Allie Coyne

Allie Coyne is a Sydney-based journalist and the editor of iTnews.

Coyne started on iTnews in 2013 after almost two years running the website of technology channel publication CRN.

Coyne won best new journalist in the 2013 Microsoft IT Journalism Awards, and was named best business technology journalist at the same awards in 2015, again in 2016, and won best security journalist in 2018. She left iTnews in 2018.

Recent articles by Allie Coyne

CSC caught up in CommBank bribery scandal

CSC caught up in CommBank bribery scandal

ServiceMesh allegedly involved in shady transactions.
Allie Coyne Mar 19 2015, 7:46AM Cloud
Apple quietly puts up local iPhone 6 prices

Apple quietly puts up local iPhone 6 prices

Australian prices went up during the Watch commotion.
Allie Coyne Mar 11 2015, 12:10PM Mobility
HP's Aussie business lost half a billion in three years

HP's Aussie business lost half a billion in three years

Another tough year for soon-to-split vendor.
Allie Coyne Mar 5 2015, 9:19PM Hardware
iiNet cops $204k penalty over broadband advertisements

iiNet cops $204k penalty over broadband advertisements

Minimum price not displayed prominently, says ACCC.
Allie Coyne Mar 3 2015, 12:50PM Collaboration
Google unveils Android for Work

Google unveils Android for Work

Gives IT teams more control over work-related applications and data.
Allie Coyne Feb 26 2015, 1:41PM Mobility
iiNet closing gap with Optus

iiNet closing gap with Optus

Eyeing "substantial" small business opportunities.
Allie Coyne Feb 19 2015, 1:44PM Collaboration
Photos: This is SAFFiR, the US Navy's fire-fighting robot

Photos: This is SAFFiR, the US Navy's fire-fighting robot

Bot battle blazes on boats.
Allie Coyne Feb 9 2015, 7:31AM Photos
TPG claims win in client poaching battle against ex-staffers

TPG claims win in client poaching battle against ex-staffers

Latest twist in Trusted Cloud vs Core Desktop.
Allie Coyne Feb 6 2015, 7:50AM Strategy
Apple, Google defend tax paid in Australia

Apple, Google defend tax paid in Australia

Why pick on tech companies, they say.
Allie Coyne Feb 6 2015, 7:50AM Finance
Kinetic IT wins $160 million deal with Vic Police

Kinetic IT wins $160 million deal with Vic Police

Perth provider replaces IBM and Fujitsu.
Allie Coyne Feb 2 2015, 1:29PM Services
Amazon takes fight to Office 365 with WorkMail

Amazon takes fight to Office 365 with WorkMail

Goes up against Microsoft with hosted email rival.
Allie Coyne Jan 29 2015, 12:38PM Cloud
The Iconic moves to Amazon cloud

The Iconic moves to Amazon cloud

Melbourne AWS partner migrates top fashion e-commerce site.
Allie Coyne Jan 28 2015, 4:57PM Cloud
Datacom clinches $21m crime-fighting deal

Datacom clinches $21m crime-fighting deal

Managing sensitive IT systems for federal body CrimTrac.
Allie Coyne Jan 23 2015, 7:30AM Services
Melbourne IT hammered for a week by firewall problems

Melbourne IT hammered for a week by firewall problems

Lost as much as 50 percent of packets at peak times.
Allie Coyne Jan 21 2015, 1:54PM Hardware
Telstra in $857m blockbuster Pacnet acquisition

Telstra in $857m blockbuster Pacnet acquisition

Asian data centre and telecoms provider has 220 retail and wholesale partners.
Allie Coyne Dec 23 2014, 10:30AM Collaboration
Vocus to create national telco with Amcom buyout

Vocus to create national telco with Amcom buyout

Combined company will have more than 20 data centres.
Allie Coyne , Staff Writers Dec 17 2014, 5:05PM Collaboration
Telstra confirms Pacnet acquisition talks

Telstra confirms Pacnet acquisition talks

Potential purchase of significant data centre and telecoms provider.
Allie Coyne Dec 17 2014, 5:05PM Collaboration
Telstra penalised $102,000 for iPhone 6 ad

Telstra penalised $102,000 for iPhone 6 ad

ACCC issues infringement notice, telco 'surprised'.
Allie Coyne Dec 16 2014, 10:26AM Mobility
Apple lets local resellers mass-configure devices

Apple lets local resellers mass-configure devices

Enterprise and education units ready out of the box.
Allie Coyne Nov 13 2014, 12:54PM Mobility
Vocus, Amcom merger talks step up

Vocus, Amcom merger talks step up

While TPG increases its ownership of Amcom.
Allie Coyne Nov 10 2014, 3:29PM Collaboration

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