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Wednesday, 26 February 2020 09:43
Firefox moves to encrypted DNS for US users by default
By Sam Varghese
The Mozilla Foundation has begun rolling out encrypted DNS over HTTPS for its Firefox browser by default for users in the US, but has no plans in place for other global regions.
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Open Source
US networking giant CenturyLink is greatly expanding its operations in Asia-Pacific, which will include a substantially increased presence in Australia.
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Broadband
Tuesday, 25 February 2020 22:46
Smartphones dominate the ‘digital experience’ research reveals
By Peter Dinham
Australian consumers have traditionally been early adopters of new technologies and at the end of 2019 several key milestones were reached, according to research firm Telsyte which reveals that smartphones have now become the main digital device for more than half (51%) of Australians - with millions of Australians loyal to either their iPhones or Android smartphones.
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Market
Tuesday, 25 February 2020 22:32
Coronavirus affects one in six Australian businesses
By Peter Dinham
One in six Australian businesses are affected by the coronavirus outbreak, with the Government decision stopping all direct commercial flights to China already striking several industries, according to newly published research.
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Health
Macquarie Telecom, part of Macquarie Telecom Group has signed a new deal with Bond University to provide data and voice services., enabling the University to further improve its student experience and provide new technology including artificial intelligence (AI) and free services for students.
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Deals
Tuesday, 25 February 2020 17:34
Charlie-1 looms as potential company maker for 88 Energy
Written by Trevor Hoey
GUEST CONTRIBUTION: Alaskan focused oil and gas group, 88 Energy Ltd (ASX:88E) provided a further update on Monday regarding the progress of the group’s Charlie-1 appraisal well on the North Slope of Alaska. With the rig mobilised and drilling to start this weekend there is the potential for near-term market moving news.
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Sponsored Announcements
Tuesday, 25 February 2020 16:58
Charlie-1 looms as potential company maker for 88 Energy
By Trevor Hoey
GUEST CONTRIBUTION: Alaskan focused oil and gas group, 88 Energy Ltd (ASX:88E) provided a further update on Monday regarding the progress of the group’s Charlie-1 appraisal well on the North Slope of Alaska. With the rig mobilised and drilling to start this weekend there is the potential for near-term market moving news.
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Energy
Tuesday, 25 February 2020 14:41
Extreme Networks appoints Stefan Compagnoni to Australia, NZ channel manager role
By Peter Dinham
Cloud services vendor Extreme Networks has appointed former Arrow ECS ANZ vendor relations manager, Stefan Compagnoni, to the role of Channel Manager, Australia and New Zealand.
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People Moves
Tuesday, 25 February 2020 13:18
MGM Wireless secures $1.3 million schools communication contract for WA schools
By Peter Dinham
MGM Wireless, the maker of the Spacetalk all in one children’s smartphone, watch and GPS device, has been awarded a majorcontract by the Western Australia Department of Education to supply MGM Student Absence Notification Messaging Software and Services to all WA Government schools.
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Deals
Tuesday, 25 February 2020 12:45
Employers struggle to fill skills gaps from within their business
By Peter Dinham
Concerns over the growing digital skills gap in Australia’s workforce have been revealed in a new study that found that 88% of employers find it hard to get employees with the skills they need.
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Enterprise Staff
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Tuesday, 25 February 2020 12:04
Australian fintech investment hits ‘record’ $2.9 billion in 2019
By Peter Dinham
Investment in Australia’s fintech sector smashed previous records in 2019, increasing by 252% to $2.9 billion, according to the bi-annual report on global and regional fintech investment trends published by KPMG.
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Market
Tuesday, 25 February 2020 11:55
MNF trumpets ‘solid’ results for half year with revenue, profit increases
By Peter Dinham
Communications provider MNF Group is trumpeting “solid results” for the six months to the end of December 2019 with net profit after tax up 20% to $3.7 million on the back of an increase in revenue of 14% to $112 million from $98.1 million for the same period in 2019.
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Listed Tech
Tuesday, 25 February 2020 11:17
BlackBerry Spark unifies endpoint security and management
By Stephen Withers
A new unified endpoint security (UES) layer for the BlackBerry Spark platform can work with BlackBerry unified endpoint management (UEM) to deliver zero trust security, according to the company.
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Security
Tuesday, 25 February 2020 09:10
realme launches flagship 5G model but not for Australia
By Sam Varghese
Chinese phone manufacturer realme has unveiled its first flagship smartphone, the X50 Pro 5G, during an online launch but will not be releasing it in Australia.
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Mobility
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