Industry News
CREST offers new cybersecurity qualifications in Australia
CREST International opens its new Australian Chapter, giving Australasian businesses and individuals access to extra cybersecurity qualifications. [ + ]
Windows 10 now on 900 million devices
Windows 10 has seen massive growth over the past year, adding more devices than any previous year — including 100 million devices in the last six months alone. [ + ]
Nominations open for Telstra Business Women's Awards
Telstra is calling for nominations for the 2020 Business Women's Awards, recognising successful women in leadership across all sectors, including tech. [ + ]
5G now a key consideration for smartphone buyers
More than 60% of Australian consumers planning to buy a smartphone before the end of next year consider 5G support to be a key purchasing criteria. [ + ]
AustCyber launches Canberra Cyber Security Innovation Node
Canberra's cybersecurity capabilities are set to move up a gear under a partnership between AustCyber and the ACT Government. [ + ]
Nominations open for NT Digital Excellence Awards 2019
The NT Government is calling for nominations for this year's Digital Excellence Awards, celebrating the Territory's digital achievements. [ + ]
Zoho expands Australian presence
Business application developer Zoho has established a presence at two Equinix data centres in Sydney and Melbourne to help support local customers. [ + ]
Greenbox to expand to NZ after acquring Recytech
Australian IT asset management company Greenbox is set to expand into the NZ market after acquiring Auckland-based IT asset disposal company Recytech. [ + ]
Microsoft extends life of Exchange Server 2010
Microsoft has revealed it is extending the end of support date for Exchange Server 2010 for a further 10 months until October 2020. [ + ]
ACMA takes action against Infinity Telecom
ACMA has issued remedial directions against Sydney-based telco Infinity Telecom after finding it to be in breach of multiple consumer safeguards. [ + ]
Australia 7th top phishing host country, RSA reports
Australia fronted just over 3% of the world's phishing attacks last quarter, putting it at number seven in the top phishing hosting countries, RSA said. [ + ]
nbn to connect traffic signals, cameras and other devices
Traffic signals, automatic teller machines, some types of CCTV and a range of other specialised devices can now connect to the nbn via Network Extensions. [ + ]
Equinix expands access to Oracle Cloud in Australia
Equinix has announced an expanded partnership with Oracle to provide access to Oracle Cloud FastConnect in Sydney and metros on four other continents. [ + ]
AI plays hide-and-seek, finds new strategies along the way
When pitted against other versions of itself and being rewarded when it successfully hid or found other players, OpenAI's AI learned some pretty neat tricks. [ + ]
Digitalisation: helping business thrive and survive
If Australian companies don't get moving they'll be hit by the "double-edged sword" of digitalisation, according to the Chairman and CEO of Siemens Australia and Pacific regions, Jeff Connolly. [ + ]