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• The Instillery and Origin unite in mega merger

  The Instillery and Origin have unveiled plans to merge businesses to create a tech provider capable of challenging tier-1 incumbents in New Zealand.

• Origin unveils dedicated security practice

  Origin has launched a dedicated IT security practice targeting mid-market and enterprise businesses, leveraging specialist subsidiary Optinet.

• Open source tool could sniff out most heavily censored websites

  Georgia Tech researchers are seeking the assistance of website operators to help better understand which sites are being censored and then figure out how to get around such restricted access by examining the data collected.

• What is 3D printing?

  3D printers are the hottest new technology on the IT landscape. Everyone --users and vendors alike-- wants a piece of the pie and, with 3D systems now printing candy and food, they could get their wish; that is, an actual, edible piece of pie.

• Where do Cisco's network security plans go from here?

  Despite its leadership position in most enterprise security product areas, Cisco faces a number of technological and competitive challenges to stay out in front.

• Opinion: Wait, so why do we need phones again?

  Phone service is obsolete, says Mike Elgan and wireless carriers are holding him back. Here's why he wants Google to be his phone company.

• Microsoft may not want smashing Surface RT tablet sales

  The reported slow early sales of Microsoft's Surface RT tablet has raised a question among IT analysts -- does Microsoft truly want to produce boffo sales of the new device?

• Startup debuts with cloud-based open-source identity and access management software

  Startup ForgeRock makes its official debut today with cloud-based open-source identity and access management (IAM) software called Open Identity Stack intended to be used by enterprises and service providers to enable centralized provisioning and access management to enterprise, mobile and software-as-a-service applications.

• 'World's largest' telecom deal turns out to be a dud

  Originally billed as the world's largest telecommunications purchase, the U.S. government's Networx contract is turning out to be chump change for the five carriers involved in the deal. Halfway through its 10-year term, the contract has driven around $2 billion in revenue compared to projections as high as $34 billion for this stage of the program.