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• Telstra unveils new tech support service for small businesses

  Telstra small business customers will be able to subscribe to a service the company says is akin to having an “on-call IT team” to provide phone and online support. The 24/7 tech advice and support service is dubbed ‘Telstra Platinum for Business’.

• Super Micro says review found no malicious chips in motherboards

  Computer hardware maker Super Micro Computer has told customers that an outside investigations firm found no evidence of any malicious hardware in its current or older-model motherboards.

• Competition watchdog prepares for new ruling on Telstra wholesale prices

  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has launched a preliminary consultation on the pricing and non-price terms and conditions of access for a range of services delivered over Telstra’s copper network.

• Dense Air plans to offer small cell 5G services in Australia

  UK-based Dense Air intends to provide telco-neutral 5G services in Australia, the company announced today.

• Canadian court grants bail to Huawei CFO

  ​A Canadian court on Tuesday granted bail to a top executive of Huawei Technologies while she awaits an extradition hearing.

• ACCC prepares to gather more NBN data from telcos

  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has issued new rules for Internet service providers (ISPs) that will require them to periodically hand over to the ACCC a range of data relating to services on their networks.

• Adelaide to be home to Australian Space Agency

  The Australian Space Agency will be headquartered in Adelaide, the federal government announced today.

• Microsoft Teams gains ground on Slack

  Two years after its launch, Microsoft Teams is outpacing team chat rival Slack – largely thanks to Teams’ free availability as part of Office 365 subscriptions.

• Dell prepares to go public following VMware deal approval

  Dell Technologies has received shareholder approval to buy back shares tied to its interest in VMware, paving the way a return to the market.

• How to tame enterprise communications services

  Voice, video, e-mail, file sharing, collaboration – organizations need a solid strategy to assure more manageable, cost-effective, and secure enterprise communications.

• FKG Group eyes 5G’s potential to boost agritech efforts

  Civil engineering and construction firm FKG Group is one of the first Telstra customers to get its hands on a commercial 5G device, the telco announced today.

• Google+ shutdown accelerated after new privacy snafu

  Google will shut down its Google+ social media service in April, four months ahead of schedule, after finding a software flaw for the second time this year that allowed partner apps to access its users' private data.

• 2019: Look for improvements to software-defined data-center networks

  Developments in factors as varied as cloud services, security, containers and white-box switches can make a positive impact for SDDNCs in the coming year.

• Using a password manager: 7 pros and cons

  This veteran security pro feels more secure now that he's using a password manager, but there are still risks.

• South Australia to leverage myGovID

  South Australia will use the federal government’s work on myGovID to make it easier to access services online, as part of an agreement struck last week by the two jurisdictions.