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Macquarie Telecom buoyant with delivery of profit, revenue growth over consecutive halves
25 February 2021 in Business TelecommunicationsAustralian-listed Macquarie Telecom Group is trumpeting delivery of 13-consecutive halves of profitable revenue growth, wth the release of its results…
GBG’s 'greenID' expands to offer complete end-to-end digital identity verification
25 February 2021 in SecurityWith the claim of "cutting edge biometric and document verification", the Australian founded identify verification solution, greenID, has been seriously…
AIIA says WA can leapfrog NSW in Australia’s digital inclusion index
25 February 2021 in Government Tech PolicyThe Australian Information Industry Association AIIA) says Western Australia has the capacity to move up the rankings in the country’s…
Veeam v11 brings more than 200 new features and enhancements
24 February 2021 in DataVeeam Backup & Replication v11 delivers more than 200 new features and enhancements, according to the company.
Telstra Infraco lights up Dark Fibre
24 February 2021 in Telecoms & NBNIt’s always good news when the Dark Side of the Fibre gets turned on to the Light, for it restores…
Facebook has triumphed in govt stoush and nothing has changed: Budde
24 February 2021 in Technology RegulationVeteran telecommunications consultant Paul Budde has summed up Tuesday's events in the stoush between the digital platforms and the Federal…
ACCC sets out compliance, enforcement priorities for 2021
23 February 2021 in Technology RegulationSales practices in Australia’s domestic travel sector, competition in aviation and the conduct of some caravan manufacturers - along with…
Facebook allowed to decide if it will use news and the sources as well
23 February 2021 in Technology RegulationANALYSIS Despite all the brave talk emanating from Canberra, Facebook has comprehensively dictated the terms under which it will restore…
Govt climbs down, Facebook to restore Australian news pages
23 February 2021 in Technology RegulationSocial media giant Facebook has agreed to restore Australian news content in "coming days" after the Federal Government made additional…
Second case of NSA exploits being used before Brokers' leak comes to light
23 February 2021 in SecurityA second case of NSA exploits being customised and used for attacks, before they were leaked on the Web by…
Digi launches code of practice on disinformation; Reset Australia rejects as 'pointless'
22 February 2021 in Technology RegulationReset Australia describes the Australian Code of Practice on Disinformation and Misinformation newly promulgated by Digi – the body representing…
Nudge partners with Monoova in payment processing deal
22 February 2021 in DealsSydney-based savings fintech Nudge is partnering with payments provider Monoova in a deal the company says will enable it to…
RedEye integrates Microsoft 365 for critical infrastructure operations
22 February 2021 in MarketBrisbane-based digital engineering SaaS provider RedEye has integrated with Microsoft in a move they say is designed to unlock safety…
Mac malware for new and old machines found, payload a mystery
22 February 2021 in SecurityResearchers at security outfit Red Canary say they have discovered Mac malware that also has a version aimed at the…
Facebook: should Scomo take the issue to the UN Security Council?
20 February 2021 in Open SauceIf the initial reaction to Facebook's sudden decision to cut Australians off from the site on Thursday was idiotic, it…
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Telstra's big plus for Telstra Plus members
26 February 2021 in Telecoms & NBNNo need to be nonplussed - Telstra Plus is Telstra's rewards program, and it has saved me a couple of…
AIICT expands portfolio with ten new courses to help address ICT skills shortage
25 February 2021 in EducationFive industry certified bootcamp programs and five nationally accredited courses introduced at AIICT COMPANY NEWS: The Australian Institute of ICT…
Cohesity appoints former DocuSign exec Brad Newton as head of Australia, New Zealand
25 February 2021 in People MovesFormer APAC DocuSign executive Brad Newton has joined data management vendor Cohesity as managing director for Australia and New Zealand.
GoDaddy launches new WooCommerce extension for WordPress
25 February 2021 in Enterprise SolutionsDomain registrar GoDaddy has announced a plugin bundle expansion for its managed WordPress ecommerce customers, which it says features free…
Juniper pursues stated AI 'vision' with release of new solutions
25 February 2021 in MarketNetwork vendor Juniper Networks has announced several new solutions in a move it says further executes on it’s vision of…
Cybercriminals targeting QR Codes to steal your personal info, warns Palo Alto APAC security chief
25 February 2021 in SecurityPalo Alto's regional chief security officer for Asia Pacific, vice president Sean Duca has warned that cyber-attackers are devising ways…
HPE claims its Open RAN Solution Stack is an industry first
25 February 2021 in Telecoms & NBNHewlett Packard Enterprise's HPE Open RAN Solution Stack is said to enable the commercial deployment of Open RAN at scale…
Macquarie opens new Canberra data centre
25 February 2021 in DevelopmentMacquarie Telecom Group's Macquarie Data Centres and Macquarie Government businesses have launched the Intellicentre 5 (IC5) data centre in Canberra…
Canon aims latest imagePrograf printers at CAD and GIS users
25 February 2021 in Print SolutionsCanon's eight new imagePrograf printers come in sizes varying from 61cm (24in) to 112cm (44in).
