| Today on iTWire | This Afternoon NZ Commerce Commisssion issues draft decision on NZ$50m telcoms levy Written by Peter Dinham Four telcos – Spark, Chorus, Vodafone and 2Degrees Mobile – will pay the lions’ share of the NZ$50 million Telecommunications Development Levy (TDL) for 2015/16… Read more... WordPress creator accuses Wix of stealing code Written by Sam Varghese Matt Mullenweg, the man behind the popular WordPress open source content management system, has accused the people behind the Wix mobile app of stealing code… Read more... Spring Carnival warning – scammers are after your money Written by Peter Dinham On the eve of the Melbourne Cup, gamblers have been warned by Scamwatch that “confidence tricksters” are on the hunt for more victims. The warning… Read more... The good and not-so-good of the Melbourne Cup for SMBs Written by Peter Dinham The Melbourne Cup generates millions of transactions and billions in revenue for small businesses on the morning of the race, but according to a survey… Read more... Optus to leave competitors steaming with added free iView, Stan streaming Written by Alex Zaharov-Reutt If your Optus mobile plan qualifies for select free video streaming, then you’ll be beaming to discover Stan and ABC iView now added to your… Read more... Schmidt sought top outside post in Clinton campaign Written by Sam Varghese Eric Schmidt, the chairman of Google's parent company Alphabet, expressed a desire more than two years ago to be the "head outside adviser" to Hillary… Read more... New code injection method affects all Windows versions Written by Sam Varghese Researchers at cyber-security firm enSilo have discovered a method of code injection in all versions of Windows that cannot be eliminated as it is part… Read more... This Morning Konica Minolta products score environmental gold rating Written by Peter Dinham The Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) system which rates electronic products against a range of environmental performance criteria has awarded Konica Minolta gold status. Read more... AT&T goes LTE-M for IoT growth, first in North America Written by Alex Zaharov-Reutt AT&T says its "advanced LTE-M network will bring the Internet of Things to more devices and markets than ever before". Read more... The email phish that caught Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta Written by Alex Zaharov-Reutt Clicking on a Bitly link sent by a Russian hacker known as "Fancy Bear" leading to a fake Google password reset page is information in… Read more... Recruiter Clarius rebrands as Ignite Written by Peter Dinham Recruitment group Clarius has united all its businesses under a new brand — Ignite — including new offerings and three core divisions in Australia that… Read more... Online reporting tool will help in fight against ‘revenge porn’ Written by Peter Dinham The federal government is developing a new online reporting tool which will allow victims to report cases of non-consensual sharing of intimate images — commonly… Read more... Business doing ‘too little, too slowly’ warning on digital transformation: Forrester Written by Peter Dinham Customer-led, digital-centric global markets are posing new challenges for businesses with analyst firm Forrester warning that some companies may be doing “too little or going… Read more... Spooky malware – Halloween, and Donald Trump have nothing on this Written by Ray Shaw Halloween is about trick or treat. If you don’t treat you get tricked. It is a US tradition but its spreading to Australia too –… Read more... Enterprise mobility is more than smartphones: survey Written by Ray Shaw Enterprise mobility has gone beyond BYOD (bring your own device) and the ability to work anywhere, any time. It is now a key underpinning of… Read more... Open source is all about pay it forward Written by Ray Shaw When a bunch of open source devotees get together, the results can be quite astounding. In eight short years, Cloudera has become number five on… Read more... Hello Moto – Moto Z and Moto Mods (review and quasi Pixel XL shootout) Written by Ray Shaw Moto by Lenovo is back — the new Moto Z may well be the best pure Android handset of 2016 — outclassing the new Google… Read more... Panasonic Viera DX900U, 65” 4K Ultra TV (review) Written by Ray Shaw The promise of a 65” smart TV tuned in collaboration with Hollywood colourists and filmmakers and Panasonic's 4K Blu-ray player was too much to resist… Read more... Red Cross donors exposed in largest Australia data breach Written by David M Williams About 550,000 Australia Red Cross blood donor records have been exposed by a Web developer using their Web server like a personal file server. Read more... Waverley Council gets the digital message with DocuSign Written by Alex Zaharov-Reutt Looking for a sign that it’s time to go digital? Then DocuSign hopes you’ll sign up to its sign of the times service for eSignature… Read more... SMiShing smashing security Written by Ray Shaw People are constantly engaged with their mobile phones, reading news, listening to music, checking out social media, and answering emails. SMS has also become a… Read more... US charges 56, five firms in Indian call centre scam Written by Sam Varghese A total of 56 people in the US and India, and five call centres in India, have been charged by the US Department of Justice… Read more... Kaspersky Lab rides leadership wave of multi-layered protection Written by Alex Zaharov-Reutt From protecting 10,000 Chemist Warehouse employees in Australia through to being recognised as a leader in Forrester’s "Endpoint Security Suites" evaluation for business users, Kaspersky… Read more... Australia needs ECM for digital transformation Written by Ray Shaw Enterprise Content Management (ECM) is the technology used to capture, manage, store, preserve, and deliver content and documents related to organisational processes. It is a… Read more... Oracle Marketing Cloud knows exactly who you are Written by Ray Shaw Oracle Marketing Cloud has introduced a series of new data management platform features that enable its customers — those who want to engage with consumers —… Read more... Is your IT department preparing for digital transformation? Written by Stephen Withers Digital transformation means organisations need to think about changes to the workplace and applications, and what services need to be deployed, BMC's chief technology officer… Read more... Sponsored Announcements Business Intelligence vendor Yellowfin to unveil Data Preparation Module Global Business Intelligence (BI) and analytics software vendor, Yellowfin, is set to launch a new Data Preparation Module in a series of Webinars throughout Thursday… Read more... Sri Lanka Growing as Sourcing Destination for Australian Business Gold Coast, Australia, 26 October 2016: The Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) announced today that Sri Lanka is growing rapidly as… Read more... ZETTAGRID CLOUD CONNECT REPLICATION POWERED BY VEEAM IS A FIRST FOR AUSTRALIA SYDNEY, 25 October 2016 – Zettagrid today announces the launch of Cloud Connect Replication, a disaster recovery replication solution built on the award-winning Veeam platform. Read more... Yellowfin to launch 7.3 Business Intelligence platform in global Webinar series Global Business Intelligence (BI) and analytics software vendor, Yellowfin, is set to launch the latest version of its BI platform, Yellowfin 7.3, in a series… Read more... Yellowfin top ranked for Usability in Ventana Research’s 2016 Mobile BI Value Index Yellowfin ranked first for product Usability and customer Validation, and third overall, in the 2016 Ventana Research Mobile BI Value Index Global Business Intelligence (BI)… Read more... Yellowfin named a Leader in fourth consecutive Nucleus Research Value Matrix for Business Intelligence & Analytics Global Business Intelligence (BI) and analytics software vendor, Yellowfin, has been identified as a ‘Leader’ in Nucleus Research’s 2016 Technology Value Matrix for Business Intelligence… Read more... |
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