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Microsoft sheds light on its internet strategy

Microsoft sheds light on its internet strategy

At Microsoft’s Mix08 conference for web designers and developers earlier in March, the firm showed off its developments and coming attractions, including a new focus on standards in Internet Explorer and an update to its Silverlight platform for browser-based applications.
Apr 7 2008 3:01PM Software
Men more easily conned on the web

Men more easily conned on the web

Online fraudsters might consider targeting their efforts exclusively at men following a report showing that males are a softer touch when it comes to online scams..
Guy Dixon Apr 7 2008 7:47AM Security
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
USB malware on the rise

USB malware on the rise

Around a tenth of all malware is designed to use portable storage media, such as removable USB drives, as an attack and spread vector..
Robert Jaques Apr 3 2008 7:31AM Security
Conroy pulls the plug on $1 billion OPEL broadband project

Conroy pulls the plug on $1 billion OPEL broadband project

Communications Minister, Stephen Conroy, has pulled the plug on the OPEL consortium’s billion dollar regional broadband network after the Government found the group had failed to meet the original terms of its contract.
Mitchell Bingemann Apr 2 2008 1:24PM Telco/ISP
HP looks to build on Tower purchase

HP looks to build on Tower purchase

HP has agreed to purchase Australian data management firm Tower Software for an undisclosed sum..
Shaun Nichols Apr 2 2008 7:42AM Software
Small firms think big on the web

Small firms think big on the web

Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are increasingly taking advantage of the internet to improve internal efficiency and extend their reach, research reveals..
Robert Jaques Apr 1 2008 7:19AM Strategy
Citrix and HP team up on virtualisation

Citrix and HP team up on virtualisation

Remote access firm Citrix has teamed up with HP to integrate an enhanced version of Citrix XenServer into 64-bit HP ProLiant servers..
Staff Writers Mar 28 2008 6:49AM Networking
Citrix and HP team up on server virtualisation

Citrix and HP team up on server virtualisation

Systems giant HP and application delivery vendor Citrix have teamed up to provide virtualisation on 64-bit HP ProLiant servers.
Dave Bailey Mar 25 2008 4:07PM Networking
SEC stops trading on three stocks engaging in spam

SEC stops trading on three stocks engaging in spam

The federal Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has suspended trading on three thinly-traded stocks that the agency said were being touted in spam and YouTube campaigns.
Dan Kaplan Mar 25 2008 9:53AM Security
Berners-Lee calls time on Google

Berners-Lee calls time on Google

Google may have to stand aside as the next wave of web technologies sweeps in, according to Sir Tim Berners-Lee..
Guy Dixon Mar 16 2008 8:19PM Networking
ICANN recommendations on fast-flux hosting not tough enough: experts

ICANN recommendations on fast-flux hosting not tough enough: experts

Security experts have expressed skepticism that recent recommendations from ICANN for combatting fast-flux hosting will do much to stop the practice, which is utilised by criminal bot herders to mask their activities.
Jack Rogers Mar 13 2008 9:45AM Security
IT security budgets on the rise: Cisco

IT security budgets on the rise: Cisco

Three out of five IT professionals plans to increase spending on security over the coming year, according to a study by Cisco..
Staff Writers Mar 13 2008 7:26AM Security
Tech giants collaborate on tiny chips

Tech giants collaborate on tiny chips

IBM has teamed up with Hitachi to develop a new range of ultra-small processors – the first time the companies have collaborated on chip developments.
IT Week Mar 11 2008 7:54AM Hardware
Unisys seeks 400 support staff for DoD contract

Unisys seeks 400 support staff for DoD contract

After securing a $240 million ICT support services contract with the Australian Department of Defence (DoD), Unisys Australia is now on the hunt for 400 new support staff to make certain the deal runs according to plan.
Mitchell Bingemann Mar 10 2008 4:00PM Training & Development
NSW IT systems developer sentenced on ASIC charges

NSW IT systems developer sentenced on ASIC charges

Payment systems developer, Lindsay William Field of West Pennant Hills, New South Wales, has been sentenced in the Downing Centre Local Court following a charge brought by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC).
Lilia Guan Mar 3 2008 2:52PM Strategy
Encryption firms speak up on DRam attack

Encryption firms speak up on DRam attack

Software vendors are defending their products and looking to ease public fears following a recent report on vulnerabilities in disk encryption..
Shaun Nichols Mar 3 2008 2:48PM Security
'Home Office' disc wedged in laptop sold on eBay

'Home Office' disc wedged in laptop sold on eBay

A laptop containing what could be sensitive Home Office data has been sold on eBay.
Rosalie Marshall Feb 29 2008 3:39PM Security
Lenovo bets on solid state drives

Lenovo bets on solid state drives

Lenovo is standardising on solid state hard drives (SSDs) for its new high-end laptops..
Iain Thomson Feb 27 2008 3:41PM Storage
Global firms bet big on SOA

Global firms bet big on SOA

Companies adopting service oriented architectures (SOAs) spent US$1.4 million on software and services in 2007, according to a report released today by AMR Research..
Robert Jaques Feb 27 2008 8:15AM Software

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