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Critic: Weak Govt got NBN wrong, now just sitting on bum 10/10/2008 11:23:00
A misguided federal government is just sitting on its bum at a time when Telco investment and a full functioning NBN can alleviate economic crisis.Telecommunications infrastructure investment through a National Broadband Network (NBN) will help Australia weather the economic crisis, but only if the ACCC and the government can pull their heads out, get the NBN players co-operating and turn the first sod before 2010. - +
ITIL perfect drop for alcohol giant 10/10/2008 10:28:00
French alcohol company Pernod Ricard centralises support desk to bridge TasmanPernod Ricard, maker of Absolut Voka, Kahlua and Wild Turkey, has bridged the Tasman to unify its separate Australia and New Zealand service desks. - +
IT top-heavy with contractors, in it for the money says study 10/10/2008 10:36:00
Monash University research shows 20 per cent of workforce break the nine-to-five shackles with IT contractors leading the charge.Independent contracting is the occupation of choice for 20 per cent of Australia’s workforce, and is most prevalent in the Communications Services industry, according to preliminary research conducted by Monash University. - +
Economic malaise hits IT industry 10/10/2008 07:36:00
SAP earning woes, IPO dry spell result of downturnSome disappointing earnings and a shortage of IPOs are two signs that the struggling economy is taking a toll on the technology sector. - +
Open sourcing code may improve transparency on Wall Street 10/10/2008 08:00:00
Researcher argues for open sourcing of risk models to improve financial codes, boost transparencyThe full depth of IT's involvement in Wall Street's meltdown is unknown, but one plan to stop it from happening again calls upon a growing IT trend: open source. - +
Debate IT: IT contractors: Overpaid or worth it? 10/10/2008 11:57:00
Are IT contractors just in it for the money? Do they fit into your team environment? Will they be first out the door if/when the recession hits?Preliminary research released by Monash University this week indicated that independent contracting is the occupation of choice for one fifth of Australia’s workforce, and is most prevalent in the Communications Services industry.
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Microsoft to improve Vista's problematic UAC in Windows 7 10/10/2008 12:04:00
In Windows 7 Microsoft plans to improve the user account control (UAC) feature, a new feature it put in Vista that caused problems for users.Microsoft plans to improve the much-maligned user account control (UAC) feature in the next version of its Windows client OS, acknowledging that the new security feature it built into Windows Vista has caused unnecessary problems for users. - +
8 pieces of cool WiMAX gear 10/10/2008 11:00:00
Gadgets and devices that will help you connect to WiMAX.Gadgets and devices that will help you connect to WiMAX.
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Yahoo debuts Web analytics tool 10/10/2008 07:42:00
New offering said to provide real-time data on sales, page views and sources of trafficYahoo this week began rolling out a beta version of a new Web Analytics tool that it says will provide up-to-date reports and graphs showing metrics like sales, page views and sources of traffic to Web site operators. - +
Microsoft Live Labs releases politically minded Web app 10/10/2008 09:14:00
Microsoft's Live Labs group has launched a Web-based application that surfaces politics-related information and articles that are hot topics with Web users.Just as the U.S. is in its last weeks of a heated presidential campaign, Microsoft's Live Labs group has launched a Web-based application that surfaces what it considers the recent political articles and documents that are getting the most attention and discussion among Web users.
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Open-source Drupal turns pro 10/10/2008 08:29:00
Acquia's strengthened and supported distribution of the popular CMS smooths the path to a trouble-free Drupal siteAs we've seen time and again, in an increasing number of enterprise software categories, open source has become a promising alternative to commercial software. But there's no free ride. - +
Open sourcing code may improve transparency on Wall Street 10/10/2008 08:00:00
Researcher argues for open sourcing of risk models to improve financial codes, boost transparencyThe full depth of IT's involvement in Wall Street's meltdown is unknown, but one plan to stop it from happening again calls upon a growing IT trend: open source.
