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BREAKING IT NEWS FOR AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS Friday October 31, 2008
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Hardware
DSTO shows off two new Land Warfare robots

By Staff writers | October 31, 2008

The Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) demonstrated two new robots at the Land Warfare Conference in Brisbane this week.

 
 
Software
Haley to become the next Oracle business unit

By Staff writers | October 31, 2008

Aussie business rules and compliance software developer Haley is the latest firm to be acquired by Oracle.

 
 
REVIEWS
First Look: The new Apple Macbook

By Alex Kidman | October 21, 2008

Is Apple good at design? Usabilty? Both or neither? Also, where has all the Firewire gone? Alex Kidman has been testing Apple's new Macbook and gives his first impressions.

 
 
Software
Microsoft shows off future technologies

By Daniel Robinson | October 31, 2008

On the third day of Microsoft's Professional Developers Conference, Rick Rashid, senior vice president of Microsoft Research, showcased some of the projects the company is working on.

 
 
Security
NSW Department of Corrective Services eyes-off local biometrics product

By Lilia Guan | October 31, 2008

Australian biometrics specialist, Argus Solutions, has won an order from the NSW Department of Corrective Services (NSW DCS) for the supply of its identity management solution.

 
 
Software
China's Evermore Office suite takes off

By Egan Orion | October 31, 2008

Chinese software vendor Evermore says individual downloads of its Office 2009 suite have taken off recently to reach 5.3 million units, local media in China reported Thursday.

 
 
Linux & Open Source
Alfresco makes collaboration simple

By Phil Muncaster | October 31, 2008

Open-source enterprise content management (ECM) vendor Alfresco has launched the latest version of its flagship product, designed to give customers more user-friendly document collaboration functionality.

 
 
Security
Javascript to be next core malware language

By Ian Williams | October 31, 2008

The demand that the development of web 2.0 has placed on browsers to become more interactive and act as a portal rather than just a viewing platform is opening up new vulnerabilities to unsuspecting users, Itzik Kotler, team leader of the Security Operation Center at Radware, has warned.

 
 

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Managed Services International Seminar Series Heritage Hotel, Auckland November 04, 2008
Managed Services International Seminar Series Sheraton Hotel, Perth November 06, 2008
Frost & Sullivan Australia Best Practices Awards Gala Dinner Harbourside, Darling Harbour, Sydney November 06, 2008
ICT 2008/2009: Frost & Sullivan Round Tables Harbourside, Darling Harbour, Sydney November 06, 2008
Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2008 Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre November 11, 2008
Cognos Performance 2008 - Melbourne Grand Hyatt Hotel November 11, 2008
Unified Communications and Collaboration - Web Seminar At Your Desk: Free Live Web Seminar November 11, 2008
 
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