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Top posts on the AFACT v iiNet case – Week 3 07 November, 2009 06:26
The comments have been coming thick and fast - here are a few we thought were worth reading from week 3 of the trialControversy over the ongoing iiNet vs AFACT case has once again sparked an influx of comments on online articles and forums. As the third week of the case draws to a close, we take a look at the top posts. - +
US and Australia dominate MAGIC robot competition short list 06 November, 2009 11:38
Joint military robot competition by US Department of Defense and Australia's Defence Science & Technology Organisation (DSTO) ramping upRobots from the US and Australia dominate the shortlist of entries for the first round of the Multi-Autonomous Ground-robotic International Challenge (MAGIC), sponsored by the US Department of Defense and Australia's Defence Science & Technology Organisation (DSTO). - +
Internode offers IPv6 services in native mode on its national network 06 November, 2009 17:33
ISP says it is the first to do so and encourages IPv6 adoptionInternode is offering IPv6 services in native mode on its national ADSL network. The broadband provider said it had been operating a native IPv6 backbone from mid-2008 but it was only available to those with a direct Ethernet connection or with the ability to tunnel IPv6 through an IPv4 connection. The new offering is being run across the company's national network and provides concurrent IPv6 and IPv4 PPP access for any router or computer that supports it. - +
Tanner: Gershon savings to hit $1 billion in 4 years 06 November, 2009 18:19
Second round of ICT business as usual budget reductions completedFederal Government agency efforts to improve their use of ICT as part of Gershon Review changes will result in savings of more than $1 billion over the next four years, Minister for Finance and Deregulation Lindsay Tanner has claimed. - +
Computerworld Data Centre Directory 06 November, 2009 12:38
An free online directory to the Australian data centre industryFinding the right data centre service provider or equipment to go into your chosen facility is no easy task, and not a process to be taken lightly. With the data centre increasingly cementing its place as the heart of all things ICT, organisations must carefully decide who will become their partner - especially considering it will be a relationship that is maintained over several years, if not a couple of decades. - +
AFACT v iiNet: iiNet moves to reassure customers 06 November, 2009 09:35
ISP posts statement on its website as day 15 of court case begins.iiNet has moved to reassure customers that it never supported breaches of the Copyright Act, following the chief executive’s three and a half day stint in the witness box. In a statement on its website, the internet service provider (ISP) provided an account of day 14 of court proceedings against the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) in the Federal Court of Australia.
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Internode offers IPv6 services in native mode on its national network 06 November, 2009 17:33
ISP says it is the first to do so and encourages IPv6 adoptionInternode is offering IPv6 services in native mode on its national ADSL network. The broadband provider said it had been operating a native IPv6 backbone from mid-2008 but it was only available to those with a direct Ethernet connection or with the ability to tunnel IPv6 through an IPv4 connection. The new offering is being run across the company's national network and provides concurrent IPv6 and IPv4 PPP access for any router or computer that supports it. - +
Talk about IT - Is ICANN's decision to internationalise domain names a good move? 04 November, 2009 09:46
Have your say in the Computerworld forumsICANN has moved to allow top level domain names in non-Latin alphabets. Some commentators have suggested there are some cons to the move, one of which is it means the US and its allies giving up power over the Internet. For me, I think that is rather silly.
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Tanner: Gershon savings to hit $1 billion in 4 years 06 November, 2009 18:19
Second round of ICT business as usual budget reductions completedFederal Government agency efforts to improve their use of ICT as part of Gershon Review changes will result in savings of more than $1 billion over the next four years, Minister for Finance and Deregulation Lindsay Tanner has claimed. - +
AFACT v iiNet: iiNet moves to reassure customers 06 November, 2009 09:35
ISP posts statement on its website as day 15 of court case begins.iiNet has moved to reassure customers that it never supported breaches of the Copyright Act, following the chief executive’s three and a half day stint in the witness box. In a statement on its website, the internet service provider (ISP) provided an account of day 14 of court proceedings against the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) in the Federal Court of Australia.
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Google releases core development tools as open source 06 November, 2009 07:46
Included are a Javascript compiler and Javascript librariesGoogle has decided to release as open source several of its key application development tools, hoping that they will prove useful for external programmers to build faster Web applications. - +
Linux's share of netbooks surging, not sagging, says analyst 05 November, 2009 07:25
Research firm's numbers contradict lower figures touted by Microsoft on Linux netbooksReports that the Linux netbook is dead or dying are incorrect, at least globally, according to an analyst firm.
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Product review: Application whitelisting 06 November, 2009 12:30
A look at six application whitelisting offeringsOur colleagues over at InfoWorld took a look at six of the top application whitelisting solutions in the market. - +
Application whitelisting in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 06 November, 2009 12:21
Microsoft's AppLocker is limited compared to third-party options, but you can't argue with the priceMicrosoft's AppLocker, the application control feature included in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, is an improvement on the Software Restriction Policies (SRP) introduced with Windows XP Professional. AppLocker allows application execution rules and exceptions to them to be defined based on file attributes such as path, publisher, product name, file name, file version, and so on. Policies can then be assigned to computers, users, security groups, and organizational units through Active Directory.
