Nokia's $22bn Alcatel-Lucent buy, EU accuses Google of antitrust violations, Telstra to end Pacnet brand
21 April, 2015 by Andrew CollinsNokia to buy Alcatel-Lucent in AU$22bn all-share transaction, European Commission officially accuses Google of infringing EU antitrust rules and Telstra to end Pacnet brand.
Geek Weekly: Our top weird tech stories for 16 April
16 April, 2015This week: Woman’s $43m tax bill glitch, Aussie pollies are allowed to use their phones at work, lawnmowing robots take on the astronomers, rocket landings actually are rocket science, and Lost in Space is now real.
CSIRO beats Cisco logo claim, Microsoft may open-source Windows, Singtel's $1bn Trustwave purchase
14 April, 2015 by Andrew CollinsCisco has failed to stop CSIRO from registering its logo as a trademark, Microsoft may one day make Windows open source and Singtel will acquire 98% of security service provider Trustwave for a little over $1 billion.
People, processes and technology - the main areas of impact in a practical data strategy
13 April, 2015Gartner predicts that within the next couple of years 33% of Fortune 100 organisations will experience an information crisis due to their inability to effectively collect, maintain and use valuable enterprise data.
Geek Weekly: Our top weird tech stories for 9 April
09 April, 2015This week: Linux Breach response brings bouquets, Google Analytics suffers breakdown, glitch leaves drivers without valid licences, Canadian government system on the nose and data centre meltdown leaves two million customers on hold.
Network performance monitoring pays dividends
08 April, 2015A New Zealand research organisation required visibility and intelligence to see what was happening on its network, and know ahead of time if something suspicious was occurring that could affect the organisation and its members.
Cybercrims steal $1m from firms; Europe may prosecute Google; Telstra's eHealth purchase
07 April, 2015 by Andrew Collins'Dyre Wolf' attack netts more than US$1 million, Europe's regulator could soon bring antitrust charges against Google and Telstra Health to acquire business assets of telemedicine provider Anywhere Healthcare.
Geek Weekly: Our top weird tech stories for 2 April
02 April, 2015This week: April fool pranks, G20 leaders data leaked, spam escapes from a fridge, switching away from smartphones, retro arcade games and Tim Cook to give away his wealth.
Facebook sued over 'stolen' DC designs; PayPal to pay $10m for sanction violations; Optus reviewed after privacy breaches
31 March, 2015 by Andrew CollinsFacebook sued for allegedly stealing BladeRoom Group's data centre designs, PayPal will pay almost $10m for "apparent violation" of US sanctions and Optus to be reviewed after data security breaches.
Windows 10 not really free for pirates; site-blocking laws; ex-IT manager's bribery charge
24 March, 2015 by Andrew CollinsConfusion over upgrades for pirated versions of Windows, legislation will force ISPs to block file-sharing websites and former Commbank IT manager charged.
Tech Insights: Interview with Hope Powers, CA Technologies
20 March, 2015In our new Tech Insights series, we quiz industry leaders to get their views of what the year ahead holds for the IT world. Today we speak with Hope Powers, Senior Vice President & Managing Director, ANZ, CA Technologies.
Geek Weekly: Our top weird tech stories for 19 March
19 March, 2015This week: $500m TAFE computer system failure, self-driving car coast-to-coast road trip, batteries made with spider silk, Sydney's OPAL card woes and a robotic cat.
Wikipedia sues NSA spies; Facebook faces class action; HP loses four patents
17 March, 2015 by Andrew CollinsWikimedia Foundation sues the US National Security Agency over surveillance, Facebook faces class action over kids spending parents' money online and HP loses patent battle with ServiceNow.
Analytics for all - business intelligence in 2015
11 March, 2015 by Andrew CollinsThe coming year will see business intelligence (BI) tools move out of the IT department and into the rest of the enterprise, while large BI vendors will incorporate data discovery features made popular by smaller vendors and smaller vendors look for new target markets.
Tech Insights: Interview with David Gibson, Varonis
11 March, 2015In our new Tech Insights series, we quiz industry leaders to get their views of what the year ahead holds for the IT world. Today we speak with David Gibson, Vice President of Marketing, Varonis.
