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Telstra’s Belong Heads For Full Digital Support Model

Computer Daily News June 11, 2020 No Comments

MELBOURNE: Telstra-owned Belong is shifting to a fully digital customer support model after Covid-19 slashed the capacity of its contact centres and left 11,000 unanswered requests to pile up. Head…

Majority Of Aussie Business Cyber Security Not Up To Scratch

Computer Daily News June 11, 2020 No Comments

SYDNEY: Most Australian companies believe their cyber security investments are inefficient, as the number of businesses hit by security breaches has increased by 50 percent. The problem is thought to…

Kogan.com Successfully Raises $100 Million

Elise Reid June 11, 2020 No Comments

Kogan.com has successfully completed the $100 million placement that it launched yesterday, at an offer price of $11.45 per share. This represented a 7.5% discount on Kogan.com’s closing share price…

Big Blue Scrambles Red-Faced Due To Major Global Outages

Computer Daily News June 11, 2020 No Comments

NEW YORK: IBM is suffering a worldwide outage of its cloud platform, causing it to pull the plug on services and customers’ operations. In status notifications, IBM confirmed that it…

Netflix Donates $1 Million To Support Oz Film & TV Workers

Elise Reid June 11, 2020 No Comments

In partnership with the local charity Support Act, Netflix is donating $1 million to help TV and film industry workers in Australia, under its global $150 million COVID-19 crisis relief…

ASUS Wobbles, Currency & PC Demand A Problem Future “Looks Uncertain”

David Richards June 11, 2020 No Comments

ASUS who have been trying to expand their market share the Australian PC gaming and creative content market are uncertain about future sales with the Company claiming that demand for…

NAB Cashless Retail Sales Index: ‘Strong May, Off A Very Weak April’

Elise Reid June 10, 2020 No Comments

The NAB Cashless Retail Sales Index has estimated that retail sales in May will record strong positive growth on a month-on-month basis, on the back of a very weak April.…

Consumer Sentiment Rebounds 16.4%, Close To Pre-COVID-19 Levels

Elise Reid June 10, 2020 No Comments

The Westpac-Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment improved by 16.4% in May to reach 88.1, up from the “extremely weak” 75.6 of April. All component indexes recorded further gains in…

Despite Steady Demand, Global PC Shipments Forecast To Fall 7%

Elise Reid June 10, 2020 No Comments

Market research company Canalys has estimated that global PC and tablet shipments will fall by 7% to 367.8 million units in 2020, as a result of supply disruptions caused by…

Slack User Numbers Grow

Computer Daily News June 10, 2020 No Comments

SAN FRANCISCO: Social distancing and the work from home movement saw Slack Technologies Q1 revenue boosted on strong demand for its workplace messaging app. Companies have had to rapidly adapt…