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Voters force council u-turn in mobile tower spat

Voters force council u-turn in mobile tower spat

If there's anything to be learned from Palerang Council, it's that mobile towers might be unbearable to the eye - but also near impossible to live without.
Stuart Finlayson Jun 4 2009 12:30PM Telco/ISP
New variant of mebroot detected, as vendors criticised for inaction

New variant of mebroot detected, as vendors criticised for inaction

Security vendors have been criticised for failing to react to the MBR rootkit and offer protection against it.
Dan Raywood Jun 4 2009 11:16AM Security
Commonwealth Bank phishing scam changes its MO

Commonwealth Bank phishing scam changes its MO

A new attack targeting Outlook users has morphed from trying to retrieve login credentials to attempting to infect users with fake anti-virus products.
Angela Moscaritolo Jun 4 2009 10:52AM Security
List of US nuclear facilities inadvertently posted on website

List of US nuclear facilities inadvertently posted on website

In an inadvertent security breach, a document that detailed information on nuclear sites was posted on the US Government Printing Office's website.
Chuck Miller Jun 4 2009 10:40AM Security
Forrester: Take care with the cloud

Forrester: Take care with the cloud

Cloud computing could be more expensive than traditional methods, but offers benefits if used right, according to experts at Forrester Research.
Angelica Mari Jun 4 2009 6:03AM Telco/ISP
Adobe tempts web designers with BrowserLab

Adobe tempts web designers with BrowserLab

Adobe Systems has released a free preview version of BrowserLab, a hosted service for web designers.
David Neal Jun 4 2009 5:57AM Software
Opera 10 beta gets Turbo boost

Opera 10 beta gets Turbo boost

Opera Software has released a beta version of Opera 10, the next version of its cross-platform browser, adding a mode to speed browsing over slower internet connections.
Daniel Robinson Jun 4 2009 5:57AM Software
Verizon launches pay-per-use data centre service

Verizon launches pay-per-use data centre service

Verizon Business has launched an on-demand data centre service, offering access to virtual and physical servers on a pay-per-use model.
Rosalie Marshall Jun 4 2009 5:57AM Networking
IDC: Australian server market suffers biggest quarterly decline

IDC: Australian server market suffers biggest quarterly decline

The Australian enterprise server market experienced the largest fall on record in Q1 2009, according to IDC's Australia Quarterly Enterprise Server Tracker.
Staff Writers Jun 4 2009 12:05AM Hardware
Inside the Commonwealth Bank data centre

Inside the Commonwealth Bank data centre

The Commonwealth Bank wants to see data centre requirements contract in the coming years, potentially using cloud capacity to combat the race for data centre space.
Ry Crozier Jun 4 2009 12:01AM Networking
HP tweaks licensing program

HP tweaks licensing program

HP has announced a new plan which could see the company expand its reach in the managed enterprise service field.
Shaun Nichols Jun 3 2009 3:22PM Software
Defence to replace HP servers with IBM kit

Defence to replace HP servers with IBM kit

The Department of Defence has appointed IBM as its exclusive supplier of x86 blade and rack servers for the next two to four years.
Brett Winterford Jun 3 2009 3:11PM Hardware
Internode raises 3G download caps

Internode raises 3G download caps

Internode has boosted its 3G wireless broadband quotas in a move that will make the plans more competitive with other offers in the market.
Staff Writers Jun 3 2009 2:40PM Telco/ISP
Amcom cautious of NBN role for fibre assets

Amcom cautious of NBN role for fibre assets

Amcom Telecom has held “very preliminary discussions” with Senator Conroy’s department around the NBN but is seeking further clarification before committing to vend in some of its dark fibre assets.
Ry Crozier Jun 3 2009 11:28AM Telco/ISP
Twitter hit with rogue anti-virus scams

Twitter hit with rogue anti-virus scams

Users of popular blogging platform Twitter fell victim this past week to a scareware scam in which they were offered a "Best Video," but by clicking through, invited onto their computer offers for a rogue security application.
Greg Masters Jun 3 2009 11:06AM Security
Software crack site hides malware repository

Software crack site hides malware repository

A website found by a security research organisation serves malicious files to people who are looking for cracks to software applications.
Chuck Miller Jun 3 2009 10:51AM Security
Google to launch e-Book store as Amazon readies new Kindle

Google to launch e-Book store as Amazon readies new Kindle

Google will enter the electronic book sales market later this year with a new store that allows publishers to sell e-books online for use on what the company termed 'web-enabled devices.'
Shaun Nichols Jun 3 2009 6:01AM Hardware
Google unveils Search Appliance 6.0

Google unveils Search Appliance 6.0

Google has today unveiled the next edition of its enterprise focused Google Search Appliance (GSA), which it claims can search and scale billions of documents.
Rosalie Marshall Jun 3 2009 2:21AM Software
EMC battles with NetApp to buy Data Domain

EMC battles with NetApp to buy Data Domain

EMC is competing with NetApp for the acquisition of deduplication storage firm Data Domain, after EMC made a US$1.8bn (A$2.2 bn) all-cash offer this week.
Rosalie Marshall Jun 3 2009 2:21AM Storage
HP rolls out flexible screen material

HP rolls out flexible screen material

HP is showing off a new printing system which can place electronic screens on multiple devices as a thin sheet.
Shaun Nichols Jun 3 2009 2:21AM Hardware

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