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Twitter jumps on Do Not Track bandwagon

True privacy can be hard to come by in the socially enabled online world, but Twitter on Thursday announced that it has joined Firefox maker Mozilla in taking a big step forward for users.

Migrating to the Cloud

Last chance to register to attend Computerworld's Live Webinar, tomorrow May 15 @ 10.30am AEST, featuring Forrester's Tim Sheedy, Senior Advisor, CIO Group who will share the latest insights, trends and Cloud research and conduct a frank discussion about what you should think about in assessing your move to the public, private or hybrid Clouds.

Apple patches 36 bugs in OS X, fixes encryption password goof

Apple yesterday patched 36 vulnerabilities in Mac OS X, most of them critical, plugging a hole that revealed passwords used to encrypt folders with an older version of FileVault.

No big shift to the cloud for unified communications and collaboration

The 2012 IDG Enterprise Unified Communications and Collaboration (UC&C) survey highlights the uptick in UC&C adoption and investments in the coming 3 years -- specifically in enterprise organizations -- demonstrating the value organizations place on technologies that enable consistent and connected communications between employees, customers and partners. Numerous triggers including social media and collaboration are contributing to the uptick in investments, however the proliferation of consumer devices is seen as the biggest trigger -- 74% of enterprise organization are accelerating UC&C plans because of consumer devices.

In brief: ABS to create server panel

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is to establish a panel of suppliers for the supply and delivery of blade and rack mount x86 servers.

Industry welcomes iiNet win

ISPs and industry groups have welcomed the High Court decision to dismiss the appeal from the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) against iiNet for copyright infringement.

Tech Clash: The iPad vs. Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime

Although Apple's new iPad has gotten the lion's share of publicity since its arrival last month, the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime is getting its own bit of tablet buzz.

Roundtable: Private Cloud…best practice & barriers

Pictures from the Computerworld roundtable, sponsored by Microsoft

Apple patches Mac Java zero-day bug

Apple yesterday released a Java update for Mac owners that fixes a dozen security flaws, including one that has been exploited by attackers for at least two weeks.

Enterprise social tools need to be highly mobile

Executives at AstraZeneca, a global pharmaceutical company, know that it's not enough to provide social collaboration tools for their employees. Those tools need to be highly mobile.

Digital education to drive ICT spending

The growing role of computers, the internet and mobile devices in delivering education will drive ICT spending in Australia, according to a new report by IDC.

Cobol brain drain: Survey results

Computerworld's survey about Cobol use in business and government organizations ran online from February 16, 2012 to March 1, 2012. Most of the questions and answers appear below. (The main story about organizations' Cobol plans appears here.)

Hands on with Windows Server 8 beta

Leap Day brought with it the chance to download the beta release of the next version of Microsoft's server platform, along with the Windows 8 Consumer Preview and first looks at the next versions of the company's developer software. Then, this morning, Microsoft announced the new features and enhancements that have made it into the server beta, which you can download here .

Qantas ICT jobs unaffected by cuts

Qantas has confirmed ICT jobs will not be in the firing line when it cuts 500 jobs from the airline.

What are you saying: Telstra’s customer service slowly improving, SA minister urging Facebook to overturn its photo ban

Each week Computerworld Australia collates all the things our readers have been saying about the news.