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• Obama-led sanction accidentally hampered U.S. tech firms in Russia

  02-02-2017 23:34
  
  Sanctions imposed by former President Obama on Russia for hacking during the U.S. election had an unintended side effect: they essentially barred U.S. tech firms from selling new IT products in the country.
  
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• Tassal makes leap with salmon farm IoT project

  02-02-2017 22:30
  
  The cool, salty waters off Tasmania’s south-east coast offer the perfect conditions for farming fish. And some of the toughest in which to set up an IoT network.
  
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• The Perfect Candidate For 30 Under 30's Technology Category - B&T

  02-02-2017 21:55 via bandt.com.au
  
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  The Perfect Candidate For 30 Under 30's Technology Category
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  Are you desperate to enter B&T's coveted 30 Under 30 Awards? Did you read the list of categories and scratch your head as to what to enter? Do you have a touch of 'tech' in your job title? Well please, read on! B&T Magazine. Posted by B&T Magazine.
  
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• Microsoft asks Trump administration for travel ban exceptions

  02-02-2017 21:23
  
  Microsoft wants the government to allow exemptions to last week's executive order on immigration to meet "the pressing needs of real people," including scores of employees and their families.
  
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• Inside Xero’s mammoth cloud migration

  02-02-2017 21:00
  
  When Xero announced in November that it had completed its shift to a public cloud platform, the accounting software-as-a-service provider claimed that it was one of the largest migrations of its kind to be attempted in Australia and New Zealand.
  
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• BT readies a global dynamic WAN

  02-02-2017 20:45
  
  Bandwidth scalability, exit points to cloud services, virtual network functions, and use of the Internet to augment MPLS all figure prominently in the company’s global plans
  
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• FCC takes first step toward over-the-air 4K broadcasting

  02-02-2017 20:42
  
  The Federal Communications Commission has taken the first step towards the eventual roll-out of over-the-air terrestrial 4K television broadcasting in the United States.
  
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• Fears over DR shortcomings at Queensland hospitals

  02-02-2017 20:00
  
  Three out of a group of four health services whose disaster recovery preparations have been assessed by the Queensland Audit Office have only basic DR measures in place.
  
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• AT&T to launch 5G wireless this year in Indy and Austin

  02-02-2017 19:42
  
  AT&T said it will launch its first 5G wireless service in Indianapolis and Austinlater this year, offering theoretical top speeds of 400Mbps or higher.
  
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• Cisco patches critical flaw in Prime Home device management server

  02-02-2017 19:06
  
  Cisco Systems has fixed a critical vulnerability that could allow hackers to take over servers used by telecommunications providers to remotely manage customer equipment such as routers.
  
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• Cisco: Faulty clock part could cause failure in some Nexus switches, ISR routers, ASA security appliances

  02-02-2017 18:34
  
  Cisco this week issued a notice that faulty clock timing chips in some of its switches, routers and security appliances could fail after about 18 month of service – causing those devices to crash and not recover.
  
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• Outlook for iOS speeds up work with third-party add ins

  02-02-2017 18:00
  
  Users of Microsoft's Outlook app for iPhone and iPad can now get work done quicker using third-party integrations.
  
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• EU gets steamed up about online game sales restrictions

  02-02-2017 17:17
  
  European Union antitrust authorities are concerned that some video game publishers aren't playing by the rules of the EU's single market, charging customers in different countries different prices for access to what is essentially the same game.
  
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• Fighting ire with hire: US tech firms say immigration boosts employment

  02-02-2017 15:49
  
  U.S. President Donald Trump is seeking to channel populist anger to stem immigration, but tech companies say it's necessary for the U.S. economy and boosts overall employment.
  
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• Fighting ire with hire: Tech firms say immigration boosts employment

  02-02-2017 15:49
  
  U.S. President Donald Trump is seeking to channel populist anger to stem immigration, but tech companies say it's necessary for the U.S. economy and boosts overall employment.
  
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• WordPress silently fixes dangerous code injection vulnerability

  02-02-2017 15:41
  
  Developers of the widely used WordPress content management system intentionally delayed announcing that a recent patch fixed a severe vulnerability.
  
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• VMware further extends SDN software to work in non-VMware environments

  02-02-2017 15:25
  
  VMware today launched two new versions of its flagship virtual networking product named NSX. One works in VMware environments and the other, NSX-T, is designed to be used with non-VMware management software and clouds.
  
