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The changing face of business intelligence
As business intelligence tools are becoming more popular, vendors are offering them in different forms, on different devices and through different models. [ + ]
Android dominates mobile threat landscape
Android appears to have emerged as the platform of choice for mobile malware authors, accounting for more than 96% of all infections traced by FortiGuard Labs during 2013. [ + ]
RMIT student takes on world hunger with mobile app
Former RMIT student James Downing has developed Pocket Rice, a mobile app designed to tackle world hunger through trivia. [ + ]
AAPT CEO Yuile to resign this week
AAPT CEO David Yuile will leave the company this Friday, the same day that the sale of AAPT to TPG is finalised. [ + ]
Telecom NZ rebrands as Spark
Telecom New Zealand will change its name to Spark in a rebranding exercise that will also cover the company's Gen-i and Telecom Digital Ventures units. [ + ]
NBN Co to adopt multitechnology mix by 2015
NBN Co has taken the first steps towards transitioning to a multitechnology model for the NBN, including preparing for trials of FTTB and FTTN technologies. [ + ]
Capgemini names new A/NZ CEO
Technology and outsourcing services company Capgemini has appointed Depak Nangia to the post of CEO for Australia and New Zealand. [ + ]
IBM, Theiss use big data to predict mining gear failure
IBM Research and contract miner Theiss have announced a collaboration aimed at developing big data tools to improve the efficiency of mining equipment maintenance. [ + ]
Huawei, Griffith University sign R&D pact
Huawei and Griffith University have signed an agreement to collaborate on R&D projects and to allow the university's students to participate in Huawei's work experience programs. [ + ]
Telstra's Sensis to cut 800 Australian jobs
Telstra's advertising and directories arm, Sensis, revealed this week that it will chop 800 jobs around Australia, sparking fiery responses from the unions. [ + ]
Mobility helps UN improve food distribution
Tigerspike has developed a mobile framework to improve the registration and distribution processes of the United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP). [ + ]
Govt leaks 10,000 asylum seekers' personal data
The Australian Department of Immigration and Border Protection has leaked the personal details of about 10,000 asylum seekers in detention, potentially endangering lives. Two investigations have been launched into the leak. [ + ]
Big data getting faster, smarter, stronger
Three emerging big data trends promise to improve the business case for Australian enterprises' adoption of the technology, according to Deloitte. [ + ]
Akamai completes purchase of DDoS vendor Prolexic
Akamai has acquired DDoS specialist Prolexic for about $411 million (US$370 million), as part of plans to offer security products designed to protect enterprises at both the web and application layers. [ + ]
Kickstarter hacked, CC info allegedly safe
Popular crowd-funding website Kickstarter has been hacked, with attackers accessing the data - including mailing addresses, phone numbers and encrypted passwords - of several of the website's users. [ + ]
