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Elderly Aussies’ lack of interest in web concerns ACMA

Elderly Aussies’ lack of interest in web concerns ACMA

More than half of Australians aged over 65 don’t have the internet at home and 44 per cent have never used the Web, according to an Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) report.
Staff Writers May 7 2009 2:10PM Telco/ISP
Netbooks, cloud to be winners this year: IDC

Netbooks, cloud to be winners this year: IDC

Gazing into its crystal ball, analyst International Data Corporation predicts "pockets of opportunity" for the IT industry in an otherwise gloomy outlook this year.
Nate Cochrane May 5 2009 2:18PM Hardware
AussieHQ to migrate Hosting Shop servers to Sydney

AussieHQ to migrate Hosting Shop servers to Sydney

AussieHQ will shift “hundreds of servers” of data virtually from Brisbane to Sydney over the next six months after acquiring Brisbane-based Hosting Shop for an amount “well into the seven figures”.
Ry Crozier May 1 2009 11:23AM Telco/ISP
Internet threats rise by two-thirds in April

Internet threats rise by two-thirds in April

The number of web-based threats soared by nearly two-thirds in April, according to new figures from managed security vendor Network Box, with Australian-developed threats moving up the rankings.
Phil Muncaster May 1 2009 10:18AM Security
Mozilla launches latest Firefox 3.5 beta

Mozilla launches latest Firefox 3.5 beta

Mozilla has launched a new beta release for the next version of its Firefox web browser, promising a number of new features and performance gains.
David Neal Apr 29 2009 6:04AM Software
Yahoo closing Geocities web hosting service

Yahoo closing Geocities web hosting service

Yahoo will close Geocities, the free web hosting service it paid US$4 billion (A$5.62 billion) for 10 years ago.
Rosalie Marshall Apr 25 2009 8:04AM Networking
Massive UK and US botnet uncovered

Massive UK and US botnet uncovered

A botnet of nearly two million compromised computers, most of them in the UK and US, has been discovered by web security firm Finjan.
Phil Muncaster Apr 23 2009 6:06AM Security
Hostworks lands Jetstar win and former Sun MD

Hostworks lands Jetstar win and former Sun MD

Former Sun Microsystems Australia boss Jim Hassell has been named as interim CEO at Hostworks after the departure of founder Marty Gauvin.
Brett Winterford Apr 9 2009 2:25PM Storage
Web Hosting Talk payment system hack revealed

Web Hosting Talk payment system hack revealed

A hacker has dumped active credit card numbers of users of the popular Web Hosting Talk forums online less than 24 hours after the site restored the lion’s share of data deleted in an initial breach.
Ry Crozier Apr 9 2009 2:24PM Security
BBC criticised over web site launches

BBC criticised over web site launches

An influential UK Committee has demanded the BBC "exhibit extreme caution before launching any further commercial web sites" in a report attacking the lack of transparency surrounding the activity of its commercial arm BBC Worldwide
Parliamentary reporter Apr 9 2009 5:51AM Software
Meebo trials new form of web ads

Meebo trials new form of web ads

Chat service Meebo is trialling a new form of web advertising in which its instant messaging feature holds permanent adverts in the interface background.
Rosalie Marshall Mar 27 2009 10:45AM Software
Mozilla proposes 3D graphics standard

Mozilla proposes 3D graphics standard

Mozilla has teamed up with the Khronos Group, which works to achieve open standards for graphics, to bring 3D content to web browsers.
Rosalie Marshall Mar 26 2009 6:20AM Software
WebCentral customers abandon ship after major outage

WebCentral customers abandon ship after major outage

Customers are churning away from Webcentral’s shared hosting service after a three-day outage caused by a storage system failure on Friday, citing horrible customer service and lost e-business opportunities.
Ry Crozier Mar 25 2009 1:17PM Telco/ISP
DBCDE wouldn’t agree to blind filter trial: iiNet

DBCDE wouldn’t agree to blind filter trial: iiNet

iiNet wanted to run a ‘blind' trial of the Government's net filters in which customers weren't told who was being filtered and weren't given the option to get out - terms Senator Conroy wouldn't agree to, it has emerged.
Ry Crozier Mar 25 2009 10:28AM Security
iiNet withdraws internet filter trial application

iiNet withdraws internet filter trial application

Days after the ACMA's blacklist was purportedly leaked to Wikileaks, Perth-based ISP iiNet has withdrawn from negotiations with the Government to participate in round two of the internet filtering trials.
Staff Writers Mar 24 2009 10:14AM Security
Hacked page hauls estimated at US$10,000 a day

Hacked page hauls estimated at US$10,000 a day

A recent wave of search engine optimised web attacks is netting a huge cash haul for hackers and malware vendors, according to researchers.
Shaun Nichols Mar 24 2009 6:16AM Security
ACMA blacklist proves too popular for Wikileaks

ACMA blacklist proves too popular for Wikileaks

An updated version of the ACMA blacklist has proven too popular for the servers at whistle-blowing site Wikileaks, which has been out of action for most of the weekend.
Brett Winterford Mar 23 2009 2:51PM Security
Firefox a hit with web enthusiasts

Firefox a hit with web enthusiasts

There was good news for Mozilla this week, with new figures for February showing its Firefox web browser gaining in popularity, while arch rival Internet Explorer continued to wane.
Phil Muncaster Mar 23 2009 6:45AM Software
MIX09: Microsoft announces Silverlight 3 beta

MIX09: Microsoft announces Silverlight 3 beta

Microsoft has unveiled a beta version of its Silverlight 3 browser plug-in at its MIX09 developer conference in Las Vegas.
Ian Williams Mar 20 2009 6:19AM Software
Microsoft releases Internet Explorer 8

Microsoft releases Internet Explorer 8

Microsoft has officially released Internet Explorer 8 (IE8), the latest version of its web browser, adding improved compliance with web standards, greater security features and improved performance.
Daniel Robinson Mar 19 2009 3:18PM Software

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