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Microsoft promises huge patch day next week 10/10/2008 09:31:00
Slates 11 updates for Windows, IE, Active Directory, Office and Host Integration ServerMicrosoft Thursday said it will issue 11 security updates next week -- the same number it shipped in August when pushed out the most patches in 18 months -- to fix bugs in Windows, Active Directory, Internet Explorer (IE), Office and Host Integration Server. - +
Data-center security tools to not overlook 10/10/2008 11:37:00
With the rise of security suites, it's time to consider some emerging security tools and rethink othersProtecting a corporate data center is like trying to keep an elephant safe from a swarm of flies. Despite your best efforts, bites happen. As the staples of security -- such as firewalls, antivirus software, spam and spyware filters -- come together in suites of products that allow for sophisticated management, there are other security tools either emerging or worth a rethink.
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Wikipedia ditches Red Hat in favour of Ubuntu 10/10/2008 07:33:00
It's moving 400 servers to Ubuntu Linux from a mix of Red Hat and FedoraSince the free, online Wikipedia user-created encyclopedia began in 2001, the Linux-based IT infrastructure behind it has been expanded and lassoed together to keep up with the demands of the popular Web site. - +
Intel's lawyers launch probe into AMD's spinoff plans 09/10/2008 10:04:00
Chip maker says new fab company could force an end to its long-time licensing pact with AMD.Intel's lawyers are evaluating whether a new manufacturing business spun out of Advanced Micro Devices could end a long-standing cross-licensing agreement between the firms.
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Red Hat boosts open-source SOA 09/10/2008 07:42:00
JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform 4.3 and JBoss Operations Network 2.1 offered.Red Hat is expanding its open-source JBoss SOA platform with the unveiling Wednesday of JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform 4.3 and JBoss Operations Network 2.1. - +
Are international standards organisations no longer incorruptible? 08/10/2008 12:55:00
The fight over OOXML and ODF seems to have taken another twist as the bodies continue to pile up in their wake.For the last several months Microsoft has been pushing for their Office Open XML (OOXML) office suite file specification to be accepted as an international standard by ISO, presumably to help them gain traction for future government contracts (look, this file specification is an ISO standard, it must be good).
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Amazon to offer volume discounts for S3 10/10/2008 08:10:00
Amazon will soon begin to offer volume discounts to customers of its S3 hosted storage service.Amazon's AWS cloud computing subsidiary will institute a new tiered pricing structure for its hosted storage service that includes price cuts for high-volume customers. - +
Kingston announces 32GB USB flash drive 09/10/2008 09:17:00
The DataTraveler retails for US$139, or about US$4.34 per gigabyteKingston Technology has announced a new high-capacity 32GB USB drive, the DataTraveler 150.
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Critic: Weak Govt got NBN wrong, now just sitting on bum 10/10/2008 11:23:00
A misguided federal government is just sitting on its bum at a time when Telco investment and a full functioning NBN can alleviate economic crisis.Telecommunications infrastructure investment through a National Broadband Network (NBN) will help Australia weather the economic crisis, but only if the ACCC and the government can pull their heads out, get the NBN players co-operating and turn the first sod before 2010. - +
Telecom planning in a time of turmoil 10/10/2008 13:11:00
What decisions you can make to ensure your company's safe over the long haul?It's gotten pretty hard to miss the financial news lately: September was the worst month for stocks in years, and October looks to surpass it. Despite the US government's massive US$800-billion bailout, the US economy is still roiling, and Europe's is doing even worse.
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Geo-Eye satellite to be used by Google releases first image 10/10/2008 07:40:00
Google plans to use high-res images from GeoEye-1 in Google Earth and Google MapsGoogle Maps are about to get a lot sharper thanks to GeoEye-1, the world's highest resolution commercial satellite that was launched on September 6 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California aboard a rocket carrying the Google logo. - +
Huawei shelves plan to sell stake in wireless device unit 10/10/2008 07:25:00
China-based networking equipment maker Huawei indefinitely postponed the sale of a stake in its terminals manufacturing unit Wednesday.China-based networking equipment maker Huawei indefinitely postponed the sale of a stake in its wireless terminals manufacturing unit Wednesday, citing global financial uncertainty.
