SecurePay security issue triggered NAB Transact outages
[1] A security issue in Australia Post’s SecurePay environment triggered the almost two months of service issues with NAB’s secure online payments gateway Transact. [2] Transact is a custo...
GPT Group to gather shopper data through free wi-fi
[1] GPT Group has partnered with Australian retail analytics startup SkyFii to offer free wi-fi to shoppers at its Melbourne Central and Casuarina Square retail centres in exchange for their data. [2]...
Kaspersky Lab secures Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
[1] Software security vendor, Kaspersky Lab, has revealed that it will secure the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet across Australia with its security offerings. [2] Kaspersky Lab will deli...
Tech boon to cut 5m jobs: report
[1] A report commissioned by the Committee for the Economic Development of Australia show that more than five million of Australia’s jobs could disappear within the next 15 years from technology rev...
OgilvyVentures launches, hopes to launch four or five new startups this year
[1] Ogilvy Australia has hired Flycke’s founder Anthony Johnston as the head of OgilvyVentures. [2] Through its partnership with information technology company Wipro, OgilvyVentures will be deve...
Australian Cloud market set to top $800 million
[1] According to a new study conducted by Telsyte, the Australian Cloud enterprise market is set to hit $800 million by the year 2019, as organisations move to the cloud. [2] The Telsyte Australian In...
Vix Technology and Melbourne Storm roll-out Australia’s first ‘smart stadium’ at AAMI Park
[1] Australian mobility company, Vix Technology, has partnership with NRL Club, Melbourne Storm, to successfully roll out contactless payment and loyalty technology across AAMI Park. [2] This will be ...
Australian unis purge smartwatches from exams
[1] UNSW and La Trobe are the latest universities to list smartwatches on the banned items list during exams in a move to counter cheating threat posed by the new device. [2] This follows notices post...
Major update coming to Netflix Australia
[1] Netflix’s Australian website will soon see major upgrades that will make the service quicker and easier to use on touch enabled computers and tablets. [2] The upcoming website will be the first ...
Aussie tablet and 2-in-1 market… any signs of life?
[1] The Australian market for tablet and 2-in-1 has taken a massive hit in the first quarter of 2015, but life can still be found amid the disappointing quarter. [2] IDC found that the shipments for 2...