Liz Tay

Liz Tay is a journalist from Sydney, Australia. With a background in physics, she is most interested in stories about scientific or technological R&D.

A long-time technology enthusiast, Tay joined the IT journalism industry in June 2006. She has been writing for iTnews in various roles since late 2007, and currently reports on all things business IT for iTnews, CRN, and SC Magazine.

Besides shiny gadgets and reporting, she is a fan of loud music and harbours an insatiable love for travel.

Recent articles by Liz Tay

YouTube joins Silicon Valley's 'Fight for Mike'

YouTube joins Silicon Valley's 'Fight for Mike'

A team of U.S. neuroscientists have launched a new YouTube video channel in a move to promote awareness of neurodegenerative diseases such as dementia.
Liz Tay Jun 18 2008 2:15PM Software
Market heats up for unified communications

Market heats up for unified communications

Business uptake of unified communications (UC) tools is on the rise, but according to Market Clarity Research Manager Richard Chirgwin, the market could still be in the process of recovering lost ground.
Liz Tay Jun 18 2008 8:07AM Telco/ISP
The technologist's guide to the near future

The technologist's guide to the near future

Technological convergence has shaped many aspects of today’s world, from the creation of medical technologies to devastating events like 9/11, according to U.S. physicist and science fiction author Stanley Schmidt.
Liz Tay Jun 16 2008 3:53PM Strategy
eBay fights back over ACCC's PayPal proposal

eBay fights back over ACCC's PayPal proposal

eBay has challenged the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) proposal to oppose the auction site’s PayPal-only policy.
Liz Tay Jun 13 2008 4:47PM Software
HP ProCurve boasts first commercial Ethernet switch in space

HP ProCurve boasts first commercial Ethernet switch in space

The recently-docked Columbus section of the International Space Station is claimed to host the first commercial Ethernet switch in space.
Liz Tay Jun 13 2008 3:33PM Networking
Microsoft researcher tackles forest data to fight climate change

Microsoft researcher tackles forest data to fight climate change

Software behemoths like Microsoft could play a vital role in solving computational challenges to do with climate change.
Liz Tay Jun 13 2008 4:01AM Storage
MEF strengthens APAC Carrier Ethernet push

MEF strengthens APAC Carrier Ethernet push

Global industry alliance MEF has strengthened its Asia-Pacific operations with an aim to standardise Carrier Ethernet and accelerate adoption of related networks and services.
Liz Tay Jun 12 2008 11:51AM Networking
Social networking not just a Gen Y ‘thing’

Social networking not just a Gen Y ‘thing’

Web 2.0 technologies may only have emerged within the past decade, but the concept of social networking is said to date much farther back than that.
Liz Tay Jun 11 2008 1:50PM Strategy
Australian WiMax potential is ‘limited’, analysts find

Australian WiMax potential is ‘limited’, analysts find

Australia will represent only two percent of the Asia Pacific region’s WiMax subscriber base by 2013, analysts say.
Liz Tay Jun 10 2008 2:06PM Networking
Senator Conroy launches National E-security Awareness Week

Senator Conroy launches National E-security Awareness Week

The National E-security Awareness Week was launched today to help Australians understand e-security risks and how they can protect themselves online.
Liz Tay Jun 6 2008 4:10PM Security
Instant messaging found to reduce workplace interruption

Instant messaging found to reduce workplace interruption

A recent study has found the use of instant messaging software in the workplace to reduce disruption.
Liz Tay Jun 6 2008 3:24PM Software
To code or not to code?

To code or not to code?

The rise of Open Source software adoption has brought with it increased awareness of non-proprietary programming technologies.
Liz Tay Jun 6 2008 12:00PM Software
Flexible computer displays expected within a year

Flexible computer displays expected within a year

Researchers are developing flexible computer displays that will change shape, respond to touch and physics, and fold to fit users’ pockets.
Liz Tay Jun 5 2008 6:32PM Hardware
Liverpool City Council chooses Kaspersky Lab in network security overhaul

Liverpool City Council chooses Kaspersky Lab in network security overhaul

Liverpool City Council has implemented Kaspersky Open Space Security in a security review of its fast-growing, dispersed network.
Liz Tay Jun 5 2008 3:21PM Security
Robotics handbook explores past, present and future

Robotics handbook explores past, present and future

The dream to create machines that are skilled and intelligent is now becoming part of our world’s striking reality, according to robotics expert Bruno Siciliano.
Liz Tay Jun 2 2008 1:50PM Hardware
HP: 'Intelligent' networks to support future corporations

HP: 'Intelligent' networks to support future corporations

Corporate networks need to become increasingly automated to handle information management demands, HP’s ProCurve networking business expects.
Liz Tay May 30 2008 2:01PM Networking
Gartner, Google discuss future of cloud computing

Gartner, Google discuss future of cloud computing

The rise of data-intensive applications, data centre pressures, and mobile and networking technologies is driving a business uptake of cloud computing, Gartner analysts say.
Liz Tay May 28 2008 7:41AM Networking
Gartner: Generation V to change corporate computing

Gartner: Generation V to change corporate computing

As baby boomers leave the workforce and make way for younger, digitally-driven employees, businesses have been warned to prepare for Generation V -- the virtual generation.
Liz Tay May 27 2008 11:45AM Training & Development
Interactive Web sites attract job seekers, researchers say

Interactive Web sites attract job seekers, researchers say

Job seekers are most likely to be attracted to corporate Web sites that include some, but not too many, interactive features, a U.S. study has found.
Liz Tay May 27 2008 10:18AM Software
GaN transistors to replace silicon in 'extreme' devices

GaN transistors to replace silicon in 'extreme' devices

A chemical compound known as gallium nitrade (GaN) could replace silicon for high-power and high-temperature electronics.
Liz Tay May 27 2008 7:34AM Hardware

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