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Australian telco market ripe for new consumer entrants: AAPT 16 March, 2010 07:00
Trials Hyperbaric billing engine as a white-label solutionThe Australian market is ripe for an influx of non-traditional providers of consumer telco services, according to AAPT. Chief operating officer, David Yuile, said the local market was likely to see a UK-style evolution in which formerly non-traditional players, such as grocery retailer [[xref: http://www.tesco.com/tescotalk|Tesco|TescoTalk]], entered the market with their own consumer telephony services. - +
Google betting big on mobile, executive says 16 March, 2010 08:25
Along with other executives, a Google VP spoke to investors on Monday about the company's hopes for the mobile marketGoogle has high hopes for the potential of the mobile market, executives said on Monday during an investor webcast. - +
Twitter to simplify integration of 'tweets' into Web sites 16 March, 2010 07:04
Called @anywhere, the technology involves dropping a few lines of javascript into a Web page, and no APIsTwitter plans to launch a new platform that lets Web publishers display 'tweets' on their sites more broadly and easily than is possible today via the company's APIs (application programming interfaces). - +
60% of virtual servers less secure than physical machines, Gartner says 16 March, 2010 07:47
New analyst group research looks at security issues around virtualizationSixty percent of virtual servers are less secure than the physical servers they replace, the analyst firm Gartner said in new research Monday. - +
AMD CEO's pay falls 15% to $US4.5 million in 2009 16 March, 2010 08:42
Despite 2009 profits, AMD CEO Dirk Meyer's total compensation fell by 15 per centAdvanced Micro Devices turned a profit in 2009 after three successive annual losses, but CEO Dirk Meyer's total compensation fell 15%. - +
Copyright holders drop bid to block Pirate Bay in Norway 15 March, 2010 23:09
Norway's performing rights society and other copyright holders will not appeal to Norway's supreme courtCopyright holders have given up legal efforts to force Norwegian ISP Telenor to block file-sharing site The Pirate Bay, one of the parties to the case said on Friday.
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ATUG awards telecommunications excellence 15 March, 2010 18:22
Blink Mobile wins innovation gongBlink Mobile Technology’s myAnswers service picked up the Award for Innovation at the 2010 Australian Telecommunications User Group (ATUG) Awards. The awards were presented by communications minister, Stephen Conroy, at the Australian Technology Park in Sydney. Blink Mobile Technologies received recognition for innovation for its myAnswers service, which is built on a ‘Service as a Provider’ business model and is designed to help businesses build mobile phone applications that service and deploy information to customers. - +
The Internet receives Nobel prize nomination 15 March, 2010 14:39
Giorgio Armani among those who back selectionThe network that made possible the sale of messiah-inscribed toast and popularised videos of cats playing piano — the Internet — has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Australian telco market ripe for new consumer entrants: AAPT 16 March, 2010 07:00
Trials Hyperbaric billing engine as a white-label solutionThe Australian market is ripe for an influx of non-traditional providers of consumer telco services, according to AAPT. Chief operating officer, David Yuile, said the local market was likely to see a UK-style evolution in which formerly non-traditional players, such as grocery retailer [[xref: http://www.tesco.com/tescotalk|Tesco|TescoTalk]], entered the market with their own consumer telephony services. - +
AMD CEO's pay falls 15% to $US4.5 million in 2009 16 March, 2010 08:42
Despite 2009 profits, AMD CEO Dirk Meyer's total compensation fell by 15 per centAdvanced Micro Devices turned a profit in 2009 after three successive annual losses, but CEO Dirk Meyer's total compensation fell 15%.
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Linux is the cloud's future: IBM Canada 13 March, 2010 06:30
"Linux is the past, present and future..."While cloud computing is merely a label given to the latest evolution of what organizations have been doing for a long time, one consistent component in the cloud has been Linux, said Jim Elliott, IBM Canada Ltd.'s Linux champion. - +
Opera's Mini 5 browser comes to Android 12 March, 2010 05:33
The browser has a tabbed interface, but no multitouchOpera has released a beta version of its Mini 5 Web browser for Android-based smartphones, the company said on Thursday.
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60% of virtual servers less secure than physical machines, Gartner says 16 March, 2010 07:47
New analyst group research looks at security issues around virtualizationSixty percent of virtual servers are less secure than the physical servers they replace, the analyst firm Gartner said in new research Monday. - +
Trusteer rolls out malware forensic tool for banks 16 March, 2010 06:04
The software can detect malware on customer's computers and send it away for analysisSecurity vendor Trusteer's latest product will allow banks to remotely investigate their customers' computers if it is suspected the PC has been hacked.
