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Google bots get the red carpet treatment

Google bots get the red carpet treatment

Webmasters who control automated web-crawler access to their sites using 'robots.txt' files have a bias that favours Google over other search engines, according to new research..
Robert Jaques Nov 20 2007 7:12AM Software
iiNet cuts the cord and delivers nation-wide Naked DSL

iiNet cuts the cord and delivers nation-wide Naked DSL

iiNet has unveiled its long awaited and Australia’s first nation-wide Naked DSL broadband service which eliminates the need to pay telephone line rental for ADSL2+ internet access.
Mitchell Bingemann Nov 15 2007 10:45AM Telco/ISP
Clock speed is only half the story

Clock speed is only half the story

Intel’s Penryn chips are set to usher in changes to desktop, laptop and server designs that reflect new realities in computing, going beyond raw processing speed to address multimedia handling and the specific demands of virtualisation.
Martin Veitch Nov 13 2007 10:10AM Hardware
The end of 'fear factor' marketing nowhere in sight

The end of 'fear factor' marketing nowhere in sight

The screaming headlines have been running for years. Whether they're in press releases about cybercrime exceeding international drug profits or the billions of dollars lost to breach disclosures or videos highlighting the meltdown of power generators due to a myriad of vulnerabilities, the anti-malware industry has long relied on fear to move their products.
Staff Writers Nov 12 2007 3:16PM Security
German entrepreneurs claim to solve the password problem

German entrepreneurs claim to solve the password problem

Forgotten and mislaid passwords could be a thing of the past. A German start-up claims its typing recognition system will solve the problems associated with traditional password authentication.
Paul Fisher Nov 12 2007 10:04AM Security
Is this the end of the Russian Business Network?

Is this the end of the Russian Business Network?

A shadowy Russia-based internet service provider, which security researchers said is responsible for hosting two out of every three malicious web attacks, has been forced to close its doors.
Dan Kaplan Nov 9 2007 10:02AM Security
Web 2.0 to 'revolutionise' the workplace

Web 2.0 to 'revolutionise' the workplace

Shrinking returns from business automation and the impact of web 2.0 will revolutionise the workplace and change the way we do business forever, experts predict..
Robert Jaques Nov 8 2007 7:35AM Software
'Super 3G' handsets to ring the changes

'Super 3G' handsets to ring the changes

'Super 3G' devices will become the largest selling handset type by 2012 as the worldwide mobile market moves towards higher data-rate networks, market watchers predict.
Robert Jaques Nov 7 2007 2:31PM Hardware
Nevermind Google Earth, here’s the NSW Department of Lands

Nevermind Google Earth, here’s the NSW Department of Lands

If you are after hi-resolution images of NSW forget Google Earth and instead try out the NSW Department of Lands’ new Spatial Information Exchange (SIX).
Mitchell Bingemann Nov 6 2007 1:20PM Software
Guest column: Mobile advertising – the million dollar question?

Guest column: Mobile advertising – the million dollar question?

One of the first technologies to kick off mobile advertising has been SMS and it is crucial that mobile users view this form of mobile advertising as delivering value.
Boudewijn Pesch Nov 5 2007 4:47PM Strategy
CSIRO electrical shirt to give soldiers a buzz on the battlefield

CSIRO electrical shirt to give soldiers a buzz on the battlefield

The Australian Defence Department has injected $4.4 million worth of funding to further the CSIRO’s research into designing clothing which can be used as a self-recharging electrical source on the battlefield.
Mitchell Bingemann Nov 1 2007 1:55PM Hardware
Brand loyalty on the decrease

Brand loyalty on the decrease

Almost half of all shoppers display no loyalty to a favourite brand if a competitor is running a special offer, according to recent research by business intelligence developer Cognos.
Staff Writers Nov 1 2007 11:30AM Software
Democracy the Web 2.0 way

Democracy the Web 2.0 way

With the 2007 Federal election showdown now set in stone, it’s time to pull out your political placards and start canvassing the changes you want.
Mitchell Bingemann Oct 31 2007 4:52PM Software
Microsoft rediscovers the path to growth

Microsoft rediscovers the path to growth

Microsoft posted a 27 percent growth in revenue, making for the fastest single growth quarter since 1999.
Tom Sanders Oct 29 2007 7:16AM Software
Coding going the way of manufacturing

Coding going the way of manufacturing

Software coding work is being sent overseas as fast as manufacturing and the future of coding is not in the west, according to RSA..
Iain Thomson Oct 25 2007 2:19PM Software
Linux's colonel of the kernel Andrew Morton: 'Fix more bugs'

Linux's colonel of the kernel Andrew Morton: 'Fix more bugs'

Even though enterprise products have older versions of the kernel, Morton says there is a strong need to maintain the Bugzilla database and call attention to more security issues.
Charles Babcock Oct 24 2007 10:52AM Security
Taming the Web 2.0 beast

Taming the Web 2.0 beast

Web 2.0 is cool, it may even be useful, but it is also causing a headache for those paid to worry about IT security
Staff Writers Oct 23 2007 2:46PM Security
SME security budgets on the up next year

SME security budgets on the up next year

IT security budgets for small and medium-sized businesses are set to rise next year, according to new research by Astaro.
Fiona Raisbeck Oct 19 2007 10:06AM Security
Internode to recommence WiMAX deployment in regional S.A.

Internode to recommence WiMAX deployment in regional S.A.

Businesses and residents of South Australia’s Yorke Peninsula are set to switch on Australia’s ‘first’ region wide wireless broadband service based on the WiMAX standard in the coming weeks as part of the Government’s $162.5 million Broadband Guarantee.
Negar Salek Oct 17 2007 1:59PM Telco/ISP
Productivity soars in the 'free range' office

Productivity soars in the 'free range' office

Cramped office conditions and old equipment are harmful to staff and productivity, an experiment into the effects of poor office design has shown..
Iain Thomson Oct 16 2007 7:11AM Strategy

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