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Rio Tinto uses IT to unlock iron ore capacity 
Hardware
Rio Tinto uses IT to unlock iron ore capacity
By Ry Crozier | Nov 30, 2012 | Comment Now 
Nameplate growth confirms technology is paying off.
 
Port Hedland port upgrades comms system 
Networking
Port Hedland port upgrades comms system
By Ry Crozier | Oct 29, 2012 | Comment Now 
Handles bulk iron ore exports.
 
Rio Tinto eyes computers to probe rock contents 
Hardware
Rio Tinto eyes computers to probe rock contents
By Ry Crozier | Sep 27, 2012 | Comment Now 
Future mineral recovery method a question of scale.
 
Fortescue Metals eyes tech boost on Firetail deposit 
Hardware
Fortescue Metals eyes tech boost on Firetail deposit
By Ry Crozier | Sep 25, 2012 | Comment Now 
Inks $1.5bn deal with Leighton Contractors.
 
Roy Hill advances design of automated mine 
Hardware
Roy Hill advances design of automated mine
By Ry Crozier | Mar 13, 2012 | Comment Now 
Ramps up specification of in-pit systems.
 
Rio Tinto spends $442m to automate trains 
Hardware
Rio Tinto spends $442m to automate trains
By Ry Crozier | Feb 20, 2012 | Comment Now 
Covers part of Pilbara rail network.
 
Autonomy inhales Iron Mountain's 6PB cloud 
Software
Autonomy inhales Iron Mountain's 6PB cloud
By Liam Tung | May 17, 2011 | Comment Now 
Autonomy claims 25 petabyte storage cloud.
 
Metro Power Company buys micro data centre 
Networking
Metro Power Company buys micro data centre
By Ry Crozier | Jul 5, 2010 | Comment Now 
Hosts energy management system trialled by BHP Iron Ore.
 
BHP extends public broadband from own purse 
Telco/ISP
BHP extends public broadband from own purse
By Ry Crozier | Dec 10, 2009 | Comment Now 
Hopes to strike fibre capacity sharing agreement.
 
Oracle continues spending spree with Virtual Iron buy 
Software
Oracle continues spending spree with Virtual Iron buy
By David Neal | May 14, 2009 | Comment Now 
Oracle has added to its virtualisation product line-up with the acquisition of Virtual Iron, which specialises in virtual systems management tools for use in data centres.
 
Rumour mill builds on Oracle Virtual Iron buy 
Software
Rumour mill builds on Oracle Virtual Iron buy
By Miya Knights | Mar 12, 2009 | Comment Now 
Rumours throughout Silicon Valley that Oracle has issued a letter of intent to purchase Virtual Iron have refused to die down.
 
Russians face internet Iron Curtain 
Software
Russians face internet Iron Curtain
By Iain Thomson | Apr 26, 2008 | Comment Now 
Russian government officials are proposing tough censorship laws for the country's 29 million internet users..
 
IBM and Sun show off high-performance iron 
Hardware
IBM and Sun show off high-performance iron
By Tom Sanders | Jun 28, 2007 | Comment Now 
Vendors burn the one petaflop barrier.
 
Designer turns typewriter into waffle iron 
Hardware
Designer turns typewriter into waffle iron
May 8, 2007 | Comment Now 
The key to a good waffle is the right type of batter.
 
Alcatel-Lucent launches big iron switch 
Telco/ISP
Alcatel-Lucent launches big iron switch
By Clement James | Dec 20, 2006 | Comment Now 
Newly formed networking giant Alcatel-Lucent has announced the availability of its OmniSwitch 9800, the latest member of the company's family of 10-Gigabit Ethernet core switches.
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