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Memory storage specialist Crucial has launched a 128GB DDR4 LDRIMM, the highest density server the company is offering in its server memory product portfolio with speeds starting at 2666 MT/s. Crucial says the new DDR4 server memory modules increase the installed memory capacity per server to help maximise CPU and server hardware capabilities. Michael Moreland, … Read more
NBN Co is looking to use city traffic light systems to flow its fibre-to-the-premises (FttP) and fibre-to-the-node (FttN) networks to transport infrastructure sites. The purpose is “to enable service providers to supply telecommunications services in connection with transport infrastructure,” NBN said in a document published late last week. It says the technical trial is intended … Read more
SYDNEY – Australians’ increasing desire to be constantly connected and continuously consuming is leading to data-plan blowouts, hidden costs and more people switching operators, according to a new Deloitte report. Deloitte’s Mobile Consumer Survey 2017 has calculated that Australians look at their mobile phone screens no less than 560 million times a day, equating to … Read more
BRISBANE – Brisbane-based TechnologyOne has announced a record net profit before tax of $58 million for the year to September 30, driven by what CEO Edward Chung, pictured, calls the company’s “cloud first, mobile first” strategy. Revenue was $273 million, up 10 percent over last year – and also setting a new record. There has … Read more
SYDNEY – Mastercard is setting up a new global tech hub and “innovation centre” in the inner Sydney suburb of St Leonards – one of five such centres Mastercard is establishing around the globe. All current Sydney-based employees are expected to move move to the new location. “As the Internet continues to reshape the payments … Read more
CANBERRA – Australia’s chief scientist Alan Finkel has called on governments around the world to introduce an AI stamp of approval to guarantee that artificial intelligence devices produced in their countries are for peaceful purposes. He’d like to have it called the Asimov stamp, recognising the late science fiction writer Isaac Asimov, several of whose … Read more
SYDNEY – Taxi industry and general payments provider Cabcharge is re-organising and equipping its cabs with the latest technology as it seeks to snatch market share and drivers from Uber. New services in the Cabcharge pipeline include a plan to turn orering cabs in the street into a digital transaction, giving customers a clear indication of … Read more
SHANGHAI – Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba says its Singles’ Day sales extravaganza hit US$25.4 billion over the weekend, smashing its own record from last year and cementing it as the world’s biggest shopping event. Once a celebration for China’s lonely hearts, Singles’ Day 11/11 has become an annual 24-hour buying frenzy that exceeds the combined sales … Read more
MELBOURNE – US-based co-working space operator WeWork is looking to push deeper into the Australian market after opening its first Melbourne office. It already has a Sydney presence and is reportedly looking for a second Melbourne site New York-based WeWork targets technology workers, freelancers and entrepreneurs who rent individual work spaces or small offices. “It’s no … Read more
SYDNEY – Widescale use of Internet-connected devices could drive up to A$120 billion of new economic activity in Australia over the next decade, according to a report published by the Internet of Things Alliance Australia (IoTAA). The main industries to benefit from the deployment of IoT will be logistics, public health, retail, transportation, and worksite automation, the … Read more