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Australian businesses urged to move online
The IT industry has once again called for Australian businesses to move online, warning that they risk getting left behind by their more innovative competitors. There are some free tools to help - and we’re looking for more. [ + ]
Turning social media into a business advantage
The huge proliferation of social media and mobile technologies is fast becoming a game-changer for Australian organisations and their relationships with customers. This explosion in data, from consumers who are continuously connected, is now viewed by many companies as essential for effective customer engagement. [ + ]
Largest cyberattack ever; Dell in three-way buyout bidding war; Telecom NZ reveals UFB plans
In the news this week: spam-fighter Spamhaus comes under largest cyberattack ever, two new Dell suitors enter the picture and Telecom New Zealand reveals pricing for its Ultra-Fast Broadband services. [ + ]
Oracle’s new SPARC servers light fire under IBM
Oracle’s founder and CEO Larry Ellison today announced two new processor families and server ranges that, according to independent benchmarks, deliver markedly better bang for buck than IBM. [ + ]
NBN Co takes over NT rollout from Syntheo; NBN faces three-month delay
In the last week, NBN partner Syntheo handed over construction duties in NT over to NBN Co, and NBN Co revealed a three-month delay in construction of the network. [ + ]
Microsoft faces bribery investigation; “Greedy” vendors face Aussie pricing inquiry
US feds are investigating claims Microsoft and some of its business partners bribed government officials around the globe in return for software contracts. Meanwhile, executives at Microsoft, Apple and Adobe faced tough questions from Australian MPs at an inquiry into why Australians are charged more than those in the US for identical products. [ + ]
Digital currency Bitcoin soars as panic afflicts Cyprus
The panic in Cyprus surrounding plans to levy private citizens’ bank accounts to pay for a bailout has driven a steep rise in the value of digital currency, Bitcoin. [ + ]
Asia Cloud Forum update
The Asia Cloud Forum, an online media portal, has been created to represent the interests of enterprise users, governments, telcos, vendors, policy makers and others with a stake in the development of cloud computing in Asia.
[ + ]IT is no longer a black box
At the recent NICTA TechFest, held at Parliament House in Canberra, we had the opportunity to speak with Professor Robert C Williamson, the leader of NICTA’s Machine Learning team, about some of the big innovations he thinks CIOs need to keep their eyes on. [ + ]
Mobile devices: the next internet security target
Malnets are a lucrative source of income for distributors and they are becoming more sophisticated everyday. How can your business stay ahead of the distributors to protect your business? [ + ]
Gen-i kills 120 Aussie jobs; Qld Health payroll inquiry begins
Last week the Australian branch of ICT services provider Gen-i announced it will cut approximately two-thirds of its staff, and an inquiry into the Queensland Health payroll fiasco, which is said to have burned many hundreds of millions of state funds and may have involved collusion, began. [ + ]
NBN news: Report reveals life after Labor; Will $1bn Visionstream contract survive election?
A new report has detailed three possible versions of the NBN should the Coalition take power in September’s federal election. Meanwhile, NBN Co has awarded Visionstream a construction contract worth up to $1 billion for the east coast of Australia. But some have questioned whether the contract will survive the election. [ + ]
The threat matrix
Security is always high up on the list of issues IT decision makers need to manage. One of the most challenging aspects of security is that the types of threats are changing and the environment we’re protecting is shifting as mobility, the cloud and other trends alter the way we work. Anthony Caruana spoke with four security gurus to get their views on the changing threat matrix. [ + ]
Cloud not quite ready for enterprise-class services
We’re all talking about the cloud but is it really ready for the enterprise? [ + ]
High-data-rate laser-based space communication system is flight ready
A NASA-developed, laser-based space communication system will enable higher rates of satellite communications similar in capability to high-speed fibre-optic networks on Earth. [ + ]