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UK considers RFID tags for prisoners

UK considers RFID tags for prisoners

The UK government is considering implanting prisoners with RFID tags containing data on identity, address and criminal record..
Iain Thomson Jan 15 2008 7:28AM Hardware
New Year resolutions for security managers

New Year resolutions for security managers

Enterprise security firm Mobile Armor has released a list of 10 New Year resolutions for the enterprise data security professional..
Clement James Jan 15 2008 7:28AM Security
New Australian company chooses BT for connection

New Australian company chooses BT for connection

New Australian electronic communications network, AXE ECN has chosen BT for connectivity and hosting through Radianz Proximity Solution, for electronic trading access and low-latency market data distribution.
Lilia Guan Jan 14 2008 4:13PM Telco/ISP
Get ready for phishing scams that play on holiday purchases

Get ready for phishing scams that play on holiday purchases

End-users should brace themselves for a new wave of phishing emails that reference the recipient's holiday credit card spending pattern during the Christmas season.
Dan Kaplan Jan 14 2008 2:53PM Security
Systems administrator gets 30 months in prison for 'logic bomb'

Systems administrator gets 30 months in prison for 'logic bomb'

A New Jersey man this week was sentenced to more than two years in prison for planting a “logic bomb” on the network of his former employer in a failed attempt to destroy sensitive health care data.
Frank Washkuch Jan 10 2008 2:26PM Security
Microsoft offers US$1.2 billion for Fast search

Microsoft offers US$1.2 billion for Fast search

Microsoft is to make a cash offer to acquire Fast Search & Transfer, a Norway-based provider of enterprise search technology.
Robert Jaques Jan 9 2008 2:51PM Software
Microsoft releases two patches for three flaws on Patch Tuesday

Microsoft releases two patches for three flaws on Patch Tuesday

Microsoft has pushed out two fixes to close three vulnerabilities, including two "critical" server-side flaws that do not require any user interaction to be exploited.
Dan Kaplan Jan 9 2008 12:44PM Security
Firefox authentication box said to be vulnerable to spoofing for phishing attacks

Firefox authentication box said to be vulnerable to spoofing for phishing attacks

The information in an authentication dialog box from Mozilla's Firefox browser can be spoofed, allowing an attacker to conduct phishing schemes, according to Israeli researcher Aviv Raff.
Frank Washkuch Jan 8 2008 4:07PM Security
Mitchell Baker steps down as Mozilla appoints new boss

Mitchell Baker steps down as Mozilla appoints new boss

Mozilla has announced that the current chief executive Mitchell Baker is stepping down in favour of the chief operating officer John Lilly.
Iain Thomson Jan 8 2008 1:53PM Training & Development
Wikipedia founder searches for Google rival

Wikipedia founder searches for Google rival

Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has launched a new search engine based on trusted feedback from a community of users..
Jan 8 2008 7:53AM Software
Navman Australia penalised $1.25 million for resale price maintenance

Navman Australia penalised $1.25 million for resale price maintenance

The Federal Court imposed penalties totalling 1.36 million on GPS equipment vendor Navman Australia, after it was revealed the vendor and its employers had engaged in resale price maintenance.
Lilia Guan Jan 7 2008 3:48PM Financial Services
ACCC publishes exemption applications from Telstra

ACCC publishes exemption applications from Telstra

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has published Telstra's exemption applications made in relation to its supply of the domestic transmission capacity service (DCTS) for tail-end and inter-exchange DTCS in CBD areas.
Staff Writers Jan 7 2008 1:29PM Telco/ISP
Telstra sells subsidiary for $50M to US company

Telstra sells subsidiary for $50M to US company

While most of the nation was busily preparing for the big Day on Christmas eve, Telstra was busily signing an agreement to sell-off its general insurance transaction processing subsidiary, Telstra ebusiness Services Pty Limited (TeBS), to US NASDAQ-listed Ebix for $50 million.
Lilia Guan Jan 7 2008 7:23AM Financial Services
Australian telcos champion Voice over Broadband for SMBs

Australian telcos champion Voice over Broadband for SMBs

Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is not a new term. Touted as a low cost alternative to traditional telephony, VoIP has a major role in a new wave of converged network solutions that are pervading the telecommunications market.
Liz Tay Dec 24 2007 11:53AM Telco/ISP
Microsoft search engine serving hits for Google AdWords

Microsoft search engine serving hits for Google AdWords

Search engine optimisation (SEO) firm, cyberpromote, has discovered that links in the search engine results of MSN are populated with paid links from Google's AdWords and AdSense programs.
Staff Writers Dec 21 2007 1:07PM Software
Microsoft offers workaround for patch that crashes Internet Explorer

Microsoft offers workaround for patch that crashes Internet Explorer

Microsoft has issued a workaround to resolve a glitch in a recently released cumulative Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) patch that causes the popular browser to crash.
Dan Kaplan Dec 21 2007 9:31AM Security
Guest column: Are you getting what you’re paying for? Making the most out of your investment in development

Guest column: Are you getting what you’re paying for? Making the most out of your investment in development

You’re paying your application developers to write code. But are they doing what you’re paying them to do?
Eldad Maniv Dec 20 2007 11:02AM Software
CSG buys WA consulting service for $20M

CSG buys WA consulting service for $20M

Australian ITC provider CSG has acquired WA-based service provider, Change Corporation.
Lilia Guan Dec 19 2007 3:20PM Financial Services
Trouble ahead for ageing data centres

Trouble ahead for ageing data centres

Data centres are ageing and companies are not planning ahead or demonstrating timely investment in new facilities, according to a recent survey..
Clement James Dec 19 2007 7:28AM Hardware
Intel predicts bright future for laptops

Intel predicts bright future for laptops

Sales of laptop PCs will outpace desktops by 2009, according to Intel chief executive Paul Otellini..
Clement James Dec 18 2007 7:04AM Hardware

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