News

Hyarchis sets record straight on spam warning

Hyarchis sets record straight on spam warning

Hyarchis has described the formal warning issued to it by ACMA over alleged SMS spam as a ‘slap in the face’ that sets a dangerous precedent for the entire web marketing industry.
Ry Crozier Nov 24 2008 3:23PM Security
Opinion: Why SMBs cannot afford to ignore BPM

Opinion: Why SMBs cannot afford to ignore BPM

Paul Berger, managing director of Australian owned business software company, Happen Business, (pictured), talks to CRN about Business Process Management.
Staff Writers Nov 24 2008 3:04PM Strategy
SAP launches software packages for economic downturn

SAP launches software packages for economic downturn

Global software giant SAP has responded to the economic downturn by creating software bundles designed to cope with difficult times.
Kathryn Small Nov 24 2008 2:54PM Software
Human understanding drives speech recognition research

Human understanding drives speech recognition research

Speech recognition systems are increasingly about understanding natural language and predicting probable reasons for a call, presenting challenges for researchers in the space, according to VeCommerce.
Ry Crozier Nov 24 2008 2:28PM Telco/ISP
Software AG mulls potential services buys

Software AG mulls potential services buys

Software AG has tipped a couple of services firm acquisitions to ‘round out’ its acquisition strategy but says those on the radar won’t compete with the management services companies it already partners with.
Ry Crozier Nov 24 2008 12:21PM Software
Helium-ion tech measures 'close' to diameter of atom

Helium-ion tech measures 'close' to diameter of atom

Carl Zeiss SMT claims to have set a new record resolution benchmark for surface imaging in the sub-nanometer range with a series of measurements closing in on the diameter of a single atom.
Staff Writers Nov 24 2008 12:20PM Hardware
Apple releases iPhone update

Apple releases iPhone update

Apple has posted an update for the iPhone and iPod touch. The 2.2 version update adds several features to both devices, as well as a host of security and stability improvements.
Shaun Nichols Nov 24 2008 10:24AM Security
Malware posing as "High School Musical" files hit P2P networks

Malware posing as "High School Musical" files hit P2P networks

Cybercriminals are now distributing malware on peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing networks disguised as music and video files related to the popular Disney movie High School Musical, Panda Security has reported.
Angela Moscsaritolo Nov 24 2008 10:20AM Security
Verizon workers snooped on Obama's mobile records

Verizon workers snooped on Obama's mobile records

A number of Verizon Wireless employees have been suspended after allegedly looking at president-elect Barack Obama's personal mobile phone account records.
Staff Writers Nov 24 2008 10:08AM Security
Microsoft makes a phone with Nvidia

Microsoft makes a phone with Nvidia

What do you get if you take an iPhone, remove the clean UI, user friendliness, nice industrial design, battery life, cachet, functional OS, and in general everything else that makes it worthwhile?
Charlie Demerjian Nov 24 2008 6:51AM Hardware
INQ encounters Paypal 'reversal' scam

INQ encounters Paypal 'reversal' scam

An Inquirer.net reader appears to have encountered a recurring scam relating to a standard Paypal payment 'reversal' request.
Tony Dennis Nov 24 2008 6:51AM Security
Google lets users personalise results

Google lets users personalise results

Google has unveiled new web search customisation capabilities, which allow users to re-rank, delete, add and comment on search results.
Phil Muncaster Nov 24 2008 6:39AM Software
Apple releases iPhone update

Apple releases iPhone update

Apple has posted an update for the iPhone and iPod touch. The 2.2 version update adds several features to both devices, as well as a host of security and stability improvements.
Shaun Nichols Nov 24 2008 6:36AM Software
IBM plans to develop super brainy computer

IBM plans to develop super brainy computer

IBM is pairing up with leading US universities to build a computer that emulates human brain capabilities.
Rosalie Marshall Nov 24 2008 6:36AM Hardware
Opinion: Clouds darken outlook for Vista's successor

Opinion: Clouds darken outlook for Vista's successor

Windows 7 looks like being an improvement on Vista, but economic and environmental concerns may mean few enterprises will rush to adopt it.
Dave Bailey Nov 22 2008 1:46PM Software
Internet Explorer 8 inches closer to release

Internet Explorer 8 inches closer to release

Microsoft has announced that Internet Explorer 8 will be released in the first half of 2009.
Shaun Nichols Nov 22 2008 1:43PM Software
Nokia S60 users to get Lotus email

Nokia S60 users to get Lotus email

Nokia has confirmed that S60 smartphone users will have access to Lotus email from December following a new deal with IBM, which owns the majority of Symbian.
Rosalie Marshall Nov 22 2008 1:43PM Hardware
Microsoft moves to end Vista Capable case

Microsoft moves to end Vista Capable case

Microsoft has filed motions to dismiss the class action law suit it faces over its Vista Capable marketing campaign.
Iain Thomson Nov 22 2008 1:43PM Software
Week in review: net filters, NBN, CEOs, security and hardware

Week in review: net filters, NBN, CEOs, security and hardware

It's been a busy week in the Australian tech industry. Both the NBN and net filters are due to happen in weeks, so companies and government departments are scrambling on all sides. Overseas, several companies have dropped their CEOs or hired new ones. Read on for more information.
Kathryn Small Nov 22 2008 1:32PM Hardware
Samsung takes solid state drives up to 256GB

Samsung takes solid state drives up to 256GB

Samsung has announced that it has started volume production of a new 256GB solid state drive (SSD), the company’s most capacious ever.
Iain Thomson Nov 21 2008 3:59PM Hardware

Log In

  |  Forgot your password?