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ACS elects Kim Denham as new CEO

ACS elects Kim Denham as new CEO

Australia Computer Society’s (ACS) national president, Kumar Parakala, has welcomed Kim Denham as the new chief executive officer for the Society.
Staff Writers Jan 31 2008 2:48PM Training & Development
Sharp claims world's thinnest LCD TV

Sharp claims world's thinnest LCD TV

Sharp has launched its Aquos X series of LCD TVs in Japan, and set the date for a European launch in September 2008.
Staff Writers Jan 31 2008 2:40PM Hardware
CCTV sound recording under attack

CCTV sound recording under attack

The UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has described the use of sound recording in CCTV equipment as "highly intrusive".
Staff Writers Jan 31 2008 2:32PM Security
Commissioner renews calls for data breach disclosure laws

Commissioner renews calls for data breach disclosure laws

Karen Curtis, the Australian Privacy Commissioner has renewed calls for mandatory data breach laws in Australia in a 786-page submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC).
Staff Writers Jan 30 2008 3:46PM Security
Commander in debt; cuts staff, sells non-core businesses

Commander in debt; cuts staff, sells non-core businesses

IT voice and data integrator, Commander Communications will cut 600 staff members in a bid to ensure costs savings and return profitability to the company.
Staff Writers Jan 30 2008 3:29PM Networking
PayPal spends US$169 million to protect customers

PayPal spends US$169 million to protect customers

Online auction house, eBay said its subsidiary PayPal has agreed to acquire Fraud Sciences, a privately-held Israeli company with experience in online risk tools for an aggregate transaction value of approximately US$169 million in cash.
Staff Writers Jan 30 2008 2:33PM Security
EMC’s revenues up 19 percent to US$3.8B

EMC’s revenues up 19 percent to US$3.8B

Storage vendor, EMC Corporation has reported its fourth quarter of double-digit year-over-year revenue growth across the company’s multiple sectors including, Information Storage, Content Management & Archiving, RSA Information Security, VMware Virtual Infrastructure business lines and its four major geographies.
Staff Writers Jan 30 2008 2:25PM Hardware
Secure Computer gets tough on PCI standard

Secure Computer gets tough on PCI standard

Secure Computing has announced the launch of a new global initiative - which includes a dedicated website and programs - aimed at educating users about the Payment Card Industry’s (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS) and its looming June 30 compliance deadline.
Staff Writers Jan 30 2008 2:03PM Security
Via unveils Isaiah x86 architecture

Via unveils Isaiah x86 architecture

Via Technologies has unveiled details of its newest Isaiah processor architecture..
Staff Writers Jan 30 2008 7:08AM Hardware
Mobile game revenues to reach US$3bn by 2012

Mobile game revenues to reach US$3bn by 2012

The US market for mobile games will rise from less than $800m in 2007 to more than US$3bn by 2012, according to analysts.
Staff Writers Jan 29 2008 3:35PM Software
Arbor to acquire Ellacoya

Arbor to acquire Ellacoya

Service control solutions provider Arbor Networks will acquire Ellacoya Networks, a company focused on carrier-class broadband service optimisation.
Staff Writers Jan 29 2008 2:24PM Software
HP delivers the skinny on mobile thin client

HP delivers the skinny on mobile thin client

HP has launched three new thin client products, including the company's first mobile thin client, which aims to provide businesses with a simpler, cheaper and more secure and easily managed computing infrastructure..
Staff Writers Jan 28 2008 10:03PM Networking
Mobile entertainment market to triple

Mobile entertainment market to triple

The global mobile entertainment market is set to rise from US$20bn in 2007 to more than US$64bn by 2012, according to Juniper Research.
Staff Writers Jan 25 2008 3:13PM Financial Services
Dell opens second European plant

Dell opens second European plant

Dell has opened a plant in Poland to cope with increased demand from consumers and businesses in central and eastern Europe.
Staff Writers Jan 25 2008 3:03PM Training & Development
F-Secure partner with Sony Ericsson for smart security

F-Secure partner with Sony Ericsson for smart security

Finnish security vendor F-Secure has announced a partnership with mobile phone company Sony Ericsson to supply mobile security to selected smartphone devices.
Staff Writers Jan 25 2008 12:03PM Security
Stakeholders gear up for e-Crime Congress 2008

Stakeholders gear up for e-Crime Congress 2008

Over 500 delegates from global businesses, governments and law enforcement agencies will meet in London in March at the e-Crime Congress 2008 to discuss cyber-threats and electronic crime..
Staff Writers Jan 25 2008 7:50AM Security
BBC inks TV deal with MySpace

BBC inks TV deal with MySpace

The BBC has sealed a partnership with MySpace to offer a range of BBC content on MySpaceTV..
Staff Writers Jan 25 2008 7:50AM Networking
Office 2007 users go back in time

Office 2007 users go back in time

Software developer Addintools has created the Classic Menu for Office 2007, which overrides the Microsoft Office Fluent user interface..
Staff Writers Jan 25 2008 7:50AM Software
Student journalist sentenced to death

Student journalist sentenced to death

A journalism student from the northern province of Balkh in Afghanistan has been sentenced to death following a court ruling that he had spread anti-Islamic messages..
Staff Writers Jan 25 2008 7:50AM Software
ACCC settles Telstra and Optus mobile access disputes

ACCC settles Telstra and Optus mobile access disputes

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has made its final determinations for four access disputes relating to the Mobile Terminating Access Service (MTAS).
Staff Writers Jan 24 2008 1:47PM Telco/ISP

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