Computer Daily News – Page 224

Aussie Public Cloud Services Market Tipped To Hit $6.5bn

Computer Daily News February 24, 2017 No Comments

Australia’s public cloud services market will reach $6.5 billion, up 15 percent from last year, according to a new Gartner survey of the global public cloud market. The highest growth…

Mobile Internet Comes Of Age

Computer Daily News February 24, 2017 No Comments

This week has marked the 18th birthday of the mobile Internet. It was on February 22 1999 that Japanese telco NTT Docomo announced the start of the world’s first successful…

Qantas Wi-Fi System Takes Off

Computer Daily News February 22, 2017 No Comments

Qantas has taken 140 of its staff on a flight to test its new in-flight Wi-Fi system, due to be installed across its domestic fleet around mid-year. So far the…

Fairfax Tipped To Spin Off Domain

Computer Daily News February 22, 2017 No Comments

The Fairfax media empire appears to be preparing to spin off its Domain online real estate listings as a separate business. The announcement is expected today or tomorrow – when…

Vodafone No 1 Sydney Operator

Computer Daily News February 22, 2017 No Comments

Once derisively known as Vodafail for its seemingly unending shutdowns, Vodafone has now emerged as the No 1 mobile service provider in Sydney, ahead of Telstra and Optus. According to…

Bye-Bye, Kim? NZ Court Rules Dotcom Can Be Extradited To US

Computer Daily News February 22, 2017 No Comments

The Auckland High Court has ruled that New Zealand entrepreneur Kim Dotcom can be extradited to face charges relating to his Megaupload Web site, which was shut down in 2012.…

Roadshow In New Piracy Push

Computer Daily News February 20, 2017 No Comments

Movie importer, exhibitor and theme park operator Village Roadshow has confirmed plans to launch Federal Court action to block up to 40 piracy-linked Web sites in coming months. The targets…

Aussie BI Market Outpaces World – Set To Hit $889m

Computer Daily News February 20, 2017 No Comments

The business intelligence and analytics market in Australia will reach A$889.1 million in 2017, up 13.4 percent from last year, according to the latest forecast from market research outfit Gartner.…

Global Notebook Sales Pick Up

Computer Daily News February 17, 2017 No Comments

Global notebook PC sales are expected to pick up in 2017, after the final quarter of 2016 showed an on-year increase for the first time since 2012, according to data…

First-Half Revenue, Profit Slump; Telstra Shares Take A Bath

Computer Daily News February 17, 2017 No Comments

Telstra shares plunged 6.5 percent on the ASX yesterday after the No 1 telco reported a 12 percent drop in net income for the six months to December 31. The…