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Nextgen, Vic Govt sign fibre sharing deal
The Victorian Government has teamed up with Nextgen for a project aimed at improving infrastructure diversity in south-west Victoria to avoid a repeat of the Warrnambool outage of 2012. [ + ]
NBN Co sets up medical device register
As the date looms for the first copper phone lines to be supplanted by the NBN, NBN Co has set up a register to help users of medical alarms ensure these services remain operational. [ + ]
Sydney Uni plans crowdsourced public transit app
Researchers from the University of Sydney are working on a mobile app designed to allow public transport users to rate their experiences and for operators to respond in real time. [ + ]
Malone quits as iiNet CEO
Michael Malone last week resigned as CEO and board director of ISP iiNet, in order to focus on other projects. [ + ]
Comms Alliance lauds telco regulation repeals
The Communications Alliance has lauded telecommunications changes in the Omnibus Repeal Day (Autumn 2014) Bill, which was introduced into federal parliament yesterday. [ + ]
Cybercrims exploit missing flight MH370 concerns
Cybercriminals are using the mystery surrounding missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 as a way to infect unsuspecting internet users with malware. [ + ]
83% of companies unprepared for a security breach
Although three in four companies have suffered a security incident in the last two years, just 17% are fully prepared for a future breach, a survey suggests. [ + ]
Improving healthcare data can save $100m a year
Adopting GS1 supply chain standards and the National Product Catalogue (NPC) could help the Australian healthcare industry cut down on $30m-$100m of wasteful spending a year, a report asserts. [ + ]
Internet of Things to transform the data centre
The rapid proliferation of 'Internet of Things' devices and the large volumes of data they generate will transform data centres from centralised systems to distributed environments, Gartner predicts. [ + ]
TPG fibre plan a threat to NBN: Switkowski
NBN Co chairman Dr Ziggy Switkowski has warned that if TPG and other telcos are able to roll out competing fibre infrastructure to the NBN, it will have a “severe impact” on the economics of the project. [ + ]
Two strategies for small business storage
Small businesses typically lack the resources to manage complicated on-premises storage environments, but there are several options that can help ease the burden. [ + ]
ITU standard to enable e-health interoperability
The ITU has given first-stage approval to the ITU-T-H.860 specification, which is designed to allow the exchange of health-care data between the whole spectrum of e-health systems. [ + ]
Innovation accelerators embracing IT transformation
A third of companies have made IT-enabled business transformation a top priority and are more likely to invest in the development of new applications, products and CEM strategies, a survey shows. [ + ]
Hightail to open APAC HQ in Melbourne
Cloud file sharing company Hightail - formerly YouSendIt - has become the latest tech company to announce plans to set up its APAC headquarters in Melbourne. [ + ]
BYOA spreads to two-thirds of Aussie businesses
Two in three Australian businesses have employees using personal mobile or web apps for work purposes - sometimes without the consent of IT - a Telsyte survey shows. [ + ]
