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Australia Now ‘Top Hotspot’ For Cybercrime: PwC

Computer Daily News May 18, 2016 No Comments

Australia is becoming a globally-recognised hotspot for cybercrime, with more than one in 10 Australian organisations reporting losses of more than $1 million a piece in the last two years,…

Rejigged Hills Group Cashes Up

Computer Daily News May 17, 2016 No Comments

The once beleagured technology products distributor Hills Ltd says it has signed new finance facilities worth more than $50 million. The loans involved comprise a $36 million facility from Assetsecure,…

WA Software Pirate Coughs $100K

Computer Daily News May 17, 2016 No Comments

An unnamed West Australian metalware company has paid $100,000 to settle an unlicensed software case with anti software-piracy group BSA/The Software Alliance. BSA has also paid its maximum $20,000 reward…

Sony Sensor Biz Restarts

Computer Daily News May 16, 2016 No Comments

Sony will resume operations at its main factory for camera sensors this week along with its delayed earnings forecast, after both were suspended following an earthquake in southern Japan last…

Judge Sides With Tech Companies

Computer Daily News May 16, 2016 No Comments

A magistrate has rejected the US Justice Department’s practice of seeking gag orders against technology companies, saying federal agents should have to give a specific reason why customers of tech…

ATMs ‘On Borrowed Time’

Computer Daily News May 16, 2016 No Comments

No-one – except perhaps Fairfax Media – is suggesting they will go totally out of business, but a new report suggests ATM use in Australian is declining significantly. The CommSec…

ASX Set To Slam Door On Dodgy Tech Co. Listings

Computer Daily News May 16, 2016 No Comments

The Australian Securities Commission has proposed slamming the door shut on ASX listings by start-up companies that have little in the way of turnover or profits. A major target appears…

Airbus Enters Drone Industry

Computer Daily News May 13, 2016 No Comments

The Airbus Group says it wants to become a major player in the fast-growing global drone industry. Airbus CEO Tom Enders says the company is undertaking a high-level review and…

Nest Offers Thread For IoT

Computer Daily News May 13, 2016 No Comments

The Alphabet/Google smart-home company Nest is rolling out OpenThread, an open-source reference code implementation of the Thread networking protocol created in 2014. Nest said the latest protocol is set to…

Xero Scores $207mil. Revenue

Computer Daily News May 13, 2016 No Comments

New Zealand-based Xero – a major accounting software house that competes with the likes of MYOB and Reckon – says it now has 717,000 users globally, after adding 242,000 in…