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Google launches Code Labs to encourage developers

Google launches Code Labs to encourage developers

Google has launched a new environment for nascent developer products, which it hopes will encourage its engineers to share ideas more freely, and motivate external developers to get involved in new projects earlier on.
Phil Muncaster Mar 5 2009 5:50AM Software
European Commission eases Microsoft anti-trust monitoring

European Commission eases Microsoft anti-trust monitoring

The European Commission (EC) has announced today that it is easing off on Microsoft and its enforcement of a 2004 anti-trust ruling.
David Neal Mar 5 2009 5:50AM Software
Survey: Economic woes spur virtual conferencing

Survey: Economic woes spur virtual conferencing

Reducing travel costs and speeding products to market are hot buttons for decision makers, an iTnews survey found.
Nate Cochrane Mar 4 2009 3:52PM Software
Salmat deploys Websense gateway to control Web2.0 content

Salmat deploys Websense gateway to control Web2.0 content

Direct marketing company Salmat is installing technology to give it control over Web 2.0 content and assess in real-time the security of web pages accessed by staff.
Ry Crozier Mar 4 2009 3:17PM Security
Cloud and SaaS terminology ‘confuses’ Aussie companies

Cloud and SaaS terminology ‘confuses’ Aussie companies

Around four in five Aussie firms have no plans to use cloud computing in the next 12 months and the few that do appear confused by the terms ‘cloud’ and ‘SaaS’.
Ry Crozier Mar 4 2009 3:15PM Networking
Opera composes update

Opera composes update

Opera's developers on Tuesday recommended that all users download the 9.64 update for the browser which contains multiple important security updates as well as stability fixes.
Shaun Nichols Mar 4 2009 3:14PM Security
Skype COO blasts EU telcos

Skype COO blasts EU telcos

Skype COO Scott Durchslag has blasted European telcos for trying to block his company's path and delivered a "call to action" to form what he described as "win-win" partnerships with mobile operators.
Sylvie Barak Mar 4 2009 1:08PM Telco/ISP
Direct marketer puts brakes on Web 2.0 content

Direct marketer puts brakes on Web 2.0 content

Direct marketing company Salmat is installing technology to give it control over Web 2.0 content and assess in real-time the security of web pages accessed by staff.
Ry Crozier Mar 4 2009 12:23PM Security
Senate committee told Telstra Wholesale crash cut off Primus

Senate committee told Telstra Wholesale crash cut off Primus

ISP Primus was unable to provision new broadband customers for nearly two days late last month, after the Telstra Wholesale provisioning system it relies on to connect customers crashed without explanation.
Brett Winterford Mar 4 2009 12:15PM Telco/ISP
Big Blue says its Nextgen data centre is Queensland today, Perth the next

Big Blue says its Nextgen data centre is Queensland today, Perth the next

IBM has leased the last 400 square metres of rack space in Brisbane's Nextgen data centre to provide multi-site disaster recovery services to Queensland businesses.
Ry Crozier Mar 4 2009 11:57AM Networking
Opera closes multiple security vulnerabilites with update

Opera closes multiple security vulnerabilites with update

A new version of the Opera browser closes several security holes that could have enabled an attacker to execute arbitrary code or launch cross-domain scripting attacks.
Chuck Miller Mar 4 2009 10:59AM Security
UPS trojan strikes again

UPS trojan strikes again

A trojan masquerading as an email notice from UPS, the delivery service, tries to dupe users into clicking on an enclosure to download malware.
Chuck Miller Mar 4 2009 10:53AM Security
Users increasingly falling victim to malware distributed on Digg, YouTube

Users increasingly falling victim to malware distributed on Digg, YouTube

Infection of the adware called "VideoPlay," which has been spreading through malicious posts and comments on Digg and YouTube, increased 400 percent from January to February, according to Panda Security.
Angela Moscsaritolo Mar 4 2009 10:38AM Security
Business and IT goals remain disconnected

Business and IT goals remain disconnected

Half of chief executives think there are still significant barriers that prevent IT projects adding to the value of a business, according to a study by the IT Governance Institute (ITGI).
Tom Young Mar 4 2009 6:16AM Strategy
Windows 7 finds friends in developers

Windows 7 finds friends in developers

Microsoft has released details of its plans for Windows 7 and developers commenting on the announcement have proved largely supportive.
Iain Thomson Mar 4 2009 6:14AM Software
Nortel reports loss of US$5.8bn for 2008

Nortel reports loss of US$5.8bn for 2008

Communications giant Nortel had more bad news for its shareholders today, after announcing a loss of US$5.8 billion for 2008.
Phil Muncaster Mar 4 2009 6:14AM Networking
Symantec outlines Project Guru service

Symantec outlines Project Guru service

Symantec has used the Demo 09 conference in California to preview a new web-based service that lets technology experts work as problem fixers for friends and family without having to travel to their physical location.
David Neal Mar 4 2009 6:14AM Security
Telstra says it's not at fault for iiNet's Canberra outage

Telstra says it's not at fault for iiNet's Canberra outage

Telstra is not deliberately yanking the copper from under iiNet's Naked DSL customers in Canberra, as reported in the Australian Financial Review yesterday.
Brett Winterford Mar 4 2009 6:04AM Telco/ISP
Telstra offers handy NBN tips to the Government

Telstra offers handy NBN tips to the Government

The Federal Government has very few remaining viable options left to meet its requirements for a national broadband network, according to Telstra's head of public policy, David Quilty.
Brett Winterford Mar 4 2009 5:58AM Telco/ISP
Google hits back over Trend attacks

Google hits back over Trend attacks

Google has taken down web pages which security researchers believe are manipulating the search engine to aid in malware attacks.
Shaun Nichols Mar 3 2009 2:50PM Security

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