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Geek Weekly: Technology Decisions' quirky tech stories for 17 November 2015
This week: Win 3.1 glitch grounds flights, IBM's mainframe man dies, China tops supercomputer rankings, Aussie IT education going backwards, and would you like worms with your coffee? [ + ]
Back to basics for a new style of business
A new breed of IT leaders is embracing a style of business in which the underlying platforms are automated, open and optimised, agile and analytically driven to deliver business operations digitally.
[ + ]Industry scouts for digital disrupters at graduate show
Digital design students will have their work on showcase to impress Australian corporations at the 2015 Design Lab graduate show in Sydney from 26–28 November.
[ + ]CBA to move 10K Sydney employees to revamped tech park
Commonwealth Bank has arranged to become the anchor tenant for the Australian Technology Park, which is being redeveloped by the Mirvac Group into a business precinct. [ + ]
Qld's TAFE and education department websites hacked
Queensland Government CIO Andrew Mills has disclosed that unknown attackers infiltrated the websites of TAFE Queensland and the education department, illegally accessing private data. [ + ]
Atlassian's IPO; CryptoWall 4.0 emerges; Driverless cars headed for NSW
Aussie star Atlassian files for IPO in US, dangerous new CryptoWall ransomware emerges, and NSW Minister falls in love with driverless cars. [ + ]
Wi-Fi to play larger role in Aussie telecom landscape
Australia's Bureau of Communications Research expects Wi-Fi to play a key role in the business models of both established operators and disruptive start-ups in the near future. [ + ]
Ericsson teams with Cisco to develop future networks
Ericsson and Cisco have entered a broad-ranging partnership to collaborate on developing and selling networking technologies, with a special focus on SDN/NFV architecture. [ + ]
Canon Australia buys NZ Post's Converga
In the biggest acquisition in Canon Oceania history, Canon Australia has bought Converga, the New Zealand Post Group's managed services and business process outsourcing company. [ + ]
Aussies take to convertible '2-in-1' tablets
Sales from the tablet market continues to slow despite the popularity of convertible touchscreen devices. [ + ]
Zendesk opens tech HQ in Victoria
Customer service software vendor Zendesk will hire up to 175 technology employees to staff its new technology headquarters in Victoria, which is being supported by state government funding. [ + ]
TPP concerns for internet users
Internet Australia claims the TPP has the potential to adversely affect internet users, such as through more onerous legislation in relation to the unlawful downloading of film and TV content. [ + ]
Attracting Millennials to your workforce
Millennials want to use the tools that they trust, with quick and easy access to data, visually appealing, fully customisable interfaces and ways to communicate with colleagues in a social media setting. [ + ]
300 homes to test nbn's HFC pilot
nbn has announced it has started piloting hybrid fibre-coaxial technology with 300 premises in Queensland. [ + ]
Telstra and Ericsson make it to 1 Gbps speeds
Telstra and Ericsson claim to have achieved a world-first test of 1 Gbps capability on its commercial mobile network. [ + ]
