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Salesforce Snares Office 365 Rival

Computer Daily News August 9, 2016 No Comments

Cloud CRM software vendor Salesforce has acquired Quip, a cloud-based word processing service that is offering a challenge to Microsoft’s Office 365 and Google Drive. Quip’s cloud-based software is built…

Telstra: Another 204 Jobs To Go

Computer Daily News August 9, 2016 No Comments

Telstra says it is considering cutting another 204 jobs in its global finance services business. The cuts could be in business intelligence and analytics services, operational billing, credit or accounting…

Gamemaker Profit Doubles

Computer Daily News August 8, 2016 No Comments

Activision Blizzard said its revenue more than doubled in the latest quarter, with a superhero-themed videogame driving strong performance. The gamemaker said revenue adjusted to account for factors including deferred…

Apple Pays $200m For AI Group

Computer Daily News August 8, 2016 No Comments

Apple has snapped up artificial intelligence start-up Turi for US$200 million to bolster its arsenal of AI products and services. Turi lets developers create and manage software and services that…

ACCC Preps New Probe On Comms Industry Issues

Computer Daily News August 8, 2016 No Comments

Australia’s communications industry is to be the subject of a searching new inquiry conducted by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. The inquiry will examine a wide range of issues…

In-Car Stuff Beckons Samsung

Computer Daily News August 5, 2016 No Comments

Samsung is said to be in advanced talks to buy some or all of the operations of auto-parts maker Magneti Marelli from Fiat Chrysler. The bits that interest Samsung are…

Electric Cars Fuel Boom For Australian Lithium Supplies

Computer Daily News August 5, 2016 No Comments

With international sales of electric vehicles and mobile phones booming – especially in China and the USA – Australia is now well placed to profit from soaring sales of lithium,…

Another day, Another Outage … Telstra Problems Continue

Computer Daily News August 5, 2016 No Comments

The festering problem of outages at Telstra took a new turn yesterday with many BigPond users Australia-wide unable to access their e-mail or send messages. Some users also were unable…

Seagate Results Beat Forecasts

Computer Daily News August 4, 2016 No Comments

Hard disk maker Seagate Technology’s earnings came in ahead of expectations and the revenue decline wasn’t quite as bad as analysts had predicted. Seagate said its earnings fell 49 percent…

EA Narrows Decline In Profit

Computer Daily News August 4, 2016 No Comments

Gamemaker Electronic Arts has posted a smaller-than-expected fall in quarterly revenue and profit despite lacking any major new videogame release in Q2. The company, known for its Star Wars and…