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• Facebook's Workplace launches, NBN Co first to adopt

  NBN Co claims it has become the first Australian corporate to roll out Facebook’s new enterprise offering, Workplace.

• Deloitte predicts 're-enterprisation of IT' in 2015

  Stand aside, consumers – the enterprise will drive growth of drones, wearable devices and 3D printing in 2015, according to Deloitte.

• Bunnings drives productivity with iPod Touch rollout

  Bunnings is aggressively developing mobile apps for its retail employees following a deployment last Christmas of 1500 iPod Touch devices to store staff, according to the company's mobility team leader.

• Dropbox lures business users from consumer product

  Dropbox has revealed additional IT admin controls as it continues its bid to lure business customers.

• BYOD may be SOP, but it's still a headache for IT

  Just because BYOD has become standard operating procedure in most workplaces doesn't mean the practice has stopped causing challenges for IT.

• BYOD 101: Getting user buy-in

  Employees may want to choose the device they use for work, but that doesn’t guarantee they will automatically buy into a business’s new bring-your-own-device (BYOD) strategy, according to analysts.

• Santos embraces Windows 8 tablets at TechEd

  Santos has revealed a major move to Windows 8 tablets following a desktop migration from Windows XP to Windows 7.

• New era of IT requires new kind of leader

  Managers must become leaders to thrive in a new world of IT service delivery, according to Charles Araujo, founder and CEO of the IT Transformation Institute.

• HP mixing R&D and M&A for innovation: COO Bill Veghte

  HP is focused on growing its core businesses as the company works to right its ship, according to HP chief operating officer Bill Veghte.

• Better IT makes for happier employees: Deloitte

  Employees who are happy with workplace IT are one-third less likely to leave their company, according to a Deloitte study commissioned by Google.

• BYOD 'a privilege, not a right': Fairfax

  Fairfax, Toyota and an Australian government agency described limited bring-your-own-device (BYOD) rollouts in a panel at the CeBIT Enterprise Mobility conference in Sydney.

• BYOD vs CYOD: Bring or choose your own device?

  Offering employees a choice of approved devices may provide more control for IT compared to allowing them to bring any smartphone or tablet they want.

• NRL bets on cost savings with BYOD strategy

  The NRL expects to win “massive cost savings” from a new bring your own device (BYOD) strategy, according to the rugby league’s IT manager, Maurice Veliz.

• BlackBerry embraces BYOD to win back customers

  BlackBerry seeks to win back Australian business from rivals after a late realisation that it must adapt to the growing trend of bring your own device (BYOD), BlackBerry executives said at the BlackBerry 10 launch in Australia.

• Samsung Galaxy S4 to drive BYOD: Telsyte

  The release of a new Samsung Galaxy S smartphone is likely to drive more consumer devices into the workplace, according to Telsyte analyst Rodney Gedda.