EDITOR'S NOTE

Good morning,

Apart from opportunistic spam, the message on Swine flu for Aussie businesses is prepare but don't panic.

Gartner advises businesses to use it as an opportunity to review business continuity arrangements. This review will likely encompass technology that enables remote working.

It could also be a spur for vendors in the sector - although most customers who need the tech will likely already have it, either as part of their business or as a result of previous pandemic threats...

-- Ry Crozier

TODAY ON ITNEWS

By Ry Crozier | April 29, 2009

Aussie firms should ensure that remote working and collaboration tools are ready to scale to meet higher rates of absenteeism in the event of an outbreak of Swine flu.

By Iain Thomson | April 29, 2009

An IT administrator faces up to five years in prison after he tried to extort money from his former employers by threatening to crash the company's servers.

By Shaun Nichols | April 29, 2009

General Electric (GE) has unveiled a new storage method which it claims will allow for 500GB of storage space on a single compact disc.

By Phil Muncaster | April 29, 2009

Anti-malware firm Kaspersky Lab today launched a new enterprise-grade mobile security solution designed to protect corporate users from the growing threats targeted at mobile devices.

By Phil Muncaster | April 29, 2009

Alcatel-Lucent will today launch a secure VoIP solution designed to protect medium and large sized firms from the increasing attacks on IP networks, while preserving quality of service.

By David Neal | April 29, 2009

Mozilla has launched a new beta release for the next version of its Firefox web browser, promising a number of new features and performance gains.

By Shaun Nichols | April 29, 2009

IBM has set its sights on US quiz show Jeopardy for an upcoming supercomputer challenge that could have important implications for practical artificial intelligence programming.

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