Geek Weekly: Our top weird tech stories for 18 September
18 September, 2014Frankenstein robots are coming; BP's £4bn fat finger fail; Detroit's 'broken' IT system; How random is your smartphone?; Big cat 'bot can bound.
Consumer identity management - 10 key areas
17 September, 2014 by Jan Zeilinga, CTO, First Point Global | Supplied by: First Point GlobalThe explosion of mobile, social, cloud and big data is challenging all of us to come up with new customer-facing solutions.
Five million Gmail passwords 'leaked'; TPG FTTB gets ACCC go-ahead
15 September, 2014 by Andrew CollinsAlmost five million Gmail addresses and passwords have been posted online, but not everyone's convinced they're all genuine; and the ACCC says it won't stand in the way of TPG's fibre-to-the-basement plans.
Geek Weekly: Our top tech stories for 11 September
11 September, 2014NASA's Moon computer; $47m idea that sucks; IBM's Watson could cure you; Brain-to-brain messaging; Outages galore this week.
iiNet takes 60% share in Tech2 Group
09 September, 2014 | Supplied by: iiNet LimitediiNet has acquired a 60% interest in the Tech2 Group, which provides professional technology services and solutions to residential and business customers across Australia.
Getty sues Microsoft; Telstra hands over 85,000 records
09 September, 2014 by Andrew CollinsStock photo company Getty Images has sued Microsoft for unspecified damages, alleging the software vendor's new Bing Image Widget tool could cause 'incalculable' injury to Getty.
Crowdsourcing rife with malicious behaviour
09 September, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingCrowdsourcing's key strength - its openness of entry - also leaves it vulnerable to malicious behaviour including internal sabotage, research from NICTA and a UK university shows.
Irish trade mission brings tech firms to Australia
04 September, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingA group of 32 Irish technology companies and the nation's minister for enterprise and innovation are in Australia this week to promote the wares of Ireland's ICT industry.
Geek Weekly: Our top weird tech stories for 4 September
04 September, 2014Meat pies in the IT age; Coding error missed for six years; Navigation satellites lost in space; 'Beam me up' healthcare; The apps that Apple reject.
Coalition's NBN beats Labor's says analysis; Oracle sued for US$200 million
02 September, 2014A cost benefit analysis says Australia would be $16 billion better off under the Coalition's NBN; and the US state of Oregon sues Oracle for more than US$200 million.
Mandatory data breach reporting may soon be here
01 September, 2014 by Andrew CollinsIf legislation for mandatory data breach reporting currently before the Senate passes, Australian businesses will be required to publicly disclose any data breaches they suffer.
Field Service Business magazine launches
27 August, 2014 | Supplied by: Westwick-Farrow Pty LtdSpecialist 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.
Moving from government to e-government
26 August, 2014 by Kevin Hayes, VP, Australia and New Zealand, OpenText | Supplied by: OpenTextThe 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.
Ballmer bails from Microsoft board
25 August, 2014 by Andrew CollinsFormer 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.
Will Microsoft survive the challenges of the next decade?
20 August, 2014 by Guy Cranswick*Debate over Microsoft's mixed record of successes and slow innovation during the last decade has incited conjecture as to its long-term durability.
