British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to ban Huawei from Britain’s 5G network in a landmark decision that will anger Beijing but win plaudits from President Donald Trump as the United States grapples with China’s rising economic and technological clout. The United States has pushed Johnson to reverse his Continue Reading
NAB to move ‘1000 apps in 1000 days’ into Azure – Finance – Cloud- Tempemail
NAB is set to move into a new wave of cloud transformation with 1000 apps from across NAB and Bank of New Zealand’s stacks to be migrated to run in Azure in 1000 days. The ‘1000 apps in 1000 days’ goal was reported by the Australian Financial Review and is Continue Reading
Chipmaker Analog Devices in advanced talks to buy Maxim Integrated – Hardware- Tempemail
US semiconductor maker Analog Devices is in advanced talks to acquire Maxim Integrated Products, an industry peer that has a market capitalisation of US$17.1 billion, people familiar with the matter said. The acquisition would expand Analog Devices’ offerings in applications such as autonomous vehicles and 5G telecommunications networks. It would Continue Reading
Kmart Australia deploys “large-scale” Android Voice solution for fulfilment – Projects – Hardware – Software- Tempemail
Kmart is the first Australian retailer to deploy an Android Voice based system that guides workers in how to fulfil product orders for its stores and online operations. The retailer said overnight it has struck a deal with Melbourne’s Cohesio Group, which last year became part of German technology group Continue Reading
Westpac brings its branch network closer to cloud – Finance – Projects – Cloud – Networking – Telco/ISP- Tempemail
Westpac is one-third of the way through a major network upgrade supporting its 950 bank branches Australia-wide, bringing them NBN fibre, wi-fi 6, and a shorter route to the cloud. The ‘big four’ bank is in the process of deploying a Cisco software-defined WAN or SD-WAN across its physical bank Continue Reading
What is Huawei and why is its role in UK’s 5G so controversial? | Huawei
The UK government is due to announce its decision on the extent of the Chinese firm Huawei’s participation in the 5G network. What is Huawei and why has it become controversial? Fast-growing Huawei is arguably China’s first global multinational. The Shenzhen-based company makes mobile phones, base stations and the intelligent Continue Reading
WFH Just Got Easier with Dell and DCC | Tempemail
The ability to work from home (WFH) or remotely has become a major prerequisite when choosing technology in these unprecedented times. More than ever, technology must offer the innovation, functionality and unique features required to optimise productivity in non-traditional working environments. To this end, Dell now offers a complete ecosystem Continue Reading
Facebook Ad Boycott and #BlackoutTuesday Impact on Paid Social Media
#BlackoutTuesday was a coordinated boycott of social media and business activity in a demonstration of solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement that took place on Tuesday, June 2, 2020. In the wake of #BlackoutTuesday, a group of activist organizations including the Anti-Defamation League and the NAACP started an initiative Continue Reading
60% of South African Organisations Fall Victim to Cybersecurity Incidents | Tempemail
Sourced from Forbes Six in ten (60%) organisations from South Africa experienced a public cloud security incident in the last year – including ransomware (25%), other malware (28%), exposed data (28%), compromised accounts (27%), and cryptojacking (26%) – according to The State of Cloud Security 2020 from Sophos. Globally, organisations Continue Reading
US Companies Urge Employees to Delete TikTok | Tempemail
Sourced from Cosmico Wells Fargo has urged employees to uninstall the popular Chinese video-sharing app, TikTok, from their company devices over privacy concerns. “We have identified a small number of Wells Fargo employees with corporate-owned devices who had installed the TikTok application on their device,” says a Wells Fargo spokesperson. Continue Reading