Chinese telecommunications equipment vendor Huawei Technologies has seen a sharp drop in revenue growth for the first quarter of 2020, reporting a sum of 182.2 billion yuan (A$41.1 billion), an increase of just 1.4% year-on-year.

Chinese smartphone firm realme has launched a new model, the realme 6, along with new ear buds and a band, all of which will be available for purchase from Thursday (23 April).

The coronavirus pandemic and the sharp rise in people working from home appear to have resulted in a significant drop in Windows ransomware attacks on US government agencies, educational establishments and healthcare providers in the first three months of 2020.

Business communications platform provider Slack Technologies has launched data residency in Sydney, giving users the option of storing their data locally in order to satisfy corporate and compliance requirements.

Remote support software specialist LogMeIn has introduced Rescue Live Lens to help organisations cope with social distancing and related measures including working from home.

Fast growing Internet service provider Aussie Broadband has begun building a $1.8 million fibre network, starting with a loop arund the Melbourne CBD and Port Melbourne district, with the aim of connecting to the NBN POI.

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