Linkly finds new CEO in Frerk-Malte Feller
25 February 2021 in People MovesPayment solutions provider Linkly has appointed Frerk-Malte Feller as its CEO.
Bitglass jumps to leadership of SD-WAN security with expanded ecosystem
25 February 2021 in SecurityCOMPANY NEWS: Bitglass, the total cloud security company, has extended its leadership in the secure access service edge (SASE) market…
Juniper pursues stated AI 'vision' with release of new solutions
25 February 2021 in Enterprise SolutionsNetwork vendor Juniper Networks has announced several new solutions in a move it says further executes on it’s vision of…
Linux Foundation, Google to fund two devs for kernel security work
25 February 2021 in SecurityThe Linux Foundation and Google will jointly fund two developers who work on the Linux kernel to concentrate on security…
Transport for NSW breached through bug in Accellion file-transfer system
25 February 2021 in SecurityTransport for NSW has been hit by an attack on a file transfer system manufactured by the firm Accellion, the…
Google offers feature on Android to check for compromised passwords
25 February 2021 in SecurityGoogle has extended a feature known as Password Checkup, originally available as an extension for its Chrome browser, to Android,…
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The Nextbase 622GW 4K dash cam hits Australia, making an ideal gift for the driver in your life
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Facebook: should Scomo take the issue to the UN Security Council?
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Facebook: high time for Australians to wake up and smell the roses
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Google wins quietly, Facebook uses the nuclear option
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Both Google and Facebook have demonstrated to the Australian Government in no uncertain terms who exactly is calling… -
Bloomberg's new hardware hack tale is more of the 2018 brand
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'Some people are saying': Google adopts Fox News-style tactics
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News media code: in the end, Google gets exactly what it wanted
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Google has very cleverly got its way as far as the news media code is concerned, leading Australian… -
Google contradicts its own claims by trying to cut deals on the sly
By Sam Varghesein Open Sauce
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Memo to Google and Facebook: please pack your bags and go
By Sam Varghesein Open Sauce
It will be interesting to see who blinks first in the tussle between the digital platforms and the…
Telecommunications
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ACCC: 8.1m broadband connections now on the NBN, more than 5.5m are 50Mbps or better
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There are now more than 8.1 million household and business services connected to the NBN, according to a… -
Macquarie Telecom launches SD-LAN service
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Apple wants engineers to work on 6G wireless
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AT&T Business supercharges its IP Toll-Free (IPTF) Network with Dubber Unified Call Recording (UCR) and Voice AI
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Telstra Infraco lights up Dark Fibre
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Ericsson announces 5G massive MIMO and RAN compute products
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European telecommunications provider Ericsson has announced three new massive MIMO radios and six new RAN compute products to… -
5G energy management a priority, research suggests
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While 5G networks can be up to 90% more efficient per traffic unit than 4G, the increased network… -
HPE claims its Open RAN Solution Stack is an industry first
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Macquarie Telecom buoyant with delivery of profit, revenue growth over consecutive halves
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Australian-listed Macquarie Telecom Group is trumpeting delivery of 13-consecutive halves of profitable revenue growth, wth the release of…
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Huawei Mate 40 launch video, Sydney CBD Experience Store tour, interview with Consumer MD Larking Huang
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First native malware aimed at M1 Macs spotted by researcher
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Envestnet | Yodlee secures CDR accreditation from ACCC
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Facebook: high time for Australians to wake up and smell the roses
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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has made his reaction known to the blocking of news content in the…
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Apple TV+ finally available on Chromecast with Google TV, other Google TV devices to come
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Mac malware for new and old machines found, payload a mystery
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Gartner sees global govt IT spend reaching US$483b in 2021
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IT spending by governments around the globe will rise to US$483 billion (A$607 billion) this year, an increase… -
Facebook: should Scomo take the issue to the UN Security Council?
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If the initial reaction to Facebook's sudden decision to cut Australians off from the site on Thursday was…
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Assange has until 29 March to respond to US appeal over extradition
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Holistic approach needed to tackle ransomware, say tech executives
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Huawei to cut smartphone output by more than 50% in 2021: report
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Microsoft says Azure, Exchange source code accessed by attackers
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Microsoft has admitted that the malicious attackers involved in a supply chain attack gained access to some part…
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Comments
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Re: iTWire - MoodOff Day: Turn off your phone for 5 hours to raise awareness of smartphone addiction on Feb 28
Also I updated the links in the article above so they work now. Sorry about that.
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Re: iTWire - Alibaba Cloud passes 'Australian Prudential Regulation Authority' Assessment
Where are the servers based?
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Re: iTWire - MoodOff Day: Turn off your phone for 5 hours to raise awareness of smartphone addiction on Feb 28
Hi Bob.Try https :// www . inspiresucceed . com . au/moodoffday/
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Re: iTWire - MoodOff Day: Turn off your phone for 5 hours to raise awareness of smartphone addiction on Feb 28
I had some problems connecting with moodoffday. Still can't reach the site.Did find the report however and liked the last[…]
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Re: iTWire - Facebook has triumphed in govt stoush and nothing has changed: Budde
What Budde said wasn't quite complete...
