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Australian IT professionals potentially have greater concerns about the security of company financials and intellectual property than the global average, according to a new global study which found that Australian respondents appear nearly 4.5 times more concerned about these areas of security than their home security, compared to the 3 times global response.

Employers have been warned that staff using their own laptops or tablets to transfer and store confidential business information could potentially compromise their business.

Chinese telecommunications equipment vendor Huawei Technologies has warned against the issue of intellectual property being politicised and says that using IP as a political tool will destroy confidence in patent protection.

Brisbane-based battery company Redflow has started manufacturing core components for its zinc-bromine flow batteries at its new production facility in Thailand.

The Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia (IPTA) has warned that recommendations by the Productivity Commission on Intellectual Property Arrangements would significantly weaken the Australian patent system, introduce uncertainty into obtaining and enforcing patent rights, and make the system more expensive for innovators,

Australia’s game development industry earned $114.9 million in the 2015-16 financial year, with 81% of revenue derived from overseas markets, and the industry says there is still huge potential for more export growth.

Service providers are relying more upon software assets and intellectual property (IP) when carrying out client engagements such as hybrid cloud management, according to global research firm Forrester.

The federal government has put its support behind the launch of a new, central source of information sharing, licencing preferences and facilitating contact for intellectual property in Australia generated by the public research sector.

eCommerce platform vendor Bigcommerce has made its first acquisition, buying Texas-based mobile retail technologies provider Zing.

Silicon-Valley based intellectual property (IP) strategy and startup advisory firm, Foresight Valuation Group, has announced a Startup-IP Program (STR-IP), which it says is aimed at helping technology startups build an IP portfolio that is aligned with their business goals and that would enhance their valuation.

There’s a rising tide of cyber attacks on the energy sector, with a warning from a global security company that the growing adoption of smart grids, smart meters and the “Internet of Things,” will likely lead to even greater risks and challenges for energy firms this year.