Industry News
Arbor Networks, Jigsaw expand Digital Attack Map
Arbor Networks' Sydney development team has helped implement upgrades to the Digital Attack Map, a real-time map of DDoS attacks developed by Arbor and Alphabet's Jigsaw incubator. [ + ]
G.Fast technology to reach 29m subs by 2021
G.fast high-speed networking technology, slated for use in the NBN, is on track to capture 3% of the global fixed broadband market by 2021. [ + ]
Open Windows wins tenders from NT, ACT
Government-focused contract lifecycle management software provider Open Windows has won software supply tenders with both mainland territories. [ + ]
No more useless device chargers?
With one million tons of external power supplies manufactured each year, a new standard for universal chargers is aiming to significantly reduce e-waste. [ + ]
Samsung must explain dangerous products, says CHOICE
Consumer group CHOICE says "shoddy" Samsung products have repeatedly put lives at risk. [ + ]
IoT event brings together experts and start-ups
The Everything IoT Global Leadership Summit 2016 will share and showcase domain knowledge, identify latest IoT trends and offer expertise from IoT leaders. [ + ]
HP Inc to cut up to 4000 more jobs
HP Inc's board has approved a restructure plan involving cutting 3000 to 4000 jobs worldwide over the next three years. [ + ]
IA to continue fight for fibre-based NBN
At IA's annual general meeting, the internet industry body pledged to continue advocating for a return to a fibre NBN, and re-elected its chair as well as several directors. [ + ]
AWS enters cloud collaboration with VMware
VMware has teamed up with AWS to make it easier for customers to run any application in a hybrid cloud environment using the vSphere virtualisation software. [ + ]
Renewable energy ramps up in Queensland
Renewable energy will be available on demand, with the establishment of a solar, wind and battery storage near Hughenden in North Queensland. [ + ]
Spark NZ Note7 customers gifted $100 card
Spark NZ and Samsung will give customers a $100 gift card, following the return of their Note7 device to a Spark store. [ + ]
Cloud provider OVH opens Sydney data centre
European cloud infrastructure provider OVH has established a presence in Australia with the launch of a new data centre in Sydney. [ + ]
nbn signs final MTM construction agreements
Fulton Hogan and Visionstream have secured the final design and construction agreements for the NBN's Multi Technology Mix deployment model. [ + ]
Rimini Street hit with further $36.8m in damages
A US court has ordered third-party support provider Rimini Street to pay a further US$27.7m to Oracle and issued a permanent injunction in a copyright violation case, but Rimini Street plans to appeal the injunction and most of the damages. [ + ]
78% of Aussies are cross-border online shoppers
Australians are among the world's most prolific cross-border online shoppers, according to a survey by e-commerce solutions company Pitney Bowes. [ + ]
