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MyHealth records surpass 2.2 million
Some 2.2 million Australians have signed up for a Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record (PCEHR) - now renamed a MyHealth record - and around 10,000 new people are applying per week. [ + ]
Data management in the 'always on' world
For the 'always-on business', the old 3-2-1-0 backup rule is still king - as long as it is balanced with the right mix of IT tools to manage the ever-changing demands in technology. [ + ]
DTO explores whole-of-govt service analytics
The federal DTO is seeking to improve the experience of interacting with government through analytics, while the ACT Govt is upgrading its IT platform and NSW has outsourced its shared services functions. [ + ]
Optus signs CDN agreement with Level 3
Optus Wholesale and Satellite has entered a collaboration with Level 3 to help move online video and other content closer to Australians via content delivery networks (CDNs). [ + ]
Android exploit injects pop-ups, ruins apps; $677m settlement in price-fixing case; Intel buys Altera for $21bn
A new Android exploit injects pop-ups and crashes apps, vendors to pay $677 million in a price-fixing case and Intel buys Altera for $21 billion. [ + ]
Windows 10 available as free upgrade on 29 July
Microsoft has announced that Windows 10 will be available from 29 July in 190 markets globally as a free upgrade to customers running Windows 7 and Windows 8.1. [ + ]
Mimecast to open two Australian data centres
Cloud email security and archiving vendor Mimecast will shortly open two data centres in New South Wales to support its Australian operations. [ + ]
Australian BPM market to grow 2.4% this year
Gartner expects Australian BPM revenues to increase 2.4% this year, below the global average. The firm is meanwhile predicting solid growth in sales of non-smartphone connected devices. [ + ]
What's in store for cloud IaaS in 2015?
Spending on public cloud IaaS is expected to reach US$36.6 billion globally by the end of 2018, with spending growing more than five times faster than overall IT spending.
[ + ]Marine Rescue Queensland adopts Office 365
Marine Rescue Queensland has turned to cloud computing to help improve information sharing and consistency of training across its 25 once-autonomous volunteer squads. [ + ]
Optus Business revamps cloud strategy
Optus Business's new cloud strategy is aimed at allowing Australian businesses to pursue flexible cloud deployments, ensuring the seamless movement of data and processes across clouds. [ + ]
Geek Weekly: Our top weird tech stories for 28 May 2015
This week: Space sail-craft falls silent, wrong calculators trip up students, Sydney's Opal losing money, a speedy robotic cockroach and just as you suspected… reality doesn't exist. [ + ]
Frustrations drive Aussie online shoppers to retail stores
Nearly half of online shoppers in A/NZ have abandoned a purchase due to website frustrations and 29% have purchased the product in a physical store instead. [ + ]
Windows 10 to integrate with even rivals' smartphones
Microsoft has announced plans to ensure Windows 10 closely integrates with users' other devices - including Windows, Android or iOS smartphones. [ + ]
Melbourne hosts international big data conference
More than 600 academics and professionals from across the globe, with expertise in areas such as big data, data mining, social networks and databases, are expected at the five-day 2015 ACM SIGMOD/PODS conference. [ + ]