Computer Daily News 
Adobe A/NZ has named Suzanne Steele as the No.1 design and production company’s new MD. In November she will replace incumbent Chris Skelton, who has decided to move on. Steele joins Adobe from business data, analytical and marketing outfit Experian, where she has led A/NZ operations for the past two years. She has also worked … Read more
Australia experienced 47,000 cyber security incidents over the year to June 30, half of which involved online scams or fraud, according to the Australian Cyber Security Centre’s 2017 Threat Report. The report was published this week by Australia’s Cyber Security Minister Dan Tehan. He said the attacks included a serious breach of a defence contractor’s … Read more
Woolworths is reportedly embarking on a major expansion of its new WooliesX digital operation, which combines digital, e-commerce, data and customer services operations. A major task will be setting up a “cloud first”-based big-data platform in Microsoft Azure, according to an IT News report. The plan is said to be to build a “culture of … Read more
The Australian Government is looking to establish a “Cyber Reserve” of private-sector computing specialists who could pitch in if a major cyber attack targets Australia’s critical infrastructure, such as airports, the national electricity grid, or the military. Australia’s Cyber Security minister Dan Tehan told a National Press Club luncheon meeting yesterday that plans for the … Read more
Amazon.com is looking to target the likes of Chemist Warehouse and Priceline in a move that could have ramifications for the Australian pharmacy industry. Analysts claims that Amazon almost certain to enter the business of selling prescription drugs by 2019, said two analysts at Leerink Partners, posing a direct threat to the biggest brick-and-mortar drugstore … Read more
UK-based Vodafone Group has declared Asia-Pacific to be the lead region for IoT adoption, and the region making the most use of IoT to increase competitiveness. Vodafone estimates that 36 percent of organisations in Asia-Pacific have implemented IoT, compared to 27 percent in the Americas and 26 percent in Europe. Vodafone said 53 percent of … Read more
Australian-based communications equipment maker Netcomm Wireless has revealed it has been hit with a statement of claim by Corning Australia concerning equipment it is supplying to NBN Co. Corning is claiming that Netcomm’s distribution point unit NDD-4100 gear, used in NBN Co’s fibre to the curb rollout, infringes an Australian patent recently obtained by Corning. … Read more
The Australian Taxation Office is reportedly planning to spend at least four years improving its core IT infrastructure as it seeks to overcome the effects of its recent woeful IT failures. The IT systems improvement program represents a “significant shift” in the organisation’s IT strategy, the ATO said in documents published late last week. Its … Read more
The Turnbull Government is edging closer to the launch of a digital ID system for Australians. But Angus Taylor, Assistant Minister for Digital Transformation, insists it will be a voluntary opt-in system. “We’ve been working with key stakeholders, including government, industry and privacy advocates over the past 12 months to draft this framework,” Taylor said … Read more
A Federal Government committee looking into the National Broadband Network has recommended that NBN Co connect as many premises as possible with its fibre-to-the-curb (FttC) and fibre-to-the-premises (FttP) networks. A joint standing committee on the NBN rollout made 23 recommendations. Among them, it recommends that the Australian Government direct NBN Co to complete as much … Read more