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BREAKING IT NEWS FOR AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS Saturday November 8, 2008
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TODAY ON ITNEWS

Security
Researchers crack WPA encryption

By Ian Williams | November 08, 2008

Two researchers have apparently cracked a part of the Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) encryption protocol.

 
 
Software
HP rolls out new storage platform

By Shaun Nichols | November 08, 2008

HP has announced details of its SAN Virtualization Services Platform (SVSP) which will allow enterprises to run completely virtualised storage-area network systems.

 
 
Hardware
High-performance computing enters the mainstream

By Iain Thomson | November 08, 2008

High-performance computing (HPC) is increasingly moving into the mainstream, according to specialists in the field.

 
 
Telecommunications
Special report: Huawei steps out of the shadows

By Ian Williams | November 08, 2008

Telecoms network provider Huawei recently took a handful of journalists to its headquarters in Shenzhen, China for a chance to speak to some of the company's executives and check out the scope of the business.

 
 
Software
Lack of IT standards hampering UK war effort

By Parliamentary reporter | November 08, 2008

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has warned that differing US suppliers' proprietary software standards are hampering the ability of British forces in Afghanistan to make full use of data from unmanned air-reconnaissance vehicles (UAVs).

 
 
Hardware
Rambus tries to ban Nvidia imports

By Charlie Demerjian | November 08, 2008

Rambus has a long history of being rather prickly about what it perceives to be its IP, and now it is aiming that perception at Nvidia again. This time the legal eagles are urging the ITC to go after imports of NV products.

 
 
Security
BBC suffers DDOS attack

By Paul Hales | November 08, 2008

All BBC web services including its most useful iPlayer were subjected to a DDoS attack last night.

 
 
Hardware
Dell planning 'white space' networking

By Shaun Nichols | November 08, 2008

Dell has revealed plans to add wireless 'white space' connections to its future laptops and ultra-mobile systems.

 
 

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Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2008 Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre November 11, 2008
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