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Former Vic Dept Boss Charged Over Failed Ultranet Project

A former deputy secretary at the Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development has been charged over his role in the failed software project Ultranet, which reportedly has cost taxpayers...

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CRM Now Software Market Leader, Oz Revenue To Hit $2.2bn: Gartner

Customer relationship management (CRM) has become the largest software market, both worldwide and within Australia, according to the Gartner market research organisation. In Australia it is now “easily the largest...

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Oz Organisations Report 63 Data Breaches In Just Six Weeks

Australian organisations reported 63 data breaches in the first six weeks of the Turnbull Government’s mandatory notification system, under which  all major organisations must promptly report all breaches. It that rate...

Industry, Networking

‘Train-wreck’: Privacy Team Calls For Tougher Legislation Down Under

The Australian Privacy Foundation has called on the Federal Government to beef up privacy protection “without delay”, starting with legislation that would enable people whose privacy has been wrongly disregarded...

Industry, Technology

Telstra Ventures Et Al. Back Qld IoT Start-Up Movus

Movus, a Queensland start-up that has developed technology for monitoring electric motors and anticipating failures, has secured $4.8 million in Series A funding from Blackbird Ventures, Telstra Ventures and Skip...

Industry, Technology

Japan-Oz Cable Takes Shape

Construction has commenced on the 9500km Japan-Guam-Australia Cable System (JGA), with completion expected in the fourth quarter of 2019. The cable will be owned by a consortium comprising RTI Connectivity,...

Industry, Networking

Techies Call For Gun Control After Shootings At YouTube HQ

Silicon Valley leaders called for increased gun control on Tuesday after a woman at the headquarters of YouTube in San Bruno, Silicon Valley, shot and wounded three people before taking...

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Oz Tablet Sales Plateau, iPad Sales Gain Traction

Australian tablet sales for the second half of 2017 have plateaued rising only one per cent with 1.65 million devices sold according to the Telsyte Australian Tablet Computer Market Study 2018....

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Telstra Inks World-First Deal To Make Calls Inside Office 365

As a demonstration of Australian innovation, Telstra has inked a world-first partnership with Microsoft, enabling consumers to make voice calls inside Office 365. The new ‘Telstra Calling for Office 365’ is set to...

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MWC: D-Link Unveils New Switches And Cloud-Based IT Management Solutions

D-Link is launching a range of new switches, cloud-based IT management solutions and upgrades to its existing devices during MWC in Barcelona. It is launching the Mydlink Pro Series, consisting...

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