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Software
NEC trumps Telstra T-Suite and Microsoft Azure
By
Ry Crozier
| November 18, 2008
NEC Australia has beaten many of its larger rivals to the prize by launching a carrier-neutral SaaS application store for SMBs that is accessible via a single web portal.
Software
Case study: How Smartpath got into NEC SaaS 'supermarket'
By
Ry Crozier
| November 18, 2008
Local asset management ISV Smartpath will shut down its own internal SaaS infrastructure and use NEC's new Applications Net instead to deliver its Loc8 software as a hosted offering to customers.
Hardware
Roadrunner still king in Supercomputer top 500 list
By
Sylvie Barak
| November 18, 2008
IBM's roadrunner pips Cray's XT5 Jaguar supercomputer to the post, narrowly holding on to its record as the world's fastest supercomputer, according to the bi-annual 'Top 500' supercomputing list, anyway.
Internet
Piracy more 'convenient' than the legal options
By
Ian Williams
| November 18, 2008
Digital piracy is viewed by many as simply a more convenient alternative to obtaining content from most legal online channels, according to a report by business law firm Olswang.
Linux & Open Source
Adobe throws 64 bit flash player open
By
Sylvie Barak
| November 18, 2008
At the request of open source developers, Adobe is releasing an alpha version of its Flash Player 10 technology for 64-bit Linux users at its Max Conference in San Francisco today.
Networking
HP gives network boost to blade servers
By
Daniel Robinson
| November 18, 2008
HP has unveiled new products designed to improve performance in virtual server environments, including a network connection module to boost bandwidth and an accompanying server blade.
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