Industry News
First Windows 10 Branch for Business to be retired in March
The first Windows 10 Branch for Business, released in July 2015, will no longer receive updates of any kind after the 26th of March. [ + ]
WA signs IaaS contracts with Atos, Datacom and NEC
The WA government has entered an arrangement with Atos, Datacom and NEC whereby the three providers will compete to provide infrastructure as a service on a whole-of-government basis. [ + ]
Telstra wins legal battle over metadata
The OAIC has failed in its appeal to overturn an earlier verdict overruling its order for Telstra to provide metadata collected about subscribers. [ + ]
Lack of security basics creates vulnerability, says HPE
A new report from Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) shows that a large percentage of organisations are vulnerable to cyber threats. [ + ]
CompTIA IT releases 2017 projections
CompTIA has released its industry outlook for 2017, which suggests that the future is positive. [ + ]
Ericsson, Telstra demo encrypted 10 Gbps link
Ericsson and Telstra say they have successfully demonstrated an ability to encrypt data securely while in transit between Los Angeles and Melbourne at 10 Gbps. [ + ]
Record data processed by CSIRO's ASKAP telescope
The data now processed by a radio telescope in Western Australia's outback is equivalent to around 15% of the world's internet traffic. [ + ]
Keeping safe on public Wi-Fi
Privacy concerns have been raised with regards to public Wi-Fi, as NSW State Transit introduces the service on all public buses. [ + ]
NBN to be 50% complete by mid-year
The NBN rollout is expected to reach 50% completion by around June this year, and the focus of construction activities is expected to shift more towards metropolitan areas over the next 12 months. [ + ]
Consumers hold firms responsible for data breaches
A survey of consumers in markets including Australia found that 70% put the onus on organisations to protect their personal information from online data breaches, and a majority would stop frequenting a business that lost their data. [ + ]
Greenest companies revealed in new report
A report by Greenpeace USA has revealed which companies are moving most effectively towards renewable energy, and which are lagging behind. [ + ]
Automation predicted for 40% of data science tasks
Gartner predicts that over 40% of data science tasks will be automated by the year 2020. [ + ]
Vodafone Hutchison Australia to virtualise network
VHA has contracted Ericsson and Cisco to transform and virtualise the Vodafone Australia core and IP networks to bring their operation into the cloud. [ + ]
Open source adopted for digital innovation
The results of a new study about the use of open source in digital innovation in the Asia–Pacific region have been released by Red Hat. [ + ]
H2 accelerator to create 400 NSW FinTech jobs
Start-up accelerator H2 Ventures will be supported by Jobs for NSW with a loan guarantee of $2 million. [ + ]
