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Geek Weekly: Our top weird tech stories for 4 December
This week: Amazon's 15,000-strong robot army, Toshiba's 'creepy' lifelike robot that does sign language, the FBI warns about more Sony-like attacks and Microsoft does away with Clip Art. [ + ]
CIOs failing to meet demands for always-on IT
The era of the always-on business has arrived, but 82% of CIOs are unable to meet demands for immediate continual access to IT services, according to Veeam Software. [ + ]
SDN paves the way for enterprise mobility
Software defined networking, SDN, is expected to transform networks in the same way virtualisation has done for the server and storage industry. [ + ]
Management and encryption - two peas in a pod
When it comes to management and encryption, all too often the security industry is applying old-world thinking to a new-world problem. A different approach is needed, argues Sven Radavics. [ + ]
EU votes to split Google; Qld pursues IBM over payroll losses; NICTA CEO quits
Europe's parliament wants to split Google into separate businesses; Queensland to pursue IBM Australia to recover losses from the billion-dollar payroll debacle; and Prof. Hugh Durrant-Whyte quits over a dispute about NICTA's future. [ + ]
Australian courts move to strike paper waste
Western Australian courts and the Federal Circuit Court are planning to adopt an all-electronic filings policy to cut down on the costs of using paper records. [ + ]
NZ seeks to attract 50,000 workers from Australia
The New Zealand government is conducting a jobs fair across Australia that will seek to reverse the 'brain drain' of skilled workers from the ICT and other sectors relocating to find work. [ + ]
NBN Co's new national construction plan
NBN Co has announced a new national rollout plan that will connect 1.9 million homes and businesses across more than 400 cities, suburbs and towns across every state and territory by June 2016. [ + ]
Geek Weekly: Our top weird tech stories for 27 November
This week we look at: Microsoft's Azure being attacked by the 'Blob' bug; a South Australian government IT failure; the new, holographic way to shop; and a high-tech headband that will help you relax. [ + ]
Sony Pictures systems shut down in hack attack
A hacker group calling itself #GOP shut down the computer systems of Sony Pictures, claimed to have stolen all the film studio's data and threatened to release it if unspecified demands aren't met. [ + ]
NSW RFS to implement video collaboration
The New South Wales Rural Fire Service has arranged to deploy a real-time video collaboration platform from Polycom to support its 70,000 volunteers and staff members. [ + ]
Identity access management you can bank on
ING DIRECT, one of Australia's largest banks, has successfully rolled out an identity access management system that has dramatically improved turnaround times and efficiency, and decreased risks. [ + ]
Dimension Data to build government-managed cloud
Dimension Data has established the Canberra Managed Cloud Platform, purpose built for Australian Government agencies, and the Department of Finance has signed on to use it. [ + ]
Protect yourself from your printer
Taking steps to secure your network and introducing printing protocols will help prevent your multifunctional printer from becoming a gateway to your confidential data. [ + ]
Google balloons coming to Qld; Nationals Senator "ashamed" of Coalition NBN; Veterans' Affairs ordered to apologise for privacy breach
Google will begin a trial of its balloon-based internet plan, Project Loon, in Queensland; a Nationals Senator says he is "embarrassed" by the Coalition's own broadband policy; and the Veterans' Affairs has been ordered to apologise for disclosing personal information. [ + ]