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Red Hat scraps plans for Linux PCs

Red Hat scraps plans for Linux PCs

Hopes of Red Hat releasing a desktop version of Linux for consumers were scratched today as the company announced no such plans would eventuate in the foreseeable future. Meanwhile, its long awaited Red Hat Global Desktop Linux remains on indefinite hold, despite being slated for an original launch date of August 2007.
Mitchell Bingemann Apr 17 2008 4:11PM Software
HP taps Dreamworks for new screens

HP taps Dreamworks for new screens

HP has unveiled a new high-end LCD monitor designed for graphics and animation studios..
Shaun Nichols Apr 17 2008 7:20AM Hardware
Conroy calls for $4.7 billion Govt funded FttN proposals

Conroy calls for $4.7 billion Govt funded FttN proposals

Construction of the Federal Government’s proposed $4.7 billion National Broadband Network could begin as early as October after the Department of Broadband Communications and the Digital Economy issued a Request for Proposal late last week.
Mitchell Bingemann Apr 15 2008 1:31PM Telco/ISP
3Dconnexion develops 3D Mice for virtual worlds

3Dconnexion develops 3D Mice for virtual worlds

Logitech owned company 3Dconnexion has announced that its 3D mouse product line is now supported by Linden Labs' Second Life Grid..
Staff Writers Apr 12 2008 11:09AM Hardware
Euro MP calls for Microsoft ban

Euro MP calls for Microsoft ban

Heidi Ruhle, a German green member of the European Parliament (MEP), has called for the organisation to stop buying Microsoft software licences until the company opens up to competition..
Iain Thomson Apr 12 2008 11:09AM Software
Sun launches Java platform for businesses

Sun launches Java platform for businesses

Sun Microsystems has launched a new subscription-based Java product designed to offer firms and ISVs a longer support period for releases, and improved access to technology updates.
Phil Muncaster Apr 11 2008 1:57PM Software
Vista SP1 ready for push to users

Vista SP1 ready for push to users

Microsoft will begin pushing out Vista SP1 to users via its Automatic Update service this week, following comments made by Bill Gates that suggested the next major Windows version might appear as early as next year.
Daniel Robinson Apr 11 2008 11:55AM Software
Workers call for improved search in enterprises

Workers call for improved search in enterprises

A survey by search vendor Sinqua has revealed that workers feel that their employers are providing them with poor quality tools to use when searching enterprise systems.
Rosalie Marshall Apr 9 2008 4:09PM Software
Mixed fortunes for IT security players

Mixed fortunes for IT security players

The information security sector faces a mixed financial picture in 2008 with the pattern of M&A continuing but IPO activity less certain. That was the verdict of two leading financial analysts at the RSA Conference on Tuesday.
SC Australia Staff Apr 9 2008 4:06PM Security
Symantec boss appeals for security rethink

Symantec boss appeals for security rethink

John W. Thompson uses keynote speech on the opening morning of the RSA Conference to call for an information-centric approach to security.
SC Australia Staff Apr 8 2008 5:56PM Security
Blogging may be bad for your health

Blogging may be bad for your health

Some of the blogging community are worried that blogging for a living could be bad for your health..
Iain Thomson Apr 8 2008 3:33PM Software
Google sued for Street View privacy invasion

Google sued for Street View privacy invasion

A Pennsylvania couple are suing Google for posting pictures of their home on Google Street View..
Iain Thomson Apr 8 2008 7:54AM Software
Aussie MYOB parts with UK division for $77M

Aussie MYOB parts with UK division for $77M

Australian software vendor MYOB – devloper of the popular MYOB accounting software package – has sold its UK and Ireland Accountants Division to Wolters Kluwer for a cash payment of $77.2 million (GBP 35.5 million).
Lilia Guan Apr 7 2008 7:51AM Software
2008 on pace for record number of breaches

2008 on pace for record number of breaches

In the first three months of 2008, the number of data breaches more than doubled over the same period last year, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC), a nonprofit that helps victims of identity theft.
Jim Carr Apr 7 2008 5:59AM Security
McAfee volunteers eat spam for 30 days

McAfee volunteers eat spam for 30 days

McAfee is conducting a global survey into spamming habits by getting volunteers to sign up to every spam offer they receive..
Iain Thomson Apr 4 2008 7:19AM Security
Google gears up for offline word processing

Google gears up for offline word processing

Google is introducing new code to allow Google Docs to be used offline..
Guy Dixon Apr 2 2008 7:42AM Software
Information Builders maps out future for BI

Information Builders maps out future for BI

Business intelligence vendor Information Builders has developed a new tool, integrating its analysis tools with Google's mapping technology, to provide what it terms "geographic BI".
Rosalie Marshall Apr 1 2008 3:14PM Software
Two vulnerabilities found in Safari browser for Windows

Two vulnerabilities found in Safari browser for Windows

Apple's recently released Safari 3.1 browser for Windows not only contains two "highly critical" software vulnerabilities, it has come under fire for its poor functionality.
Jim Carr Apr 1 2008 9:33AM Security
HP extends server line-up with configurations for CRM

HP extends server line-up with configurations for CRM

HP has introduced new ProLiant servers aimed at helping mid-sized firms reduce costs and improve security.
Daniel Robinson Apr 1 2008 7:34AM Networking
Iceland makes play for data centre market

Iceland makes play for data centre market

Iceland is making a play for the growing offshore data centre market, highlighting its cheap electricity and cool climate..
Iain Thomson Apr 1 2008 7:19AM Hardware

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