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NY attorney general files antitrust lawsuit against Intel 05 November, 2009 08:41
Cuomo's lawsuit targets Intel's rebate payments to computer makersNew York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against microprocessor maker Intel, alleging that the company engaged in a "systematic campaign" of illegal conduct to protect a monopoly. - +
NY Intel antitrust lawsuit gets mixed reviews 05 November, 2009 08:14
The microprocessor market is working for consumers, critics sayNew York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's decision to file an antitrust lawsuit against Intel doesn't make sense, with prices for microprocessors falling sharply in recent years, said some critics.
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Palm shows Ares WebOS development tool 06 November, 2009 09:53
Coming by year's end, it's designed for easy application development for Pre and Pixi in a Web browserPalm will introduce a Web-based development environment for WebOS applications, called Ares, by the end of this year. - +
Upgrade path to Android 2.0 uncertain 06 November, 2009 08:04
The release of the first phone with the new OS raises questions about potential fragmentationWith this week's release of Verizon Wireless' Droid phone comes the first real test of the potential for fragmentation with Android.
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HPC vendor pitches tools to build 'private cloud' 05 November, 2009 09:18
Platform Computing says its new software tool makes HPC clusters less staticMuch of the talk about cloud computing in data centers has been about enterprise workloads, but high-performance computing (HPC) customers are getting some options as well. - +
Fujitsu offers managed storage range 03 November, 2009 03:54
Offers flexibility to its customersFujitsu has launched a new desktop managed service (DMS). The company has developed the service to improve the flexibility of its storage offerings and to offer better value of money.
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Blackberry Bold 9700 available late November in Australia 05 November, 2009 15:19
Latest RIM smartphone adds 3G, optical trackpad and Mac support to the mixResearch in Motion (RIM) has included support for the Mac OS X operating system with its latest smartphone offering, the Blackberry Bold 9700. The Bold 9700, which will be available in Australia from late November, is a companion smartphone to the Bold 9000, with added capabilities such as 3G HSDPA support and an optical trackpad. - +
Indian telephone subscribers top 500 million 05 November, 2009 09:49
Operators are however struggling with falling revenues per subscriberIndia's telephone subscribers, both fixed and wireless, topped 500 million in September, though the gains came from wireless telephony, the country's telecom regulator said on Wednesday.
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Blackberry Bold 9700 06 November, 2009 16:55
The latest Blackberry smartphone, the Bold 9700, will be available in Australia from late November. It is a companion smartphone to the Bold 9000, with added capabilities such as 3G HSDPA support and an optical trackpad.The latest Blackberry smartphone, the Bold 9700, will be available in Australia from late November. It is a companion smartphone to the Bold 9000, with added capabilities such as 3G HSDPA support and an optical trackpad. Read more about the [[artnid:325167|Blackberry Bold 9700|new]]. - +
Palm shows Ares WebOS development tool 06 November, 2009 09:53
Coming by year's end, it's designed for easy application development for Pre and Pixi in a Web browserPalm will introduce a Web-based development environment for WebOS applications, called Ares, by the end of this year.
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Government calls on the energy industry to submit bids for the $100 million projectThe Federal Government is calling on the energy industry to [[xref:www.environment.gov.au/smartgrid|submit bids]] for the $100 million smart grid. The ‘Smart Grid, Smart City' initiative will oversee the deployment of Australia’s first commercial-scale smart grid, touted as having the potential to cut the price of household energy bills and reduce carbon. - +
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Telstra has used its appearance at the Senate Standing Committee on telecommunications legislation amendments to reiterate its support for the NBN, and its opposition to the Federal Government’s structural separation bill. - +
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Lloyds International banking on the iPhone 30 September, 2009 06:28
Australian arm of the global enterprise decides to go with the iPhone after successful pilotThe Australian arm of global banking giant, Lloyds International, is planning to migrate up to 400 staff to the iPhone after conducting a successful pilot. - +
New Palm handset and OS coming on Thursday? 06 January, 2009 01:44
Palm is set to preview this week its latest incarnation of mobile operating system - Nova - in a bid to re-ignite the company as a smartphone leader. Latest developments say that Palm will also release a new device that runs Nova as well. The unveiling is expected during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2009, which starts on Thursday, January 8 in Las Vegas. - +
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The iPhone Dev Team (not the Cupertino version) plans to release the first ever software-based unlock application for the iPhone 3G on New Year's Eve.
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CW Live speaks with Fotios Kotsiopoulis, HP ProCurve presales consultant, about the rapid uptake of 10 Gigabit Ethernet to accommodate increasing computational and storage density brought on by application growth, widespread use of blade servers and large-scale virtualisation -- and what this new trend in Ethernet standards means for enterprise IT managers.- +
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