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Analysts weigh up costs of Telstra split

Analysts weigh up costs of Telstra split

Macquarie Research estimates functional separation would cost Telstra five per cent in product margins and a 33 cent hit to its share price, but the forced sale of its HFC network is a greater risk to the carrier.
Brett Winterford Apr 22 2009 6:11AM Telco/ISP
More money for research is cloud's silver lining

More money for research is cloud's silver lining

A freshly decorated Australian researcher in the $78 billion a year cloud computing industry is using his $1000 award to lift the subject's profile locally.
Nate Cochrane Apr 16 2009 6:15AM Networking
Study predicts bear market for Windows 7

Study predicts bear market for Windows 7

A new report is predicting a slow market for enterprise adoption of Microsoft's upcoming Windows 7 release.
Shaun Nichols Apr 14 2009 11:38AM Software
Scientists build a brain on a chip

Scientists build a brain on a chip

Scientists have perfected a new chip design that should, function like a human brain, but much faster.
Iain Thomson Mar 26 2009 12:31PM Hardware
CA cuts one third of its Melbourne developers

CA cuts one third of its Melbourne developers

International software vendor CA will make just under one third of its Australian R&D staff redundant as a result of recent acquistions.
Brett Winterford Mar 25 2009 12:38PM Security
QUT Silverlight fruits seeded in syllabus

QUT Silverlight fruits seeded in syllabus

Silverlight tools that help researchers make sense of complex genome data and patterns are being included in the advanced bioinformatics syllabus at the Queensland University of Technology.
Ry Crozier Mar 19 2009 12:21AM Software
IT departments facing contractor deadlock

IT departments facing contractor deadlock

IT departments are struggling to balance the economic pressure to cut costs and headcount with the need to retain IT skills, and are finding that using contractors to plug gaps is landing them in a catch-22.
Phil Muncaster Mar 17 2009 6:17AM Training & Development
Insects help Defence strike moving land targets

Insects help Defence strike moving land targets

Aussie engineers are applying insect vision and navigation techniques to enable airborne defence systems to acquire, track and strike moving targets more accurately.
Staff Writers Mar 10 2009 10:35AM Hardware
Microsoft Research shows off green energy solutions at TechFest

Microsoft Research shows off green energy solutions at TechFest

Microsoft's research arm has been showing off its current projects at the annual TechFest event in Seattle.
Iain Thomson Feb 26 2009 6:13AM Software
Most mobile web sites accessed from home

Most mobile web sites accessed from home

Nearly three-quarters of mobile Internet users access the web from home, and demand for mobile commerce and mobile banking services is growing sharply, according to research released today by BuzzCity.
Phil Muncaster Feb 17 2009 2:43PM Software
E-commerce sites failing on simple usability

E-commerce sites failing on simple usability

New research into e-commerce web sites has found that only around half of users were able to complete simple usability tasks set for them, highlighting that online retailers still have work to do to make their sites easier to use.
Phil Muncaster Feb 16 2009 2:45PM Software
Juniper research shows correlation between a poor IT strategy and financial results

Juniper research shows correlation between a poor IT strategy and financial results

Research by Juniper Networks has showed that there is a direct correlation between a misaligned IT strategy and the negative impact on a company's bottom line.
SC Australia Staff Feb 10 2009 10:43AM Security
Wikipedia editing made transparent

Wikipedia editing made transparent

Wikipedia users can now see how page entries are edited thanks to new technology launched by a Silicon Valley research company.
Rosalie Marshall Feb 10 2009 6:29AM Software
Research In Motion outbids VeriSign for Certicom

Research In Motion outbids VeriSign for Certicom

Research In Motion (RIM) is back in the running for encryption provider Certicom, which announced on Tuesday that the BlackBerry maker outbid VeriSign.
Dan Kaplan Feb 5 2009 11:33AM Security
Intel consolidates European research

Intel consolidates European research

Intel has announced it is reorganising its research division in Europe with the Intel Labs Europe (ILE) project.
Iain Thomson Jan 30 2009 4:47PM Hardware
IT relying on helpdesk calls to firefight problems

IT relying on helpdesk calls to firefight problems

Most IT managers still rely on helpdesk calls to discover problems in their applications, despite nearly two-thirds believing that poor application performance results in financial loss, according to new research from IT services provider Compuware.
Phil Muncaster Jan 20 2009 6:41AM Software
RIM issues BlackBerry security fix

RIM issues BlackBerry security fix

Research In Motion is advising BlackBerry users to install a new security update for their handsets.
Shaun Nichols Jan 15 2009 11:24AM Security
Most consumers research online before they buy

Most consumers research online before they buy

Two-thirds of online shoppers carry out internet-based research about retailers before making a purchase, yet only half of retailers actually monitor their own reputation, according to new research by 1&1 Internet.
Phil Muncaster Dec 19 2008 2:31PM Software
Australians support HECS for businesses, survey finds

Australians support HECS for businesses, survey finds

A majority of Australians believe that a system similar to the Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS) should exist for business research and development founding, a survey has found.
Staff Writers Oct 21 2008 2:18PM Financial Services
Apathy, security and fear hinder social media, study finds

Apathy, security and fear hinder social media, study finds

While social media like Facebook, Linkedin and instant messaging are increasingly being used in the workplace, new research shows that it's a highly unplanned area of development.
Kathryn Small Oct 3 2008 11:45AM Strategy

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