Industry News
Capgemini Australia opens new Canberra office
Consultancy and technology service provider Capgemini has opened a new office in Canberra. According to Capgemini ANZ CEO Paul Thorley, the new office reflects the company’s commitment to its public sector and ACT-based clients. [ + ]
Enable Services partners with Huawei for Christchurch UFB build
Enable Services has announced a partnership with Huawei New Zealand to supply the fibre equipment required for Christchurch’s NBN-equivalent, Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFB) network and for services to manage operations and maintenance. [ + ]
50 ‘hacktivist’ amateur DDoS tools analysed
Network security vendor Arbor Networks has published a visual review of DDoS tools that are used by ‘hacktivist’ collectives - groups that hack into computers and organisations as a form of political protest. [ + ]
Two-thirds of web apps at risk of hacking
Two-thirds of web applications tested by security consultants at Context Information Security in 2011 were found to be at risk from cross-site scripting, the consultancy firm announced today. On top of that, nearly one in five web applications risked attacks by experienced SQL injections. [ + ]
Alcatel-Lucent sells Genesys to private equity firm
Telecommunications company Alcatel-Lucent has sold Genesys, a subsidiary that provides contact centre software and services, to a company owned by the Permira Funds and Technology Crossover Ventures, for a cash sum of US$1.5 billion. [ + ]
Telecoms growth will slow, despite 2011’s industry rebound
Telecoms service provider revenues will slow between 2011 and 2017, despite a healthy industry rebound in 2011, according to analyst firm Ovum. [ + ]
Cyber criminals are targeting mobile devices, warns latest AVG report
Internet and mobile security software distributor AVG has released it's latest Community Powered Threat Report which provides insight, background and analysis on the trends and developments in cybercrime over the previous 3 months. The Q4 2011 report includes the risks of QR codes, stolen digital certificates bypassing security on mobile phones and the persistence of rootkits. [ + ]
Ultrabook growth to explode over next five years
Shipments of ultrabooks will grow at three times the rate of tablets over the next five years, according to a report from analyst firm Juniper Research. [ + ]
Telstra to provide open access wholesale service on some new fibre networks
Telstra will provide an open access wholesale service on fibre networks that it’s currently deploying in South Brisbane and some new real estate projects, according to Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy. [ + ]
Huawei, Global Marine and ASSC-1 team up for submarine 6.4 Tbps Perth to Singapore link
Australian submarine cable developer ASSC-1 Communications Group has announced the development of a new Perth to Singapore submarine cable system. The project is a result of a partnership involving Huawei Technologies, Global Marine Systems and ASSC-1 Communications. [ + ]
First Australian 4G smartphone to arrive 24 Jan
The HTC Velocity 4G - the first 4G to launch in Australia - will be available on Telstra’s 4G LTE network starting 24 Jan. The phone features a 4.5″ touch screen, a 1.5 GHz dual core processor and an 8 megapixel camera. Keen customers can also pre-purchase the phone to have it delivered to them. [ + ]
Free internet security suite for Westpac customers
Customers of Westpac, St George, Bank SA and Bank of Melbourne now have access to a one-year free subscription to Bitdefender’s Internet Security 2012, thanks to a partnership between the Westpac Group and the information security company. [ + ]
ispONE signs revised NBN wholesale broadband agreement
Telecommunications wholesaler ispONE has signed NBN Co’s Wholesale Broadband Agreement (WBA), following revisions made by NBN Co. This revised WBA includes amendments relating to liability of NBN customers. [ + ]
IBM to acquire cloud-based software tester Green Hat
Under a new agreement announced overnight, IBM will purchase Green Hat, a vendor of cloud-based software quality and testing services. Green Hat uses cloud computing technologies to allow customers to conduct testing on a software application prior to its delivery. [ + ]
Seagate completes Samsung HDD business takeover
Storage vendor Seagate Technology has completed its acquisition of Samsung Electronics’ hard disk drive (HDD) business, which was first announced in April 2011. [ + ]