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Sun and VMware issue vital updates

Sun and VMware issue vital updates

Users are being advised to update their software after Sun Microsystems and VMware posted software fixes on Wednesday.
Shaun Nichols Dec 5 2008 12:48AM Software
Secunia study finds 98 per cent of PCs vulnerable

Secunia study finds 98 per cent of PCs vulnerable

A survey of computer users has shown that almost every PC is running at least one unpatched application, according to vulnerability testing firm Secunia.
Iain Thomson Dec 5 2008 12:48AM Security
IBM readies Microsoft-free desktop

IBM readies Microsoft-free desktop

IBM has created a Microsoft-free virtual desktop, offering a set of applications that does not require any desktop hardware, according to reports.
David Neal Dec 5 2008 12:48AM Software
Microsoft claims document interoperability improvements

Microsoft claims document interoperability improvements

Microsoft said that document interoperability efforts are steadily improving, and that a recent Document Interoperability Initiative (DII) event it held in Belgium has delivered many concrete results.
David Neal Dec 5 2008 12:48AM Software
Tretecnic wins planning approval for new data centres

Tretecnic wins planning approval for new data centres

Tretecnic will inject up to another 16,000 square metres of data centre space into Melbourne and Canberra after it received planning approval to construct two new centres.
Ry Crozier Dec 4 2008 4:58PM Networking
Should CRM be more sociable?

Should CRM be more sociable?

As vendors rush to add more social networking bells and whistles to their CRM products, some experts warn that users must tread carefully when venturing into online communities.
Martin Courtney Dec 4 2008 4:58PM Software
Internet needs to be multilingual

Internet needs to be multilingual

If the Internet wants to reach out to the next billion people to arrive on the planet, it must get its language skates on to support the large number of tongues across the world at all levels including content, software, hardware as well as internationalised domain names.
Emma Hughes Dec 4 2008 4:52PM Software
Inside Telstra's technical plans for the NBN

Inside Telstra's technical plans for the NBN

Telstra has given the first clear indications of its NBN proposal and the level of complexity that would be involved in the build, saying it would need to work 24x7 every day for five years to deliver the government’s planned network on time.
Ry Crozier Dec 4 2008 4:26PM Telco/ISP
Report: Nearly all computer users running insecure programs

Report: Nearly all computer users running insecure programs

New data indicates that 98 out of 100 computer users are running at least one unpatched program.
Angela Moscaritolo Dec 4 2008 9:42AM Security
Webroot offers free security hardware recycling

Webroot offers free security hardware recycling

Go Green initiative promises to scrap legacy kit if customers sign to SaaS
offering.
Staff Writers Dec 4 2008 9:38AM Security
Palo Alto Networks offers 'next-gen' firewall

Palo Alto Networks offers 'next-gen' firewall

New technology offers greater control over traffic by identifying users and
applications.
Daniel Robinson Dec 4 2008 9:37AM Security
Chinese ordered to stop using pirate software

Chinese ordered to stop using pirate software

A city in China has required Internet café operators to replace pirated software with legitimate versions – the officials primarily pushing Linux.
Emma Hughes Dec 4 2008 6:47AM Software
Canon patent victory could change the future of TV

Canon patent victory could change the future of TV

Having won a critical patent appeal in its native Japan, Canon is well on the way to being the first electronics manufacturer to make displays based on surface-conduction electron emitters.
Wily Ferret Dec 4 2008 6:47AM Hardware
Latest VB100 malware test brings good news

Latest VB100 malware test brings good news

The latest VB100 malware test from Virus Bulletin has proved good news for security vendors, all but two of which passed the latest edition of the noted antivirus test.
Shaun Nichols Dec 4 2008 6:41AM Security
Top level .tel domain launches today

Top level .tel domain launches today

The latest sponsored top-level domain (TLD) to be given Icann approval officially launches today, with a sunrise period designed to give trademark holders an early opportunity to register their domains.
Phil Muncaster Dec 4 2008 6:41AM Telco/ISP
Gartner advises against extended IT warranties

Gartner advises against extended IT warranties

Gartner has advised IT departments not to invest in extended warranties when buying equipment in an effort to reduce business costs and show quick savings.
Rosalie Marshall Dec 4 2008 6:41AM Hardware
IPv6 addresses increase 300 per cent

IPv6 addresses increase 300 per cent

IPv6 addresses have increased by 300 per cent in the last two years, according to new data from the Number Resource Organisation (NRO).
Rosalie Marshall Dec 4 2008 6:41AM Networking
Apple advises users to get antivirus

Apple advises users to get antivirus

Apple is advising its customers to install multiple antivirus software engines to protect against possible infection.
Iain Thomson Dec 3 2008 2:49PM Security
Microsoft opens doors for Vista SP2 beta

Microsoft opens doors for Vista SP2 beta

Microsoft has announced that it is making the latest beta of Vista Service Pack Two (SP2) available to all on Thursday.
Iain Thomson Dec 3 2008 2:49PM Software
Update: Websense shuts Sydney R&D team down

Update: Websense shuts Sydney R&D team down

Websense has confirmed it will relocate its Sydney-based research and development team to China, resulting in 25 local job cuts.
Lilia Guan Dec 3 2008 1:26PM Security

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