Journalist 
Stephen Withers
Stephen Withers is one of Australia¹s most experienced IT journalists, having begun his career in the days of 8-bit 'microcomputers'. He covers the gamut from gadgets to enterprise systems. In previous lives he has been an academic, a systems programmer, an IT support manager, and an online services manager. Stephen holds an honours degree in Management Sciences and a PhD in Industrial and Business Studies.
Orbi Outdoor takes mesh Wi-Fi into the garden
Netgear has added an outdoor option to its Orbi mesh Wi-Fi networking products.
BlackBerry to acquire Cylance for US$1.4 billion
Security vendor BlackBerry has agreed to purchase Cylance — which focuses on the application of AI to cyber security — for US$1.4 billion.
Fragmented secondary data worries IT execs: survey
A survey conducted by Vanson Bourne for hyperconvergence vendor Cohesity reveals extensive concern about the fragmentation of secondary data.
