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Chinese tech firms take on the world

Chinese tech firms take on the world

The value of Chinese technology company IPOs grew 300 per cent globally in 2007, according to data from Ernst & Young..
Feb 26 2008 7:07AM Strategy
ACCC new release: 'The Little Black Book of Scams'

ACCC new release: 'The Little Black Book of Scams'

The ACCC has released the latest edition of "The little black book of scams", a user friendly guide that draws attention to a wide variety of scams regularly targeting Australian consumers and businesses in areas such as online, over the phone and door-to-door.
Negar Salek Feb 25 2008 2:56PM Security
Netscape finally put to the sword

Netscape finally put to the sword

AOL has released its last ever update for Netscape Navigator and is encouraging its remaining users to switch to Flock or Firefox..
Guy Dixon Feb 23 2008 9:56AM Software
Credant Technologies works on the insider threat

Credant Technologies works on the insider threat

Credant Technologies' new tech will shore up organisations' defences
Rosalie Marshall Feb 21 2008 7:25AM Security
HD DVD refunds exit alongside the doomed format

HD DVD refunds exit alongside the doomed format

Australian consumers who purchased now moribund Toshiba HD DVD players will receive no form of refund after the company officially announced its exit from the high definition format war.
Mitchell Bingemann Feb 20 2008 1:47PM Hardware
Liberal party claims Labor has raided communications fund for the bush

Liberal party claims Labor has raided communications fund for the bush

Shadow Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy Bruce Billson, has come out all guns blazing at the Government, claiming it has made its first moves to raid rural Australia’s 'future proofing' Communications Fund.
a Staff Writer Feb 18 2008 2:17PM Telco/ISP
SCO rises from the ashes

SCO rises from the ashes

SCO looks to be back in business as a private company after a surprise injection of cash..
Iain Thomson Feb 18 2008 7:36AM Software
Vodafone taps Microsoft to embrace the web

Vodafone taps Microsoft to embrace the web

Vodafone has finally embraced the internet by creating an arm of the company to deal specifically with consumer web services..
Matt Chapman Feb 15 2008 3:33PM Telco/ISP
Microsoft on IE8: we won’t break the Web

Microsoft on IE8: we won’t break the Web

No matter what you think about IE, you’ve got to feel sorry for the developers preparing the new IE8.
William Maher Feb 14 2008 2:58PM Software
IT staff on the lookout for new roles

IT staff on the lookout for new roles

A new study by IT recruitment firm Computer People released today has shed more light on the changing nature of the IT workforce and its career expectations.
Phil Muncaster Feb 14 2008 1:58PM Training & Development
Business Objects XI 3.0 brings BI to the masses

Business Objects XI 3.0 brings BI to the masses

Business Objects’ latest version of its business intelligence (BI) platform, BusinessObjects XI 3.0, is aimed at allowing all people across an organisation access to any type of information, said the firm.
Rosalie Marshall Feb 14 2008 1:58PM Software
Guest column: Proving the value of your iInvestment with ROI

Guest column: Proving the value of your iInvestment with ROI

In life, as in business, you continually make decisions about purchases by considering the value you’ll get from your investment. Whether you are evaluating which stock or mutual fund to add to your retirement portfolio, considering different real estate options, or contemplating what kind of car to buy, you most likely begin by comparing several possible choices. Then you might try to project the value that each option will deliver for your investment.
Mary Nugent and Marina Yesakova Feb 14 2008 10:47AM Strategy
The next big mobile device is 'irrelevant'

The next big mobile device is 'irrelevant'

The form-factor and function of the next big mobile device is "irrelevant", according to an industry expert..
Matt Chapman Feb 12 2008 7:43AM Hardware
Labor‘s $30M technology funding cut will not affect the industry

Labor‘s $30M technology funding cut will not affect the industry

The Labor government has taken a blade to some of the previous government's pre-election promises for the 2007-08 fiscal year, including $30 million from the federal technology budget.
Lilia Guan Feb 8 2008 3:18PM Strategy
Smart home technology ready for the masses

Smart home technology ready for the masses

The 'smart home' is becoming a mass market reality driven by emerging standards, increasing energy costs and advances in wireless sensor networking, new research claims..
Robert Jaques Feb 7 2008 6:47AM Networking
O2 woos the enterprise with bespoke services

O2 woos the enterprise with bespoke services

O2 has launched a new professional services team to cater for enterprise customers who want to implement bespoke mobile platforms..
Ian Williams Feb 7 2008 6:47AM Telco/ISP
Nasa beams The Beatles into space

Nasa beams The Beatles into space

Nasa is celebrating 50 years of space exploration by beaming a track by The Beatles into space.
Iain Thomson Feb 4 2008 3:17PM Networking
2008: The year of the content filter

2008: The year of the content filter

With Communications Minister Stephen Conroy set to release his report on ISP-level content filtering later this month, 2008 is shaping up to be the “year of the content filter” according to IP expert Kimberlee Weatherall.
Sarah Stokely Feb 4 2008 10:19AM Software
Python 3.0 to be backwards incompatible

Python 3.0 to be backwards incompatible

Organisations using the programming language Python will be majorly affected by changes in store for the language over the course of the next twelve months, Linux.conf.au attendees were told this morning.
Sarah Stokely Feb 1 2008 2:58PM Software
Skype for the PSP goes live

Skype for the PSP goes live

Sony has released the latest firmware update for European PlayStation Portable users, enabling them to make and receive VoIP calls over Skype.
Staff Writers Feb 1 2008 2:31PM Software

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