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NBN Co loses third head of construction in three years
NBN Co's head of construction, Richard Thorpe, is leaving the organisation. Thorpe will be the third construction head to leave the company in three years. [ + ]
With data privacy in the spotlight, encryption use grows
Around 35% of businesses polled in a survey of eight markets including Australia have adopted enterprise-wide encryption in response to consumer concerns and cyber threats. [ + ]
Dimension Data sells off distribution business
Dimension Data will sell its Express Data and Express Online businesses - its only distribution assets - to hardware distributor Dicker Data. [ + ]
Telstra takes Optus to court over mobile coverage ads
Telstra has taken Optus to court over an ad that suggests little difference between the companies' mobile coverage, and has so far successfully forced Optus to remove the ad from its website. [ + ]
HP: fraud victim or tax dodger?
HP has restated Autonomy's pre-acquisition profit by 81% as part of its allegations of financial improprieties at the software company. But Autonomy's former managers claim the move may be aimed at minimising HP's UK taxes. [ + ]
Telemarketers up for back pay after Ombudsman action
Call centre operators Telco Services Australia and Trimatic Contract Services have agreed to reclassify their workers as employees and pay back pay to settle legal action from the Fair Work Ombudsman. [ + ]
CSIRO using big data to study superannuation
Researchers from the CSIRO, Monash University and other institutions will use big data and economic modelling to study how well the Australian superannuation system is working. [ + ]
Imperva goes on security buying spree
Imperva has announced plans to acquire two cloud security vendors and a mainframe database auditing software company. [ + ]
Australians too sexy for their unsecured devices
Four in ten Australians have sent or received intimate messages and photos via smartphones and other devices, potentially jeopardising their identity and reputation, according to McAfee. [ + ]
Microsoft reveals new CEO amid board reshuffle
Microsoft's board of directors has appointed Satya Nadella as its new CEO and member of the board of directors effective immediately, while also announcing a slight reshuffle of its board. [ + ]
Mitel eyes Australian expansion with Aastra merger
Business communication provider Mitel's merger with Aastra effectively doubles its market share in Australia, and the company is aiming for further growth, according to A/NZ VP Frank Skiffington. [ + ]
Converga buys Speedscan in expansion push
Sydney-based Converga has acquired document process outsourcing provider Speedscan to help improve its reach in its core markets of A/NZ, the US and the Philippines. [ + ]
Australian contact centres look to hybrid model
Australia's contact centre applications market will grow a modest 6.2% between 2012-2019, with spending shifting towards cloud and hosted product offerings, according to Frost & Sullivan. [ + ]
Lenovo to buy Motorola for US$2.91 billion
Lenovo will buy handset manufacturer Motorola Mobility from Google for approximately US$2.91 billion under a new agreement between the companies. [ + ]
Arciteca developing clinical data management system
Arciteca and the CRC for Mental Health have joined forces to develop a system aimed at allowing medical researchers to more easily manage and share clinical data. [ + ]