NBN Co deputy chair Diane Smith-Gander has resigned from the company to take up the role of chairman at Transfield Services, an NBN contractor. [ + ]

Australian tech sector remuneration grew 3.2% from June 2012 to June 2013, ahead of public sector wage increases. But this still represents a slowdown from a year earlier. [ + ]

Telstra still has a commanding lead in the business fixed internet market, but its rivals are making inroads in segments such as the professional services sector. [ + ]

Facebook granted Australian authorities access to data on at least 384 of the social network's users in the first half of 2013. [ + ]

A new report from NSW's ICAC details five steps to help organisations avoid the corruption that can come when dealing with external IT contractors. [ + ]

It's commonly said in IT that security is the antithesis of innovation. Innovation creates disruption, and disruption introduces vulnerability. But is that really the case? [ + ]

Australian paid search advertising dollars are increasingly shifting to mobile, with the segment predicted to generate $430m in 2013. [ + ]

Hybrid deployments represent the most efficient way to make use of cloud resources, according to University of Sydney researchers. [ + ]

User virtualisation solutions enable a level of mobility that wasn’t available to employees before. This, along with the ability to allow IT managers to centrally manage and set up any desktop regardless of device, platform or location, means IT teams also see huge resource benefits. [ + ]

Big data is rapidly emerging as an important resource for enhancing customer relationships. Teamed with predictive analytics tools, it can be used to improve loyalty, increase sales opportunities and boost the bottom line. [ + ]

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced last Friday that he will retire within the next 12 months. He will remain as chief executive until a successor is chosen. [ + ]

Startup Spring 2013 will be a three-week festival designed to promote local tech start-ups and encourage more Australians to become technology entrepreneurs. [ + ]

Users of now-defunct Kogan Mobile have turned to the internet to vent their frustrations, with some emailing sites like Technology Decisions with their comments and others trading barbs in forums over who is ultimately to blame for the carrier's downfall. [ + ]

Social channels can help election candidates reach new voters, but a bad online mistake can balloon into a major issue, according to a Queensland media research team. [ + ]

Around 120,000 Kogan Mobile prepaid customers will need to find a new provider, following the latest failure of an Australian telecom reseller - in this instance, ispONE. [ + ]