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Tuesday, 16th October 2007

Latest headlines

Biometrics, forefront of new Unisys R&D Centre

A device capable of capturing the image of veins in a person’s finger is amongst a range of innovative biometric technologies unveiled at the official launch of the Unisys Security Innovation Centre in Canberra. ... Read More >>

	Productivity soars in the 'free range' office
	Hitachi promises 4TB drives by 2011
	Microsoft set to launch unified communications software
	SAP says it won't make a counterbid for BEA systems
	Ballmer describes relationship with Gates
	Universal's 'Total Music' plan to challenge Apple's iTunes
	Two men get five years for sending pornographic spam
	California bans forced RFID implants for humans
	Seagate expands full disk encryption to data centre hard drives
	US hackers crack al-Qaeda computers

Most read articles

Internet
Chinese internet censorship machine revealed
The Chinese government has instituted an elaborate system for Internet censorship that employs tens of thousands of censors and police responsible for maintaining control over the flow of information, a report released by international free press advocates showed..

Internet
US faces US$100 billion fine for web gaming ban
A Brussels think-tank has accused the US government of reneging on commitments made to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) over internet gaming.

Security
Businesses spend 20% of IT budgets on security, survey shows
Security accounted for 20 percent of technology spending last year and it's expected to rise, according to a report released Tuesday.

Telecommunications
Internode green-lights $9 million for ADSL2+ expansion
Broadband service provider, Internode, is injecting $9 million into a program which will see ADSL2+ equipment installed at 18 exchanges in the ACT, NSW, Queensland, SA and Victoria.

Operating Systems
Windows users fume over another automatic update glitch
Microsoft is dealing with another issue in which its Windows Update service has been downloading updates to users' machines without their consent.

Events

Event Name	Location	Date
IT Risk Management	Glen Hove Conferencing, Melrose Estate	16/10/2007
Sustainable Futures Forum	Docklands, Melbourne	18/10/2007
Virtualisation Masterclass	Crowne Plaza, Darling Harbour	12/12/2007
Evaluating and Refining Classification Schemes	Sydney	03/12/2007
Promoting a Culture of Knowledge in the Public Sector	Sydney	14/11/2007

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