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COVID-19 Gaming: MSI’s Sales Revenue Up 24%

Elise Reid May 14, 2020 No Comments

Driven by increased demand for gaming devices during the COVID-19 lockdowns, MSI’s sales revenue increased by 24% year-on-year in April, reaching NT$10.6 billion (A$550.7 million). On top of people staying…

Cyber-Attackers Get Creative Targeting Employees Returning To Work

Elise Reid May 14, 2020 No Comments

Cybersecurity company Mimecast has reported that attackers are exploiting users’ anxiety and need for information during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since January COVID-19-related spam has accounted for 10-15% of the total…

Ransomware Study Shows Half Oz Biz Hit – Pay-Offs Double Cost

Computer Daily News May 14, 2020 No Comments

SYDNEY: Cybersecurity vendor Sophos has revealed the findings of its global survey, The State of Ransomware 2020, which shows paying cybercriminals to restore data can double the cost. The survey…

Shoppers Return To Malls As Consumer Confidence Makes A Major Recovery

Elise Reid May 13, 2020 No Comments

Scentre Group, which owns Westfield shopping centres, reported that customer visitation has picked back up again in recent weeks. Last weekend Westfield’s customer traffic was double that of five weekends…

NAB: ‘Business Confidence Remains Weak But Is Rebounding’

Elise Reid May 13, 2020 No Comments

The April NAB Business Survey noted a small rebound in business confidence late in the month, following the record lows of March. However, business confidence remains “well below the trough…

Volunteer Redundancy Deal Off

Computer Daily News May 13, 2020 No Comments

Meanwhile, in New York, IBM has issued an ultimatum that there’ll be no more voluntary redundancies, after getting a poor response from its Global Technology Services division. Big Blue had…

Logitech Sales Surge, Shares Climb 6.6% As They Struggle To Keep Up With Demand

David Richards May 13, 2020 No Comments

The last few weeks have been chaotic for Swiss American Company Logitech as consumers swarmed online sites and retail stores looking for new webcams, mouse and keyboard for those working…

Solomon Lew: ‘Some Retailers Will Not Recover’

Elise Reid May 12, 2020 No Comments

Premier Investments – which includes The Just Group, Portmans, Peter Alexander, Smiggle, Dotti and Jay Jays – has announced the start of its ‘store reopening and recovery phase’ following a…

After Pocketing $12M Harvey Norman Set To Reopen NZ stores

David Richards May 12, 2020 No Comments

They pocketed NZ$12.7 from the New Zealand Government because of COVID-19 restrictions, now Harvey Norman is set to re-open their 30 stores in NZ after a seven-week break. Harvey Norman…

Media Companies Struggle, Despite Record Viewers

Elise Reid May 11, 2020 No Comments

The COVID-19 pandemic has simultaneously driven Australia’s consumption of media and led to advertisers slashing marketing budgets. New figures from The Trade Desk found that video viewing increased by 47%…