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Spam Pledge calls for end to junk email

Spam Pledge calls for end to junk email

Security firm Sophos has launched a Spam Pledge to mark the 30th anniversary of junk email, urging users to help stamp out the scourge of spam.
Staff Writers May 2 2008 10:18AM Security
VIA unveils open source driver development portal

VIA unveils open source driver development portal

Chip maker VIA has launched a beta version of its VIA Linux Portal..
Staff Writers Apr 30 2008 7:32AM Software
Skype tests mobile VoIP app

Skype tests mobile VoIP app

Skype has released a mobile version of its VoIP application, giving owners of Java-enabled handsets access to the communication service while out and about..
Staff Writers Apr 30 2008 7:32AM Software
Kraken bot produces bogus email headers on the fly

Kraken bot produces bogus email headers on the fly

A new variant of the Kraken bot uses a word generator to produce bogus headers and random URLs in an attempt to evade host intrusion prevention technologies, according to security vendor PC Tools.
Staff Writers Apr 29 2008 4:21PM Security
Avaya adds speech to comms platform

Avaya adds speech to comms platform

Communications equipment manufacturer has added speech tools to its unified messaging platform in a bid to increase and encourage use by mobile workers.
Staff Writers Apr 29 2008 2:41PM Networking
Flexible communications key to SME success

Flexible communications key to SME success

The majority of small business decision makers spend a minimum of five hours a week out of the office which can affect the company's ability to make fast decisions when needed..
Staff Writers Apr 29 2008 7:44AM Strategy
Dating site caters for smart cookies only

Dating site caters for smart cookies only

A new dating site caters exclusively for "intelligent" people and requires potential members to pass an IQ test in order to sign up.
Staff Writers Apr 28 2008 4:11PM Software
Jack Thompson tattles to GTA maker's mum

Jack Thompson tattles to GTA maker's mum

US attorney Jack Thompson, who has campaigned against video game violence, has sent an open letter to the mother of Strauss Zelnick, chairman of video game publisher Take-Two..
Staff Writers Apr 28 2008 7:22AM Software
Security firm touts 'typing fingerprint'

Security firm touts 'typing fingerprint'

User authentication firm e-Solutions has developed an system based on individual typing behaviour, including speed, rhythm and agility..
Staff Writers Apr 28 2008 7:22AM Security
Infosec: McAfee claims world's fastest network security suite

Infosec: McAfee claims world's fastest network security suite

McAfee has taken the wraps off its Total Protection for Network suite at the InfoSec security show in London which it claims is the fastest in its class.
Staff Writers Apr 24 2008 7:29AM Security
Music piracy ring busted in Sydney

Music piracy ring busted in Sydney

A 36-year-old Sydney man has been arrested by Australian Federal Police for his alleged involvement in an international music piracy ring.
Staff Writers Apr 23 2008 3:58PM Hardware
New alliance seeks cleaner, smarter power

New alliance seeks cleaner, smarter power

A new alliance of government and industry stakeholders has been formed with the goal of overhauling the nation's existing power grid to become more environmentally friendly.
Staff Writers Apr 23 2008 3:58PM Strategy
IBM plans to ease mobile web use

IBM plans to ease mobile web use

IBM has launched a new initiative aimed at improving the capabilities of mobile devices.
Staff Writers Apr 22 2008 3:21PM Software
Google is top brand

Google is top brand

Google continues to dominate a list of the brands in the world, according to list creators, and brand management company, Millward Brown Optimor.
Staff Writers Apr 22 2008 3:21PM Networking
Nokia sells Identity Systems to Informatica

Nokia sells Identity Systems to Informatica

Informatica is to buy Nokia-owned identity resolution firm Identity Systems in a cash transaction valued at around US$85 million..
Staff Writers Apr 22 2008 3:17PM Software
Europe leads nanotech risk research funding

Europe leads nanotech risk research funding

European nations are investing nearly twice as much as the US on research into the potential risks of nanotechnology, according to the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (Pen)..
Staff Writers Apr 22 2008 3:17PM Hardware
Global users take to mobile banking

Global users take to mobile banking

The number of consumers accessing banking services via mobile phones will reach 816 million by 2011, according to Juniper Research..
Staff Writers Apr 22 2008 3:17PM Software
Woolworths introduces self-serve checkouts

Woolworths introduces self-serve checkouts

Woolworths shoppers will be among Australia’s first to be able to conduct self-serve checkouts as the company begins a rollout in more than 70 of its supermarkets.
Staff Writers Apr 21 2008 2:58PM Strategy
Bond.com goes to auction with US$1 million reserve

Bond.com goes to auction with US$1 million reserve

The bond.com internet domain is to be auctioned off with a reserve price of US$1 million..
Staff Writers Apr 21 2008 12:28PM Telco/ISP
ITC makes Vint Cerf an Honorary Freeman

ITC makes Vint Cerf an Honorary Freeman

Vint Cerf, considered by many to be the 'father of the internet', has been made an Honorary Freeman by the Information Technologists' Company (ITC)..
Staff Writers Apr 21 2008 12:28PM Telco/ISP

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