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DSTO renews IBM alliance

DSTO renews IBM alliance

The Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) has renewed its alliance with IBM for a further three years.
Staff Writers Sep 8 2008 2:44PM Networking
Australia gears up for Software Freedom Day 2008

Australia gears up for Software Freedom Day 2008

Free and Open Source Software zealots in Australia will celebrate Software Freedom Day 2008 with free software, CDs and seminars this month.
Liz Tay Sep 8 2008 1:53PM Software
Unauthorised web servers connected to IRS network

Unauthorised web servers connected to IRS network

The US Internal Revenue Service found 1,811 unauthorised web servers connected to its network.
Sue Marquette Poremba Sep 8 2008 9:44AM Security
Phishing volumes drop while notorious gang upgrades technology

Phishing volumes drop while notorious gang upgrades technology

A highly organised gang of phishers took some time off to rebuild its botnet infrastructure -- but experts expect the scams to return with a vengeance.
Dan Kaplan Sep 8 2008 9:36AM Security
Chinese scammers launch new offensive

Chinese scammers launch new offensive

Chinese scammers are using search engine optimisation (SEO) techniques to subvert company details.
Iain Thomson Sep 8 2008 9:32AM Security
Dell factories rumoured for sale

Dell factories rumoured for sale

In the hopes of making itself more competitive, Dell will allegedly sell off many, if not all, of its factories around the globe.
Sylvie Barak Sep 8 2008 6:44AM Hardware
Silicon valley stars to send DNA into space

Silicon valley stars to send DNA into space

As if it wasn't enough that nerds control the world, now they want to conquer space, with Silicon Valley ‘celebs’ lining up to send their digitised DNA off to the final frontier.
Sylvie Barak Sep 8 2008 6:44AM Oddware
Picasa and Flash become latest spam tools

Picasa and Flash become latest spam tools

Google's Picasa image hosting service is fast becoming the new tool of choice for spammers to elude email filters.
Shaun Nichols Sep 8 2008 6:33AM Security
Samsung may take over SanDisk

Samsung may take over SanDisk

Consumer electronics and memory chip vendor Samsung is reportedly in talks to by flash storage vendor SanDisk.
Shaun Nichols Sep 8 2008 6:33AM Hardware
Google hits the big 1-0

Google hits the big 1-0

Hot on the heels of its entry into the web browser market with Chrome, internet giant Google has celebrated its tenth birthday.
Phil Muncaster Sep 8 2008 6:33AM Software
Veterans' Affairs IT overhaul on home stretch

Veterans' Affairs IT overhaul on home stretch

The Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) is preparing to enter the final stage of its major IT infrastructure re-development project.
Ry Crozier Sep 8 2008 5:45AM Hardware
More growing pains for Chrome

More growing pains for Chrome

A fresh round of problems has descended on Google and its new Chrome web browser.
Shaun Nichols Sep 6 2008 12:41PM Software
IBM plans first scientific petabyte computer

IBM plans first scientific petabyte computer

IBM has signed a deal to build the world's first sustained petascale computational system dedicated to open scientific research.
Iain Thomson Sep 6 2008 12:41PM Hardware
Spore hits the open air

Spore hits the open air

One of the most anticipated computer games in recent memory hit the market Friday when EA released Spore in Europe.
Shaun Nichols Sep 6 2008 12:41PM Software
Cisco warns of new security risks

Cisco warns of new security risks

Attack can cripple Access Control Server, security appliances.
Shaun Nichols Sep 6 2008 12:41PM Networking
Vodafone buys Crazy John's

Vodafone buys Crazy John's

Vodafone has purchased a controling share of phone retailer, Crazy John's.
Lilia Guan Sep 6 2008 12:36PM Strategy
NBN rivals want us out, says Telstra

NBN rivals want us out, says Telstra

Telstra has accused its rivals of talking up the issue of its separation to eliminate the telco from participating in the national broadband network.
Staff Writers Sep 5 2008 7:50PM Telco/ISP
Apple to open retail store in Chadstone, Vic.

Apple to open retail store in Chadstone, Vic.

Apple's first Victorian store will open in just one week -- but it will not be located in the Melbourne CBD.
Kathryn Small Sep 5 2008 3:55PM Strategy
Sony issues warning about Vaio TZ series

Sony issues warning about Vaio TZ series

Sony's Vaio TZ series notebooks may overheat and should be brought into Sony offices for repairs, the company said today.
Kathryn Small Sep 5 2008 3:42PM Hardware
Researchers warn of Orwellian technology

Researchers warn of Orwellian technology

The combination of ICT and pervasive computing could enable individual activity to be monitored even more closely than George Orwell imagined in his novel 1984, social scientists warn.
Liz Tay Sep 5 2008 2:01PM Security

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