Rupert has it right!

Rupert Murdoch is not a man to be ignored.  His recent proclamation that good internet content will need to be paid for may have drawn howls from the critics but he makes good sense. So what has Rupert’s stance got to do with us, you may well ask? Speaking from...

Australian telcos just don't get it

If you are a telecommunications service provider in Australia and your customers are forced to complain to the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman or TIO (the nation’s telco watchdog) for resolution, you can expect to receive a bill for your troubles.  And it’s...

cVidya swallows ECTel

In what could well be the first of a round of industry solution provider M&A activity, cVidya has acquired ECTel.  ECtel Ltd, a provider of revenue management solutions for communications service providers, announced today that it has entered into a definitive...

FBI Director dumps online banking

Hot on the heels of NSW Police warnings on the use of Windows for online transactions, last week, FBI Director Robert Mueller told an audience in San Francisco how he nearly fell for a bank phishing email. As a result of this Mueller now doesn’t do any banking on...

Police advise not to use Windows for internet banking

Consumers wanting to safely connect to their internet banking service should use Linux or the Apple iPhone, according to a detective inspector from the NSW Police, who was giving evidence on behalf of the NSW Government at the public hearing into Cybercrime today in...

'Shocking' billing survey results from Singapore

Leading messaging company, Acision, today revealed in market research commissioned by the company that over 90 per cent of postpaid mobile phone users in Singapore have experienced ‘bill shock’ locally or while roaming, especially when using mobile data services....