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NBN Co to adopt multitechnology mix by 2015
NBN Co has taken the first steps towards transitioning to a multitechnology model for the NBN, including preparing for trials of FTTB and FTTN technologies. [ + ]
IBM, Theiss use big data to predict mining gear failure
IBM Research and contract miner Theiss have announced a collaboration aimed at developing big data tools to improve the efficiency of mining equipment maintenance. [ + ]
Capgemini names new A/NZ CEO
Technology and outsourcing services company Capgemini has appointed Depak Nangia to the post of CEO for Australia and New Zealand. [ + ]
Huawei, Griffith University sign R&D pact
Huawei and Griffith University have signed an agreement to collaborate on R&D projects and to allow the university's students to participate in Huawei's work experience programs. [ + ]
Govt leaks 10,000 asylum seekers' personal data
The Australian Department of Immigration and Border Protection has leaked the personal details of about 10,000 asylum seekers in detention, potentially endangering lives. Two investigations have been launched into the leak. [ + ]
Mobility helps UN improve food distribution
Tigerspike has developed a mobile framework to improve the registration and distribution processes of the United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP). [ + ]
Telstra's Sensis to cut 800 Australian jobs
Telstra's advertising and directories arm, Sensis, revealed this week that it will chop 800 jobs around Australia, sparking fiery responses from the unions. [ + ]
Akamai completes purchase of DDoS vendor Prolexic
Akamai has acquired DDoS specialist Prolexic for about $411 million (US$370 million), as part of plans to offer security products designed to protect enterprises at both the web and application layers. [ + ]
Big data getting faster, smarter, stronger
Three emerging big data trends promise to improve the business case for Australian enterprises' adoption of the technology, according to Deloitte. [ + ]
Kickstarter hacked, CC info allegedly safe
Popular crowd-funding website Kickstarter has been hacked, with attackers accessing the data - including mailing addresses, phone numbers and encrypted passwords - of several of the website's users. [ + ]
Defence extends Fujitsu contract in $170m deal
Fujitsu Australia and New Zealand has won a three-year, $170 million extension to its distributed computing contract with the Department of Defence. [ + ]
Kaspersky and Absolute feud over vulnerability allegations
How hard are security companies expected to try to contact vendors before publishing reports that may cast their products in a bad light? The controversy ensuing from a report published last week by Kaspersky Lab revolves around this question. [ + ]
Top five access control trends for 2014
Access control solutions will continue to evolve in the coming year, including the increasing prevalence of multifactor authentication, mobile access control and NFC-based authentication. [ + ]
Australian IT salaries to grow 2.3% in 2014
IT recruitment is expected to increase overall in Australia in 2014 according to a Robert Walters report, with significant variation expected between the jobs markets of different states. [ + ]
With data privacy in the spotlight, encryption use grows
Around 35% of businesses polled in a survey of eight markets including Australia have adopted enterprise-wide encryption in response to consumer concerns and cyber threats. [ + ]
