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Tuesday, 21 May 2019 00:26
Smart city technology revenues to double to US4.4bn in next 4 years: analysis
By Peter Dinham
Smart city traffic technology solutions deployed to ease chronic congestion in cities around the world are forecast to generate US$4.4 billion in revenue in 2023, up from $2 billion in 2019.
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Strategy
Monday, 20 May 2019 22:57
TechnologyOne inks SaaS deal with UK local government council
By Peter Dinham
Australian-listed enterprise software company TechnologyOne has signed a two-year Software as a Service (SaaS) deal to implement its fully integrated OneCouncil solution for Chelmsford City Council in the UK.
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Deals
Monday, 20 May 2019 22:14
NZ businesses have less than 2 years before digital disruption hits: report
By Peter Dinham
New Zealand businesses have less than two years to adopt digital before disruption hits, according to newly released research undertaken by global IT services company DXC Technology and technology analyst firm Telsyte.
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Market
A new Cyber Security office has been established in NSW by the State Government within the Department of Customer Service which the government says will “cement the leadership and coordination role” needed to enhance cyber security and decision-making across the government.
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Security
Monday, 20 May 2019 19:24
Huawei promises continued security updates and service to existing users post Google ban
By Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Google has shocked the world by banning Huawei from future OS versions and security updates, but existing Huawei handsets will continue getting Google Play app updates, while Huawei promises it will issue security updates instead.
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Development
Monday, 20 May 2019 19:29
AIIA urges govt to pass encryption law amendments in first 100 days
By Sam Varghese
The head of the Australian Information Industry Association, Ron Gauci, has sought an assurance from the re-elected Coalition Government that amendments to the encryption law, which was passed in December, will be adopted within its first 100 days of operation.
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Government Tech Policy
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- AIIA
- Encryption law
- Encryption bill
- Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Bill 2018
- Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security
- Independent National Security Legislation Monitor
- Dr James Renwick
- Ron Gauci
- Sharing of Abhorrent Violent Material Bill
- IT skills shortage
- Sam Varghese
Monday, 20 May 2019 12:28
NEC facial recognition solution helps tackle examination fraud
By Peter Dinham
Melbourne firm Genix Ventures is utilising NEC’s NeoFace facial recognition solution to counter what it says is an increasing incidence of examination fraud, or people sitting exams for others.
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Deals
Monday, 20 May 2019 11:54
Inmarsat, ApisProtect partner to help stem global bee population decline
By Peter Dinham
Global satellite communications company Inmarsat is partnering with Irish agritech company ApisProtect to deploy Internet of Things (IoT) technology to monitor the health of honey bees.
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Internet of Things
Australia's second biggest telco Singtel Optus will give select customers in five suburbs the opportunity to sample its 5G Home Broadband product by the end of the month.
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Telecoms & NBN
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Monday, 20 May 2019 11:07
An AIOps Mindset - How Australian Technologists Can Become Agents of Transformation
By Simon Horrocks
SPONSORED BY APPDYNAMICS. According to our latest research, innovation within Australian organisations is being stifled by a lack of ‘Agents of Transformation,’ a new breed of technologists primed to drive innovation and enable companies to thrive in the face of rapid technological advancement. Worryingly, today, just four percent of Australian technologists possess the personal skills and attributes needed to drive innovation within their organisations.
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Strategy
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Online giant Amazon is leading a new US$575 million Series G preferred shared funding round in food delivery service Deliveroo as the company embarks on further expansion of its services worldwide.
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Strategy
Monday, 20 May 2019 10:09
Turnaround in customer satisfaction levels with telcos: report
By Peter Dinham
Customers have become increasingly satisfied over the past 12 months with the service they receive from telecommunications providers, according to a newly published survey, despite previously reduced levels of satisfaction with telcos.
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Business Telecommunications
Gmail users are finding that details of all their purchases are being stored within their Google account, even though they do not use Google Pay, a post on Reddit claims.
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Home Tech
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Chinese telecommunications equipment vendor Huawei Technologies will launch its Wi-Fi 6 access point, AP7060DN, on Monday, with the company dubbing its implementation of the new standard as Air Engine, and the access point as the first commercial Wi-Fi 6 product in the industry.
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Business Telecommunications
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