NexGen to offer fix for Netflix pain
[1] A New Zealand firm has successfully completed testing its speed-boosting technology that may soon provide a fix for local Netflix users frustrated by slow speeds and internet congestion. [2] NexGe...
Survey: Aussie businesses love their IT departments
[1] According to a new study by IT device management company, LANDES, most Australian employees are overwhelmingly happy with the service they get from their IT departments. [2] The global survey cove...
NAB hesitant on Bitcoin, P2P lending
[1] NAB, Australia’s fourth largest bank, is reluctant to adopt the emerging and digital payment protocols like Bitcoin – instead opting for a wait-and-see approach based on the response. ...
Webroot partners with DNA Connect
[1] Cybersecurity and collective threat intelligence company, Webroot, has partnered with DNA Connect with the aim of expanding endpoint protection and real-time threat intelligence. [2] The Australia...
Springboard Enterprises Australia’s accelerator program for female entrepreneurs launched – sexism still rife in startup ecosystem
[1] Since cmee4 Productions’ founder Caroline Mee joined the tech startup industry, she has seen issues like sexism and inequality. [2] Mee’s startup takes advantage of online games geared...
Australia’s first online funeral planning program aims to make a difficult task a little easier
[1] Melbourne-based entrepreneur Stephanie Longmuir has developed Australia’s first ever online funeral planning program. [2] Dubbed as Myendnotes, the program enables users to organize their ow...
SydStart’s first batch of speakers are all men, but organisers promise women are on the way
[1] SydStart, which was acquired by Freelancer last year, has announced its first lineup of speakers, but only one thing has turned out to be common – they are all men. [2] The lineup of speaker...
Legal advice: start-up rolls out LawAdvisor platform
[1] Melbourne start-up LawAdvisor has launched its ‘‘Xero for law’’ platform that will make costly legal advice a thing of the past. [2] The LawAdvisor platform aims to move the legal professi...
Tech-friendly Queensland budget lauded
[1] The Queensland budget has been lauded by start-ups and the Australian Computer Society, which praised the renewed commitment to coding in schools and a new Startup Queensland program. [2] The gove...
iiNet secures Tassie public sector contract
[1] Tasmanian Government has contracted iiNet to deploy Internet access services across the state’s public sector. [2] Under the deal, iiNet will rollout Internet services for all Tasmanian Governme...