EDITOR'S NOTE

Good afternoon,

It seems while Australian authorities are getting the benefits of international fingerprint database sharing, they aren't adding much to the global resource.

Representatives from Interpol and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security have told the Biometrics Institute conference in Sydney that little of what Australia collects from a fingerprint perspective is shared internationally.

Apparently local authorities are trying to remedy the "oversight". We'll have more from the conference floor soon...

-- Ry Crozier

TODAY ON ITNEWS

By Brett Winterford | May 28, 2009

Australia is not playing its part in international efforts to share biometric data in the fight against crime and terror, according to experts speaking at the Biometrics Institute conference held in Sydney today.

By Ry Crozier | May 28, 2009

AAPT remains unconvinced of the benefits of vending some of its fibre assets into the National Broadband Network in return for an equity stake.

By Ry Crozier | May 28, 2009

ISP iiNet will use the results of a broadband consumer survey to shape upcoming content partnerships and additions to its 'freezone' in a bid to attract more customers in Melbourne.

By Iain Thomson | May 28, 2009

Google has been showing off some of the new HTML 5 features that it will be building into future releases of Chrome and Android 2.0, codenamed Donut.

By Staff writers | May 28, 2009

The University of Queensland has opened up its chequebook for what is claimed to be the largest 802.11n wireless network in the world, with 4,000 access points covering campuses, a remote mining site and even a Barrier reef research site.

By Staff writers | May 28, 2009

Networking vendor Huawei racked up some $327 million in contract sales locally last year, fuelled in part by strong growth in wireless.

By Shaun Nichols | May 28, 2009

Malware authors have begun using a wave of fake money transfer forms to infect new systems, say researchers.

By Shaun Nichols | May 28, 2009

Sun has added a new model to its line of Unified Storage systems.

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