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Cisco CEO Chambers: 'I did not want to compete against IBM and HP' 13 March, 2010 01:55
"No sense" in giving HP product plansIn this installment of IDG Enterprise's "CEO Interview Series," Cisco CEO John Chambers talks with IDGE Chief Content Officer John Gallant, Computerworld Editor-in-Chief Scot Finnie and InfoWorld.com Editor-in-Chief Eric Knorr about Cisco's changing relationship with IBM, HP and others as it forges ahead into new enterprise IT markets. - +
Australian Crime Comission launches server panel 11 March, 2010 11:38
Will supply server-related hardware, software and services for up to 5 years to all agencies under the Attorney General’s DepartmentThe Australian Crime Commission (ACC) is to establish a panel of providers for servers and related services.
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Free Microsoft Windows Phone 7 developer tools released 16 March, 2010 08:42
Developers can now create software for upcoming Microsoft phones, but delivery method is still unknownMicrosoft Monday announced at its MIX 10 conference the immediate release of free versions of its core development tools, all designed to get developers off to a fast start building applications for Windows Phone 7 smartphones. - +
Twitter to simplify integration of 'tweets' into Web sites 16 March, 2010 07:04
Called @anywhere, the technology involves dropping a few lines of javascript into a Web page, and no APIsTwitter plans to launch a new platform that lets Web publishers display 'tweets' on their sites more broadly and easily than is possible today via the company's APIs (application programming interfaces).
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Blog: Cloud and The Death of the Sysadmin 11 March, 2010 03:16
The best sys admins are like Swiss Army KnivesFor as long as there have been computer systems, there have been system administrators. - +
IT disaster recovery goldmine 11 March, 2010 02:42
Savvy companies prepare for the worstThe global market for business IT continuity and disaster data recovery solutions will grow from $24.3 billion in 2009 to exceed $39 billion in 2015, according to ABI Research.
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ATUG awards telecommunications excellence 15 March, 2010 18:22
Blink Mobile wins innovation gongBlink Mobile Technology’s myAnswers service picked up the Award for Innovation at the 2010 Australian Telecommunications User Group (ATUG) Awards. The awards were presented by communications minister, Stephen Conroy, at the Australian Technology Park in Sydney. Blink Mobile Technologies received recognition for innovation for its myAnswers service, which is built on a ‘Service as a Provider’ business model and is designed to help businesses build mobile phone applications that service and deploy information to customers. - +
Primus, Internode and iiNet to offer NBN Tasmania services 15 March, 2010 14:31
NBN Tasmania "on track" for July switch on following launch of Mornington Stage 1 Proof-of-Concept Test CentrePrimus, Internode and iiNet have committed to deliver services over the Tasmanian leg of the NBN when the network goes live in July.
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Free Microsoft Windows Phone 7 developer tools released 16 March, 2010 08:42
Developers can now create software for upcoming Microsoft phones, but delivery method is still unknownMicrosoft Monday announced at its MIX 10 conference the immediate release of free versions of its core development tools, all designed to get developers off to a fast start building applications for Windows Phone 7 smartphones. - +
Blackberry Storm2 phones offer improved speed and touch screen capabilities 15 March, 2010 18:07
Plenty of mobile applications available to tack onResearch In Motion (RIM) has released Storm2 9950. Increased speed, touchscreen and Wi-Fi capabilities are among the improved features of this second generation release.
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NBN Co won't dob on job seekers 09 March, 2010 08:25
Board bans poaching talent from telcosThe National Broadband Network Company (NBNCo) has poured cold water on reports it will contact the employers of prospect executives who attempt to jump ship from other telecommunications providers. - +
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Global Internet access has exploded over the last decade from about 350 million to 1.6 billion, according to new research. More than a third of Internet users worldwide will connect via broadband, according to a BuddeComm report. About 500 million people will be on fixed-line technologies by year’s end. Almost two-thirds of users will subscribe to DSL connections, about 20 per cent via cable modem and only 10 to 15 per cent will use fibre. - +
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Should your IT department support the iPhone? 13 January, 2010 03:40
When the iPhone was first launched in June 2007, it was generally panned by IT managers and systems administrators.When the iPhone was first launched in June 2007, it was generally panned by IT managers and systems administrators. It didn't support any encryption of user data, could not have any enforced security policies and offered no way to remotely wipe data if it were lost or stolen. At the time, a lot of companies weren't prepared to accept those security gaps. Perhaps more importantly, the iPhone didn't yet support any third-party applications or interact with most office suites. - +
Intel CEO shows first Moorestown smartphone 08 January, 2010 13:43
Intel on Thursday showed the first smartphone based on its upcoming Moorestown platform for mobile devices. - +
Google takes wraps off Nexus One 06 January, 2010 06:13
Three years after rumors of a Google phone first surfaced, the search giant has taken the wraps off its own branded and designed mobile phone, the Nexus One.
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