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ACS: Personal email use is a necessity for work life

ACS: Personal email use is a necessity for work life

The Australian Computer Society (ACS) has today lobbied the Federal Government to secure the privacy of workers in light of the Government's move to give employers power to check emails at work.
Staff Writers May 12 2008 3:35PM Networking
SMEs fear their own networks

SMEs fear their own networks

Small and medium sized enterprises fear that their own networks could pose the biggest threat to business prosperity in 2008..
Clement James May 12 2008 7:30AM Networking
Microsoft 'in talks' to buy Facebook

Microsoft 'in talks' to buy Facebook

Microsoft has been speaking with social networking giant Facebook about a possible acquisition, according to reports..
Shaun Nichols May 9 2008 7:39AM Networking
AMD fleshes out server strategy

AMD fleshes out server strategy

AMD has announced that it plans to release a line of 12-core server processors within two years..
Shaun Nichols May 9 2008 7:39AM Networking
Thieves steal Peter Gabriel servers

Thieves steal Peter Gabriel servers

The servers for Peter Gabriel's record labels have been stolen from his ISP, leaving the artist without an online presence..
Iain Thomson May 8 2008 7:18AM Networking
HP reinvents data centre cooling

HP reinvents data centre cooling

In a collaborative research project with Santa Clara University, HP is developing a technology that precisely targets the source of hot data centres: the processor chips themselves.
Mitchell Smith May 7 2008 11:04AM Networking
Microsoft 'dodged the Yahoo bullet'

Microsoft 'dodged the Yahoo bullet'

Microsoft is unlikely to emerge as the loser after its failed bid for Yahoo, according to analysts..
Shaun Nichols May 7 2008 7:40AM Networking
Sun posts surprise US$34 million loss

Sun posts surprise US$34 million loss

Sun Microsystems has posted a net loss of US$34 million for the third quarter, blaming "macroeconomic uncertainty" in the US..
Guy Dixon May 5 2008 7:40AM Networking
Enterprises must ditch silo computing

Enterprises must ditch silo computing

Organisations are moving from traditional hierarchies based on command and control to looser structures requiring collaboration and team work, according to a study by research firm Butler Group..
Guy Dixon Apr 30 2008 3:15PM Storage
Nortel consolidates network functions

Nortel consolidates network functions

Nortel has unveiled its latest Virtual Service Switch 5000, which it claims can consolidate network functions, such as firewalls and application switching onto a single platform.
Dave Bailey Apr 30 2008 7:36AM Networking
IBM 'Cheetah 2' mauls data costs

IBM 'Cheetah 2' mauls data costs

Upgraded Informix can cut data management cost by a third, claims IBM
Dave Bailey Apr 30 2008 7:36AM Networking
BlueCat upgrades IP management tools

BlueCat upgrades IP management tools

BlueCat Networks has upgraded its Proteus IP address management appliance, with new firmware which can automate time-consuming network administration tasks.
Dave Bailey Apr 29 2008 2:41PM Networking
Avaya adds speech to comms platform

Avaya adds speech to comms platform

Communications equipment manufacturer has added speech tools to its unified messaging platform in a bid to increase and encourage use by mobile workers.
Staff Writers Apr 29 2008 2:41PM Networking
Microsoft Yahoo deadline passes

Microsoft Yahoo deadline passes

The deadline which Microsoft gave Yahoo to respond to its takeover offer passed at the weekend with the internet giant still refusing to budge.
Phil Muncaster Apr 29 2008 7:50AM Networking
University of Ballarat touts Nortel network upgrade

University of Ballarat touts Nortel network upgrade

To support increasing staff and student demands for high-bandwidth applications like IP telephony and videoconferencing, the University of Ballarat has increased the capacity of its Nortel data network tenfold.
Liz Tay Apr 28 2008 4:17PM Networking
IBM introduces Web 2.0 server

IBM introduces Web 2.0 server

IBM has unveiled a new water-cooled server which it claims will convince Web 2.0 companies to ditch their army of commodity boxes.
Dave Bailey Apr 28 2008 11:58AM Networking
Microsoft gives Yahoo one last chance

Microsoft gives Yahoo one last chance

Microsoft has warned Yahoo that it could pull its offer to buy the internet giant if the firm continues to hold out for a better deal.
Phil Muncaster Apr 28 2008 11:58AM Networking
High-speed Bluetooth integrates Wi-Fi

High-speed Bluetooth integrates Wi-Fi

Mobile users can look forward to better data throughput and faster file transfer courtesy of a turbo-charged Bluetooth specification that combines Wi-Fi (802.11) and traditional Bluetooth technologies..
Robert Jaques Apr 25 2008 12:58PM Networking
Data centres failing on energy efficiency

Data centres failing on energy efficiency

Nearly two-thirds of IT and facilities staff consider the energy efficiency of their data centre to be 'average' or 'worse than average', new research reveals..
Robert Jaques Apr 24 2008 7:29AM Networking
Infosec: McAfee claims world's fastest network security suite

Infosec: McAfee claims world's fastest network security suite

McAfee has taken the wraps off its Total Protection for Network suite at the InfoSec security show in London which it claims is the fastest in its class.
Staff Writers Apr 24 2008 7:29AM Security

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