International News »

• 2

  Telstra COO reveals restructure

  Telstra’s chief operating officer, Brendon Riley, has announced that the telco will be restructured, splitting operations into five groups responsible for delivering the company's services.

  Written by Rohan Pearce • 22 May 13 18:43

• Nvidia, Citrix crank up virtual desktop delivery

  Improvements to Nvidia's virtualization technology are aimed at turning graphics processors into a more important resource in data centers and could speed deployment of virtual desktops and delivery of data over the cloud.

  Written by Agam Shah • 22 May 13 17:12

• Citrix links cloud-based storage to SharePoint and Azure

  Citrix Systems is making its cloud-based storage service ShareFile more Microsoft-friendly with SharePoint integration and the ability to store data on Azure.

  Written by Mikael Ricknäs • 22 May 13 17:01

• Growing mobile malware threat swirls (mostly) around Android

  Mobile devices are getting hit by a boom in malware similar to the one that hit PCs starting with the rise of the Web, a security software executive said Tuesday.

  Written by Stephen Lawson • 22 May 13 16:01

• NBN Co's buys iiNet's FTTH network

  NBN Co has bought iiNet’s fibre-to-the-home network in the ACT for $9 million in cash.

  Written by Stephanie McDonald • 22 May 13 15:27

• In pictures: AusCERT 2013 Day One

  The annual AusCERT conference began on the Gold Coast with an invasion by some friendly storm troopers. Delegates heard insights from Google, the Department of Environment and Queensland Police Service. The conference continues until Friday.

  Written by Computerworld Staff • 22 May 13 15:10

• Despite poor work-life balance, IT pros like their jobs: survey

  Long hours? Likely. A healthy work-life balance? Probably not.

  Written by Ann Bednarz • 22 May 13 14:53

• CenITex to become service “broker”

  CenITex, the Victorian government’s troubled ICT shared services agency, appears to be planning to shift from a provider to a broker of ICT services.

  Written by Byron Connolly • 22 May 13 14:48

• Blue Coat Systems to acquire security analytics firm Solera Networks

  Blue Coat Systems, a provider of Web traffic filtering and business assurance products and services, plans to buy security analytics specialist Solera Networks, which uses data mining techniques to classify network traffic and detect potential security threats.

  Written by Lucian Constantin • 22 May 13 14:35

• Telcos to stop charging for 1800 calls from mobiles

  The telecom industry has supported a proposal by the government to make mobile phone calls to 1800 numbers free by 2015.

  Written by Adam Bender • 22 May 13 13:50

• Salesforce.com aims its customer service, social monitoring apps at governments

  Salesforce.com is hoping to set the standard for how government bodies deliver online services to citizens using mobile devices.

  Written by Chris Kanaracus • 22 May 13 13:46

• Samsung's Galaxy S4 infringes on 5 patents, Apple says

  Samsung's Galaxy S4 infringes on 5 Apple patents, according to a court filing by Apple.

  Written by Loek Essers • 22 May 13 12:18

• New Citadel malware variant targets Payza online payment platform

  A new variant of the Citadel financial malware is targeting users of the Payza online payment platform by launching local in-browser attacks to steal their credentials, according to researchers from security firm Trusteer.

  Written by Lucian Constantin • 22 May 13 12:12
• 5

  WikiLeaks Party closer to registering

  The WikiLeaks political party is a step closer to being registered in Australia.

  Written by AAP • 22 May 13 11:57

• Australia remains black spot for Vodafone

  Vodafone Hutchison Australia continued to lose customers and revenue in early 2013, with parent Vodafone Group singling the business out as the black sheep among other its other units in the Africa, Middle East, Asia Pacific (AMAP) region.

  Written by Adam Bender • 22 May 13 11:22

• AusCERT 2013: NBN users need security professionals’ help, says Google

  Google has urged security professionals to help Australians stay safe on the National Broadband Network (NBN).

  Written by Hamish Barwick • 22 May 13 10:46

• Chinese rival bolsters search engine against Baidu with Alibaba partnership

  China's Baidu has long dominated the country's search market. But a local rival to the company is bolstering its own search services with the help of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group.

  Written by Michael Kan • 22 May 13 10:41

• IBM's Watson: From game shows to game changer in the enterprise

  IBM's Watson artificial intelligence technology – perhaps most famous for its 2011 victory in US game show Jeopardy! – will be used by ANZ Bank to deliver faster financial recommendations to customers.

  Written by Rohan Pearce • 22 May 13 10:38

• Apple to build Macs in low-tax Texas

  Apple will build Macs in Texas using some parts made in the U.S., CEO Tim Cook said Tuesday, putting a little flesh on a pledge from last December.

  Written by Gregg Keizer • 22 May 13 10:35

• Apple denies tax 'gimmicks' amid US pressure

  Apple has denied using "gimmicks" to dodge taxes and says it welcomes a review of US fiscal laws after a Senate investigation found it used offshore loopholes to save billions in taxes.

  Written by AAP • 22 May 13 09:49