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Melbourne Uni steams over supercomputer critique 
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Melbourne Uni steams over supercomputer critique
By Ry Crozier | Jun 15, 2011 | 2 Comments 
Auditor-General questions project's value for money.
 
BlackBerry network push to extend battery life 
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BlackBerry network push to extend battery life
By Angus Kidman | Aug 10, 2010 | Comment Now 
Server-side apps minimise mobile phone drain.
 
Westpac Web 2.0 whiz quits  
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Westpac Web 2.0 whiz quits
By Brett Winterford | Mar 17, 2009 | Comment Now 
Outspoken Westpac technology executive David Backley has resigned from the bank.
 
Westpac reality check on Web 2.0 
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Westpac reality check on Web 2.0
By Brett Winterford | Feb 24, 2009 | Comment Now 
Westpac has revealed that changing business conditions and poor adoption forced it to abandon or shelve some of its highest-profile Enterprise 2.0 projects.
 
IT engineers to be taught social skills 
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IT engineers to be taught social skills
By Iain Thomson | Jan 13, 2009 | Comment Now 
IT engineers are to be taught social skills as well as programming in a new course from the Potsdam University south of Berlin.
 
Despite reports, Telstra and Second Life remain inseparable 
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Despite reports, Telstra and Second Life remain inseparable
By Kathryn Small | Nov 28, 2008 | Comment Now 
It’s a match made in heaven: Telstra is Australia’s biggest telco and ISP, while Second Life is one of the world’s hottest social networking tools. So when the media reported ...
 
AIG Life forks out $10m for tech upgrade 
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AIG Life forks out $10m for tech upgrade
Nov 12, 2008 | Comment Now 
AIG Life is starting a $10 million, three-year technology upgrade to provide a completely electronic way for financial advisers to quote and issue its insurance policies, ...
 
Researchers find racial bias in virtual worlds 
Software
Researchers find racial bias in virtual worlds
Sep 11, 2008 | Comment Now 
Real-world behaviours and racial biases could carry forward into virtual worlds such as Second Life, social psychologists say.
 
BigPond expands Second Life presence 
Software
BigPond expands Second Life presence
Sep 1, 2008 | Comment Now 
Telstra BigPond has opened a customer support kiosk in Second Life, populated by avatars who can answer queries by text and voice.
 
VIC government shuts down Second Life presence 
Software
VIC government shuts down Second Life presence
By Ry Crozier | Aug 29, 2008 | Comment Now 
The virtual bulldozers have moved in on Melbourne Laneways on Second Life’s ABC Island, after Multimedia Victoria said it would not renew the lease.
 
Opinion: Will XP's expiry breathe new life into Vista? 
Software
Opinion: Will XP's expiry breathe new life into Vista?
By Daniel Robinson | Jul 14, 2008 | Comment Now 
Microsoft has cut off the supply of Windows XP, but enterprises are still unwilling to give it up.
 
Man sells his life on eBay 
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Man sells his life on eBay
By Iain Thomson | Jun 26, 2008 | Comment Now 
An Australian man has put his entire life up for auction on eBay, and bidding has already reached $390,000..
 
IBM to build corporate Second Life 
Software
IBM to build corporate Second Life
By Shaun Nichols | Apr 7, 2008 | Comment Now 
IBM is to team up with Linden Lab to develop an in-house version of Second Life for businesses..
 
Second Life chief steps down 
Software
Second Life chief steps down
By Shaun Nichols | Mar 18, 2008 | Comment Now 
The man behind the popular online world Second Life has stepped down..
 
Child-like intelligence created in Second Life 
Software
Child-like intelligence created in Second Life
By Liz Tay | Mar 14, 2008 | Comment Now 
Four-year-old Eddie might behave like a typical young boy. Outside of the Second Life virtual world, however, he is anything but.
 
Gartner gives Second Life a dose of virtual reality 
Software
Gartner gives Second Life a dose of virtual reality
By Phil Muncaster | Mar 12, 2008 | Comment Now 
Virtual worlds, such as Second Life, might one day be a useful business tool but they are not yet enterprise-ready, analyst group Gartner has warned.
 
Futurologist predicts life in 2030 
Strategy
Futurologist predicts life in 2030
Nov 27, 2007 | Comment Now 
Neurological interfaces to a super-intelligent internet are among the predictions of what life will be like in 2030..
 
Government loses customer details 
Security
Government loses customer details
By Iain Thomson | Nov 6, 2007 | Comment Now 
Around 15,000 Standard Life customers have been warned that they could face ID theft after a courier's blunder exposed their banking and pension details.
 
Second Life to host virtual career fair 
Software
Second Life to host virtual career fair
Oct 17, 2007 | Comment Now 
Make sure your avatar is snappily dressed for the interview..
 
IBM union calls strike in Second Life 
Software
IBM union calls strike in Second Life
By Matt Chapman | Sep 21, 2007 | Comment Now 
Italian IBM workers have called a virtual strike in Second Life to protest at low pay.
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