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ACCC sues Optus for allegedly misleading customers about NBN
The consumer watchdog is concerned that it has yet again had to file legal action against Optus for alleged misleading conduct.
Former Telstra, IBM Australia CEO David Thodey adds Xero to board interests
The current CSIRO chair has been announced as Xero's latest non-executive board member.
CBA slapped with a court-enforceable undertaking after loss of data on 20m customers
Follows inquiries by the OAIC into the bank's handling of personal information in relation to two data incidents.
Boards of Australian financial firms face tougher infosec rules from 1 July
Security really is a board problem for APRA-regulated entities as of Monday.
Amazon Web Services scores Australia-wide government cloud deal
Follows the cloud giant in January receiving the green light to store highly sensitive workloads for Australian government entities on its platform.
Digital un-transformation: Commonwealth backs Victoria's school phone ban
Minister for Education Dan Tehan said it would be 'wonderful' if other states and territories followed Victoria's announcement to ban mobile phone use during school hours.
ABS stats show 11% of Aussie businesses suffered security incidents in 2017-18
Meanwhile 46% of Australian businesses said cybersecurity was not at all important.
Australians fear China but want its technology: Lowy Institute poll
Despite rising fears of China, more Australians want the government to focus on getting the best or cheapest technology rather than protecting against foreign state intrusion -- but it's close.
NDIA implementing data-matching and analytics to thwart fraudulent claims
In probing its fraud prevention capabilities, the Australian National Audit Office has asked the agency to prioritise such activities.
Aussie 'hacker' jailed for unauthorised access and insider trading
The IT consultant has been sentenced to three years in prison.
Telstra ditches unlimited data in mobile plan shake-up
Unlimited data axed as telco switches to monthly commitments for connectivity.
Victoria to trial automated vehicles in partnership with Telstra and Lexus
On-road testing will get underway on metropolitan and regional roads soon.
Australia's future airport is closer than you think
Your biometric information will continue to be captured and the trade off is efficiency.
Microsoft extends IT skills development program to South Australia
The Microsoft Traineeship Program, already launched in New South Wales, will expand to South Australia in September.
Queensland wants a share of Australian space industry
Minister for State Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Planning has a vision where his state is getting its share of the jobs and growth that a local space scene will create.
iPhone 6s, 6s Plus Sydney launch: Photos
Hundreds of die-hard Apple fans lined up in the rain to obtain one of the new iPhones, launched on Friday morning -- though significantly less turned up than for the iPhone 6 launch.
UNSW to visualise data sets using DomeLab
The University of New South Wales has launched a DomeLab in the hope to help researchers visualise data sets in the medical and museology field.
Honeywell's Command Suite puts design at the focus
Honeywell's plans to improve user experience is reflective in the interface of its newly announced Command and Control Suite, aimed to provide personnel holistic views of a building's video feeds, access control, and fire alarms.
Who's who in Australia's mandatory data-retention debate
There are a lot of players in the mandatory data-retention debate. We look at who is for the legislation, and who is opposing it.
Telstra opens high-tech Customer Insights Centre: Pictures
Telstra has opened its Customer Insights Centre (CIC) in Sydney for enterprise and business clients, with the high-tech 3,600 square metre facility boasting a 300-person auditorium, a workshop, collaboration spaces, partner pop-up installations, a restaurant, and a broadcast studio.
Tropical tech: IT challenges in remote communities
Operating and maintaining the sensitive IT equipment in Australia's tropical far north can be a challenging undertaking, but NEC Australia has worked out a way to keep things running for some of Australia's most remote communities.
One Laptop per Child reaches 20K devices in Aussie schools
Not-for-profit organisation OLPC Australia's new program, One Education, has now distributed 20,000 computing devices to schools throughout Australia, with a celebration held last week at a school where every student and teacher has a device.
NextDC's Sydney datacentre at 27% capacity
At the launch of NextDC's S1 Tier III Sydney datacentre last night, CEO Craig Scroggie confirmed uptake was already at 27 percent.
