Industry News
New partnership takes NBN to regional Australia
Regional Australian communities could soon access high-speed, fibre-based NBN Enterprise Ethernet under a deal between Australian telecommunications carriers, Vertel and Virtutel. [ + ]
Microsoft enhances Office for virtual environments
A new Virtual Desktop service and several enhancements to Microsoft's Office app aim to improve the user experience in virtual desktop environments. [ + ]
ACCC takes Optus to court over misleading conduct
The ACCC is again taking action against Optus, this time over allegedly misleading customers by claiming that they will need to migrate to Optus nbn services. [ + ]
SAS chief points the way to successful AI implementation
Check out some of the key takeaways from SAS COO and CTO Dr Oliver Schabenberger's keynote at SAS's 2019 Road2AI event. [ + ]
Global SKS network facing "devastating attack"
Attackers have exploited a flaw in the global SKS network used by the OpenPGP protocol that threatens to break GnuPG implementations of the protocol. [ + ]
Linux usage on Azure now surpasses Windows
A Microsoft developer has revealed that usage of Linux on the company's Azure Cloud now exceeds Windows. [ + ]
IoT ranked number one on emerging tech list
The Internet of Things has been ranked number one CompTIA's Top Ten Emerging Technologies list for the second year running. [ + ]
Algorithms to make deliveries quicker, cheaper and greener
New algorithms could help make deliveries quicker, cheaper and more environmentally friendly, according to researchers at Swinburne University of Technology. [ + ]
Standards Australia seeks input on developing AI standards
Standards Australia is seeking feedback on a proposal to develop artificial intelligence (AI) implementation standards and what they should entail. [ + ]
Espionage group hijacks rival's infrastructure
A Symantec report into the activities of the Waterbug espionage group revealed that the group appears to have hijacked the infrastructure of a rival group. [ + ]
Australian data centre market booming
The Australian data centre market has emerged as one of the four top data centre sub-markets in Asia–Pacific, and is continuing to grow. [ + ]
Smartphone authentication methods differ with age
Older smartphone users rely more heavily on their auto lock feature than younger people and prefer to unlock their phone with PINs, a study has shown. [ + ]
CSIRO's Data61 develops digital 'vaccine'
CSIRO's Data61 researchers have figured out a way to essentially 'vaccinate' AI and machine learning algorithms against adversarial attacks. [ + ]
Emerging technology companies to receive $2 billion boost
Emerging technology companies could access a share of $2 billion over five years to build and grow their businesses, under measures unveiled by NAB. [ + ]
NZ's UFB uptake highest in regional areas
New Zealand's Ultrafast Broadband fibre network now covers nearly 1.5m premises in 70 towns and cities, and regional areas are leading its adoption. [ + ]
