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Google Docs sneaks charges in through the back door 
Software
Google Docs sneaks charges in through the back door
Jan 24, 2009 | Comment Now 
Google is making a sneaky move in getting more pennies in its pot by quietly reducing the amount of users who can set up a free Google Apps account.
 
Skype joins hands with IBM 
Software
Skype joins hands with IBM
Jan 20, 2009 | Comment Now 
Skype announced today its plans to integrate its services with LotusLive – IBM’s new cloud service, in a bid to add more real-time communications to the website and make ...
 
Laser printer ink is not as harmful as cigarettes 
Hardware
Laser printer ink is not as harmful as cigarettes
Dec 6, 2008 | Comment Now 
You no longer need to go to work wearing a gas mask as research released this week shows that laser printer toner is not harmful.
 
Internet needs to be multilingual 
Software
Internet needs to be multilingual
Dec 4, 2008 | Comment Now 
If the Internet wants to reach out to the next billion people to arrive on the planet, it must get its language skates on to support the large number of tongues across the ...
 
Chinese ordered to stop using pirate software 
Software
Chinese ordered to stop using pirate software
Dec 4, 2008 | Comment Now 
A city in China has required Internet café operators to replace pirated software with legitimate versions – the officials primarily pushing Linux.
 
AVG offers infected users free year of service 
Security
AVG offers infected users free year of service
Nov 17, 2008 | Comment Now 
AVG announced yesterday that it would be offering a free year of service after its antivirus software got confused and misidentified a key Windows system file as malware.
 
Coffee company brings on the guilt trip 
Networking
Coffee company brings on the guilt trip
Nov 4, 2008 | Comment Now 
We've all seen them, those moochers who sit with one cup of coffee in an internet café for hours using the Wi-Fi effectively for free – one company has now come up with an ...
 
Google finally wins book deal 
Software
Google finally wins book deal
Oct 29, 2008 | Comment Now 
An agreement has finally been made with the Authors' Guild and Association of American Publishers which will cut some of Google’s woes.
 
Mozilla Labs experiments again 
Software
Mozilla Labs experiments again
Oct 15, 2008 | Comment Now 
Mozilla Labs announced yesterday the formation of a new group put together to focus on the research and development of tools for the open Web.
 
RIM smartphone takes the world by Storm 
Hardware
RIM smartphone takes the world by Storm
Oct 9, 2008 | Comment Now 
Vodafone today the announced arrival of BlackBerry Storm which will be the first "clickable" touch-screen smart phone, just in time for Christmas.
 
2008 physics Nobel Prize awarded 
Strategy
2008 physics Nobel Prize awarded
Oct 8, 2008 | Comment Now 
The 2008 Nobel Prize for Physics is shared by three scientists for unique discoveries in sub-atomic particles the prize committee announced today.
 
AMD information head calls for team work 
Training & Development
AMD information head calls for team work
Oct 7, 2008 | Comment Now 
The Chief Information Officer’s role in a company is evolving according to a Forbes interview with AMD's CIO.
 
Hadron Collider churns out 15 million Gigs of data a year 
Networking
Hadron Collider churns out 15 million Gigs of data a year
Oct 5, 2008 | Comment Now 
Three weeks have passed since everyone stood by their clocks wandering if the Large Hadron Collider was going to finish this world off for good - since we all survived it's ...
 
Foldable computer screens coming soon 
Hardware
Foldable computer screens coming soon
Oct 5, 2008 | Comment Now 
Research from the New Journal of Physics reveals what could possibly be the future of television and computer screen technology.
 
Computer game industry safe from economic downturn 
Software
Computer game industry safe from economic downturn
Oct 2, 2008 | Comment Now 
Game Group announced yesterday that the current economic downturn would not affect the ever-strong consumer demand for computer games.
 
Third Google founder emerges 
Software
Third Google founder emerges
Sep 26, 2008 | Comment Now 
Hubert Chang has claimed that, alongside co founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, he created Google in 1997.
 
Facebook the movie coming soon 
Software
Facebook the movie coming soon
Aug 30, 2008 | Comment Now 
As if the Facebook phenomenon hasn’t swept the nation quite enough – they’re now making a film based on it. Please, let this be better than Pirates of Silicon Valley
 
The A to Z of spamming exposed 
Security
The A to Z of spamming exposed
Aug 29, 2008 | Comment Now 
Spammers are fans of the alphabet according to recent research – you’re going to start wishing your name was Zebedee.
 