Inside Adobe's new office in Sydney
The creative software vendor shifted its operations from Chatswood to the Sydney CBD.
ZDNet App Wrap: February 11, 2013
This instalment of the App Wrap covers Mailbox, Horizon Calendar, Carbon for Twitter, Foursquare for Business, Documents On The Go Pro, Basecamp, Queensland Tide Times, and O'Week at Uni of Adelaide.
Digital Realty officially launches Western Sydney datacentre
The datacentre provider showed off the new facility with NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell attending the launch ceremony.
ZDNet App Wrap: January 21, 2013
This week, the App Wrap looks at Dolphin Browser, CommBank Kaching, CommBank Property Guide, yourMyki, Armadale Shopping City Shopper Guide, iBulkBill, and Australian Open.
Australian Open 2013: tech running the tournament
ZDNet goes behind to scenes to learn more about the tech that is used to support the Australian Open.
ZDNet App Wrap: January 14, 2013
This week we look at the following newcomers from Apple and Google's app stores: Arrivo Sydney, Facebook Pages Manager, Fitocracy, PlayTube, PresentEasy, Python 3.4 for iOS, Share The Fare, and TrackMySpend.
ZDNet App Wrap: 26 November 2012
This week's new apps include: Find a Lawyer, First Aid, Here Maps, Vic Hunting, Francis Bacon, Optus TV with Fetch, Quit for Two, and Great Koala Count.
Queensland wants a share of Australian space industry
Minister for State Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Planning has a vision where his state is getting its share of the jobs and growth that a local space scene will create.
Indian giant HCL forms digital partnership with Cricket Australia
Multi-year partnership will see HCL handle Cricket Australia's platforms from AR and VR, all the way down to running a cricket club from a phone.
Jetstar on avoiding drinking the 'Kool-Aid' in Oracle integration
Initially a digital marketing transformation, Jetstar's mindset for using Oracle's systems has spread across the entire organisation.
CSIRO's Data61 develops 'vaccine' against attacks on machine learning
Data61 claims its new set of vaccination-like techniques show it's possible to prevent adversarial attacks made on machine learning algorithms.
RMIT develops AI program to manage road signs infrastructure
It uses Google Street View images.
NNNCo trials IoT network for Hunter region's water pipe network
25 kilometres of pipe mains will trial NNNCo's IoT network which will enable real-time monitoring of water pressure and flow.
Village Roadshow wins court order to block 76 overseas video piracy websites
Telstra, Optus, Vocus, TPG, and Vodafone are required to block the sites within 15 days.
WA launches new automation courses and Defence Science Centre
The state government also secured AU$39 million to purchase new equipment to advance scientific research and support jobs in STEM industries within the state.
FibreCo Qld given AU$8.6m to establish state-owned fibre backhaul
The Queensland government will be spending the cash over two years to stand-up the state-owned entity.
Uber Air flying taxi service to be trialled in Melbourne
Telstra, Macquarie, Westfield-operator Scentre Group, and Melbourne Airport to help the Silicon Valley darling launch a third Uber Air pilot city and the first outside of the United States.
CommBank to launch new machine learning-backed banking app
Backed by 'world-leading' machine learning, data analytics, and behavioural science.
Optus and WA to deliver 4G coverage to 11 remote locations
The locations to receive 4G coverage are either Indigenous communities or tourist destinations.
Audit rules Victoria's public health system as 'highly vulnerable' to cyber attacks
The Victorian Auditor-General's Office finds health system could suffer the same fate as the UK's National Health Service and Singapore's SingHealth.
Telstra formally warned after deploying base station without community contact
Telco also failed to respond to complaints after the mobile station had already been deployed.
UBank touts disruptive success with the security of a NAB-provided banking licence
UBank is toying with artificial intelligence to disrupt the way a bank operates, its CEO has said.
