Tag: block

Storage

Azure storage prices meet Amazon S3

By Liam Tung | Oct 31, 2011 | Comment Now

Up to a point.

Networking

Microsoft pays US$7.5m for IPv4 address stash

By Stewart Mitchell | Mar 25, 2011 | Comment Now

"Dual stack" migration to keep demand strong.

Software

Google accuses China of blocking Gmail

Mar 22, 2011 | Comment Now

Users only able to log-in.

Security

Hackers blamed for MessageLabs spam

By Brett Winterford | Nov 12, 2010 | Comment Now

Antispam company insists it can keep customers in check.

Software

US takes aim at offshore torrent sites

By Liam Tung | Sep 22, 2010 | 6 Comments

Includes domain registrars.

Hardware

NSW to relax content blocking on school netbooks

By Ry Crozier, Munir Kotadia | Mar 15, 2010 | 5 Comments

Home privileges talked up as 60,000 new devices announced.

Security

Block The Filter accused of censorship protest hijack

By Ry Crozier | Feb 17, 2010 | 4 Comments

Anonymous faction rebukes picnic organisers.

Software

Google cold on voluntary YouTube filtering

By Ry Crozier | Feb 9, 2010 | 14 Comments

No assurances given to Australian Government.

Software

Day 14: Film industry wants iiNet to block Pirate Bay access

By Ry Crozier | Nov 5, 2009 | 10 Comments

Intention to seek court order if it wins the case.

Telco/ISP

Day 13: Pirate Bay demo choked by Federal Court filter

By Ry Crozier | Nov 4, 2009 | 9 Comments

Exemption to be created.

Software

Veeam accelerates VMware backups

By Daniel Robinson | Oct 29, 2009 | 1 Comment

First to support new features in vSphere.

Telco/ISP

Regulators to freeze nuisance Triple Zero callers

Sep 8, 2009 | 5 Comments

Around five million "non-genuine calls" a year.

Security

UK Ministry of Defence moves to block Wikileaks

By David Neal | Jun 27, 2009 | Comment Now

Damage control over sensitive material.

Hardware

Sun shareholders try to block Oracle

By Phil Muncaster | May 11, 2009 | Comment Now

Oracle’s acquisition of Sun may not be all plain sailing after all, after Sun shareholders filed three class action suits to block the proposed US$7.4 billion (A$9.73 billion) ...

Software

China's 'Great Firewall' blocks off YouTube

By Shaun Nichols | Mar 25, 2009 | Comment Now

The Chinese government has blocked its users from accessing video-sharing service YouTube.

Telco/ISP

Ireland's largest ISP to block file-sharing sites

By Tom Young | Feb 24, 2009 | Comment Now

Irish ISP Eircom has agreed to block Internet users from accessing some file-sharing web sites in an agreement reached with the music industry.

Security

Barracuda opens up spam blocking list

By Iain Thomson | Sep 25, 2008 | Comment Now

Barracuda has announced it is opening up its spam blocking list for companies to use for free.

Telco/ISP

US ISPs agree to block child porn sites

By Andrew Charlesworth | Jun 12, 2008 | Comment Now

Three of the largest ISPs in the US have struck a legal deal to block child pornography sites, mirroring a voluntary agreement which already exists among the majority of UK ISPs..