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Oracle issues Database 11G Release 2

Oracle issues Database 11G Release 2

Promises better performance and efficiency.
Shaun Nichols Sep 3 2009 6:51AM Software
Woolworths launches prepaid mobile services

Woolworths launches prepaid mobile services

Rates “extremely competitive” with fixed-line.
Ry Crozier Aug 3 2009 1:40PM Telco/ISP
Exetel chief questions cost savings from Pipe cable

Exetel chief questions cost savings from Pipe cable

Exetel chief John Linton has questioned the cost benefits that early adopters of Pipe International’s Sydney-Guam cable might achieve by using the cable over that of competitors like Southern Cross and the Australia-Japan Cable.
Staff Writers May 26 2009 4:20PM Telco/ISP
Analyst blasts software support costs

Analyst blasts software support costs

Forrester Research is advising companies to pressure their software suppliers to lower their maintenance charges, accusing vendors of persisting with "customer-unfriendly practices that wouldn't be accepted in other spheres".
Gareth Morgan May 14 2009 6:23AM Software
Updated DB2 boosts analytics while cutting costs

Updated DB2 boosts analytics while cutting costs

IBM has announced new versions of its DB2 database platform and InfoSphere Warehouse package.
David Neal Apr 24 2009 6:29AM Software
CCC hopes Concept Economics' NBN costs ‘are their last’

CCC hopes Concept Economics' NBN costs ‘are their last’

The Competitive Carriers Coalition has slammed a report by Concept Economics released today that claims the NBN could cost up to $70 billion to build while offering little benefit to consumers.
Ry Crozier Apr 22 2009 3:08PM Telco/ISP
VirtenSys unveils I/O virtualisation switches

VirtenSys unveils I/O virtualisation switches

Enterprises can now reduce operating costs and simplify management by using I/O virtualisation (IOV), according to startup VirtenSys.
Daniel Robinson Feb 24 2009 5:28AM Networking
Gartner advises against just axing costs

Gartner advises against just axing costs

Gartner has advised IT departments not to simply undertake cost-cutting exercises in response to the economic crisis, but to instead focus on cost optimisation programmes.
Rosalie Marshall Feb 12 2009 6:28AM Financial Services
Businesses detecting ID fraud faster, absorbing more costs

Businesses detecting ID fraud faster, absorbing more costs

Identity fraud increased by 22 percent last year, but the burden on consumers is lessening, according to a new study.
Angela Moscaritolo Feb 10 2009 10:38AM Security
Security attacks reach 2.5 billion per day

Security attacks reach 2.5 billion per day

IBM has announced a number of new initiatives which it claims will improve enterprise security and help clients save costs, in response to a massive rise in web-based threats.
David Neal Dec 8 2008 2:41PM Security
Gartner advises against extended IT warranties

Gartner advises against extended IT warranties

Gartner has advised IT departments not to invest in extended warranties when buying equipment in an effort to reduce business costs and show quick savings.
Rosalie Marshall Dec 4 2008 6:41AM Hardware
Sun ships StarOffice 9.0

Sun ships StarOffice 9.0

Sun has released a new version of its StarOffice suite, and is adding support for the Mac OS for the first time.
Iain Thomson Nov 18 2008 3:26PM Software
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
Email libel costs £110,000

Email libel costs £110,000

A single email has cost the University of Salford £110,000 (about $237,000) after it alleged fraud in an expenses claim..
Iain Thomson Aug 26 2008 7:59AM Security
SAP refuses to budge on hikes in support costs

SAP refuses to budge on hikes in support costs

SAP has admitted that its plans to force its customers on to new support contracts will result in many of them paying for services they do not need.
Rosalie Marshall Aug 1 2008 8:03AM Software
Storage power costs spiral out of control

Storage power costs spiral out of control

Worldwide spending on powering and cooling spinning disks used in external enterprise storage topped US$1bn in 2007, according to IDC..
Guy Dixon Jun 26 2008 7:40AM Storage
PlayStation 3 costs Sony dear

PlayStation 3 costs Sony dear

Sony's games division is haemorrhaging cash because the PlayStation 3 console cost so much to develop and make that the company will find it difficult to recoup its losses..
Andrew Charlesworth Jun 26 2008 7:40AM Hardware
Virtual worlds can cut staff training costs, says Gartner

Virtual worlds can cut staff training costs, says Gartner

According to a new report by analyst firm Gartner, IT chiefs should emphasise the reduced staff training costs that virtual world technology can bring when building a business case.
Rosalie Marshall Jun 25 2008 2:03PM Training & Development
Fast ways to cut costs

Fast ways to cut costs

A recessionary funk is in the air, and if experience is any guide, IT, and consequently IT security, will be one of the first places CFOs and CEOs will look to slash budgets.
Amrit Williams, chief technical officer, BigFix, Inc. May 27 2008 6:52AM Security
Sending SMS costs four times more than receiving data from Hubble

Sending SMS costs four times more than receiving data from Hubble

A UK space scientist has claimed that sending a text message is at least four times more expensive than receiving scientific data from space..
Robert Jaques May 14 2008 2:55PM Telco/ISP

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