iiNet takeover facing opposition
[1] The planned takeover of iiNet by TPG is facing opposition from staff and investors. [2] iiNet management has refuted claims that the $1.4 billion takeover will hurt customers and staff, terming th...
Melbourne co-working spaces and VC firms to open their doors for Startup Week 2015
[1] The Australian Startup Week festival will starts on March 27th and end on April 2nd and spearheaded by Startup Victoria. [2] Thomas Anbeek, the events manager of Startup Victoria, said that the fe...
Strong interest for Australia’s first health tech Startup Weekend
[1] Brisbane will be hosting the first ever Startup Weekend Health. [2] Initiated by ilab, the event will take place at the Translational Research Institute in Woolloongabba, on March 27 to 29. [3] ...
Nominations about to close for the 2015 iAwards
[1] Startups, R&D, young entrepreneurs and social enterprises will be highly recognized in this year’s 2015 iAwards. [2] Startups can still submit their entries in the competition in less th...
Videoconferencing at work in Australian finance sector
[1] According to senior managers from Westpac, customers can now easily walk in to the bank and talk to a specialist at Westpac’s Melbourne hub through Cisco’s videoconferencing. [2] Westp...
Netflix rival Foxtel iQ3 to launch on Monday
[1] Australian pay television company Foxtel is planning to launch its much anticipated iQ3 set-top box on March 23. [2] The move is intended to counter the planned launch of US rival Netflix’s serv...
Tesla reveals plans to connect whole of Australia
[1] Tesla has released a new major software update for its Tesla Model S cars, which will allow Tesla drivers to drive “anywhere in Australia” without being too far from a charging station. [2] Te...
Aussie banks preparing Apple Watch apps
[1] Australian bank Westpac and subsidiary St George are preparing for the Australian launch of Apple’s new watch by developing apps that will have some banking functions to Apple Watch. [2] The ban...
Metadata laws head to Senate
[1] The controversial data retention laws have sailed through federal parliament’s lower house after the government agreed to a last-minute concession protecting journalists. [2] Members of Parl...
ANZ tech priorities in line with rest of the world
[1] Based on Gartner’s 2015 CIO survey, the technology priorities for ANZ’s chief information officers will be at with the rest of the world with business intelligence and analytics coming on ...