Geek Weekly: Our top weird tech stories for 23 October
23 October, 2014This week we report on the error that led to a 'Pink Panther' crook being released early, the coming 'epidemic' of big data 'false positives', millions of internet-connected critical infrastructure devices that are wide open to hacking and ASIO accidentally monitoring itself. Oh, and some cool robot videos.
Australian companies less satisfied with big data
21 October, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAustralian business leaders are significantly less likely than the global average to believe big data provides significant value, and to be satisfied with the results of their initiatives, a survey indicates.
Govt looks to split TPG, FTTB providers; Russians hack NATO, Ukrainian govt; 7m Dropbox passwords ‘leaked’?
21 October, 2014 by Andrew CollinsTPG would have to split its wholesale and retail operations in order to run its planned FTTB network under a plan drafted by the federal government; Russian hackers exploit Windows 7 to infiltrate NATO and the Ukrainian government; and Dropbox denies a 7-million password hack.
Victoria's science supercomputing facility gets $6.6m boost
20 October, 2014 | Supplied by: Victorian Life Sciences Computation InitiativeThe Victorian Life Sciences Computation Initiative facility has been awarded $6.6m by the state government, ensuring its world-leading technology research stays in Victoria.
Arcitecta to supply Mediaflux platform for RDSI
20 October, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingArcitecta has announced a deal to supply a data management platform for the Research Data Storage Infrastructure, a project to build a national database for Australian researchers.
Infrastructure management in the application economy
20 October, 2014 by Stephen Miles, VP, Service Assurance, CA Technologies Asia Pacific and Japan | Supplied by: CA TechnologiesAlmost 75% of business leaders in Australia say that custom-built applications are vital to their organisation's success, but far fewer have a strategy in place to meet these expectations.
Geek Weekly: Our top weird tech stories for 16 October
16 October, 2014This week we look at a UK government tax computer system that can't add up, continuing problems with Sydney's Opal transport card, a Tor router that keeps you anonymous on the 'net, US$110 million up for grabs for photonics chips, and cute but sinister swarming drones.
NSA spies in your company?; Twitter sues US government; Telstra pushes wholesale price increase
15 October, 2014 by Andrew CollinsLeaked documents suggest the US National Security Agency may have placed undercover operatives inside technology companies, Twitter has taken the US government to court over surveillance requests and Telstra wants to raise fixed-line rates by 7.2%.
Automation the key to solving the service challenge
13 October, 2014 by David Oakley, Managing Director, ANZ, ServiceNow | Supplied by: ServiceNow Australia Pty LtdManaging and automating service relationships and interactions is the next major software frontier in the enterprise, and it's where orders of magnitude of efficiency improvements will be realised.
Symantec to break up into two companies
13 October, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingSymantec has become the latest tech company to resolve to separate into two listed companies, new permanent CEO Michael Brown revealed.
Technology innovator returns to Australia to lead CSIRO
09 October, 2014 | Supplied by: CSIRO Head OfficeDr Larry Marshall has been appointed the new chief executive of the CSIRO, bringing with him 25 years' experience as an international technology entrepreneur and the founder of six successful US companies in biotechnology, photonics, telecommunications and semiconductors.
Geek Weekly: Our top weird tech stories for 9 October
09 October, 2014This week we take a look at a US$617 billion fat-finger earthquake in Tokyo, the Nobel Prize research that brought us blue and white LEDs, Elon Musk’s aim for 90% autonomous cars in the next 12 months, and a quaint 1960s view of what today's computers would be like.
CIOs rethinking leadership styles in the digital era
08 October, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThree in four CIO respondents to a Gartner survey agree they must flip their leadership style and rethink the approach of IT to take advantage of the digital opportunity.
HP to split up into two companies
07 October, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-Embling | Supplied by: Hewlett-PackardHewlett-Packard will split its personal systems and printers business from its enterprise division, in a reversal of CEO Meg Whitman's 'One HP' strategy.
Vertigan wants to split NBN Co; ACMA slaps iiNet, Dodo on the wrist; Alcatel sells enterprise division for $290m
07 October, 2014 by Andrew CollinsThe Vertigan panel's recommendation to split NBN Co has received a mixed response; ACMA sends iiNet and Dodo to the naughty corner; and Alcatel-Lucent has sold its Enterprise division to a Chinese company for $290 million.
