Industry News
Renewable energy ramps up in Queensland
Renewable energy will be available on demand, with the establishment of a solar, wind and battery storage near Hughenden in North Queensland. [ + ]
IA to continue fight for fibre-based NBN
At IA's annual general meeting, the internet industry body pledged to continue advocating for a return to a fibre NBN, and re-elected its chair as well as several directors. [ + ]
Rimini Street hit with further $36.8m in damages
A US court has ordered third-party support provider Rimini Street to pay a further US$27.7m to Oracle and issued a permanent injunction in a copyright violation case, but Rimini Street plans to appeal the injunction and most of the damages. [ + ]
We haven't had a real cyber attack: ACSC
By the government's stringent definition of a cyber attack, Australia has never been a victim and is unlikely to be one for at least the next five years, according to the ACSC's latest Threat Report. [ + ]
Attractive virtual reality drives headset sales
The Telsyte Australian VR and AR Market Study 2017 predicts that 115,000 VR headset units will be sold in the second half of 2016, with sales rapidly growing to over 500,000 units in 2017. [ + ]
Cloud provider OVH opens Sydney data centre
European cloud infrastructure provider OVH has established a presence in Australia with the launch of a new data centre in Sydney. [ + ]
nbn signs final MTM construction agreements
Fulton Hogan and Visionstream have secured the final design and construction agreements for the NBN's Multi Technology Mix deployment model. [ + ]
78% of Aussies are cross-border online shoppers
Australians are among the world's most prolific cross-border online shoppers, according to a survey by e-commerce solutions company Pitney Bowes. [ + ]
Spark NZ Note7 customers gifted $100 card
Spark NZ and Samsung will give customers a $100 gift card, following the return of their Note7 device to a Spark store. [ + ]
Telsyte predicts $5.5bn enterprise mobility market by 2020
Findings from the Telsyte Australian Enterprise Mobility Market Study 2017 predict that by 2020, the enterprise mobility market will consist of $1.9bn worth of devices (smartphones and tablets), $1.2bn worth of management tools (including MDM) and $2.3bn of integration and support services. [ + ]
UNSW to hire up to 1000 new researchers
The University of New South Wales plans to hire up to 1000 new researchers and PhD scholars in fields including AI, telecommunications and data security. [ + ]
Australia a top target for banking Trojan
Australia is the third most targeted market for the Odinaff malware, a Trojan designed to infect and compromise the networks of banks and other large financial industry companies. [ + ]
Australian phones at risk of malware
Research by Intel Security has demonstrated that two-thirds of Australians do not have any security software installed to protect their mobile phones, despite viewing them as 'priceless'. [ + ]
Nuix and KPMG Australia form alliance
Nuix and KPMG Australia will form a partnership designed to improve cybersecurity defences for their clients. [ + ]
Autonomous cars prove popular with Australians
A new study indicates that seven out of 10 Australians would like access to self-driving cars. [ + ]