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IDC: Offshoring forcing local business to reassess IT strategies

IDC: Offshoring forcing local business to reassess IT strategies

Australian organisations are being forced to reassess their sourcing strategies due to the increasing complexity of the competitive landscape, the need to lower costs and increase the bottom-line, say independent research company IDC.
Staff Writers Jan 17 2008 3:46PM Training & Development
Valentine's Day storm warning

Valentine's Day storm warning

A Valentine's day storm is brewing early, warns anti-virus vendor, PC Tools.
Staff Writers Jan 16 2008 3:26PM Security
Gotalk goes through Betta Electrical

Gotalk goes through Betta Electrical

Local telco gotalk will have its full range of telecommunication products sold through selected stores of the national Betta Electrical chain following a deal announced by CEO Steve Picton.
Staff Writers Jan 16 2008 3:18PM Telco/ISP
MACWORLD - Apple stores precious files in Time Capsule

MACWORLD - Apple stores precious files in Time Capsule

Apple chief executive Steve Jobs introduced a new Mac-friendly wireless backup appliance at the Macworld conference overnight in San Francisco.
Staff Writers Jan 16 2008 2:46PM Storage
Microsoft Office 2008 upcoming release in Oz

Microsoft Office 2008 upcoming release in Oz

On January 31, Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac will be launched in Australia. The announcement was made at the recent Macworld Conference & Expo in San Francisco.
Staff Writers Jan 16 2008 1:53PM Software
MACWORLD - New MacBook Air floats in at MacWorld

MACWORLD - New MacBook Air floats in at MacWorld

Apple chief executive Steve Jobs has unveiled the latest and slimmest addition to the MacBook family, the MacBook Air, at the Macworld conference in San Francisco.
Staff Writers Jan 16 2008 12:01PM Hardware
LongReach sells ServicePoint for $9M

LongReach sells ServicePoint for $9M

ASX-listed services provider, LongReach Group has agreed to sell its ServicePoint business for $9 million to management consulting and systems integration company, The Citadel Group.
Staff Writers Jan 15 2008 2:55PM Financial Services
Spam for all occasions

Spam for all occasions

Spammers were more naughty than nice this past holiday season, according to Symantec’s monthly ‘State of Spam’ report.
Staff Writers Jan 15 2008 2:12PM Security
Mobile broadband pricing 'too complex'

Mobile broadband pricing 'too complex'

Pricing structures for mobile broadband in Europe are too complex, and are driving some customers away from the technology, according to new research.
Staff Writers Jan 15 2008 1:37PM Telco/ISP
McAfee gets high score in Gartner report

McAfee gets high score in Gartner report

Analyst firm Gartner has placed McAfee in the leader’s quadrant of its Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms.
Staff Writers Jan 15 2008 9:56AM Security
Sony and Nintendo face controller patent suit

Sony and Nintendo face controller patent suit

Nintendo and Sony have been slapped with a lawsuit claiming that both companies infringe on a patent filed in 1996 by the Copper Innovations Group.
Staff Writers Jan 15 2008 7:28AM Hardware
Gizmodo under fire after CES prank

Gizmodo under fire after CES prank

Gadget blog Gizmodo has landed itself in hot water after confessing to a mischievous bit of mayhem at the recent CES show in Las Vegas..
Staff Writers Jan 15 2008 7:28AM Networking
Amazon adds DRM-free Sony tracks

Amazon adds DRM-free Sony tracks

Sony BMG to offer DRM-free songs from Sony artists on Amazon's MP3 music download service.
Staff Writers Jan 14 2008 3:28PM Software
Asus Eee PC in more Aussie stores

Asus Eee PC in more Aussie stores

PC vendor ASUS has announced it is extending its distribution of the Eee PC to include several major retailers in Australia.
Staff Writers Jan 14 2008 3:00PM Hardware
Sony brings PSP GPS add-on to Europe

Sony brings PSP GPS add-on to Europe

Go!Explore system includes 3D models of cities.
Staff Writers Jan 14 2008 12:48PM Hardware
Boffins dream up computerised bed

Boffins dream up computerised bed

Boffins have designed a super-bed that includes a full home entertainment centre, sleep diagnostic system and temperature control..
Staff Writers Jan 14 2008 6:55AM Hardware
Online pharmacies to get verification logo

Online pharmacies to get verification logo

Royal Pharmaceutical Society hopes to weed out illegal sites.
Staff Writers Jan 11 2008 4:16PM Hardware
Software developers putting data at risk

Software developers putting data at risk

Over half of UK companies use actual rather than disguised customer data to test applications during the development process, according to a survey by Compuware Corporation.
Staff Writers Jan 11 2008 2:04PM Security
Security needs driving multi-layered approach

Security needs driving multi-layered approach

The need for higher levels of security is pushing organisations towards multi-layered products that offer access control, video surveillance and other security devices in a single platform..
Staff Writers Jan 11 2008 7:18AM Security
Electronics giants hook up to tackle waste

Electronics giants hook up to tackle waste

Panasonic, Sharp and Toshiba have teamed up to create a US-based electronic product recycling management company.
Staff Writers Jan 10 2008 11:25AM Hardware

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