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• Paul Weston: How technology killed the DVD star and we are poorer in the search for family films - Gold Coast Bulletin

  02-02-2017 15:14 via goldcoastbulletin.com.au
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  Paul Weston: How technology killed the DVD star and we are poorer in the search for family films
  Gold Coast Bulletin
  MIKE and Lin have closed their DVD shop at Pacific Pines. This is the last picture show being played out in the Gold Coast's sprawling northern suburbs. After video stores arrived on the Glitter Strip in 1983, only two remain. Southport's Blockbuster ...and more »
  
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• Death of a DVD shop - Gold Coast Bulletin

  02-02-2017 15:14 via goldcoastbulletin.com.au
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  Death of a DVD shop
  Gold Coast Bulletin
  MIKE and Lin have closed their DVD shop at Pacific Pines. This is the last picture show being played out in the Gold Coast's sprawling northern suburbs. After video stores arrived on the Glitter Strip in 1983, only two remain. Southport's Blockbuster ...and more »
  
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• How to calculate the true cost of migrating to the cloud

  02-02-2017 14:50
  
  Four steps to getting it right
  
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• Alphabet's Waymo leads pack in self-driving technology - The Australian

  02-02-2017 14:03 via theaustralian.com.au
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  Alphabet's Waymo leads pack in self-driving technology
  The Australian
  New data on tests of self-driving car technology in California suggest that Alphabet's efforts remain ahead of many rivals in the intensifying race to bring fully autonomous vehicles to the roads. Waymo, the Alphabet unit that began as Google's self ...
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• Vodafone underperforms in UK in third quarter

  02-02-2017 12:45 via computerweekly.com
  
  A strong group performance in Vodafone’s third quarter was undermined by difficulties in the UK
  
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• Microsoft previews coming improvements in .Net

  02-02-2017 12:00
  
  C#, Visual Basic, and F# will get attention in a coordinated effort across Microsoft's development platform
  
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• HPE acquires security startup Niara to boost its ClearPass portfolio

  02-02-2017 08:25
  
  Hewlett Packard Enterprise has acquired Niara, a startup that uses machine learning and big data analytics on enterprise packet streams and log streams to detect and protect customers from advanced cyberattacks that have penetrated perimeter defenses.
  
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• APGA welcomes technology-neutral energy policy - The Australian Pipeliner

  02-02-2017 04:25 via pipeliner.com.au
  
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  APGA welcomes technology-neutral energy policy
  The Australian Pipeliner
  The Australian Pipelines and Gas Association (APGA) welcomed Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's commitment to develop an energy policy based on energy security and cost. APGA Chief Executive Cheryl Cartwright praised the Prime Minister for focusing ...
  “Technology-Agnostic” Energy Policy : PM TurnbullEnergy Mattersall 1,107 news articles »
  
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• Exchange fire hits Telstra fixed and mobile services

  02-02-2017 04:00
  
  A fire at Telstra’s Chatswood exchange in New South Wales has affected fixed and mobile services.
  
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• Telstra Health to roll out WA health information system

  02-02-2017 03:12
  
  The Western Australian government has tapped Telstra Health for a $10 million Community Health Information System.
  
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• Hackers are seeking out company insiders on the black market

  02-02-2017 02:31
  
  If you’re the CEO of a company, here’s another threat you need to worry about: hackers trying to recruit your employees for insider-related theft.
  
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• ATO services go down again

  02-02-2017 02:30
  
  The Australian Taxation Office has suffered another unplanned outage of key online services.
  
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• AT&T wants to be the Linus Torvalds of network software

  02-02-2017 02:13
  
  Carriers are starting to look more like cloud companies, turning to standard hardware, virtualization and machine learning for rapid development of new services. AT&T helped drive that trend on Wednesday by releasing ECOMP, the operating system of its software-defined network, as open source.
  
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• Telstra still dominates NBN, but competition watchdog sees some positive signs

  02-02-2017 01:17
  
  The latest NBN Wholesale Market Indicators Report released by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission reveals that Telstra continues to supply the overwhelming majority of services over the National Broadband Network.
  
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• Trump may ask businesses to boost cybersecurity

  02-02-2017 00:55
  
  President Donald Trump may be seeking more cooperation from private businesses to shore up the defense of critical infrastructure that they control.
  
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• How technology is dumbing down your staff - Human Capital

  02-02-2017 00:52 via hcamag.com
  
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  How technology is dumbing down your staff
  Human Capital
  Technology has enabled us to do much more than we did before, but in some ways it makes us a lazy, according to Dr Jenny Brockis, medical practitioner and author of the book Future Brain: The 12 Keys To Create Your High Performance Brain.and more »
  
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• The road ahead is paved with car communication

  02-02-2017 00:21
  
  Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology have come up with an algorithm that allows autonomous and manually-driven cars to share the road.
  
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