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Keynotes announced for linux.conf.au 2009

Keynotes announced for linux.conf.au 2009

Organisers of linux.conf.au 2009 (LCA 2009) have announced the three keynote speakers who will be leading next year’s 'March South'.
Staff Writers Oct 9 2008 7:21AM Software
Court injunction stops sales of RealDVD

Court injunction stops sales of RealDVD

A US court has banned the sale of RealNetworks' RealDVD copying software as part of the legal case brought by six Hollywood studios.
Iain Thomson Oct 8 2008 3:17PM Software
Optima products auctioned off on GraysOnline

Optima products auctioned off on GraysOnline

Optima’s administrator has picked the Website, GraysOnline, to get rid of the whitebox builder’s products.
Lilia Guan Oct 8 2008 3:05PM Hardware
Vodafone struggles with mobile broadband pricing

Vodafone struggles with mobile broadband pricing

Vodafone claims to have unbundled ‘special pricing’ of its 5 GB wireless broadband offering for all new customers -– but it’s still behind in what has become an ultra-competitive market.
Staff Writers Oct 8 2008 2:10PM Telco/ISP
Interactive takes green hip pocket hit for customers

Interactive takes green hip pocket hit for customers

Data centre operator Interactive has found a way to sell customers a service that uses green energy -- by absorbing the substantial 45 percent cost increase themselves.
Ry Crozier Oct 8 2008 2:07PM Networking
Poor IT performance surprises job market survey

Poor IT performance surprises job market survey

Advertisements for IT jobs have fallen 19 percent during the past twelve months, signalling the beginning of a buyers market for jobs in Australia, the Olivier Job Index claims.
Liz Tay Oct 8 2008 1:53PM Training & Development
Symantec completes PC Tools buy

Symantec completes PC Tools buy

Symantec completes its acquisition of PC Tools but remains mum on the financial details.
Negar Salek Oct 8 2008 12:35PM Security
eBay cuts Australian jobs as part of global downsizing

eBay cuts Australian jobs as part of global downsizing

eBay Australia has cut 18 jobs as part of plans to reduce its workforce by 10 per cent, which will see over 1000 people out of work.
Staff Writers Oct 8 2008 12:22PM Training & Development
DNS cache poisoning on the rise

DNS cache poisoning on the rise

A new threat that poisons DNS caches has been identified.
Dan Raywood Oct 8 2008 9:48AM Security
Economic woes fueling spam malware

Economic woes fueling spam malware

The crisis on Wall Street is contributing to the largest rise in email-borne malware since February 2007.
Dan Kaplan Oct 8 2008 9:43AM Security
Spammer campaign exploits email read receipts

Spammer campaign exploits email read receipts

A new wave of malicious spam relies on requests for delivery confirmations for unsolicited emails.
Dan Raywood Oct 8 2008 9:43AM Security
Symantec warns of alarming spam trends

Symantec warns of alarming spam trends

Malware-laden messages on the increase.
Shaun Nichols Oct 8 2008 9:38AM Security
Facebook flooded with fake profiles

Facebook flooded with fake profiles

Spammers and malware writers exploiting site to infect users.
Phil Muncaster Oct 8 2008 9:38AM Security
More data loss headaches for T-Mobile

More data loss headaches for T-Mobile

Deutsche Telekom loses 17m customer details.
Shaun Nichols Oct 8 2008 9:38AM Security
Traditional anti-virus tools now obsolete

Traditional anti-virus tools now obsolete

Integrated technologies the way forward, says McAfee.
Phil Muncaster Oct 8 2008 9:38AM Security
2008 physics Nobel Prize awarded

2008 physics Nobel Prize awarded

The 2008 Nobel Prize for Physics is shared by three scientists for unique discoveries in sub-atomic particles the prize committee announced today.
Emma Hughes Oct 8 2008 6:55AM Strategy
SAP says it is hurting

SAP says it is hurting

German business software outfit, SAP said that it is suffering badly from the economic downturn.
Nick Farrell Oct 8 2008 6:55AM Software
Sharing information key to cracking e-crime

Sharing information key to cracking e-crime

The scale of electronic crime is incalculable because of inadequacies in the reporting system, according to the European Union's IT security unit.
Phil Muncaster Oct 8 2008 6:47AM Security
CA pushes into virtualisation management space

CA pushes into virtualisation management space

Software management vendor CA will make a major push into the virtualisation space today with a tool aimed at managing virtual and physical resources.
Madeline Bennett Oct 8 2008 6:47AM Software
Oracle, ESX data recovery offered back to creators

Oracle, ESX data recovery offered back to creators

Kroll Ontrack is offering a service that recovers data from corrupted Oracle databases and VMware ESX servers, but says it isn’t being recommended by either vendor -– at least not yet.
Ry Crozier Oct 8 2008 6:00AM Software

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