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• What one company learned from testing Intel's superfast Optane SSDs

  07-04-2017 22:46
  
  Before release, Intel gave Optane SSDs to a select few who had a chance to get their hands dirty with the new technology for over a year.
  
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• Microsoft hikes Windows 10 savings claims by 28%

  07-04-2017 22:05
  
  Microsoft this week boosted by 28% its claim of how much enterprises can save by moving to Windows 10.
  
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• Microsoft launches Windows 10 beta program for business users

  07-04-2017 22:00
  
  Business users get access to their own version of the Windows 10 beta program this week. On Friday, Microsoft unveiled the Windows Insider Program for Business, alongside its first post-Creators Update Windows 10 beta.
  
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• WikiLeaks: CIA used bits of Carberp Trojan code for malware deployment

  07-04-2017 21:21
  
  When the source code to suspected Russian-made malware leaked online in 2013, guess who used it? A new release from WikiLeaks claims the CIA borrowed some of the code to bolster its own hacking operations.
  
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• Twitter pulls lawsuit after US government backs down

  07-04-2017 20:53
  
  Twitter has withdrawn a lawsuit it filed on Thursday against the U.S. government after the U.S. Customs and Border Protection withdrew a demand that it reveal details about a Twitter account that is critical of the agency.
  
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• IoT malware starts showing destructive behavior

  07-04-2017 20:37
  
  Hackers have started adding data-wiping routines to malware that's designed to infect internet-of-things and other embedded devices.
  
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• The Weekly Wrap: Time to prep for Windows 10 Creators Update

  07-04-2017 20:04
  
  The latest version of Windows 10 arrives on April 11, but you can get it now if you want. Here's what you need to know before you download.
  
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• Samsung's squashing of malicious Tizen smart TV bugs is turning messy

  07-04-2017 19:49
  
  After 40 critical vulnerabilities on Samsung's Tizen -- used in smart TVs and smartwatches -- were exposed this week by Israeli researcher Amihai Neiderman, the company is scrambling to patch them.
  
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• Unity out at Canonical amid big shakeups

  07-04-2017 19:17
  
  Canonical, the company behind the best-known Linux distribution in the world and one of the biggest players in commercial open source software, has announced several large-scale changes of direction that have created big ripples in the open source world.
  
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• US lawmakers demand to know how many residents are under surveillance

  07-04-2017 19:09
  
  Two powerful U.S. lawmakers are pushing President Donald Trump administration's to tell them how many of the country's residents are under surveillance by the National Security Agency.
  
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• What C-level leaders need to know about cybersecurity

  07-04-2017 19:04
  
  Corporate boards are rarely prepared for cyberattacks -- and when they occur everybody likes to point fingers at everyone else.
  
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• This year's H-1B cap is quickly reached -- and exceeded

  07-04-2017 18:05
  
  The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service said Friday that the H-1B cap for FY 2018 has already been reached. Visa applications became available only on Monday.
  
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• Pairing Galaxy S8 with Microsoft apps seen as benefit to business customers

  07-04-2017 16:50
  
  Samsung and Microsoft? Yes, they are indeed working together on providing access to Windows apps for Galaxy S8 phones.
  
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• McAfee: Trend indicates 2017 will be bumper year for new malware

  07-04-2017 16:47
  
  A cycle of increasing new malware is well underway and could last the rest of this year if a trend established over the past two years continues.
  
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• Microsoft .Net Framework gets updated for Windows 10

  07-04-2017 12:00
  
  Microsoft .Net Framework 4.7 arrives as part of Windows 10 Creators Update
  
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• City of London Wi-Fi project contract awarded

  07-04-2017 10:51 via computerweekly.com
  The City of London Corporation’s plans to cover the Square Mile with a free, public access Wi-Fi project are moving ahead at speed
  
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• US FCC said to have a plan for rollback of net neutrality rules

  07-04-2017 10:28
  
  Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai has disclosed preliminary plans to roll back some of the net neutrality provisions in the U.S., which could be put to vote as soon as May or June, according to news reports.
  
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• Capel RSL upgrades its technology with the arrival of the NBN - Bunbury Mail

  07-04-2017 09:57 via bunburymail.com.au
  
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  Capel RSL upgrades its technology with the arrival of the NBN
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  Bunbury Telstra consultant Deanne Scott, Telstra NBN specialist Brian Cross and Capel RSL warden James Dunlop. See your ad here. What's happening in Bunbury. New farmers' market. Check out the new market this weekend. Lots of food, crafts and ...and more »
  
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• Qantas Wi-Fi enters ‘beta’

  07-04-2017 09:08
  
  Qantas is offering public access to Wi-Fi on one of its Boeing 737 aircraft while it “continues to fine-tune the system”.
  
