Melbourne's award-winning Papercut Software company has launched a technology hub in Hawthorn, while the UK CRM and technology company Hart Square has established an APAC headquarters in Melbourne. [ + ]

NEC Australia has won the contract to manage, maintain and support the central and local data networks of all South Australian state government agencies. [ + ]

Hewlett-Packard will split its personal systems and printers business from its enterprise division, in a reversal of CEO Meg Whitman's 'One HP' strategy. [ + ]

This week we have a look at a Wi-Fi service that takes your children, Google's Project Loon, Microsoft's decision to get out of robotics, a new clock that essentially keeps perfect time and the US$2.1 billion spent so far on the 'Obamacare' website. [ + ]

Microsoft is reversing some of the unpopular decisions it made with Windows 8 for Windows 10, which enters the preview stage today. The company has also added enhancements tailored for the enterprise. [ + ]

New cloud providers, builders and aggregators have signed on for Cisco's project to build an internet-scale network of connected clouds. [ + ]

Lockheed Martin Australia has picked Melbourne to be the location of its new Asia-Pacific ICT engineering hub. [ + ]

A project to cut down on the data centres used by US government departments is on track to generate about $3.8 billion in savings (US$3.3 billion) by end-FY15, but some agencies are not seeing benefits, a report finds. [ + ]

Big data, ITaaS, the continuing shift to the cloud, location-free workplaces and wearables are some of the technology trends forecast to strengthen in 2015, according to a survey of Australian CIOs and IT decision-makers. [ + ]

The Australian Senate last week passed laws that would allow ASIO to monitor every device on the internet; Michael Brown has been appointed permanent CEO of Symantec, replacing sacked former-CEO Steve Bennett. [ + ]

High-quality, low-cost sensors have entered the market, putting biometrics in the hands of consumers for the first time. But availability doesn't necessarily translate to viability. [ + ]

Big data can deliver benefits across all departments in your business, but it is vital to ensure that you know who is leading the big data push, and that they have a suitable strategy in place. [ + ]

Some 86% of IT decision-makers believe that all data has value if it can be stored and analysed, but only 52% are retaining all available data. [ + ]

Three-quarters of Australian businesses are investing in the cloud, even though many still lack confidence in cloud services. [ + ]

Passwords are a flawed method of maintaining online security and should be replaced with identity management systems, Centrify Regional Manager Derek Morwood has argued. [ + ]