Industry News
Autonomous tractors could save the farm
Autonomous farm vehicles could help create skilled jobs in the agriculture sector and help Australian farmers overcome labour shortages costing the industry over $150m per year. [ + ]
BlackBerry to exit the hardware business
After years of bleeding market share to Android and iOS, BlackBerry has decided to stop producing its own devices, concentrating instead on licensing its brand and developing enterprise software. [ + ]
SAP invests in IoT to help business
SAP will invest €2 billion over five years to help business and government entities benefit from the Internet of Things (IoT), including the proliferation of sensors, smart devices and big data. [ + ]
NEC and UOW deliver regional ICT jobs growth
NEC Australia has opened a new corporate office in Wollongong, creating more than 130 new technology jobs in regional Australia. [ + ]
Australians favour overseas brands, report reveals
Instagram is the most popular brand in Australia, according to the NetBase Top 50 Brand Love List, while Telstra is the first home-grown brand to make the list at only number 11. [ + ]
Microsoft works towards digital transformation
The aim of recently unveiled Microsoft products and services is to address challenges such as security amid an increasingly complex and dynamic threat landscape. [ + ]
Adobe and Microsoft create cloud partnership
Adobe and Microsoft have announced their plan for a strategic partnership to help enterprise companies deliver on their customer relationships. [ + ]
USB-IF offers digital audio device standardisation
USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) has announced the USB Audio Device Class 3.0 specification, which will establish USB Audio over USB Type-C as the primary solution for all digital audio applications. [ + ]
Last chance to join Deloitte's Technology Fast 50
Companies wishing to nominate to join the ranks of Australia's 2016 Technology Fast 50 must do so before 30 September 2016. [ + ]
Telstra to hire an additional 1000 technicians
Telstra will hire or subcontract an additional 1000 technicians to help improve the customer experience by expediting fault repairs and reducing set-up times. [ + ]
Prescriptive analytics company lists on ASX
Veriluma, an emerging prescriptive analytics company, has commenced trading on the ASX after completing the reverse takeover of Parmelia Resources. [ + ]
ACCC investigates fake company reviews
The ACCC will investigate the review policies of sharing economy platforms, following analysis by CHOICE that found 20 long form reviews can be purchased for just $31 and 5000 Instagram followers cost only $75. [ + ]
Malicious USB letterbox attacks in Victoria
Check Point Software and Tenable Network Security have warned the public to exercise caution after USB devices containing malicious content were placed in letterboxes around Victoria. [ + ]
Capgemini predicts 10% growth for global digital payment transactions
Global digital payment volumes are expected to exceed 10% growth for the first time, according to a report by Capgemini. [ + ]
A/NZ companies win Oracle cloud innovation awards
Australia's National Pharmacies and New Zealand's Suitebox have both secured Oracle Cloud Platform Innovation Awards for their novel use of Oracle PaaS and IaaS offerings. [ + ]