Retro storage formats have it taped 
Storage
Retro storage formats have it taped
Aug 25, 2008 | Comment Now 
According to recent research by IDC, the LTO tape is still the most popular practice process in data storage and business continuity strategies – despite technological ...
 
Google upgrades ad quality judgment 
Software
Google upgrades ad quality judgment
Aug 23, 2008 | Comment Now 
Google is again visiting the health spa, this time for a make-over for its mechanism for judging ad quality.
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Veterans' Affairs sets sights on modernisation
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Leigh Berrell - Utilities CIO of the Year
Leigh Berrell - Utilities CIO of the Year
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Wayne McMahon - Retail CIO of the Year
Domino's Pizza CIO Wayne McMahon accepts his Benchmark Award for Retail CIO of the Year.
Inside Perpetual's ongoing IT transformation
Inside Perpetual's ongoing IT transformation
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How Facebook designed the data centre from scratch - Marco Magarelli
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The full keynote by Facebook data centre architect Marco Magarelli at the Australian Data Centre Strategy Summit. Magarelli details the design considerations behind the social network's Prineville, Oregon; North Carolina and Luleå, Sweden data centres.
Modernising Legacy Data Centres - Telstra's Jon Curry
Modernising Legacy Data Centres - Telstra's Jon Curry
Telstra general manager of managed data centres Jon Curry guides the audience at the iTnews Australian Data Centre Summit through the build of the telco's Clayton, Victoria data centre.
NSW Government launches NABERS data centre rating tools
NSW Government launches NABERS data centre rating tools
Matthew Clark from the NSW Department of Environment guides facilties managers through the details of the new NABERS data centre energy rating tool at the Australian Data Centre Strategy Summit.
NABERS launch panel: Australian Data Centre Strategy Summit
NABERS launch panel: Australian Data Centre Strategy Summit
Matthew Clark (NSW Dept of Environment), Greg Boorer (Canberra Data Centres), Glenn Allan (National Australia Bank), Mike Andrea (Strategic Directions) and Bob Sharon (Green Global Consulting) discuss the impact of the NABERS data centre rating.
Judges notes: Fortescue Metals [The Benchmark Awards]
Judges notes: Fortescue Metals [The Benchmark Awards]
iTnews' panel of judges discuss Fortescue Metals 'New World of Work" project, one of three shortlisted finalists for the Industrials category of the CIO Benchmark Awards.
Judges notes: Retail [The Benchmark Awards]
Judges notes: Retail [The Benchmark Awards]
iTnews' panel of judges discuss the shortlisted finalists for the Retail category of the CIO Benchmark Awards.
Judges notes: Pacific Aluminium [The Benchmark Awards]
Judges notes: Pacific Aluminium [The Benchmark Awards]
iTnews' panel of judges discuss Pacific Aluminium's lightning fast service desk refresh, one of three shortlisted finalists for the Industrials category of the CIO Benchmark Awards.
Judges notes: Domino's Pizza [The Benchmark Awards]
Judges notes: Domino's Pizza [The Benchmark Awards]
iTnews' panel of judges discuss Domino's Pizza's shift to hosted services, one of three shortlisted finalists for the Retail category of the CIO Benchmark Awards.
Judges notes: McDonald's Australia [The Benchmark Awards]
Judges notes: McDonald's Australia [The Benchmark Awards]
iTnews' panel of judges discuss McDonald's Australia's new self-service portal for employees, one of three shortlisted finalists for the Retail category of the CIO Benchmark Awards.
Judges notes: ING Direct [The Benchmark Awards]
Judges notes: ING Direct [The Benchmark Awards]
iTnews' panel of judges discuss ING Direct's 'Bank in a Box', one of three shortlisted finalists for the banking and finance category of the CIO Benchmark Awards.
Judges notes: Yarra Valley Water [The Benchmark Awards]
Judges notes: Yarra Valley Water [The Benchmark Awards]
iTnews' panel of judges discuss Yarra Valley Water's insourcing project, one of three shortlisted finalists for the Utilities category of the CIO Benchmark Awards.
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