The Open Networking Foundation has announced details of its certification program for OpenFlow networking products and named the first accredited test lab. [ + ]

An academic study predicts that Twitter will soon become dominated by posts from celebrities and brands, to the extent that people will view it more like television than a two-way medium. [ + ]

The ICT industry has three areas of resource usage which currently provide opportunities for the industry to lessen its environmental impact: overall energy usage, electronic waste and rare earth metals. How these areas are managed impacts the industry’s future. [ + ]

Future networks will consist of roughly 80% wireless technologies and will be significantly cheaper to build and operate, according to a new report. [ + ]

Polycom boss Andrew Miller has resigned after the company uncovered “irregularities” in his expense submissions. Following the news of Miller’s resignation, several law firms have launched their own investigations into Polycom or its staff. [ + ]

UK ISPs and mobile operators have ceded to pressure from the government to implement opt-out porn filters, and Australian lobbies want to use the move to put filtering back on the agenda. [ + ]

Organisations need to rethink their approach to knowledge management, putting greater emphasis on practical knowledge that can deliver measurable results, one recent report says. [ + ]

Information management (IM) and business intelligence (BI) projects are continuing to grow in popularity, with more organisations planning to make the most of the data they hold to give them a competitive edge. [ + ]

IEEE 802.11ac is the next generation of Wi-Fi standard. It improves data rates, network robustness, reliability and bandwidth efficiency. This is essential given increasing mobility and BYOD. It is important for enterprises to understand their application requirements and how and where these devices may be used within a network to leverage the new standard. [ + ]

Telstra has threatened Vodafone with legal action over Vodafone’s claim that it has the fastest 4G network in Australia. In response, Vodafone has turned to crowdsourced speed-test data to justify some of its claims, saying these figures show that it “currently offers the fastest 4G data speeds in Sydney and Melbourne.” [ + ]

The cloud promises many tantalising benefits for businesses. But tackling the cloud unprepared can leave you with a bevy of problems. [ + ]

IT professionals are in the top three categories of people using LinkedIn - so what can you do to ensure your profile stands out and captures the attention of your target audience? [ + ]

Nearly nine in 10 Australian enterprises are making use of cloud computing, and business units are increasingly assuming direct responsibility for acquisition of cloud services. [ + ]

Natural language technology similar to that behind Google Now, Apple’s Siri and IBM’s Watson could soon find its way into the enterprise. [ + ]

The ACS has launched a consultation to help it develop a Consumer Cloud Protocol, designed to improve confidence in cloud services by encouraging vendors to be transparent about key issues. [ + ]