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• SAP Leonardo adoption progressing despite user group apathy

  In June 2017 SAP relaunched a nascent product named after Leonardo Da Vinci to reflect its changing position from an IoT platform to a "digital innovation system".

• What is the MEAN stack? JavaScript web applications

  The web application stack powered by MongoDB, Express, Angular, and Node.js leverages JavaScript from top to bottom

• Slack beefs up security with enterprise key management

  Slack has announced the rollout of Enterprise Key Management to tighten up security and compliance for its enterprise customers.

• Workday CEO outlines plans to take on ERP giants, Oracle and SAP

  Workday is transitioning from an HR and business finance software suite into a full ERP platform as it aims to compete with Oracle and SAP.

• Red Hat commits to Openstack for 'at least' 10 years

  While Red Hat understandably wouldn't discuss anything to do with the IBM mega-acquisition - for regulatory reasons - director of product management James Labocki and senior director for product management at Openstack Nick Barcet confirmed Red Hat's commitment to Openstack for at least the next "10 years".

• Vulnerabilities to hit 19,000 this year — time for Australia to get smart on security

  What do storms, volcanoes and cyber attacks have in common? All can have a devastating impact on society and all have claimed a spot on the World Economic Forum’s top global risks of 2018 list. Last year, the global cost of cybercrime was estimated to exceed $600 billion, equating to around 0.8 per cent of global GDP. An eye-watering amount.

• Google investigates faster, more-private webpage transitions

  The Chrome team works on specs for fast loading and multipage sites

• Macquarie Uni coupler enables super-fast fibre, a potential antidote to 'capacity crunch'

  ​A coupler developed by researchers at Macquarie University Photonics Research Centre has enabled transmission of more than a petabit of data per second down an optical fibre as fine as a human hair.

• Digital Realty opens new Sydney data centre, plans to build more

  Digital Realty has boosted its investment portfolio in Australia to more than $1 billion after opening its new data centre facility, Digital Erskine Park II.

• Salter Brothers challenges MyNetFone over Inabox takeover

  A subsidiary of SB&G Group has made an all-cash $21.4 million offer for Inabox, ahead of a 19 November Inabox ​shareholder meeting due to vote on a takeover bid by MyNetFone.

• Telco group concerned over push for ACMA to oversee TIO

  Telco industry group Communications Alliance says it is concerned over a government proposal for the Australian Communications and Media Authority to oversee the complaints body Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman.

• Greens call for digital rights commissioner

  The Australian Greens have called for the establishment of a “digital rights commissioner” as part of a suite of new policies unveiled yesterday by the party.

• KPMG Australia launches cryptocurrency tax estimator API

  ​KPMG today launched a tool to help traders of cryptocurrencies better understand their tax liabilities.

• Former Yahoo7 CTO lands at Isentia

  ​Former Yahoo7 chief technology officer Paul Russell has been appointed CTO of media monitoring and data company Isentia.

• US FCC launches its first high-band 5G spectrum auction

  The US Federal Communications Commission has launched the agency's first high-band 5G spectrum auction as it works to clear space for next-generation faster networks.