Industry News
Guess who? Yahoo? No, it's Altaba
Yahoo plans to change its name to Altaba following the US$41 billion sale of its core internet business to US telecoms operator Verizon, reportedly to reflect its substantial investment in Alibaba. [ + ]
Atlassian to buy Trello for $578.2m
Atlassian has reached a US$425m deal to add web-based project management platform Trello to its growing portfolio of team collaboration software. [ + ]
'Right to disconnect' becomes law in France
A new French law will require companies with more than 50 employees to negotiate with employees over a policy guaranteeing the right to 'switch off' from work and ignore emails after hours. [ + ]
Device shipments set to show no growth in 2017
The global device market is stagnating and expected to show no growth this year, according to Gartner, with hardware makers responding to market saturation by exploring emerging new device categories. [ + ]
Chrome tops list for over half of web users
Google's Chrome grew from being just the second most popular web browser behind Internet Explorer to capturing more than half of the total market by usage share, NetApplications data indicates. [ + ]
Cybersecurity threat posed by public Wi-Fi use
The use of unsecured public Wi-Fi is posing a security risk for approximately two million Australians. [ + ]
Top destinations for overseas money transfers revealed
Approximately 2.4 million Australians send money overseas each year, according to research from the Commonwealth Bank. [ + ]
Appian assists paper removal at Uni of SA
The Appian Cloud has been successfully deployed at the University of South Australia as part of the university's strategic objective to remove all paper from its administrative systems by 2018. [ + ]
Data retention scheme prompts privacy concerns from IA
Privacy concerns have been raised by Internet Australia (IA) after the federal government called for a radical expansion of its data retention scheme. [ + ]
Nimble Storage machine learning capabilities increased
According to Nimble Storage, its InfoSight predictive flash platform achieves over six-nines (99.999928%) availability, which leads to an impact of less than 25 seconds annually. [ + ]
AGL and ARENA develop virtual power plant
A new power station is being built in Adelaide, with homes beginning to receive the first battery installations as part of the trial. [ + ]
Cybercrime targeted by Vodafone response centre
A Cyber Defence and Response Centre (CDRC) will be built as part of deal between Vodafone Hutchison Australia, Dimension Data and FireEye. [ + ]
Microsoft Australia appoints new managing director
Microsoft Australia has selected the former head of IBM's software business in APAC, Steven Worrall, to be managing director, replacing Pip Marlow, who is leaving the company after 21 years. [ + ]
Dismal broadband rank shows need for better NBN: IA
Australia's 50th-place ranking in Akamai's latest State of the Internet report shows the need for the NBN rollout to be completed ASAP — according to nbn, or for a better NBN — according to Internet Australia. [ + ]
Data collaboration key to Australian innovation and growth
The BigInsights Data Innovation Awards have been held, with both federal and state ministers using the occasion to outline Australia's innovation plan. [ + ]
