Sharks circle in on ridesharing safety fears
[1] When Melbourne-based La Mule’s co-founder Oliver Du Rieu pitched on the Shark Tank, he was thrown questions regarding safety with transportation networks. [2] Uber and other transportation n...
Australia a success, says Lenovo
[1] Lenovo has confirmed that their entry into the Australian market has been trailblazing experience with a 10% share in the notebook market within just 6 months. [2] Based on the latest GfK data, Le...
Optus flags fast lanes for Netflix traffic
[1] Netflix, a streaming video services, will soon be able to buy preferential internet access to ensure uninterrupted services to consumers’ homes under new deals being negotiated with Optus. [2] O...
NCI selects NetApp to build storage solutions
[1] The National Computational Infrastructure (NCI) has selected Global IT services company Netapp to provide high performance and flash storage solutions. [2] The Solution is meant to extend the abil...
Digital Sense deploys Seagate technology
[1] Digital Sense, an Australian premier public Cloud hosting company, has successfully deployed the world’s first proof of concept for the Kinetic Open Storage Platform from storage company Seagate...
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...