20% of employees have uploaded corporate data to cloud storage with the intent of sharing it outside the company, and businesses are doing a bad job of limiting access to that data, a survey shows. [ + ]

Researchers from CA Technologies and Swinburne University of Technology have developed an AI technique for applying service virtualisation without the need for expert knowledge. [ + ]

This week: Microsoft allows US customers to pay using Bitcoins; the federal government gives telcos four months to develop a copyright code or have one forced on them; and Arista hits back after Cisco launches patent and copyright legal action. [ + ]

After months of negotiations, NBN Co has signed agreements allowing it to progressively take control of parts of Telstra and Optus's HFC networks, as well as copper assets from Telstra. [ + ]

Over 85% of Australian companies plan to at least sustain their IT training budgets next year, and consider improved proficiency to be the most effective outcome. [ + ]

Optus Business has won a seven-year whole-of-business deal to manage Suncorp's ICT services, including network and call centre services. [ + ]

Microsoft will start hosting its cloud-based Office 365 and Dynamics CRM suites in Australian data centres from March next year and has added more local partners to its network of providers. [ + ]

NEC Australia has secured a three-year, $55m deal to provide end-user computing services to the NT government, and will distribute a third of the value of the contract to local partners. [ + ]

Hundreds of homes in the heart of Vietnam are now connected to broadband internet, IP telephony and IP TV, thanks to the smarts of Australian networking company Warren and Brown. [ + ]

The most important step an enterprise can take to ensure that they are able to effectively capitalise on the changing requirements of application delivery is to understand the types of solution providers available, says Akamai's Gary Ballabio. [ + ]

The Federal Court rejects Apple's 'app store' trademark appeal, cybercrim attacks are actually stock market plays and the Australian Computer Society appoints Andrew Johnson as CEO. [ + ]

ICT recruiters took nearly twice as long to fill vacancies in October compared to previous months, with the problem most pronounced in South Australia and the ACT. [ + ]

Building a successful team of data scientists requires being aware of the range of requisite skills and hiring to maintain a balance of skills across the team, says Teradata's Ross Farrelly. [ + ]

Commonwealth Bank will provide $5m to the ARC Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology for its efforts to build a silicon-based quantum computer. [ + ]

Australian businesses lack confidence in their data protection and recovery capabilities, and most do not have plans in place for data from emerging technologies, an EMC study indicates. [ + ]