iiNet's Michael Malone quits after 21 years

21 March 2014 Happy Friday. You could be forgiven for thinking the last two weeks have been consumed by news surrounding the mystery of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, but our readers continued to be plugged into developments in the tech sector as well. Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull graced our pages with an opinion piece in reply to entrepreneurs Sam Chandler and Sebastian Eckersley-Maslin. Sylvia Pennington answered the cold call, put the caller through the privacy test then wrote about it. Mahesh Sharma looked into the rise of Alibaba and what it means for the west, while Stuart Corner looked into the impact of the customer on businesses going digital in two stories, and I reported on the resignation of iiNet CEO Michael Malone today. Those stories and more on our IT Pro page . Have a great weekend. Lia Timson, Technology Editor, ltimson@fairfaxmedia.com.au iiNet's Michael Malone quits after 21 years iiNet's CEO Michael Malone has quit the ISP he founded two decades ago because he could no longer see himself sitting at his desk "9 to 5". Australian man hacked game company for player revenge: police IP addresses allegedly sold for revenge denial-of-service attacks on oponents. NBN sets up medical alarm register Medical alarm devices running on copper phone lines will stop working unless they are transferred to the National Broadband Network, NBN Co says. The rise of the chief customer Businesses will struggle to cope with the new hyper-connected customer, research finds. Advertisement Hot topics We can help you, Turnbull tells start-ups How did you get my number? Tracking customers' digital footprints improves bottom line Unearthing dissatisfaction and roadblocks can improve the bottom line. Alibaba is not Facebook Don't expect Alibaba to replace American household names any time soon.   Cisco to inject $US100 million into start-ups Australian start-ups particularly in the mining sector are in line for part of a $100 million injection following the launch of an innovation fund by networking giant Cisco. Symantec fires CEO Steve Bennett Symantec has fired president and CEO Steve Bennett and named board member Michael Brown to lead while the company seeks a replacement. Internet spying threatens democracy: Page Google CEO Larry Page has condemned US government snooping on the internet as a threat to democracy. Eventbrite buys ticket to success in Australia Eventbrite is one of several overseas companies following Twitter and Hightail Down Under. We've sent you this email because your email address garn14.tech@blogger.com has been registered for a Fairfax Media membership. You can unsubscribe from this email at any time. At Fairfax Media, we'll never ask for your personal or credit card information via email. If you receive a suspicious email claiming to offer Fairfax Media services in exchange for your details, please delete it. Copyright © 2014 Fairfax Media Privacy Policy Conditions of Use Unsubscribe