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Green IT tops the bill at CeBIT 2008

Green IT tops the bill at CeBIT 2008

The annual CeBIT technology show kicked off in Hanover today with global warming firmly at the top of the agenda..
Ian Williams Mar 5 2008 3:42PM Hardware
VMware takes aim at virtualised security

VMware takes aim at virtualised security

VMware has unveiled a security technology that protects applications running in virtual machines in ways previously not possible in physical environments..
Staff Writers Feb 29 2008 7:22AM Security
Conroy green-lights ISP filter and $4.7B broadband plan at first industry address

Conroy green-lights ISP filter and $4.7B broadband plan at first industry address

Senator Stephen Conroy gave his first major address to the IT industry as the new Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy at a gala dinner event Thursday night where he outlined the Government’s future ICT goals including its fibre-based broadband plans, digital education reform and ISP-level filtering.
Mitchell Bingemann Feb 22 2008 8:22AM Telco/ISP
Xbox Live users get front row seats at GDC

Xbox Live users get front row seats at GDC

Microsoft is offering gamers a virtual ticket to the upcoming Game Developers Conference (GDC) by releasing video downloads from the event on Xbox Live..
Matt Chapman Feb 18 2008 7:36AM Software
IDC: Mobile data services to grow at a rate of more than 50 percent

IDC: Mobile data services to grow at a rate of more than 50 percent

New mobile data services will grow at a rate of more than 50 percent in 2008, according to an IDC review of the performance of Australian Telecom Service Providers in the third quarter of 2007.
a Staff Writer Feb 15 2008 3:15PM Telco/ISP
Google hits back at Yahoo/Microsoft deal

Google hits back at Yahoo/Microsoft deal

Google has warned that Microsoft's proposed takeover of Yahoo could stifle internet development and extend monopoly power..
Iain Thomson Feb 5 2008 7:19AM Strategy
Internode enters regional wireless broadband game

Internode enters regional wireless broadband game

It’s one of the next big hopes for broadband in regional Australia, and now Internode has beaten major carriers with a WiMax wireless broadband service.
William Maher Jan 29 2008 6:56AM Telco/ISP
Hackers take aim at city power grids

Hackers take aim at city power grids

Criminal hackers are increasingly targeting city power grids in an attempt to extort money from utility companies, the CIA has warned.

Robert Jaques Jan 25 2008 3:03PM Security
eBay chief executive steps down

eBay chief executive steps down

EBay chief executive Meg Whitman will step down from her post in April.
Shaun Nichols Jan 25 2008 3:01PM Software
Nokia hints at Facebook deal

Nokia hints at Facebook deal

Facebook could find its way onto hundreds of thousands of mobile phones, following rumours that Nokia is developing a social networking tool for its handsets.
Guy Dixon Jan 23 2008 3:11PM Software
Teachers despair at Web plagiarism

Teachers despair at Web plagiarism

The submission of school projects using text and images lifted wholesale from the internet is becoming an increasing problem for teachers.
Staff Writers Jan 22 2008 3:14PM Software
Technology struts world stage at Davos

Technology struts world stage at Davos

The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum kicks off in Switzerland on 23 January under the theme 'The Power of Collaborative Innovation'..
Andrew Charlesworth Jan 22 2008 7:05AM Strategy
Data of 650,000 customers of JCPenney, other retailers, at risk after backup goes missing

Data of 650,000 customers of JCPenney, other retailers, at risk after backup goes missing

The personally identifiable information of about 650,000 customers of JCPenney and other retailers is at risk after a data tape went missing from storage vendor Iron Mountain.
Frank Washkuch Jan 21 2008 12:39PM Security
MACWORLD - New MacBook Air floats in at MacWorld

MACWORLD - New MacBook Air floats in at MacWorld

Apple chief executive Steve Jobs has unveiled the latest and slimmest addition to the MacBook family, the MacBook Air, at the Macworld conference in San Francisco.
Staff Writers Jan 16 2008 12:01PM Hardware
Software developers putting data at risk

Software developers putting data at risk

Over half of UK companies use actual rather than disguised customer data to test applications during the development process, according to a survey by Compuware Corporation.
Staff Writers Jan 11 2008 2:04PM Security
Canadian expresses shock at $85k mobile phone bill

Canadian expresses shock at $85k mobile phone bill

A 22-year-old Canadian oil-field worker recently received a mobile phone bill for nearly US$85,000 after repeatedly using his handset as a modem for his computer..
Guy Dixon Dec 17 2007 2:45PM Oddware
Slapdash staff put corporate data at risk

Slapdash staff put corporate data at risk

More than half (57 percent) of office employees admit to having lost an office laptop, BlackBerry or USB stick at some point in their careers, according to a recent survey..
Guy Dixon Dec 13 2007 7:18AM Security
Staff wireless networks put data at risk

Staff wireless networks put data at risk

A Wi-Fi management firm has warned that companies may be unaware that their data is open to hackers because staff have set up their own wireless networks..
Matt Chapman Dec 7 2007 7:14AM Networking
In-the-wild exploits target Apple QuickTime flaw; proof-of-concept malware aims at Second Life

In-the-wild exploits target Apple QuickTime flaw; proof-of-concept malware aims at Second Life

Researchers have spotted two active attacks and a new proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit that take advantage of a still unpatched vulnerability in Apple QuickTime.
Dan Kaplan Dec 5 2007 9:45AM Security
Delivering broadband network top of Labor's list

Delivering broadband network top of Labor's list

While there are many things on Labor's Policy agenda, implementing a national broadband network to deliver minimum speeds of 12 Mbps to 98 percent of Australians and improving broadband services for all Australians is top of its list.
Staff Writers Nov 30 2007 3:34PM Hardware

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