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Emus race to save tsunami victims

Emus race to save tsunami victims

Web-based auction house GraysOnline has teamed up with the Australian Jockey Club (AJC) to raise money for the Red Cross tsunami appeal, auctioning corporate sponsorship and a celebrity 'emu' event at a Sydney race meeting 15 January.
Staff Writers Jan 7 2005 9:37AM Oddware
Getronics expands gaming IT contract

Getronics expands gaming IT contract

Service provider Getronics Australia is set to seal a five-year deal to buy UNiTAB’s Queensland gaming machine maintenance operation.
Staff Writers Jan 5 2005 2:59PM Networking
French to test airport biometrics

French to test airport biometrics

France has announced plans that may make it the next country to mandate biometrics as an airport security measure.
Staff Writers Jan 4 2005 8:30AM Security
Argus biometrics eye turns to Saudi success

Argus biometrics eye turns to Saudi success

Award-winning Australian biometrics developer Argus Solutions has signed a deal with Saudi security provider Mowafag Saleh Al-Rushaid.
Staff Writers Dec 31 2004 2:21PM Hardware
POINT Australia renamed for global focus

POINT Australia renamed for global focus

Australian CRM software vendor POINT Australia is setting its sights on international markets, changing its name to POINT Global Solutions to realign with its new business model.

Staff Writers Dec 31 2004 2:10PM Software
Record calls, text again expected for NYE

Record calls, text again expected for NYE

Telstra has boosted its mobile network capacity in anticipation of yet another record-breaking attempt on text and call volumes over the new year holiday.

Staff Writers Dec 31 2004 1:43PM Telco/ISP
Local developer signs with ScanSoft

Local developer signs with ScanSoft

Sydney developer System Solutions has partnered speech and imaging software provider ScanSoft in a technology-sharing deal that will help it enter the speech recognition market.

Staff Writers Dec 31 2004 1:41PM Telco/ISP
Comdek buys Hobart satellite ISP

Comdek buys Hobart satellite ISP

Perth voice and data provider Comdek has agreed to buy Tasmanian satellite broadband provider eSat for a consideration of 5.3 million shares and 6.7 million convertible notes.

Staff Writers Dec 30 2004 2:54PM Telco/ISP
eBay fraud hits Coffs Harbour

eBay fraud hits Coffs Harbour

Coffs Harbour detectives in northern New South Wales have begun investigating reports of four incidents where eBay buyers in Australia had not received goods purchased on the online auction site after paying for them.
Staff Writers Dec 30 2004 2:51PM Software
Oracle grabs PeopleSoft control

Oracle grabs PeopleSoft control

Oracle has taken official control of rival PeopleSoft following this week's decision by PeopleSoft shareholders to tender 75 percent of outstanding stock holdings to the US database and applications giant.

Staff Writers Dec 30 2004 2:50PM Software
Drugs, phishing top 2004 spam list

Drugs, phishing top 2004 spam list

Terms related to pharmaceutical drugs and phishing scams topped the list of the most widely sent junk e-mail subject lines used by spammers this year, AOL said.

Staff Writers Dec 30 2004 2:48PM Security
Tallest building goes wireless

Tallest building goes wireless

The world's tallest building, set for launch in Taiwanese capital city Taipei this week, will boast mobile phone coverage throughout all 106 stories, including the lifts.

Staff Writers Dec 30 2004 9:46AM Telco/ISP
Linux 2.6.10 kernel hits street

Linux 2.6.10 kernel hits street

The newest version of the Linux kernel has been released by creator and open-source maven Linus Torvalds.

Staff Writers Dec 30 2004 9:43AM Software
Wireless group in tsunami relief effort

Wireless group in tsunami relief effort

A world wireless association has announced plans for a relief effort within the wireless broadband industry for victims of this week's devastating South-East Asia tsunami.

Staff Writers Dec 30 2004 9:40AM Telco/ISP
Samsung to build new LCD plant

Samsung to build new LCD plant

Samsung Electronics has announced it will start building a new LCD plant in South Korea.
Staff Writers Dec 30 2004 9:36AM Hardware
US is world spam gorilla

US is world spam gorilla

The United States was the world's 800-pound spam-spewing gorilla for 2004, a spot it held fthroughout the year, a UK anti-virus firm has said.

Staff Writers Dec 29 2004 1:44PM Software
Telstra to aid tsunami victims

Telstra to aid tsunami victims

Telstra has offered help to its customers – including aid agencies -- in the nations worst affected by the devastating tsunami that struck South-East Asia on 26 December.

Staff Writers Dec 29 2004 1:42PM Telco/ISP
Tech invites not kosher this NYE

Tech invites not kosher this NYE

NSW Police have warned people holding parties on New Year’s Eve not to send invitations by SMS or email.

Staff Writers Dec 29 2004 1:36PM Telco/ISP
JVC develops BD/DVD disk for Blu-ray

JVC develops BD/DVD disk for Blu-ray

Hoping to ease the transition from DVD to Blu-ray Disc, JVC has developed a Blu-ray/ DVD Combo ROM Disk, containing two DVD layers and one BD layer.
Staff Writers Dec 29 2004 10:02AM Hardware
Intel to offer new chip management control

Intel to offer new chip management control

Intel is taking out-of-band technology to the chip level.

Staff Writers Dec 29 2004 9:59AM Hardware

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