The coming year will see business intelligence (BI) tools move out of the IT department and into the rest of the enterprise, while large BI vendors will incorporate data discovery features made popular by smaller vendors and smaller vendors look for new target markets. [ + ]

Enforcement efforts managed to reduce the threat posed by online bank trojans in 2014, but another threat may be returning to the fore, with a new Australian scam involving the CryptoLocker ransomare emerging. [ + ]

SAP will cut about 2250 jobs while adding a similar number elsewhere, Microsoft sues Kyocera over a mobile phone patent claim and researchers find a way to view crime scenes in virtual reality. [ + ]

In our new Tech Insights series, we quiz industry leaders to get their views of what the year ahead holds for the IT world. Today we speak with Anand Deshpande, Founder, Chairman & Managing Director of Persistent Systems. [ + ]

Microsoft has launched a preview version of Office 2016 for Mac, incorporating tweaks including graphics customised for Retina screens. [ + ]

In our new Tech Insights series, we quiz industry leaders to get their views of what the year ahead holds for the IT world. Today we speak with Francois Vazille, Vice President, IT Business, Schneider Electric. [ + ]

This week: Voters prepare to be hacked, awful Centrelink apps, a new way to track your phone, 'Spocking a five' and a tomato robot. [ + ]

The federal government's proposed data retention legislation is a threat to civil rights protections that just won't work, argues the Internet Society of Australia. [ + ]

In our new Tech Insights series, we quiz industry leaders to get their views of what the year ahead holds for the IT world. Today we speak with Craig Macfarlane, CEO, Association & Communications Events. [ + ]

Telstra will deploy SDN and NFV technologies from Cisco to help transition to an on-demand model for network service delivery. [ + ]

Apple ordered to pay $682m for infringing patents, Melbourne IT will acquire UberGlobal for $15.5m and Google announces Android for Work. [ + ]

Verizon Enterprise Solutions has won a deal to provide network services - including unified communications and collaboration solutions - for global delivery company TNT. [ + ]

HP is acquiring enterprise mobility vendor Aruba Networks as part of plans to become a leader in the converged campus network market. [ + ]

While the cloud has been widely adopted by larger enterprises to streamline their operations, it is also enabling Australian start-ups to rapidly build new businesses that are taking on the world. [ + ]

In our new Tech Insights series, we quiz industry leaders to get their views of what the year ahead holds for the IT world. Today we speak with Andrew MacKenzie, Sales Manager & Solution Advisor, Professional Advantage [ + ]