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Transmission of internet communications using visible light could spark a communications revolution
Tiny LED lights now being developed could deliver Wi-Fi-like internet communications, while simultaneously displaying information and providing illumination for homes, offices and a whole host of other locations. [ + ]
NBN wrap: Coalition policy analysis roundup
The Coalition last week revealed its plan for Australia’s National Broadband Network. The plan has drawn both praise and derision from across the industry. [ + ]
Unified comms misunderstandings could cost you
Misunderstandings about unified communications tools mean Australian organisations could be spending big on unified communications tools that don’t improve employee productivity. [ + ]
The social media Trojan Horse
Social media has the capacity to be the glue that connects your business with the rest of the world. [ + ]
NBN news: ACCC rejects special access undertaking; Confidential documents list NBN contractor blunders
In the last week, the ACCC rejected NBN Co’s special access undertaking (SAU), while a confidential NBN Co document has revealed the organisation’s doubts about its own contractors. [ + ]
HP chairman steps down; European states consider legal action against Google
HP’s chairman, Ray Lane, has stepped down after being narrowly re-elected at this year’s annual meeting. Meanwhile, regulators in six European states are looking at laying fines on Google for its 2012 changes to its privacy policies. [ + ]
Robot brains that live in the cloud
Robotics researchers are set to revolutionise how robots ‘think’, by mining the now-familiar model of cloud computing. [ + ]
Five tips for your mobility strategy
If you haven’t done it already, it’s a fair bet that you’ll be putting together a mobility strategy for your business sometime soon. [ + ]
Nine tips for BYOD success
BYOD is the latest trend to portray how far IT has come in understanding and responding to what employees want and need in order to be productive. While the mobile workforce can work very well to accelerate productivity, because BYOD brings with it a fundamental shift in networking practices, costs can add up. According to Aberdeen, enterprises spend an extra $170,000 per year to deploy 1000 mobile devices via BYOD. To put that in more general terms, a typical BYOD model costs 33% more than the traditional corporate-wireless model. [ + ]
Privacy Watch: NZ Govt leaks 83,000 citizens’ data; Microsoft hands over Aussie cloud user data to cops
In privacy news, the NZ government’s Earthquake Commission leaks 83,000 citizens’ personal data, while Microsoft details how it handed over information of about 2600 Australian users to authorities. [ + ]
Australian businesses urged to move online
The IT industry has once again called for Australian businesses to move online, warning that they risk getting left behind by their more innovative competitors. There are some free tools to help - and we’re looking for more. [ + ]
Turning social media into a business advantage
The huge proliferation of social media and mobile technologies is fast becoming a game-changer for Australian organisations and their relationships with customers. This explosion in data, from consumers who are continuously connected, is now viewed by many companies as essential for effective customer engagement. [ + ]
Largest cyberattack ever; Dell in three-way buyout bidding war; Telecom NZ reveals UFB plans
In the news this week: spam-fighter Spamhaus comes under largest cyberattack ever, two new Dell suitors enter the picture and Telecom New Zealand reveals pricing for its Ultra-Fast Broadband services. [ + ]
Oracle’s new SPARC servers light fire under IBM
Oracle’s founder and CEO Larry Ellison today announced two new processor families and server ranges that, according to independent benchmarks, deliver markedly better bang for buck than IBM. [ + ]
NBN Co takes over NT rollout from Syntheo; NBN faces three-month delay
In the last week, NBN partner Syntheo handed over construction duties in NT over to NBN Co, and NBN Co revealed a three-month delay in construction of the network. [ + ]