TODAY ON ITNEWS
Telecommunications
Self-regulation failure forces Conroy to lay down NBN law
By
Ry Crozier
| December 18, 2008
Federal Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has criticised the Australian telecommunications sector for its inability to 'cooperate, have a discussion or reach a common position' on the NBN - or anything else of importance.
Internet
Yahoo cuts data retention times
By
Ian Williams
| December 18, 2008
In an attempt to bolster trust with its users, Yahoo has revamped its global data retention policy, promising to anonymise user log data within 90 days, half the period stipulated by the EU.
Security
IE7, Firefox get security fixes
By
Shaun Nichols
| December 18, 2008
The two most popular browsers on the market each received security updates on Wednesday.
Security
Spam to hit record levels in 2009
By
Phil Muncaster
| December 18, 2008
IT security firm Barracuda Networks is predicting that spam volumes will rise to more than 95 per cent of all email in 2009, despite a crackdown on several major spam outfits in recent months.
Software
Jadu CMS goes social
By
Phil Muncaster
| December 18, 2008
UK-based Jadu has become the latest web content management provider to respond to growing demand for social computing capabilities with the launch of a new version of its flagship Jadu CMS.
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