Stories about: Starfish

Australia's Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Research Centre of Excellence, NICTA, has spun out its fourth technology company in less than six years of operation, following the founding of network monitoring company, Monitoring Division.

New security software developed by researchers at the University of Melbourne will bring to market an appliance that can adapt to changes in network traffic and block security breaches before they happen.

Many companies feel that their IT organizations are "broken" or irreparably damaged, and indeed, some are. The symptoms of a damaged IT organization are all too familiar: failed projects, big write-offs, high CIO turnover, an outdated technology base and uninvolved executives telling the latest CIO, "Call me when the problems are fixed". These companies are often tempted to succumb to the siren song of the outsourcers who offer to take over all of IT and promise to fix it.

Many companies feel that their IT organizations are "broken" or irreparably damaged, and indeed, some are. The symptoms of a damaged IT organization are all too familiar: failed projects, big write-offs, high CIO turnover, an outdated technology base and uninvolved executives telling the latest CIO, "Call me when the problems are fixed." These companies are often tempted to succumb to the siren song of the outsourcers who offer to take over all of IT and promise to fix it.

A new $6 million investment in Australian technology could be the answer to poor quality call standards on VoIP networks.

With the specter of a weakening US economy hanging over the show, CeBIT was officially kicked off Thursday with vendor promises to help users manage and connect the dizzying array of computing devices available on the market today.

Palm Inc. and Motorola Inc. announced on Monday a plan to develop a phone that puts the heart of a Palm personal digital assistant inside a standard-size mobile phone. A truly conveninent convergence for travelers who could do with carrying one less device.

STOCKHOLM (07/17/2000) - Mobile data synchronization initiative SyncML on Monday added Japan's Matsushita Communication Industrial Co. Ltd. to its core sponsor roster, which now counts nine members.

Mobile phone and network equipment supplier L.M. Ericsson Telephone Co. has joined an industry initiative aimed at developing a unified specification for remote data synchronization, the company said in a statement earlier this week.

A slew of high-profile companies yesterday announced an XML-based data synchronisation protocol aimed at facilitating mobile computing.

A slew of high-profile companies today announced an XML-based data synchronization protocol aimed at facilitating mobile computing.