Australian construction giants John Holland and Lendlease have both signed three-year enterprise agreements with Aconex, provider of a cloud-based collaboration platform for the construction sector. [ + ]

Old business models and methods are tumbling as digital transformation changes the way we work, the ways in which we interact with colleagues and clients, and how we stay in touch. [ + ]

Cisco has released patches for three virtual appliances released with identical default encryption keys and has predicted that Australian IP traffic will hit 1.4 Exabytes per month in 2019. [ + ]

Services such as Uber, Airbnb and GoGet have the potential to address many of NSW's problems, but taking advantage will require a new regulatory regime, opposition leader Luke Foley said. [ + ]

This week: 'Send Undo' goes mainstream, hacks and failures delay flights, and a cool robot hand. [ + ]

Microsoft has launched its Office apps over the Google Play store and is working with over 30 OEMs to have the suite pre-loaded on Android smartphones. [ + ]

The US Navy has agreed to pay Microsoft US$9m to continue supporting its Windows XP installations, while HP's ZDI has published details of an exploit in IE that could allow attackers to bypass Windows' ASLR security feature. [ + ]

For the first time, Australian CIOs are making security their top priority across all of IDC's Third Platform technologies — big data, cloud, mobility and social, the research firm said. [ + ]

The ability to test back-up and disaster-recovery plans, new or updated applications and new hardware becomes very easy with a small investment in a virtual lab. [ + ]

Four in five Australasian companies plan to increase their customer experience investments over the next three years, with one in five planning to hike spending by more than 25%. [ + ]

Password manager LastPass hacked, ISP Exetel reportedly jettisons 400 "heavy" users, and Samsung smartphone security flaw revealed. [ + ]

More than 50% of Telstra's service transactions, including payments and pre-paid recharges, are now taking place online or through the company's dedicated mobile app. [ + ]

One in four Australian companies are planning to increase their big data investments this year, with the technology gaining traction across verticals, research shows. [ + ]

Organisations are downsizing their IT departments, creating headaches for those leading the teams. But it's still possible to meet your performance objectives, even with a reduced headcount, the experts say - so long as you're willing to make some changes to how you run things. [ + ]

Disruptive taxi hiring app provider Uber is appealing a California Labor Commission ruling that potentially threatens not just its business model but that of all on-demand service providers. [ + ]