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Launceston’s role in launching computing juggernaut

Alex Treacy – Mercury Newspaper A Tasmanian-based cloud computing firm which employs 25 people across the state and is in possession of patented technology is ready to take its product globally, its Melbourne-based chief executive says. The key technology advanced by Firmus, which has a 24,000 sqm research and development lab at St Leonards, near…


TasICT strives to protect Tasmanians from Cyber Threats

The increasing threats of Cyber Security and how Tasmanian enterprises can better protect themselves will be the focus of a one-day conference in Hobart being run by TasICT, the State’s Peak Industry Body for the Information, Communication and Technology sector in conjunction with AISA – Australian Information Security Association. The Cyber Conference is at Wrest…


TasICT Excellence Awards Winners 2022

A record number of nominations were entered for the 2022 TasICT Excellence Awards, and the standard of entries impressed the panel of judges which consisted of experienced and respected ICT industry participants from the private and public sector – both men & women. Congratulations to the Award winners in each category, and thanks to all…


Telstra blocking 30k malicious domains a month

Telstra is currently blocking around 30,000 malicious domains a month as part of its “Cleaner Pipes” program. The telco in 2020 first detailed its DNS filtering initiative after a 12-month trial that sought to protect customers from malware. Yesterday the telco’s chief information security officer Narelle Devine revealed that a companion project targeting SMS phishing…


TasICT Member Awarded Platinum Partner

ISW Awarded Platinum Partner Status by Informatica for Cloud Data Management Highest Level of Partnership Helps Customers Drive Faster Time-to-Value With Intelligent Data Management Cloud ISW, a multi-award-winning Australian cloud and software provider today announced that the company has attained Platinum partner status, the highest level of partnership within Informatica’s Global Partner Program. Through its…


A safer, smarter, more resilient Tasmania

Tasmania is on a ‘ground-mapping’ mission to help save lives, savemoney and improve planning.In an Australian first, the whole of Tasmania will be digitally mappedfrom the air, to a detail never previously imagined.The life-scale 4D map (known as Digital Twin) can be used to helpprevent and respond to natural disasters (eg. bushfires and flooding),guide remote…