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Critic: Weak Govt got NBN wrong, now just sitting on bum 10/10/2008 11:23:00
Telecommunications infrastructure investment through a National Broadband Network (NBN) will help Australia weather the economic crisis, but only if the ACCC and the government can pull their heads out, get the NBN players co-operating and turn the first sod before 2010. - +
IT top-heavy with contractors, in it for the money says study 10/10/2008 10:36:00
Independent contracting is the occupation of choice for 20 per cent of Australia’s workforce, and is most prevalent in the Communications Services industry, according to preliminary research conducted by Monash University. - +
ITIL perfect drop for alcohol giant 10/10/2008 10:28:00
Pernod Ricard, maker of Absolut Voka, Kahlua and Wild Turkey, has bridged the Tasman to unify its separate Australia and New Zealand service desks. - +
Telstra attacked for fluctuating NBN estimates 09/10/2008 14:32:00
Tell the Truth Telstra (T4) has slammed Telstra for the company's wildly varying estimates of the cost of building the National Broadband Network (NBN). - +
Accenture wins multimillion dollar support contract from Telstra 09/10/2008 11:47:00
Accenture has won a multimillion dollar contract to maintain Telstra's customer care and billing platform – a platform Accenture helped design.
The US market meltdown: what it means for IT
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Wall Street's collapse puts US IT spending in (some) peril 07/10/2008 07:19:00
The turmoil in the financial markets isn't expected to lead to a tech-spending recession. But budgets may be in for some paring.The overall economic cost of Wall Street's collapse has yet to be totaled. But it's clear that IT departments will be laboring under some changed conditions in the months ahead. - +
The IT worker's Wall Street meltdown worry list 07/10/2008 06:18:00
The only thing that seems clear today is that the US is in a recession and possibly a bad one. No one is certain what will happen next. Events are changing almost by the hour. How much help will a federal bailout deliver to the nation's financial system, which has been hard-hit by the downturn? Will more financial institutions collapse, and how far down will the stock market go? Will you have a job? - +
Debate IT: The Wall Street crisis - an IT boom or bust? 03/10/2008 14:57:00
Good news is starting to come out of the rubble that is left after the recent Wall Street collapse, particularly for the IT sector.
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Critic: Weak Govt got NBN wrong, now just sitting on bum 10/10/2008 11:23:00
A misguided federal government is just sitting on its bum at a time when Telco investment and a full functioning NBN can alleviate economic crisis.Telecommunications infrastructure investment through a National Broadband Network (NBN) will help Australia weather the economic crisis, but only if the ACCC and the government can pull their heads out, get the NBN players co-operating and turn the first sod before 2010. - +
Telstra urges Gov't to fast-track NBN first 03/10/2008 13:58:00
The Federal Government has pledged to fast-track infrastructure building, and Telstra [ASX: TLS] wants it to start with the National Broadband Network [NBN]. - +
Terria bites back at Telstra’s monopolist accusations 10/09/2008 13:47:00
The managing director of the Terria consortium, Michael Simmons, hit back at Telstra’s attack on comments he made yesterday regarding Terria’s desire for the government to preclude an alternative National Broadband Network (NBN), labeling it a case of the pot calling the kettle black.
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All the latest news, reviews, features and videos on the iPhone, BlackBerrys and other smart
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BlackBerry cooks up a Storm 09/10/2008 09:00:00
RIM's first touch-screen handset, exclusive to Vodafone.RIM today unveiled the world’s first touch-screen BlackBerry device, the BlackBerry Storm 9530. - +
Six essential Apple iPhone security tips 08/10/2008 13:42:00
If you're an Apple iPhone user and security's not on your mind, you're at risk; at risk of having a Web mail account hacked; at risk of having your online identity stolen; and at risk of losing valuable personal information, such as wireless service account data, that could result in financial losses, among other disasters. - +
iPhone grabs top smartphone spot in the US 07/10/2008 09:00:00
Apple boosted its share of the US consumer smart phone market by 55 percent after cutting the price of its iPhone and rolling out a 3G model this summer, a research firm said Monday.
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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. - +
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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. - +
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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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