Thursday | 4 December, 2008
ATO switches off IT for Christmas
Fears old systems may die.
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Anti Internet filtering rebels hit the streets 03/12/2008 17:19:00
Protests planned across the countryOpponents to the government's Internet content filtering scheme will take to the streets in a series of protests planned in Australia's capital cities. - +
Virtually every Windows PC at risk, says Secunia 04/12/2008 08:00:00
Almost all PCs scanned by patch tool have an unpatched app; 46% have 11-plus.More than 98% of Windows computers harbor at least one unpatched application, and nearly half contain 11 or more programs at risk from attack, a Danish security company said Wednesday. - +
Forrester: How to squeeze your vendors 04/12/2008 07:59:00
Customers can save on IT purchases in these tough times but must employ a range of tactics, Forrester analysts said Wednesday.IT vendors may be growing increasingly desperate amid the global economic downturn, but customers must employ a range of tactics -- not just bullying -- to extract cost savings from them, a group of Forrester Research analysts said during a client teleconference Wednesday. - +
Microsoft spells out Vista SP2 contents 04/12/2008 08:06:00
No official list of features, but Microsoft has peppered the blogosphere with details.Although Microsoft hasn't released a single, authoritative list of the contents of Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2), which will publicly launch as a beta tomorrow, the company has scattered information across its network of sites and bloggers. - +
Microsoft tools build bridge between OpenXML, other formats 04/12/2008 08:21:00
Microsoft has released the OpenXML Document Viewer as an open source project on its Codeplex Web site.Microsoft on Wednesday unveiled a free plug-in for Firefox to translate Open XML documents, an update to its document translator and a toolkit for Java developers that was built under the umbrella of its Document Interoperability Initiative. - +
Apple Trojan returns to haunt Mac users 04/12/2008 07:43:00
RSPlug.E, has been discovered on porn Web sites masquerading as a missing ActiveX plug-inA nasty Trojan that first hit Mac users just over a year ago has returned with sharpened teeth, a security company has revealed.
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Microsoft spells out Vista SP2 contents 04/12/2008 08:06:00
No official list of features, but Microsoft has peppered the blogosphere with details.Although Microsoft hasn't released a single, authoritative list of the contents of Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2), which will publicly launch as a beta tomorrow, the company has scattered information across its network of sites and bloggers. - +
Windows Vista SP2 beta launches tomorrow 04/12/2008 02:42:00
The Windows Vista SP2 beta will be made available to the general public on Thursday.The first beta version of Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) is now in the hands of testers, after Microsoft released the update to subscribers of its Technet and Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) services.
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Registrations open for .tel domain 04/12/2008 08:06:00
Registrations begin Wednesday for the new TLD .tel.The first round of registrations for the new TLD (top-level domain) .tel opened Wednesday. - +
Shoppers opened their wallets on Cyber Monday 04/12/2008 08:02:00
Online retail spending grew at a disproportionate pace during Cyber Monday.Cyber Monday, the day after the Thanksgiving weekend in the U.S., lived up to its reputation for big online retail sales, triggering disproportionately high spending during this so far modest holiday shopping season.
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Microsoft tools build bridge between OpenXML, other formats 04/12/2008 08:21:00
Microsoft has released the OpenXML Document Viewer as an open source project on its Codeplex Web site.Microsoft on Wednesday unveiled a free plug-in for Firefox to translate Open XML documents, an update to its document translator and a toolkit for Java developers that was built under the umbrella of its Document Interoperability Initiative. - +
Mozilla slates second Firefox 3.0 auto-update this week 03/12/2008 09:10:00
Hopes to convince laggards to upgrade before Firefox 2.0 loses supportMozilla will take another stab this week at convincing users running older versions of its Firefox browser to update to version 3.0, the company said Tuesday.
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Virtually every Windows PC at risk, says Secunia 04/12/2008 08:00:00
Almost all PCs scanned by patch tool have an unpatched app; 46% have 11-plus.More than 98% of Windows computers harbor at least one unpatched application, and nearly half contain 11 or more programs at risk from attack, a Danish security company said Wednesday. - +
Sun patches at least 14 bugs in Java 04/12/2008 08:33:00
No details yet on vulnerabilities or what risk they pose.Sun patched at least 14 vulnerabilities in Java Tuesday as it updated the popular software to version 6.0, build 11.
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Scotland hotbed for green data centres 04/12/2008 08:20:00
The Peelhouses data centre in Lockerbie will use green energy generated from wind turbines and a new bio-mass power station.Scotland is to host two pioneering data centres, with plans being announced to build an eco-friendly cloud centre in Inverness, and the world's largest computing facility in Lockerbie. - +
VMware releases revamped desktop software 04/12/2008 08:08:00
VMware has released new software aimed at providing desktop and application virtualization, as well as management of virtual desktops, in one product.VMware has released VMware View 3, new software aimed at providing desktop virtualization, application virtualization and management of virtual desktops in one product.
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Sun patches at least 14 bugs in Java 04/12/2008 08:33:00
No details yet on vulnerabilities or what risk they pose.Sun patched at least 14 vulnerabilities in Java Tuesday as it updated the popular software to version 6.0, build 11. - +
Microsoft tools build bridge between OpenXML, other formats 04/12/2008 08:21:00
Microsoft has released the OpenXML Document Viewer as an open source project on its Codeplex Web site.Microsoft on Wednesday unveiled a free plug-in for Firefox to translate Open XML documents, an update to its document translator and a toolkit for Java developers that was built under the umbrella of its Document Interoperability Initiative.
