam Varghese Last week, Lenovo reported a big drop in profits for the third quarter of its current fiscal year, with a drop of 67% to US$98… Read more... For Labor and Libs, the NBN is really not that important Written by Sam Varghese Both major Australian political parties are refusing to make any comment about the controversial comments made by NBN Co chief executive Bill Morrow last week,… Read more... Fulcrum launches Australian business Written by Peter Dinham Data technology company Fulcrum, which started in New Zealand, has launched in Australia following a capital raising of $2 million from Australian investors late last… Read more... Real-time payments a boon to cyber criminals Written by Ray Shaw The New Payments Platform set to be introduced in Australia this year could give cyber criminals instant access to transferred funds and limit banks' ability… Read more... Acquisitions drive Vocus to strong revenue growth, profits Written by Peter Dinham Telco Vocus has achieved record revenues and profits for the six months to the end of December last year on the back of the acquisitions… Read more... Microsoft: no plans to patch known bugs before March Written by Sam Varghese Microsoft has no plans to issue updates for two vulnerabilities, one a zero-day and the other being one publicised by Google, before the scheduled date… Read more... Adobe APAC Partner Awards winners Written by Ray Shaw Adobe’s Partner Awards are for the best use of Adobe products to provide innovative, personalised experiences, data-driven marketing and cross-channel marketing. Read more... Carbon Black scores 100% on endpoint protection Written by Ray Shaw Independent security testing laboratory NSS has rated Carbon Black’s endpoint protection at 100% for total coverage and 100% for block rate. Read more... Apple appeals EU tax bill, wants it withdrawn Written by Sam Varghese Apple has filed a list of 14 objections with the European Court of Appeals, saying that the European Commission's decision to slap it with a… Read more... Credit cards and payment systems – the pot of gold in 2017 Written by Ray Shaw Most of us have at least one credit/debit (payment) card in our wallets, most use it for everyday payments at contactless terminals (Pay Wave) or… Read more... Verizon, Yahoo! agree on US$350m cut in sale price Written by Sam Varghese US telecommunications giant Verizon and Yahoo! have agreed on a reduction of US$350 million in the price which the former will pay for some assets… Read more... South Oakleigh ADSL users hit by outage on Tuesday Written by Sam Varghese About 1000 users of iiNet and Internode ADSL services, who are connected to the exchange in South Oakleigh in Melbourne, were hit by an eight-hour… Read more... Sponsored Announcements Carbon Black only vendor to secure perfect prevention score in NSS Labs’ advanced endpoint protection - test stopped all attacks Carbon Black, a leader in next-generation endpoint security, has announced it achieved 100% block rate and 100% total coverage score in NSS Labs’ Advanced Endpoint… Read more... 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, Managing 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... |
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