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Telstra rebuffs R&D criticism

Telstra rebuffs R&D criticism

Telstra’s chief technology officer Hugh Bradlow today responded to NICTA CEO David Skellern’s comments that Telstra was 'a disgrace' to the state of research and development in Australia.
Kathryn Small Sep 24 2008 3:43PM Strategy
Telstra 'a disgrace' to Aussie R&D, NICTA CEO says

Telstra 'a disgrace' to Aussie R&D, NICTA CEO says

NICTA CEO David Skellern said that Telstra is 'a disgrace' and called on the federal government to give more support to the ICT industry.
Kathryn Small Sep 23 2008 4:16PM Strategy
Australian research to centre on service

Australian research to centre on service

SAP Research in Brisbane and the Queensland branch of the Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) on Smart Services are teaming up to develop a series of web service applications known as the 'Internet of Services'.
Ashley Clark Sep 18 2008 2:53PM Software
Hackers prevent research on malicious code

Hackers prevent research on malicious code

Cybercriminals are randomizing content served from malicious web pages so that they can prevent security researchers from doing proper analysis.
Dan Raywood Sep 18 2008 12:41PM Security
NICTA to design global Internet testbed

NICTA to design global Internet testbed

NICTA has joined a €8.9 million (AUD$15.4m) project that will address the design of testbeds to evaluate new technologies for large networks such as the Internet.
Staff Writers Sep 9 2008 5:11PM Networking
DSTO renews IBM alliance

DSTO renews IBM alliance

The Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) has renewed its alliance with IBM for a further three years.
Staff Writers Sep 8 2008 2:44PM Networking
HCL opens new development centres

HCL opens new development centres

Indian IT services provider HCL has set up two new development and support centres in Sydney and Melbourne.
Ry Crozier Aug 21 2008 2:09PM Security
'Operation Testament' protects the Pope

'Operation Testament' protects the Pope

A torpedo-shaped autonomous underwater vehicle was used to scan the base of Sydney Harbour at Barangaroo prior to the Pope’s arrival in July.
Ry Crozier Aug 20 2008 12:34PM Security
DSTO opens new Sydney research centre

DSTO opens new Sydney research centre

The Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) has completed the modernisation of its research facilities nationwide with the opening of a new centre in Sydney.
Ry Crozier Aug 20 2008 11:43AM Software
Research casts doubt on viral marketing, Long Tail

Research casts doubt on viral marketing, Long Tail

Research by HP Labs into the social actions of internet users has revealed some surprising results that cast doubt on the effectiveness of viral marketing.
Iain Thomson Aug 9 2008 4:58PM Strategy
Researchers tout super-stretchy electronic material

Researchers tout super-stretchy electronic material

Researchers have created ‘super-stretchy’ integrated circuits that could be used in intelligent surfaces for curved objects, or in movable parts such as the joints of a robot’s arm.
Liz Tay Aug 8 2008 12:15PM Hardware
Online astronomer discovers 'cosmic ghost'

Online astronomer discovers 'cosmic ghost'

A Dutch volunteer in an online research project has discovered what is believed to be a new class of astronomical object.
Staff Writers Aug 7 2008 4:11PM Oddware
Light compression method could enable optical computers

Light compression method could enable optical computers

A newly-developed method of compressing light could yield new technology in the fields of optical communications, miniature lasers and optical computers.
Staff Writers Aug 5 2008 1:28PM Hardware
New computing cluster explores data-intensive computing

New computing cluster explores data-intensive computing

The University of Illinois has joined a collaboration between Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Yahoo! and the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) that aims to explore data-intensive computing.
Staff Writers Aug 5 2008 11:00AM Hardware
Forrester buys Jupiter Research

Forrester buys Jupiter Research

Analyst firm Forrester research has purchased rival firm Jupiter Research for US$23 million.
Shaun Nichols Aug 1 2008 1:56PM Strategy
'Nanonet' circuits to enable flexible electronics

'Nanonet' circuits to enable flexible electronics

Researchers are arranging carbon nanotubes into strips of fishnet-like structures that could produce a new breed of flexible electronic circuits.
Staff Writers Jul 30 2008 2:32PM Hardware
Ferromagnet imaging technique could enable 'spintronic' devices

Ferromagnet imaging technique could enable 'spintronic' devices

Researchers have developed a new method of studying tiny magnets that could yield high-density memory based on the emerging field of spintronics.
Liz Tay Jul 30 2008 8:07AM Hardware
US$4m centre to develop software for multithreaded supercomputing

US$4m centre to develop software for multithreaded supercomputing

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has established a new research centre as an aim to develop software for a new breed of multithreaded supercomputers.
Liz Tay Jul 17 2008 12:52PM Software
US boffins tout personal identity verification

US boffins tout personal identity verification

US engineers have developed software that can be used with Windows and Linux systems to perform log-ins, digital signing and verification.
Robert Jaques Jul 15 2008 9:18AM Security
'Lecture Notes in Computer Science' series reaches publishing milestone

'Lecture Notes in Computer Science' series reaches publishing milestone

Scientific publishing house Springer has published the 5,000th volume of its Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series.
Staff Writers Jul 9 2008 3:29PM Hardware

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