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• DEXA technology highlights meat quality - Avon Valley Advocate

  07-04-2017 08:37 via avonadvocate.com.au
  
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  DEXA technology highlights meat quality
  Avon Valley Advocate
  THE adoption of Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) technology for the sheep industry would bring benefits to sheep producers, according to Murdoch University's Steve Connaughton. Mr Connaughton ran the ruler over lamb in 2017 and discussed the ...
  
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• Customer experience: Are organisations delivering on the promise or is it all semantics?

  07-04-2017 07:15
  
  While organisations like to talk about providing enhanced ‘customer journeys’, it’s becoming increasingly clear that the usual customer experience (CX) is more like a ride in the back of a 1972 Kingswood – stopping at all the red lights – than a quiet, cushioned and driverless tour in a fully-optioned Tesla.
  
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• Spotlight on cyber security at ATO, DHS and Immigration

  07-04-2017 06:00
  
  The cyber resilience of the Australian Taxation Office (ATO), Department of Human Services and Department of Immigration and Border Protection is set to be scrutinised as part of a joint committee inquiry.
  
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• Not enough Australian dial-up users to bother counting, ABS says

  07-04-2017 05:43
  
  Is it the end of an era or had the era already ended long ago? The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) twice a year releases its Internet Activity report, containing a host of information about how we access the Internet — and the latest edition featured a noticeable absence.
  
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• Why we insist on hiring locally

  07-04-2017 05:14
  
  No one can deny that there’s a fierce fight for talent. It’s why many companies believe they have no choice but to look offshore, and use developers remotely.
  
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• Can process assessments be automated?

  07-04-2017 04:46
  
  Researchers at the University of Southern Queensland (USQ) have built a world-first automated process assessment tool based on the international standards for IT Service Management (ITSM) and process assessment.
  
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• How the Human Rights Commission’s CIO learned to stop worrying and love the cloud

  07-04-2017 04:25
  
  Around two years ago, Ron McLay was chewing his fingernails wondering what the hell he was going to do.
  
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• Samsung's profit soars after recovery from Note7 debacle

  07-04-2017 04:21
  
  The costly Galaxy Note7 debacle, which led to the recall of about 3 million smartphones because of overheating batteries, seems to be behind Samsung Electronics, with the company forecasting a 48 percent growth in operating profit in the first quarter.
  
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• Damstra Technology offers proof its country town setting is no barrier to global growth - DynamicBusiness

  07-04-2017 03:10 via dynamicbusiness.com.au
  
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  Damstra Technology offers proof its country town setting is no barrier to global growth
  DynamicBusiness
  Since separating from its parent company, last year, and undergoing a digital evolution, Damstra Technology has wasted no time in proving an SME from a country town can go global. The cloud-based, end-to-end workforce management solutions provider ...
  
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• ISPs to be named and shamed: ACCC to monitor NBN speeds

  07-04-2017 01:05
  
  The federal government will fund a broadband performance monitoring scheme run by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, communications minister Senator Mitch Fifield announced today.
  
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• Switch on to technology - Newcastle Herald

  07-04-2017 00:29 via theherald.com.au
  
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  Switch on to technology
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  LOG ON: Research reveals that modern technology has massive potential to help older Australians stay in touch with family, friends and loved ones. See your ad here. What's happening in Newcastle. Walking group? Everybody needs to walk daily, so it ...
  
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• ADVERTISING FEATURE: Switch on to technology - Newcastle Herald

  07-04-2017 00:29 via theherald.com.au
  
  Newcastle Herald
  ADVERTISING FEATURE: Switch on to technology
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  LOG ON: Research reveals that modern technology has massive potential to help older Australians stay in touch with family, friends and loved ones. See your ad here. What's happening in Newcastle. New neighbourhood bar. Have you heard there's a new ...
  
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• Cloud a cure for Australasian tech's stunted growth, says Xero CEO and start-ups

  07-04-2017 00:19
  
  ​Public cloud services have removed the historic barriers that stymied the global ambitions of Australasian companies, Xero's CEO Rod Drury said yesterday.
  
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