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Implementing BYOD with a 802.11ac Wi-Fi network
Nudgee College in Brisbane recently made a massive change to its academic IT system, replacing ageing infrastructure such as servers and a fleet of college-owned notebooks. [ + ]
NBN Co pushes FTTB launch to 2015
NBN Co has officially pushed the launch date for its fibre-to-the-basement (FTTB) product from October this year to early 2015, but the company is "uncommitted" to the new date. [ + ]
NZ emerging as key nearshoring location for Australia
Cultural and commercial similarities and the promise of discounts of up to 30% make New Zealand an ideal nearshore outsourcing option for Australian businesses, Ovum argues. [ + ]
Half of enterprise devices are ageing or obsolete
Product refresh cycles have slowed to a crawl worldwide due to the lingering effects of the financial crisis, with more than half of the devices on enterprise networks past end-of-sale, a report shows. [ + ]
Google revamping Android with L update
Google's Android L update will introduce more than 5000 new APIs, support for 64-bit processing, a redesigned UI and other significant changes. [ + ]
Is HP's Helion the missing link in cloud evolution?
Technology powerhouse Hewlett-Packard has revealed its plans for the groundbreaking Helion portfolio with the announcement of US$1bn investment in Cloud Computing. [ + ]
Growing pains for the cloud's open source platform
OpenStack vendors are increasingly claiming that the open source cloud platform has reached maturity - but is it truly ready for the enterprise market? [ + ]
DDoS attacks becoming more effective
Seven-in-ten Australian IT decision-makers say DDoS attacks have brought down their systems for almost a full working day. [ + ]
Google to host analytics conference in Aust
Google will host the 2014 Google Analytics User Conference in Sydney and Melbourne in September to discuss the rollout of its new Universal Analytics upgrade. [ + ]
Govt agencies miss ICT security deadline
At least seven federal government department agencies are expected to fail to meet a federally mandated July 2014 deadline for improving their ICT security, according to a report from the nation's Auditor-General, Ian McPhee. [ + ]
NBN Co, Telstra agree to 200K premise FTTN rollout
NBN Co and Telstra have agreed to the terms of a 1000-node pilot rollout of fibre-to-the-node (FTTN) technology, as part of the NBN's new multitechnology rollout model. [ + ]
Australian IT companies should prepare for global internet failure
Implementing preventive cybercrime measures can be compared to the hopelessness of forever stacking sandbags to protect against a severe hurricane, says a report by Zurich. [ + ]
Jeanswest finds a comfortable fit with Nimble
Following a sudden disk failure, Jeanswest's planned storage area network refresh had to be brought forward by eight months. The solution was implemented in one day. [ + ]
Aust students head to China for Huawei training course
A group of 13 Australian undergraduates have joined students from 29 other countries in China to take part in the Huawei Telecom Seeds for the Future training program. [ + ]
A third of AU businesses taking orders online
Around 30% of Australian businesses took orders online during the FY12-13 financial year, and over a quarter had a social media presence, ABS figures show. [ + ]