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Weak hypervisors push customers to mainframe, IBM says 
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Weak hypervisors push customers to mainframe, IBM says
By Ry Crozier | Aug 7, 2008 | Comment Now 
Cloud computing has emerged as the next evolution for grid architectures. At least part of the early success of the cloud model is due to virtualisation – and mainframe makers ...
 
Can 'soul-less' robots make us weep? 
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Can 'soul-less' robots make us weep?
By Liz Tay | Jul 24, 2008 | Comment Now 
A study of technology’s role in music therapy has found robot musicians wanting.
 
Opinion: Aussie 3G iPhone is a bad joke 
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Opinion: Aussie 3G iPhone is a bad joke
By Kathryn Small | Jul 15, 2008 | Comment Now 
Never have so many suffered so much for one gadget.
 
Your broken computer is China's garbage dump  
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Your broken computer is China's garbage dump
By Mitchell Bingemann | Jun 16, 2008 | Comment Now 
There’s no doubting that Australia loves technology. We’re often hailed as an early adopter of technology and if our voracious appetite for anything and everything new – ...
 
Robotics handbook explores past, present and future 
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Robotics handbook explores past, present and future
By Liz Tay | Jun 2, 2008 | Comment Now 
The dream to create machines that are skilled and intelligent is now becoming part of our world’s striking reality, according to robotics expert Bruno Siciliano.
 
Australia’s IT banking revolution is here 
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Australia’s IT banking revolution is here
By Mitchell Bingemann | May 21, 2008 | Comment Now 
The antiquated systems of our banks are in need of an IT makeover and the pressure is starting to come to a head for the majors.
 
Researcher discusses iPod supercomputer 
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Researcher discusses iPod supercomputer
By Liz Tay | May 9, 2008 | Comment Now 
Microprocessors from portable electronics like iPods could yield low-cost, low-power supercomputers for specialised scientific applications, according to computer scientist ...
 
Spintronics professor wins grant, discusses technology 
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Spintronics professor wins grant, discusses technology
By Liz Tay | May 7, 2008 | Comment Now 
The U.S. Department of Defense has invested half a million dollars in a grant that aims to further the emerging field of quantum spin-based electronics.
 
Mobile Internet: the wireless convergence 
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Mobile Internet: the wireless convergence
By Liz Tay | Mar 19, 2008 | Comment Now 
The national telecommunications industry has experienced some strife in recent days. Weighed down by regulatory issues to do with a once-government-owned incumbent copper ...
 
Guest column: Expensive data pitfalls in service-oriented architectures today 
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Guest column: Expensive data pitfalls in service-oriented architectures today
By Laurie Newman | Dec 27, 2007 | Comment Now 
In theory, SOAs have the potential to deliver greater efficiency and economies of scale in the enterprise, through a more flexible approach. In practice, however, SOAs have ...
 
Petascale computers: the next supercomputing wave 
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Petascale computers: the next supercomputing wave
By Liz Tay | Nov 29, 2007 | Comment Now 
The author of the world's first published collection on petascale techniques, David A. Bader, discusses petascale, exascale and the future of computing.
 
Clock speed is only half the story 
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Clock speed is only half the story
By Martin Veitch | Nov 13, 2007 | Comment Now 
Intel’s Penryn chips are set to usher in changes to desktop, laptop and server designs that reflect new realities in computing, going beyond raw processing speed to address ...
 
Creating a greener footprint 
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Creating a greener footprint
By Sheryle Moon | Sep 25, 2007 | Comment Now 
There’s never been a better time to go green.
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