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Haley to become the next Oracle business unit

Haley to become the next Oracle business unit

Aussie business rules and compliance software developer Haley is the latest firm to be acquired by Oracle.
Staff Writers Oct 31 2008 12:02AM Software
Asus crowdsources new PC design

Asus crowdsources new PC design

Asus is asking users to design the company's next notebooks.
Shaun Nichols Oct 30 2008 3:13PM Hardware
Social networking good for business

Social networking good for business

A new report by the think tank Demos has concluded that staff should be encouraged to use social networking sites as part of their daily activities.
Iain Thomson Oct 30 2008 3:13PM Training & Development
EstDomains fighting for life

EstDomains fighting for life

ICANN threatens to pull accreditation from notorious registrar.
Shaun Nichols Oct 30 2008 3:13PM Telco/ISP
Telstra stands ready to build NBN

Telstra stands ready to build NBN

Telstra has conducted ‘detailed planning’ and secured financing to build what they claim is ‘Australia’s most urgent and important infrastructure project’, but has stopped short of committing to actually bid for it.
Staff Writers Oct 30 2008 2:52PM Telco/ISP
mBlox cops $11,000 of ACMA’s wrath

mBlox cops $11,000 of ACMA’s wrath

mBlox has been fined $11,000 by the Australian Communications and Media Authority for spamming phones with ringtone download offers without a way to unsubscribe.
Staff Writers Oct 30 2008 2:49PM Telco/ISP
Vodafone buys more SAS software

Vodafone buys more SAS software

Vodafone Australia is hoping a move to SAS analytics software will help it cut its multi-million dollar direct marketing costs by as much as 30 percent.
Staff Writers Oct 30 2008 2:48PM Software
UK had 277 serious data breaches this year alone

UK had 277 serious data breaches this year alone

This year has not been a good one in terms of data breaches – from the loss of child benefit details to the loss of top secret information on known terrorists.
Emma Hughes Oct 30 2008 10:54AM Security
MXI Security announces portable anti-phishing tool

MXI Security announces portable anti-phishing tool

AT RSA Europe, MXI Security™ announced it is collaborating with financial institutions worldwide to give customers with a portable anti-phishing tool to combat the threat posed by spear-phishing and man-in-the middle online security attacks.
SC Australia Staff Oct 30 2008 9:49AM Security
Banks instructed to take greater care over data in turbulent times

Banks instructed to take greater care over data in turbulent times

Secerno has warned banks to take tighter control over customer data.
Dan Raywood Oct 30 2008 9:49AM Security
Patched Opera browser faces new vulnerability

Patched Opera browser faces new vulnerability

Security researchers have already discovered security vulnerability in Opera Software's 9.61 browser version that was released last week.
Angela Moscaritolo Oct 30 2008 9:36AM Security
Security group: Vulnerability disclosure is impractical

Security group: Vulnerability disclosure is impractical

An advisory group contends that the scramble over Dan Kaminsky's DNS flaw discovery proves that full disclosure is simply not feasible.
Mark Mayne Oct 30 2008 9:36AM Security
Companies have security to consider with in-the-cloud Office

Companies have security to consider with in-the-cloud Office

Security professionals weigh in on concerns of the next version of Microsoft Office, which will include components available in the cloud.
Angela Moscaritolo Oct 30 2008 9:36AM Security
OpenOffice releases patches for two vulnerabilities

OpenOffice releases patches for two vulnerabilities

The open-source alternative to Microsoft Office has released patches to rectify two critical flaws.
Dan Kaplan Oct 30 2008 9:36AM Security
Yahoo and Microsoft take aim at lottery scams

Yahoo and Microsoft take aim at lottery scams

Yahoo and Microsoft are teaming up in an effort to stop lottery email scams.
Shaun Nichols Oct 30 2008 9:31AM Security
Javascript to be next core malware language

Javascript to be next core malware language

The demand that web 2.0 has placed on browsers is opening up new vulnerabilities to unsuspecting users, Itzik Kotler, team leader of the Security Operation Center at IT security firm Radware, has warned.
Staff Writers Oct 30 2008 9:31AM Security
Google offers testbed for enterprise apps

Google offers testbed for enterprise apps

Google Apps users will soon have access to new add-on features, including a Q&A feedback manager, a URL storage feature and a tool that facilitates quality software development.
Rosalie Marshall Oct 30 2008 6:40AM Software
Virtual servers to roam across networks

Virtual servers to roam across networks

A consortium of University researchers has developed a way to make Internet switches and routers both open and programmable, a move that will allow virtual servers to roam between networks in real-time.
Staff Writers Oct 30 2008 12:26AM Networking
Asus to launch Android handset?

Asus to launch Android handset?

Asustek Computers, makers of the little Eee PC, will apparently be releasing a Google Android-based smartphone during the first half of 2009.
Sylvie Barak Oct 30 2008 12:21AM Hardware
Internet sex causes depression

Internet sex causes depression

People who visit online sex sites have "alarmingly high" rates of depression, anxiety and stress, according to Melbourne researchers.
Nick Farrell Oct 30 2008 12:21AM Oddware

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