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Ericsson teams with Cisco to develop future networks
Ericsson and Cisco have entered a broad-ranging partnership to collaborate on developing and selling networking technologies, with a special focus on SDN/NFV architecture. [ + ]
Aussies take to convertible '2-in-1' tablets
Sales from the tablet market continues to slow despite the popularity of convertible touchscreen devices. [ + ]
Zendesk opens tech HQ in Victoria
Customer service software vendor Zendesk will hire up to 175 technology employees to staff its new technology headquarters in Victoria, which is being supported by state government funding. [ + ]
Canon Australia buys NZ Post's Converga
In the biggest acquisition in Canon Oceania history, Canon Australia has bought Converga, the New Zealand Post Group's managed services and business process outsourcing company. [ + ]
Attracting Millennials to your workforce
Millennials want to use the tools that they trust, with quick and easy access to data, visually appealing, fully customisable interfaces and ways to communicate with colleagues in a social media setting. [ + ]
TPP concerns for internet users
Internet Australia claims the TPP has the potential to adversely affect internet users, such as through more onerous legislation in relation to the unlawful downloading of film and TV content. [ + ]
Telstra and Ericsson make it to 1 Gbps speeds
Telstra and Ericsson claim to have achieved a world-first test of 1 Gbps capability on its commercial mobile network. [ + ]
300 homes to test nbn's HFC pilot
nbn has announced it has started piloting hybrid fibre-coaxial technology with 300 premises in Queensland. [ + ]
Network monitoring for a hearty healthcare industry
Network monitoring enables IT managers to better manage their entire infrastructure, giving them access to information and intelligence that will help healthcare providers operate more efficiently. [ + ]
Britain to track every website users visit
Britain has announced plans for widespread new surveillance powers including a requirement for local ISPs to store the records of all websites a user navigates to. [ + ]
ACCC won't oppose M2-Vocus merger
The ACCC has decided not to oppose the proposed $3bn merger between Vocus and M2, after determining that there is not much overlap between the two businesses. [ + ]
FireEye discovers another iOS vulnerability
FireEye researchers have uncovered a potentially backdoored ad library in use in thousands of iOS apps that could enable attackers to compromise sensitive user data, such as audio and stored files. [ + ]
Mozilla adds tracking protection to Firefox
Mozilla's Firefox web browser has been upgraded to offer tracking protection by default in Private Browsing mode, automatically disabling elements that track user behaviour across websites. [ + ]
Vic agency wants your data under retention scheme
News that the Victorian Office of the Racing Integrity Commissioner wants warrantless access to stored metadata vindicates Internet Australia's objections to the retention scheme, according to the body's CEO. [ + ]
Aussie cloud provider Ninefold shutting down
Cloud provider Ninefold will cease offering its public cloud server by the end of January 2016, after parent Macquarie Telecom decided not to make the investments required to expand the business. [ + ]