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AMEO 'concerned' about nation-state attacks on power grids
Distributed energy resources such a rooftop solar will create 'a fairly wicked supply chain issue'. How will the sector address organisation culture issues as IT and operational technology are merged?
Digital exams to help Monash University save AU$7 million
By the end of 2020, 80% of all exams issued by the university will be e-assessments.
Vocus network services and New Zealand covering for retail declines for FY19
Revenue flat for the full year, while EBITDA declined 3%, and net profit fell 44%.
AWS launches job placement program for Australian veterans
For the first time, AWS will run its Educate for Veterans cloud-learning program outside of the United States.
Little Ripper deploys croc-spotting AI drones
To help keep beachgoers safe from crocodiles in the water and on land.
Commonwealth Bank to trial blockchain 'BioTokens' for biodiversity investment
The yellow bank has developed a blockchain prototype it reckons can support sustainable development and investment in Australia.
PayIDs exposed at the hands of Aussie Cuscal-sponsored financial institution
New Payments Platform Australia confirms the affected data included PayID name and account numbers.
Megaport sees jumps in revenue and overall loss for FY19
Revenue increases 78% to AU$35 million as net loss widens from AU$24.5 million to AU$33.6 million.
Medical device cybersecurity will be rubbish for 20 more years
Good cybersecurity guidelines are being published, but slow development and approval processes, and long service lives, will guarantee chronic problems.
Data#3 revenue hits AU$1.4b thanks to Microsoft wins
The company was charged with managing a handful of Microsoft licensing arrangements during FY2019
Infrastructure Australia wants industry input on future infrastructure planning
The agency is seeking solutions to help address potential challenges that Australia's infrastructure will face in the next 15 years and beyond.
The ADHA is simplifying its clinical terminology database with AWS
The National Clinical Terminology Service has been re-engineered to reduce complexities and costs.
Myriota and Optus Business add terrestrial connectivity to satellite IoT plans
Agreement will see IoT users able to maintain connectivity in remote Australia.
Kogan's mobile and branded products increase net profit by 20% for FY19
The company is also set to launch Kogan Mobile New Zealand sometime next year.
Sydney Uni touts simultaneous control of light and sound on small scales
Scientists from the University of Sydney, University of Technology Sydney, Macquarie University, Yale University, and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have co-authored a paper on the breakthrough.
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.
Australian Signals Directorate Launches Open Source Data Visualisation Tool
ASD touts Constellation as a data analysis application enabling data access, federation, and manipulation activities across large and complex datasets.
Coates Hire preps for the future with three-day Azure shift
The company underwent a three-day cloud transition to Microsoft Azure, aimed at cutting costs and preparing for future transformation with a vision to include machine learning and the Internet of Things.
Sydney healthcare clinicians turn to data analytics to improve back pain treatments
In a move to reduce opioid prescriptions, Sydney Local Health District has developed an app with Qlik to help treat lower back pain.
Public Transport Victoria leaks re-identifiable data on over 15m myki cards
Public Transport Victoria found in breach of Privacy and Data Protection Act after a dataset containing a record of 1.8 billion myki events was provided without sufficient de-identification.
Water goes back to the cloud with WaterNSW transformation
The 'three cloud strategy' will see WaterNSW adopt Microsoft Azure, Dynamics 365, and Office 365.
UpGuard finds information on over 37,000 Australia and New Zealand clinical trial participants
The uncovered database had 37,170 rows of 'user' collection, the same amount of users that Neoclinical has.
Suncorp ditches marketplace strategy
It also paid AU$155 million in regulatory and customer remediation costs in response to the Royal Commission.
CSIRO's Data61 to find new CEO
Turner is stepping down to set up a new venture after four years with Australia's innovation arm.
Australia gets Oracle's 'Gen 2 Cloud' with new Sydney region
A second region is pencilled in for Melbourne in early 2020.
Australia Post to use NBN as part of network infrastructure upgrade
Australia's incumbent postal service has awarded Comscentre to help with the five-year project.
WA proposes new Privacy Commissioner and government Chief Data Officer
The state has decided it needs a whole-of-government approach to privacy and information-sharing.
NBN moves into Layer 3 with Sky Muster Plus launch
Broadband wholesaler to exempt certain sites, email, and operating system updates from satellite data quota.
Defence to expand HMAS Harman data centre and increase power supply
A request for tender document identified that a second data hall and a facility to house all engineering critical and backup services will be built.
UWS uses Intel chips to create biologically-engineered foosball table
Brain-inspired chips are helping researchers develop technology that functions more like humans.
Finance minister believes NBN write-down would not impact Budget surplus
Finance Minister labels a potential NBN write-down as a political decision.
