Zooming in on Australia Post’s patch
[1] On demand courier service Zoom2u has launched a new Australia-wide overnight delivery service, taking advantage of Australia Post’s financial woes and decline in its delivery services. [2] Accor...
Aussie companies to spend $2.5 billion on datacentres in 2015: Gartner
[1] Gartner’s annual CIO survey has shown that Australian organisations are set to spend $2.5 billion on data centre systems in this year – an increase from $2.3 billion in 2014. [2] This ...
Australian government ICT spending to surpass $6.2 billion by 2018
[1] According to analyst firm, IDC, Australian Government ICT spending is set to surpass $6.2 billion by 2018. [2] This is attributed to the continued primary focus of IT investments aimed at driving ...
Australia a popular target for ransomware attacks
[1] According to security experts, cyber criminals are finding rich pickings in Australia with ransomware variants. [2] In 2014, the Websense ThreatSeeker network detected 1.05 million instances of th...
Intel to showcase human interaction technology, plus drones, at Vivid Sydney
[1] This year’s Sydney’s Vivid festival is just around the corner and is expected to showcase Intel’s human interaction technologies of the future. [2] Devices using Intel’s RealSense will be ...
Bill Shorten’s STEM policy wins startup support: “The best thing we’ve heard from either party in 20 years”
[1] Labor leader Bill Shorten has confirmed that his party’s STEM (science, technology, education and maths) education policy will be the main focus of budget reply speech. [2] It is an objectiv...
Startups, it’s time to talk about copying each other
[1] After German startup SpaceWays launched in Australia, several storage companies have followed their footsteps as well. [2] Entrepreneurs are fond of copying other’s business ideas. [3] BlueC...
Aussie startup Speedlancer ranked first on Mattermark after 500 Startups’ Batch 12 demo day
[1] Thirty-three companies pitched on 500 Startups’ Batch 12 demo day and Mattermark has given Aussie startup Speedlancer the top rank. [2] Launched last year, Speedlancer is a crowdsourced clou...
Metadata net will only get wider
[1] Communications Alliance Chief John Stanton has warned that smaller telecommunication companies will struggle to comply with the controversial metadata laws. [2] He told a Melbourne metadata forum ...
Woolworths takes 25 per cent of beauty e-tailer
[1] Adore Beauty, an Australian beauty e-tailer, has announced an investment by Woolworths at 25 per cent stake. [2] The e-tailer company founders will retain 75 per cent ownership and operate indepen...