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Fake DVD Floggers Get Jail

Computer Daily News August 2, 2017 No Comments

Two Australians who sought to sell more than a million high-quality counterfeit DVD movies online have been sentenced to jail terms At a hearing in the Parramatta District Court, Mosaic…

Ransomeware: Almost Half Of Oz Infected SMBs Agree To Pay

Computer Daily News August 2, 2017 No Comments

Almost half of Australian small-medium companies that have been hit by ransomeware attacks have elected to pay up – a surprisingly high figure by international standards, a survey by malware…

Mitel To Buy ShoreTel For $530m

Computer Daily News August 2, 2017 No Comments

Business communications systems and service provider Mitel is to acquire rival ShoreTel for US$530 million, saying the move will put it into second position in the global unified communications-as-a-service market.…

Samsung Topples Intel As No. 1 Chipmaker

Computer Daily News August 1, 2017 No Comments

Samsung, known mostly for its smartphones and televisions, has taken the mantel from Intel as the world’s largest chipmaker by revenue. Samsung’s semiconductor unit, whose fortunes come largely from selling…

Billabong Dumps Netsuite Deal

Computer Daily News August 1, 2017 No Comments

Retailer Billabong has reportedly dumped its e-commerce platform provider NetSuite, following what are said to be “technical implementation issues”. It has terminated an agreement signed in 2015 with NetSuite for…

Apple Takes Down Chinese Apps

Computer Daily News July 31, 2017 No Comments

Apple has complied with China in its fight against tools that help users evade its “great firewall” of Internet censorship. Software made by foreign companies to help users skirt the…

Intel Revenue Jumps As Sales Of PC, IoT Chips Zoom

Computer Daily News July 31, 2017 No Comments

Intel has reported Q2 revenue and profit topping analysts’ expectations and raising its year outlook, citing higher expectations for PC sales this year. Revenue in the three months ended June…

US Man Arrested Over Oz Attack

Computer Daily News July 31, 2017 No Comments

A 37-year-old US man has been arrested in a joint operation by Australian, Canadian and US police for causing distributed denial of service attacks on businesses in three countries, including…

Amazon Raids Singapore Market Ahead Of Australian Push

Computer Daily News July 31, 2017 No Comments

In what could be a preview of battles to come in Australia when Amazon makes its long-expected entry to the Down Under market, Amazon and Chinese player Alibaba are going…

Kaspersky Rolls Out Free Software

Computer Daily News July 28, 2017 No Comments

Trying to claw back some of the damage caused by alleged Russian links to recent ransomware attacks, Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab has announced it is rolling out a free version of…