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OVO Mobile inks distribution deal with Australia Post
Australia Post

OVO Mobile inks distribution deal with Australia Post

OVO Mobile has partnered with Australia Post, marking its second major retail deal in weeks, expanding to nearly 1,400 retail outlets across Australia.

By Patrick Martlew • 2 min read • Tue, 21st Nov 2017
Expert says Cash Converters cybersecurity breach 'yet ANOTHER wakeup call'
Breach Prevention

Expert says Cash Converters cybersecurity breach 'yet ANOTHER wakeup call'

Cash Converters breached, hackers have access to UK customer account details, usernames, passwords, addresses and partial credit card numbers.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Tue, 21st Nov 2017
Schneider Electric survey provides insights on the future of hybrid IT
Private Cloud

Schneider Electric survey provides insights on the future of hybrid IT

Schneider Electric survey reveals challenges of managing hybrid IT environments at large enterprises worldwide.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Mon, 20th Nov 2017
Kiwi AI startup secures major investor
Artificial Intelligence

Kiwi AI startup secures major investor

New Zealand's IMAGR secures Sage Technologies investment to fast-track Smartcart, a revolutionary AI solution to eliminate supermarket checkout queues.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Mon, 20th Nov 2017
Seven most interesting hardware startups at Meet Taipei 2017
Internet of Things

Seven most interesting hardware startups at Meet Taipei 2017

A large concentration of Taiwanese startups are in the hardware sector, integrating IoT and smart technologies into their innovation.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Fri, 17th Nov 2017
Mobile security starts with a powerful AI-based scanning engine
Wireless Networks

Mobile security starts with a powerful AI-based scanning engine

This principal analyst from Camden Associates says the secret sauce to securing mobile users is AI-based zero packet inspection.

By Alan Zeichick • 5 min read • Fri, 17th Nov 2017
Equinix: Creating a distributed data repository at the edge
DataCentre infrastructure

Equinix: Creating a distributed data repository at the edge

Equinix pioneers distributed data repositories at the edge, addressing the exponential data growth and performance issues of centralised data centres.

By Julia Gabel • 5 min read • Thu, 16th Nov 2017
CA Technologies CEO: “This is the tip of the sphere of transformation”
Digital Transformation

CA Technologies CEO: “This is the tip of the sphere of transformation”

CA Technologies CEO Mike Gregoire declared at CA World in Las Vegas that innovation and digital transformation, driven by software, will shape the future.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Thu, 16th Nov 2017
PAX Aus 2017 offers gamers a glimpse of what's to come
Gaming

PAX Aus 2017 offers gamers a glimpse of what's to come

FutureFive's Darren Price took some time out to fly down to Melbourne to spend a day at Australasia's largest festival of gaming culture.

By Darren Price • 4 min read • Wed, 15th Nov 2017
Online fraud leaves APAC consumers wary of digitalization
Digitalisation

Online fraud leaves APAC consumers wary of digitalization

Rampant online fraud in APAC is shaking consumer trust in digital services, with a new study revealing one in five people directly impacted by fraud.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 3 min read • Wed, 15th Nov 2017
HPE harnesses the power of high performance computing with new storage portfolio
High Performance Computing

HPE harnesses the power of high performance computing with new storage portfolio

High Performance Computing (HPC) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) play an increasingly important role in digital transformation.

By Julia Gabel • 4 min read • Wed, 15th Nov 2017
NBN reports “strong growth” with Q1 fiscal 2018 results
Unified Communications

NBN reports “strong growth” with Q1 fiscal 2018 results

The National Broadband Network (NBN) has reported Q1 fiscal 2018 revenue of AUD $405 million, a 124% increase, with 2.96 million premises now activated.

By Patrick Martlew • 3 min read • Wed, 15th Nov 2017
Edge computing isn't new and it's not what you think
DataCentre infrastructure

Edge computing isn't new and it's not what you think

At the DCD>Edge Summit, experts argued that edge computing isn't a novel concept, but its evolving applications and importance are reshaping how we define it.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Tue, 14th Nov 2017

Stories from Other Regions

Exclusive interview: Microsoft on diversity, regulating NZ's sharing economy & Uberisation
Supply Chain

Exclusive interview: Microsoft on diversity, regulating NZ's sharing economy & Uberisation

In an exclusive interview, Microsoft's CTO Jennifer Byrne discusses regulating New Zealand's sharing economy, women at Microsoft, and the Uberisation of tech.

By Julia Gabel • 5 min read • Tue, 21st Nov 2017
Some new Star Wars drones flying to NZ retail stores today
Drones

Some new Star Wars drones flying to NZ retail stores today

Some limited edition Star Wars drones will be released at several New Zealand retail stores today with more to be released next week.

By Damian Seeto • 2 min read • Fri, 17th Nov 2017
Micron's new 32GB NVDIMM-N has twice the capacity of existing NVDIMMs
Virtualisation

Micron's new 32GB NVDIMM-N has twice the capacity of existing NVDIMMs

Persistent memory delivers a unique balance of latency, bandwidth, capacity and cost by delivering ultra-fast DRAM speeds for critical data...

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 3 min read • Thu, 16th Nov 2017
D-Link's Omna 180 Cam HD gets Android Support
D-Link

D-Link's Omna 180 Cam HD gets Android Support

D-Link's Omna 180 Cam HD now supports Android, offering enhanced features like event notifications, remote streaming, and pinch-to-zoom via the free Omna app.

By Darren Price • 3 min read • Wed, 15th Nov 2017