NBN Co aims to double wireless speeds
[1] NBN Co is planning to deliver lightning fast internet speeds to customers on its fixed wireless network in rural and regional Australia as part of its latest pilot program. [2] This is underpinned...
Piracy website blocking bill could be expensive game of “whack-a-mole”: ACCAN
[1] The Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) has raised its concerns with the federal government over the anti-piracy website blocking bill saying that it could turn out to be exp...
Social network for gamers raises $350,000 in seed funding
[1] Social network startup Gamurs has raised $350,000 worth of seed funding and now able to develop its user base and enhance their platform. [2] Founder and chief executive Riad Chikhani is extremely...
Australians dissatisfied at work, but startups are getting workplace culture right
[1] Based on the State of Employee Engagement in Australia report, most Australian workers are unmotivated while working and become disloyal to their company. [2] Culture Amp’s co-founder, Didie...
NewSat asks US court to save satellite deal
[1] Australia’s NewSat Ltd has made a request to US bankruptcy court for help in a bid to complete the construction and launch of its next-generation satellite, the Jabiru-1. [2] It has launched a c...
New laws a boost to start-up share schemes says KPMG
[1] A new report from professional services firm KPMG has showed that Start-ups will significantly benefit from new laws on share scheme taxation. [2] This means that share options granted on or after...
Telstra says more FTTN trials required
[1] Telstra has revealed that it is currently handing over all available data on the state of the copper network to NBN Co. [2] The telco also announced that trials are underway for the fibre-to-the-n...
Mandatory Disclosure Laws needed to counter lax security attitudes: Symantec
[1] Security Company Symantec has cautioned against Australians’ casual attitude to security and explained it to a combination of lax attitudes and a lack of mandatory disclosure laws. [2] Syman...
NetApp secures $2m supercomputing deal with NCI
[1] NetApp, a Software services company, has gotten a $2 million deal with the National Computational Infrastructure (NCI) to deploy a range of high performance flash storage solutions. [2]NCI is an A...
Jobseekers use Facebook over LinkedIn to find work: Should you be hiring via social media?
[1] Based on recruitment firm Randstad’s latest research, Australian jobseekers are utilizing Facebook to look for jobs instead of LinkedIn. [2] From 12,000 Australians surveyed, 34% of jobseeke...