TODAY ON ITNEWS
Networking
Rosehill racecourse data centres on the inside track
By
Ry Crozier
| February 20, 2009
Sydney Turf Club is building a back-up data centre at Rosehill racecourse to add redundant capacity for disaster recovery.
Security
SSL subverted by hacker
By
Iain Thomson
| February 20, 2009
The security of the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocols widely used for ecommerce has been questioned again after a delegate at the Black Hat computer security conference showed how the system could be easily bypassed.
Software
Business intelligence skips strategy: Gartner
By
Ry Crozier
| February 20, 2009
Less than 10 percent of Aussie organisations with a business intelligence system don't have a wider BI strategy that deals with things like cultural and foundational data issues, according to Gartner.
Operating Systems
"Vista Capable" suit hobbled
By
Shaun Nichols
| February 20, 2009
A judge has ruled that the US case against Microsoft's 'Vista Capable' program can not proceed as a single class action lawsuit.
Hardware
Scientists make advances on nanoelectronics
By
Julie Steenhuysen
| February 20, 2009
Two U.S. teams have developed new materials that may pave the way for ever smaller, faster and more powerful electronics as current semiconductor technology begins to reach the limits of miniaturisation.
Business
AMD spinoff gets the green light
By
Shaun Nichols
| February 20, 2009
AMD shareholders have finally approved a plan to spin off the company's embattled fabrication operations.
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