Computer Daily News – Page 144

Dell Asks For Tracking Vote

Computer Daily News October 22, 2018 No Comments

Dell Technologies will ask holders of tracking stock tied to its software company VMware to vote on its US$21.7 billion cash-and-stock offer to buy it back from them. The move…

Uber Faces Vic Class Action Seeking ‘Hundreds of Millions’

Computer Daily News October 22, 2018 No Comments

A Melbourne-based law firm is preparing to launch a class action against ride-hailing service Uber and claims it has the backing of around 1000 conventional taxi drivers. “We expect it…

Oz, Kiwis Predict Big Savings From New e-Invoicing Push

Computer Daily News October 22, 2018 No Comments

Australian and New Zealand governments are working together in a bid to set a trans-Tasman standard for electronic invoicing by governments and businesses, thereby ending most paper invoicing. A just-published…

Apple Oz Lambastes Govt Over Decryption Proposals

Computer Daily News October 15, 2018 No Comments

Apple Australia has warned the Morrison Government that its policy demanding that companies such as itself be forced to decrypt encoded bank material could weaken security for millions of law-abiding…

Penn Faces Day of Andy-Pandy In The Hilton Grand Ballroom

Computer Daily News October 15, 2018 No Comments

Telstra chief executive Andy Penn in Sydney tomorrow will face what is likely to be a crowd of deeply embittered shareholders at what is expected to be a very lively…

US Post Denies Hikes On Amazon

Computer Daily News October 15, 2018 No Comments

The US Postal Service has denied links with President Donald Trump’s attacks on Amazon and a proposed series of price hikes for the package delivery program used by the e-commerce…

Tech Stocks Slashed As Wall St Stumbles, ASX Follows Suit

Computer Daily News October 12, 2018 No Comments

The bears were very much on the charge yesterday as a rout on Wall Street hit the Nasdaq, with tech stocks hit especially hard, some falling by as much as…

Telstra Chair Says Sorry For Exec Pay Rises – But They’re Sticking

Computer Daily News October 12, 2018 No Comments

Telstra chairman John Mullen has apologised to the telco’s shareholders for the telco’s latest round of increases in executive paypackets, despite the hefty slide in Telstra’s share price – which…

Kogan Leads Way Down As Aussie Tech Stocks Pounded

Computer Daily News October 12, 2018 No Comments

Opening as usual only a few hours after US stockmarkets closed, the ASX saw Australian stocks take their biggest hit in eight months, with A$49.6 billion wiped from the boards.…

Optus Snares Oz Cybersecurity Business For $23.3M

Computer Daily News October 12, 2018 No Comments

Optus has acquired Australian cyber-security outfit Hivint for $23.3 million as the telco looks to provide more cyber advisory services to business clients. Melbourne-based Hivint is said to help businesses…