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Mandatory data breach reporting may soon be here
If legislation for mandatory data breach reporting currently before the Senate passes, Australian businesses will be required to publicly disclose any data breaches they suffer. [ + ]
Telstra forms Indonesian joint venture
Telstra has arranged to form a network applications and services joint venture with Indonesia's PT Telkom as part of the company's Asian expansion strategy. [ + ]
HP, Avaya sign cloud communications alliance
HP Enterprise Services and Avaya have teamed up to provide cloud-based unified communications and contact centre services for enterprises. [ + ]
Cloud solutions require a consultative approach
Those who wish to implement cloud services are best served by employing vendors who are focused on consultative solutions over those who simply deal in components. [ + ]
Field Service Business magazine launches
Specialist business-to-business magazine and digital publisher Westwick-Farrow Media (WFM) - publisher of Technology Decisions - has launched Field Service Business, Australia's first dedicated media channel for the field service sector. [ + ]
One-day websites providing cover for cybercrooks
A 90-day web traffic analysis shows that 71% of the host names requested by web users worldwide were sites appearing for only one day, and as many as 22% of these were malicious. [ + ]
Optus's 10th satellite to launch next month
Arianespace will launch Optus's 10th satellite - and sixth in operation - from its centre in French Guiana early next month. [ + ]
Moving from government to e-government
The move to e-government offers many rewards and eliminates many risks arising from uncontrolled, unconsolidated, unstructured information. But it can also open up new sources of risk that need to be recognised and confronted. [ + ]
Cutting data centre energy costs
Despite increasing demands on data centres and the rapidly increasing cost of energy, it is possible to limit the impact of power costs in data centres. [ + ]
IBM to launch first Australian SoftLayer DC in Sept
IBM will switch on its first Australian SoftLayer data centre in Melbourne next month as part of its US$1.2 billion ($1.29 billion) investment in its global cloud services capacity. [ + ]
Ballmer bails from Microsoft board
Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has stepped down from the company's board of directors in order to focus on teaching and his recent acquisition, the Los Angeles Clippers. But as one of Microsoft's largest shareholders, he may still hold significant power at the company. [ + ]
China's homegrown OS could debut in October
The desktop component of a Chinese state-funded project to develop an operating system to replace Windows and Android could be complete by October, according to government-run media. [ + ]
The US consulate database crash - lessons to be learned
The US consulate database crash last month affected 200,000+ visa-seekers worldwide. The database was backed up, but the system wasn't. What can be done to prevent such a failure happening again? [ + ]
Aussie tablet sales fall 28% as Android ekes past Apple
The Australian tablet market contracted 28% in 1H14 as consumers waited longer to upgrade, Telsyte estimates, and the impending launch of the iPhone 6 could further impact demand. [ + ]
Cloud and the new rules for the IT department
Enterprise data is travelling beyond network boundaries and outside traditional technology controls, which means that data protection must now extend into the cloud. [ + ]