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ASX grills Volante

ASX grills Volante

Volante has been questioned by the Australian Stock Exchange around its disclosure of a profit downgrade.
Staff Writers Nov 15 2005 11:12AM Hardware
Business must tackle DDoS problem

Business must tackle DDoS problem

Joined up thinking and combination defenses are key, says Mick Scully
Staff Writers Nov 11 2005 4:12PM Security
PC Club ordered to pay $1.3 million to Microsoft

PC Club ordered to pay $1.3 million to Microsoft

The Federal Court has ordered PC Club Australia, its officeholders Mymy Lee and Kane Fang and business manager David Lee, to pay Microsoft $1.3 million in damages and costs for copyright, trade mark infringement and breaches of the Trade Practices Act.
Staff Writers Nov 4 2005 1:30PM Software
Redmap wins Qld IT export prize for third time

Redmap wins Qld IT export prize for third time

Electronic document management software vendor Redmap has won the Premier of Queensland’s ICT Export Award for the third consecutive year.
Staff Writers Nov 1 2005 10:00AM Software
PatchLink launches global channel program locally

PatchLink launches global channel program locally

Security management software vendor PatchLink has launched its global partner program across the Asia-Pacific, including in Australia.
Staff Writers Oct 31 2005 11:01AM Security
Argus reports strong growth, offshore moves

Argus reports strong growth, offshore moves

Homegrown biometrics products developer Argus Solutions has reported 300 percent quarter-on-quarter growth in sales for the first quarter of the 2005-06 financial year.
Staff Writers Oct 27 2005 4:10PM Security
KAZ founder reduces his role

KAZ founder reduces his role

KAZ Group founder Peter Kazacos and current executive director is reducing his working week at the Telstra-owned integrator from five to two days, according to an email circulated by company chairman David Thodey.
Staff Writers Oct 27 2005 12:00PM Strategy
Keeping out the data thieves

Keeping out the data thieves

The digitization of virtually all of modern businesses’ intellectual property puts us in a situation today where we are vulnerable to a new breed of security threat. High capacity digital storage devices, such as the USB flash drives, home broadband connections with VPN and the threat of malware are all mechanisms by which thieves can get their hands on your data.
Staff Writers Oct 26 2005 3:25PM Security
Australians concerned about spyware: survey

Australians concerned about spyware: survey

Spyware topped the list of web security concerns in a recent survey of Australian businesses.
Staff Writers Oct 25 2005 3:33PM Security
iTunes lands in Australia

iTunes lands in Australia

Apple’s iTunes online music store is now available in Australia, offering users more than one million songs and over 1000 music videos.
Staff Writers Oct 25 2005 10:30AM Software
Bird flu may create sales opportunity

Bird flu may create sales opportunity

Organisations have been urged to prepare for avian flu by reviewing business continuity plans and ensuring staff can work from home -- suggesting a possible sales opportunity for the channel.
Staff Writers Oct 24 2005 3:50PM Strategy
Me and my job

Me and my job

Staff Writers Oct 21 2005 5:13PM Security
Me and my job

Me and my job

Staff Writers Oct 21 2005 4:56PM Security
Emerson adds regional support

Emerson adds regional support

Powerline products vendor Emerson Network Power has added regional telephone and email support to its local support offering from Australasian engineers and branch offices.
Staff Writers Oct 19 2005 3:07PM Networking
Hannamax goes all NICE

Hannamax goes all NICE

Israeli communications provider NICE Systems has bought out its largest Australian distributor, Hannamax Hi-Tech, for $1.8 million in cash plus a future installment based on performance.
Staff Writers Oct 11 2005 11:40AM Telco/ISP
Me and my job - Bernie Donnelly, vice president of quality assurance, Philadelphia Stock Exchange

Me and my job - Bernie Donnelly, vice president of quality assurance, Philadelphia Stock Exchange

I got into security in the 80s. Auditors came in and you would have the technology group managing passwords on the mainframe. They asked for a separation of duties. QA was the independent group and we became the security guys.
Staff Writers Oct 10 2005 7:26PM Security
Debate

Debate

Traditional firewalls have outlived their usefulness and should be thrown out with the trash.
Staff Writers Oct 10 2005 7:02PM Security
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Staff Writers Oct 10 2005 6:53PM Security
Australian High Court rules in favour of modders

Australian High Court rules in favour of modders

The High Court of Australia has ruled that Australian consumers and overseas travellers can buy cheaper computer games and hardware offshore and modify them locally.
Staff Writers Oct 6 2005 11:50AM Hardware
KAZ appoints new CIO

KAZ appoints new CIO

Telstra-owned service provider KAZ has appointed Tony Gold as CIO to manage all functions within KAZ Business Services and its superannuation administration arm AAS.
Staff Writers Sep 30 2005 10:13AM Strategy

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