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7 ways to cut your software costs during the economic downturn 03/12/2008 08:55:00
Global recession gives IT execs an opportunity to gain pricing edge on software vendorsIt's official: IT budgets, once so resilient in the face of three years of worsening economic news, aren't immune to the downturn after all. - +
Hitachi GST, Intel team up for solid-state drives 03/12/2008 07:59:00
Hitachi GST and Intel plan to jointly develop high-end SSDs for servers and workstations.Hitachi Global Storage Technologies and Intel are teaming up to produce solid-state drives for servers and workstations, the companies said Tuesday.
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Greens say NBN will flop in private hands 03/12/2008 13:51:00
Government must own majority share.Greens senator Scott Ludlam has warned the government it will botch the $4.7 billion National Broadband Network (NBN) if it awards the contract to a private company. - +
NBN may be running late, but it will be built right: Conroy 01/12/2008 09:04:00
Stephen Conroy has admitted the NBN has taken longer than he expected but said it will be built, no matter what legal obstacles lie in the way.Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has admitted that the National Broadband Network has taken much longer than the government expected, but says the outcome will be worth it.
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Australian first: Kogan unveils Android-based mobile 04/12/2008 10:02:00
Google's mobile platform hits Australia.Melbourne company Kogan today announced Australia's first mobile phone to ship with Google's Android operating system. The phone is just the second in the world to have the Android OS preinstalled, after T-Mobile launched the G1 in the US in September. - +
Nvidia reiterates interest in mini-laptops 03/12/2008 14:00:00
Nvidia officials on Tuesday said the company was interested in the netbook space, but would wait for the market to mature.Nvidia officials on Tuesday reiterated the company's interest in the mini-laptop space but said it would wait for the market to mature before jumping in.
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Police arrest BitTorrent tracker operators in Brisbane 04/12/2008 12:10:00
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) yesterday arrested and charged two Brisbane men with money laundering offences linked to a BitTorrent tracker site. A $54,000 bank account belonging to one of the men was subsequently frozen. - +
Australian first: Kogan unveils Android-based mobile 04/12/2008 10:02:00
Melbourne company Kogan today announced Australia's first mobile phone to ship with Google's Android operating system. The phone is just the second in the world to have the Android OS preinstalled, after T-Mobile launched the G1 in the US in September. - +
Anti Internet filtering rebels hit the streets 03/12/2008 17:19:00
Opponents to the government's Internet content filtering scheme will take to the streets in a series of protests planned in Australia's capital cities. - +
ATO switches off IT for Christmas 03/12/2008 14:12:00
The Australian Tax Office (ATO) will shut down all communications and IT systems during the Christmas break as part of maintenance upgrades to its Canberra data centre. - +
Greens say NBN will flop in private hands 03/12/2008 13:51:00
Greens senator Scott Ludlam has warned the government it will botch the $4.7 billion National Broadband Network (NBN) if it awards the contract to a private company.
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Greens say NBN will flop in private hands 03/12/2008 13:51:00
Government must own majority share.Greens senator Scott Ludlam has warned the government it will botch the $4.7 billion National Broadband Network (NBN) if it awards the contract to a private company. - +
NBN may be running late, but it will be built right: Conroy 01/12/2008 09:04:00
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has admitted that the National Broadband Network has taken much longer than the government expected, but says the outcome will be worth it. - +
Conroy defends Telstra's NBN bid 28/11/2008 13:40:00
The federal government has defended its acceptance of Telstra's "non-compliant" National Broadband (NBN) proposal and said its expert panel will thrash out the details with the telco.
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1 million Google phones sold by end of year 01/12/2008 10:20:00
After initially predicting 600,000 Google phone sales by year's end, the phone's maker, HTC, is now expecting closer to 1 million.HTC, maker of the original Google phone, is boasting that demand is so high that sales will reach a million by the end of the year. - +
Review: BlackBerry Storm -- better for business than the iPhone? 24/11/2008 09:02:00
Is Research In Motion's new BlackBerry Storm just an Apple iPhone wannabe or is it an innovative, highly usable smart phone in its own right? The answer: Yes, on both counts. - +
Demand for Storm crashes ordering system 24/11/2008 06:53:00
While Verizon expected the BlackBerry Storm to be a hot-ticket item, it probably didn't anticipate that demand for the device would crash its online ordering portal.
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Computerworld Live Podcast #97: The Future of Enterprise Networking 25/07/2008 09:45:36
This week CW Live chats with Mark Thompson, global sales and marketing manager for HP ProCurve, on the future of the enterprise networking. Mark discusses the trends we can expect to see in the near future and how the right infrastructure can ensure your enterprise network is secure. - +
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CW Live speaks with Amol Mitra, HP ProCurve Director of Marketing for Asia Pacific and Japan. Today's topic: how enterprises are starting to shift away from simply controlling security via server logins, firewalls and moving to more adaptive security frameworks. - +
Data Management Edition #10: Multi-Petascale Systems 02/05/2008 09:12:33
This week we look at sustainability and the development of multicore technologies to build multi-petascale systems. - +
IT Security Edition #11: How to poison the Storm botnet 01/05/2008 08:51:55
This week CW Live presents a case study on how to poison the notorious Storm botnet . Plus we take a look at Cisco's plans for Ironport. - +
IT Security Edition #10: Cyber-battles fought and won 24/04/2008 11:09:47
Vendors bow to end user pressure to improve product security, and we take a look at the latest concepts shaping the cyber-battlefield of the future.
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