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• Overcome FUD with a clear cloud services policy: Ovum

  Australian policy makers need to explain the benefits of cloud services clearly if state and federal government adoption is to improve, according to Ovum Australia's research director, Steve Hodgkinson.

• BlackBerry stems bleeding, but sells 1 million Z10s

  BlackBerry today reported a return to operating profit for its fourth quarter amid sales of 1 million Z10 smartphones. But there was also a decline of 3 million global subscribers, down to 76 million.

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  NBN users won't pay for high speeds, economist says

  Former Telstra chief economist John de Ridder has said consumers will not be prepared to pay more for higher speeds on the National Broadband Network (NBN).

• Most Internet users want to end tracking of personal data: Ovum

  Most Internet users around the world would put an end to their personal data being collected and tracked by companies if they could easily do so, according Ovum’s latest Consumer Insights Survey.

• Ovum: Big data collection colliding with privacy concerns

  A recent push in the IT industry to collect and monetize big data is headed for a clash with privacy concerns from Internet users and potential regulation from some governments, according to tech analyst firm Ovum.

• Gartner, Ovum offer mixed views on state of Big Data hype

  The Big Data buzzword and industry trend had a pretty good year perception-wise in 2012, but the hype may soon fade into a period of disillusionment among users, according to analyst firms Ovum and Gartner.

• Big data vendors score with Twitter crowd: Ovum

  Twitter proved beneficial for market acceptance of big data and the vendors who provide the service in 2012, according to new research from analyst firm Ovum.

• Microsoft won't release study that challenged success of Munich's Linux migration

  Microsoft and Hewlett Packard won't share a study claiming that the German city of Munich had its numbers wrong when it calculated switching from Windows to Linux saved the city millions -- although an HP employee did provide the data to a German publication that reported on the results.

• Cloud computing gaining momentum in 2013: Ovum

  The global cloud computing market will continue to grow in 2013 as enterprises look to reduce costs and boost innovation, according to analyst firm Ovum.

• Apple's iPhone, iPad lead the way as mobile BI matures, says Ovum

  Apple and Google's Android have the widest adoption among mobile BI (business intelligence) applications, as the products are becoming more mature, according to a report from market research company Ovum.

• Emerging economies keen for BYOD: study

  Workers in developing, fast-growth economies are more likely to use their personal mobile devices to access corporate information than their counterparts in mature countries, according to a new study.

• Australian government agencies still reaching for the cloud: Ovum

  Federal and state government agencies in Australia have yet to realise cloud computing’s role in the digital economy and should look to the example set by service providers such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), according to an Australian analyst.

• AT&T rolls out cloud-based Microsoft Office

  Seeking to beef up its products and services for small and midsize businesses, AT&T Monday announced that it will offer Microsoft Office 365 as a cloud-based service.

• Government agency IT budget cuts confirmed: Swan

  The Gillard government’s treasurer, Wayne Swan, has indicated in the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) that there will be a 20 per cent cut in capital expenditure for government agencies with IT projects worth less than $10 million under the knife.

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  Paul O’Sullivan looks back at 20 years of Optus

  It was 20 years ago on November 19, 1991, when Optus was granted its carrier licence. Since then, the telecommunications company has survived many ups and downs.