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Amadeus, MasterCard to bring FinTech to travel sector
Travel industry technology provider Amadeus has announced partnerships with MasterCard and Ixaris to bring virtual payment technology to B2B transactions between travel agents and suppliers. [ + ]
New malware exposes Macs to full concealed control
Bitdefender has discovered a new malware strain capable of giving attackers full, undetected control over Mac computers, including unrestricted access to all files on infected systems. [ + ]
Medibank tech glitch holds up tax statements
Medibank will be unable to issue tax statements to a "majority of customers" due to an unspecified technical problem encountered during a technology upgrade. [ + ]
Symantec holes "as bad as it gets"; $250m to fix Telstra problems; ADSL regulation inquiry
Project Zero finds "multiple critical vulnerabilities" in Symantec products, Telstra pledges $250m for network fixes, and the ACCC investigates whether ADSL should stay regulated. [ + ]
Schneider engaged for Toowoomba data centre
FKG Group has selected Schneider Electric to help the company design its new, energy-efficient Tier 3 Pulse Data Centre in Toowoomba. [ + ]
BRiN aims to build first AI business advisor
New smartphone app BRiN provides businesses with free business advice covering a range of topics, and the team is working on building the first AI-based business advisory service. [ + ]
NAB's Peter Jolly to headline Sydney meeting
NAB's Global Head of Research, Peter Jolly, will headline the CompTIA ANZ Channel Community meeting in Sydney on 21 July. [ + ]
Apple is world's most attractive employer
An analysis of LinkedIn data shows that Apple is the top company in the world for attracting and keeping top talent, while KPMG is the top employer in Australia. [ + ]
Urbanrise signs $16m partnership deal with PICA
Urbanrise has entered a 10-year partnership with Prudential Investment Company of Australia to develop new services for the strata management industry. [ + ]
Dept of Employment deploys new job portal
The Department of Employment has adopted the Qlik Sense visual analytics offering for a new portal designed to assist the 'jobactive' service in connecting job seekers with employers. [ + ]
iAwards 2016 recognise best of NSW innovation
The NSW state winners have been announced for the 2016 iAwards that recognise the best in digital innovation. [ + ]
Aussie CIOs grappling with ageing IT infrastructure
The majority of Australian CIOs report being at least moderately impacted by ageing or disparate technology, and just over half report being challenged by budget restraint. [ + ]
The three Cs of customer care
Applying the basics tenets of customer care should be the goal of every organisation today and will result in a vastly improved ease of doing business. [ + ]
Would you pay a ransom?
Most C-suite executives say they would not pay up in the face of a ransomware attack. Unless they've been attacked, that is, in which case almost half say they would. [ + ]
Tech policy should promote use, not just creation
The major political parties are focused more on what we have seen in the past, rather than the sort of business disruption we are seeing at present. [ + ]
