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Tasmanian govt makes progress with cloud project
The Tasmanian government has released a discussion paper covering scoping and implementation for Tasmanian Cloud, a project to move whole-of-government data to a secure, on-island cloud.
[ + ]Copyright battle heats up as code submitted to ACMA
The Australian broadband industry's proposed copyright notice scheme has been submitted for regulatory approval, but the code has been criticised for not including safeguards against copyright trolls.
[ + ]Geek Weekly: Our top weird tech stories for 9 April
This 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.
[ + ]84% of Aussie firms still vulnerable to Heartbleed
Around 84% of the Australian organisations vulnerable to the Heartbleed exploit are still not fully protected a year after its discovery, according to Venafi.
[ + ]MYOB to re-list on ASX in May
MYOB has filed a prospectus for an IPO on the ASX, marking a return to public trading after nearly six years as a private company.
[ + ]Windows Server 2003? Your time is up
Support for Windows Server 2003 will cease 100 days from now, yet almost 60% of businesses are still reliant on it. Microsoft Australia's CTO, Greg Stone, talks us through what to do about upgrading.
[ + ]Network performance monitoring pays dividends
A 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
'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.
[ + ]Smarter, faster multicore processors
Research at MIT has led to a system that distributes data around multicore chips' memory banks, improving execution times by 18% on average while increasing energy efficiency. [ + ]
University moves entire DC to the cloud
Perth's Edith Cowan University (ECU) has become the first Australian university to move its entire data centre infrastructure to the cloud, under a five-year contract with Atos. [ + ]
NBN Co launches FTTB, updates construction plan
NBN Co has commercially launched FTTB technology and added 550,000 premises to its construction plan, while Telstra has submitted its revised NBN migration plan to the ACCC.
[ + ]Aussie firms must swiftly respond to digital disruption
Digital disruptive intermediaries such as iTunes and Uber can shake up industries and challenge or overthrow incumbent businesses, but companies are often too slow to respond to the threat, a report states. [ + ]
Geek Weekly: Our top weird tech stories for 2 April
This week: April fool pranks, G20 leaders data leaked, spam escapes from a fridge, switching away from smartphones, retro arcade games and Tim Cook to give away his wealth. [ + ]
Will 2015 bring pervasive data analytics?
CEOs and CIOs need to recognise that the explosion of data demands the development of an analytical business culture if they're to stay ahead of the competition, argues Rado Kotorov from Information Builders. [ + ]
APAC device shipments to grow 3.2% in 2015
Total device shipments in the APAC region are expected to grow to 1.2bn units during 2015 as growing smartphone sales compensate for a shrinking tablet market, according to Gartner. [ + ]
