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Thumbs-down for vendor trips and smartphone upgrades

Thumbs-down for vendor trips and smartphone upgrades

CIOs should turn the tables on vendors in 2009 by ‘politely declining’ vendor courtesy trips and instead inviting them to a free lunch at a chain restaurant to discuss cost optimisation, according to Gartner.
Staff Writers Jan 7 2009 2:11PM Hardware
Fortinet offers free recovery tool for SMS attack

Fortinet offers free recovery tool for SMS attack

UTM vendor Fortinet has released a free software application to help users recover from the recently discovered ‘Curse of Silence’ or ‘CurseSMS’ mobile attack.
Staff Writers Jan 7 2009 2:04PM Security
ATO warning on refund email scam

ATO warning on refund email scam

The Australian Taxation Office has warned Australians to immediately delete a scam email that claims to offer a tax refund but asks for their credit card details.
Staff Writers Jan 7 2009 1:59PM Security
Analyst firm expects security budgets to rise in 2009

Analyst firm expects security budgets to rise in 2009

Despite the ongoing financial crisis, IT security spending is expected to grow this year, according to two reports from Forrester.
Angela Moscaritolo Jan 7 2009 11:22AM Security
Netbooks sales driving Linux adoption

Netbooks sales driving Linux adoption

The burgeoning netbook market is helping drive Linux adoption around the world according to a new report from analyst house Forrester.
Iain Thomson Jan 7 2009 7:04AM Software
Sandisk punts next gen SSD

Sandisk punts next gen SSD

Sandisk has unveiled the next generation of Solid State Drives (SSDs) aimed at the phenomenally successful netbook market.
INQUIRER Newsdesk Jan 7 2009 6:48AM Hardware
Trend Micro signs up with BigFix

Trend Micro signs up with BigFix

Content security vendor Trend Micro sought to broaden its appeal to large enterprises today by announcing a partnership deal with security management firm BigFix that will see Trend's endpoint security tools integrated with the BigFix platform.
Phil Muncaster Jan 7 2009 6:44AM Security
Security experts warn against pirated Windows 7

Security experts warn against pirated Windows 7

Security experts have urged users to be wary of pirated early versions of Microsoft's forthcoming Windows 7 operating system because they may contain malware.
Phil Muncaster Jan 7 2009 6:44AM Software
Tech firms dominate patent league table

Tech firms dominate patent league table

Tech firms are leading the way in innovation if patent applications are any indication, according to the latest survey published by IEEE Spectrum, the magazine of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
Ian Williams Jan 7 2009 6:44AM Software
Bob Muglia moves up in the Microsoft world

Bob Muglia moves up in the Microsoft world

Bob Muglia, a 21-year veteran at Microsoft, has been named president of the software giant's Server and Tools Business.
Ian Williams Jan 7 2009 6:44AM Software
Web defacements escalate as Israel moves farther into Gaza

Web defacements escalate as Israel moves farther into Gaza

The number of websites defaced in protest of the Israeli invasion of Gaza dramatically spiked over the weekend as the war entered its 10th day on Monday.
Dan Kaplan Jan 6 2009 2:28PM Security
Analyst claims Vista Capable made Microsoft over US$1.5bn

Analyst claims Vista Capable made Microsoft over US$1.5bn

An expert witness in the class action suit against Microsoft over its Vista Capable has claimed that the company made over US$1.5bn as a result of its Vista Capable marketing campaign.
Iain Thomson Jan 6 2009 1:34PM Software
Google works on Android for the blind

Google works on Android for the blind

Google is working on an add-on to its Android mobile phone operating system that would make it much easier for blind people to use.
Iain Thomson Jan 6 2009 1:34PM Software
RIAA dumps sleuthing firm

RIAA dumps sleuthing firm

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is said to be calling off a deal with the company that gathered information for its legal campaigns.
Shaun Nichols Jan 6 2009 1:34PM Software
Sanity Loadit music service granted reprieve

Sanity Loadit music service granted reprieve

Sanity Music has issued a stay of execution on its troubled Loadit music service due to ‘customer response’.
Ry Crozier Jan 6 2009 12:19PM Software
EMX reaches $10,000 SMS spam settlement with ACMA

EMX reaches $10,000 SMS spam settlement with ACMA

A small Sydney-based firm will pay a $10,000 ‘settlement’ to the Australian Communications and Media Authority for allegedly spamming numbers it had rented as a list from a commercial brokerage.
Staff Writers Jan 6 2009 12:18PM Telco/ISP
100GbE customer surge predicted within two years

100GbE customer surge predicted within two years

100 Gigabit Ethernet technologies will outship OC-768 in just two years with growth driven largely by customers rather than carriers, according to Freesky Research.
Staff Writers Jan 6 2009 12:17PM Telco/ISP
Phishers outwit Twitter users

Phishers outwit Twitter users

A large number of Twitter users have been temporarily locked out of their accounts as a phishing scam continues to attack the social messaging site.
Rosalie Marshall Jan 6 2009 6:32AM Software
VeriSign addresses SSL certificate flaw

VeriSign addresses SSL certificate flaw

VeriSign has moved to address a flaw in its Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certification technology, which could have allowed hackers to create false certificates.
Phil Muncaster Jan 6 2009 6:32AM Security
CA to acquire Orchestria

CA to acquire Orchestria

Identity management company CA has announced plans to acquire Orchestria Corporation, a provider of data loss prevention technology, for an undisclosed sum.
Rosalie Marshall Jan 6 2009 6:32AM Security

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