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Kiwi startup developing prospective musicians through gamification

New Zealand tech startup Melodics has raised US$1.2m in seed capital to take its instrument learning software to more aspiring musicians.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Mon, 18th Sep 2017

Network Infrastructure

Supernap opens new data center, a step towards Thailand 4.0 vision

Supernap's Bangkok 1 data center has been designed and constructed to the same specifications as the Tier IV Switch Las Vegas data centers.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Thu, 14th Sep 2017

Malware

New wave of ransomware could put utilities at risk

ICS attacks could shut down critical operational systems, damage or destroy physical equipment and threaten human safety.

By Cynthia Lee • 4 min read • Wed, 13th Sep 2017

Digital Signage

Apple adds 4K and HDR to Apple TV for 'cinematic quality'

Apple has unveiled its new 4K-enabled Apple TV, as the vendor aims to bring 'the magic of the cinema straight to your living room'.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Wed, 13th Sep 2017

Hyperscale

Indian AWS partner BlazeClan sets sights on ANZ markets

Indian AWS partner BlazeClan has turned its focus on the Australian and New Zealand markets with the opening of an office in Sydney.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 12th Sep 2017

Malware

Australia a hot target for BEC scams, malicious URLs and malware

More than a quarter of all business email compromise (BEC) scams around the world target Australia, new research says.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 12th Sep 2017

Endpoint Protection

Onesecure Asia and Trusted Metrics form security operations center for Singapore & ASEAN

Trusted Metrics and Onesecure Asia are partnering up to deliver US-developed Security Operations Center (SOC) technology to Singapore and ASEAN.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 11th Sep 2017

Crowdfunding

PledgeMe to explore Australian market as equity crowdfunding legislation changes

PledgeMe has received a spot in the HotDesQ programme run by the Queensland government and will be setting up in Brisbane.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Mon, 11th Sep 2017

Elections

State-sponsored election hacks are acts of cyber warfare - survey

78% of respondents said they would deem an act as cyber war if a nation-state was behind a successful or attempted hack of another country's election.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 11th Sep 2017

Smart Cities

Exclusive: AT&T president talks 4 keys to unlocking inclusive smart cities

Chris Penrose says there are four keys to unlocking smart cities to advance more positive outcomes for residents.

By Chris Penrose • 3 min read • Fri, 8th Sep 2017

Digital Entertainment

IDC names ANZ's top Digital Disruptor and Digital Transformer

The nominations went through a rigorous judging process to determine the top Digital Transformer and Digital Disruptor for ANZ.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Thu, 7th Sep 2017

Fintech

Fintech redefining traditional rental bonds via digital profiles

Fintech company Traity has partnered with Terri Scheer to launch Trustbond, a technology that aims to make renting more accessible in Australia.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Thu, 7th Sep 2017

AR, VR & Metaverse

Exclusive interview: Virtual reality is becoming the new internet

Unity, the gaming platform, is expanding into the Australia and New Zealand markets to tap into the growing AR/VR industry.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Mon, 4th Sep 2017

Space

NASA, SpaceX and HPE team up to send a supercomputer to space

NASA, SpaceX, and HPE have collaborated to send an advanced supercomputer to the ISS, aiming to revolutionise Mars mission tech via a year-long experiment.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 3 min read • Wed, 30th Aug 2017