Windows 10 editions revealed; CSC sues for over $120m; Verizon buys AOL for $5.5bn
19 May, 2015 by Andrew CollinsMicrosoft reveals 7 editions of Windows 10, CSC reportedly sues former employee for more than $120m and Verizon to buy AOL for the sum of $5.5 billion.
Antivirus vendor caught 'gaming' tests; Cisco CEO steps down; Motorola to pay US$10m damages
12 May, 2015 by Andrew CollinsTencent has 'gamed' performance tests say antivirus testing organisations, Chuck Robbins replaces John Chambers as Cisco CEO and Motorola Mobility ordered to pay US$10.2m to Fujifilm for infringing patents.
Geek Weekly: Our top weird tech stories for 7 May 2015
07 May, 2015This week: Google's year of living dangerously, don't forget to reset your Boeing, the machine that goes bing, underwater robot swarms and a new rocket takes to the skies.
TPG's "disgusting" merger block; Windows 10's iOS, Android apps; Telstra's new CFO
05 May, 2015 by Andrew CollinsVocus CEO not impressed by TPG's share-buy block of merger deal with Amcom; Windows 10 will have iOS, Android apps; and Telstra appoints an insider as new CFO.
Geek Weekly: Our top weird tech stories for 30 April 2015
30 April, 2015This week: iPad crash grounds airline flights, Obama emails hacked, professor fails entire class via email, Starbucks roasted over POS glitch and $52m jackpot evaporates due to computer failure.
200,000 e-commerce sites vulnerable; Microsoft filter blocks Australian sites; Xero doubles annual losses
28 April, 2015 by Andrew CollinsReport says almost 200,000 Magento sites are vulnerable to an exploit, major Australian websites blocked by IE filter and Xero's losses double despite revenue increase.
Geek Weekly: Our top weird tech stories for 23 April
23 April, 2015This week: Man shoots PC, Bloomberg's terminal fail, glitch blamed for bus crash, a different kind of Nigerian scam, and Glitch art? - there's an app for that.
Business intelligence that's scalable and flexible
22 April, 2015Australian business intelligence consultancy mac2 Data turned to Yellowfin to help it provide a BI solution with lower total cost of ownership, enhanced flexibility and seamless scalability.
Nokia's $22bn Alcatel-Lucent buy, EU accuses Google of antitrust violations, Telstra to end Pacnet brand
21 April, 2015 by Andrew CollinsNokia to buy Alcatel-Lucent in AU$22bn all-share transaction, European Commission officially accuses Google of infringing EU antitrust rules and Telstra to end Pacnet brand.
Geek Weekly: Our top weird tech stories for 16 April
16 April, 2015This week: Woman’s $43m tax bill glitch, Aussie pollies are allowed to use their phones at work, lawnmowing robots take on the astronomers, rocket landings actually are rocket science, and Lost in Space is now real.
CSIRO beats Cisco logo claim, Microsoft may open-source Windows, Singtel's $1bn Trustwave purchase
14 April, 2015 by Andrew CollinsCisco has failed to stop CSIRO from registering its logo as a trademark, Microsoft may one day make Windows open source and Singtel will acquire 98% of security service provider Trustwave for a little over $1 billion.
People, processes and technology - the main areas of impact in a practical data strategy
13 April, 2015Gartner predicts that within the next couple of years 33% of Fortune 100 organisations will experience an information crisis due to their inability to effectively collect, maintain and use valuable enterprise data.
Geek Weekly: Our top weird tech stories for 9 April
09 April, 2015This week: Linux Breach response brings bouquets, Google Analytics suffers breakdown, glitch leaves drivers without valid licences, Canadian government system on the nose and data centre meltdown leaves two million customers on hold.
Network performance monitoring pays dividends
08 April, 2015A New Zealand research organisation required visibility and intelligence to see what was happening on its network, and know ahead of time if something suspicious was occurring that could affect the organisation and its members.
Cybercrims steal $1m from firms; Europe may prosecute Google; Telstra's eHealth purchase
07 April, 2015 by Andrew Collins'Dyre Wolf' attack netts more than US$1 million, Europe's regulator could soon bring antitrust charges against Google and Telstra Health to acquire business assets of telemedicine provider Anywhere Healthcare.
