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Adobe developers take to the Air

Adobe developers take to the Air

Adobe has officially released its Air development tool to the public..
Shaun Nichols Feb 27 2008 8:15AM Software
"Goolag" search-scan tool unlikely to spawn wave of attacks

"Goolag" search-scan tool unlikely to spawn wave of attacks

A new tool that uses the Google search engine to scan websites for vulnerabilities -- released last week by the flamboyant Texas-based hacking consortium known as Cult of the Dead Cow (cDc) -- is not likely to enable a wave of new attacks from hackers, experts say.
Jack Rogers Feb 26 2008 10:16AM Security
Phishers slow to capitalise on HMRC data loss

Phishers slow to capitalise on HMRC data loss

Phishers have been unusually slow to capitalise on the lost HM Revenue & Customs data disks.
Iain Thomson Feb 25 2008 9:49AM 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
Open XML to be reviewed next week

Open XML to be reviewed next week

Representatives from 37 countries will meet in Geneva next week to review modifications to Microsoft’s Office Open XML (OOXML) document format standard and consider whether to approve it as an ISO standard, or withdraw it from the fast-track approval process.
Madeline Bennett Feb 22 2008 3:50PM Software
Data migration suite launched to aid consolidation projects

Data migration suite launched to aid consolidation projects

Data integration firm Informatica has launched a new suite that will help organisations move data during IT change.
Rosalie Marshall Feb 22 2008 3:50PM Software
DVD Jon to 'liberate your media'

DVD Jon to 'liberate your media'

DoubleTwist Corporation, the company formed by infamous hacker DVD Jon, unveiled its first product today, described as a platform "devoted to helping consumers liberate their media"..
Clement James Feb 21 2008 3:10PM Software
Machines to match human brain by 2029

Machines to match human brain by 2029

A US scientist claims that machines will achieve human-level artificial intelligence within the next 21 years..
Guy Dixon Feb 20 2008 8:11AM Hardware
Melbourne IT's revenue up by $154.4M

Melbourne IT's revenue up by $154.4M

Australian domain name registration and online business provider, Melbourne IT Limited has continued its track record of strong financial performance announcing its result for the full year ended 31 December 2007
Lilia Guan Feb 20 2008 7:59AM Financial Services
Ukrainian hacker may get to keep profits

Ukrainian hacker may get to keep profits

A Ukrainian hacker may be allowed to keep over US$250,000 in profits owing to a loophole in US law..
Iain Thomson Feb 19 2008 3:28PM Security
Nintendo calls on US to kill piracy

Nintendo calls on US to kill piracy

Nintendo of America has asked the US Trade Representative to put pressure on specific governments around the world to take a more aggressive stand on games piracy..
Matt Chapman Feb 19 2008 3:28PM Hardware
Toshiba expected to drop HD-DVD

Toshiba expected to drop HD-DVD

Global newswires have been flooded with reports that Toshiba is preparing to end to its support of HD-DVD. However, an early morning statement from the company suggests that the deal may not be done and dusted quite yet..
Clement James Feb 19 2008 3:28PM Hardware
Samsung to mass produce 64GB SSDs

Samsung to mass produce 64GB SSDs

Samsung has begun mass producing 64GB solid state drives (SSDs) with a Sata II interface, making them available as an option in selected Dell and Alienware notebooks over the next few weeks..
Clement James Feb 19 2008 8:10AM Storage
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
IDC: Mobile data services to grow at a rate of more than 50 percent

IDC: Mobile data services to grow at a rate of more than 50 percent

New mobile data services will grow at a rate of more than 50 percent in 2008, according to an IDC review of the performance of Australian Telecom Service Providers in the third quarter of 2007.
a Staff Writer Feb 15 2008 3:15PM Telco/ISP
Comcast admits to throttling BitTorrent

Comcast admits to throttling BitTorrent

Comcast has explained its controversial practice of limiting peer-to-peer traffic in a filing with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)..
Shaun Nichols Feb 15 2008 8:14AM Telco/ISP
Mozilla releases Firefox 3 Beta 3 to developers

Mozilla releases Firefox 3 Beta 3 to developers

Firefox 3 Beta 3, released this week by Mozilla, purports to deliver a host of security enhancements to the popular open-source browser, including fixes for stability, performance, memory usage, platform enhancements and user-interface improvements.
Jim Carr Feb 15 2008 7:44AM Security
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
Hackers turn to drive-by downloads

Hackers turn to drive-by downloads

Organised crime exploiting browser vulnerabilities.
Robert Jaques Feb 14 2008 7:21AM Security
Juvenile pleads guilty to infecting military, Sandia Laboratories PCs

Juvenile pleads guilty to infecting military, Sandia Laboratories PCs

A juvenile cohort of botmaster Jeanson James Ancheta pleaded guilty this week to using botnets to infect thousands of PCs, including those used by sensitive government agencies.
Frank Washkuch Feb 13 2008 11:39AM Security

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