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DSTO asks for better recognition of 'bad' images

DSTO asks for better recognition of 'bad' images

The Defence Science and Technology Organisation has called on facial recognition system makers to build in more intelligence and improve recognition of low-resolution and partially obscured images.
Ry Crozier May 29 2009 2:56PM Software
Fish and cows become facial recognition targets

Fish and cows become facial recognition targets

NEC Australia has fielded customer requests to apply facial recognition technology to cows and fish but says it will focus on selling systems for gender recognition in retail environments and a DNA system due out at the end of the year.
Ry Crozier May 29 2009 2:27PM Software
Microsoft moves to clear up Windows 7 beta gaffe

Microsoft moves to clear up Windows 7 beta gaffe

Microsoft is apologising to users after the company incorrectly listed the date for the beginning of the Windows 7 beta expiration process.
Shaun Nichols May 29 2009 1:49PM Software
Asus and Microsoft join forces against Linux

Asus and Microsoft join forces against Linux

Microsoft and Asus have launched a marketing campaign to encourage netbook users to use Windows rather than Linux.
Iain Thomson May 29 2009 1:49PM Software
Dell first quarter earnings crash 63 per cent

Dell first quarter earnings crash 63 per cent

Dell has announced its results for the first quarter of the year and has revealed earnings fell by 63 per cent and business and consumers cut back on purchases.
Iain Thomson May 29 2009 1:49PM Hardware
Telcos queue for identity document vetting system

Telcos queue for identity document vetting system

Australia’s telcos and banks have reportedly shown interest in an expansion of the national document verification service (DVS) system to enable them to verify proof-of-identity with issuing authorities.
Ry Crozier May 29 2009 12:58PM Security
Identity theft ring busted in New York

Identity theft ring busted in New York

Using financial information purchased from crooked bank insiders, a ring of thieves stole millions of dollars.
Chuck Miller May 29 2009 9:50AM Security
Microsoft readies launch of Bing search engine

Microsoft readies launch of Bing search engine

Microsoft is renewing its battle against Google with the launch of Bing, a "decision engine" that the firm said goes beyond search.
Ian Williams May 29 2009 6:21AM Software
EMC adds to data centre management with Configuresoft

EMC adds to data centre management with Configuresoft

EMC has announced plans to add to its datacentre management line-up with the acquisition of Configuresoft.
Rosalie Marshall May 29 2009 6:21AM Software
Google waves goodbye to e-mail

Google waves goodbye to e-mail

The Sydney-based brothers that built Google Maps have released to developers a new tool called Google Wave that has the potential to succeed e-mail, instant messaging and collaboration tools.
Brett Winterford May 29 2009 6:02AM Software
Sharing generation faces Australia Card 3.0

Sharing generation faces Australia Card 3.0

The Facebook generation, unbowed by their parents' sense of privacy propriety, is fast-tracking a global "Australia Card", a Sydney biometrics conference heard yesterday.
Nate Cochrane May 29 2009 5:59AM Security
Homeland Security to scan fingerprints of travellers exiting the US

Homeland Security to scan fingerprints of travellers exiting the US

The US Department of Homeland Security is set to kickstart a controversial new pilot to scan the fingerprints of travellers departing the United States.
Brett Winterford May 29 2009 5:53AM Security
NSW spends $1.5m to link prison biometric security systems

NSW spends $1.5m to link prison biometric security systems

The New South Wales Department of Corrective Services is looking to integrate the fingerprint and iris detection systems used across several of its 34 prisons.
Brett Winterford May 28 2009 7:43PM Security
UQ deploys massive 802.11n network

UQ deploys massive 802.11n network

The University of Queensland has opened up its chequebook for what is claimed to be the largest 802.11n wireless network in the world, with 4,000 access points covering campuses, a remote mining site and even a Barrier reef research site.
Staff Writers May 28 2009 2:52PM Networking
Sun builds on Unified Storage lineup

Sun builds on Unified Storage lineup

Sun has added a new model to its line of Unified Storage systems.
Shaun Nichols May 28 2009 2:52PM Storage
Google gears up for HTML 5

Google gears up for HTML 5

Google has been showing off some of the new HTML 5 features that it will be building into future releases of Chrome and Android 2.0, codenamed Donut.
Iain Thomson May 28 2009 2:52PM Software
Australia shares very little biometric data

Australia shares very little biometric data

Australia is not playing its part in international efforts to share biometric data in the fight against crime and terror, according to experts speaking at the Biometrics Institute conference held in Sydney today.
Brett Winterford May 28 2009 2:49PM Security
Huawei eyes NBN as local sales climb

Huawei eyes NBN as local sales climb

Networking vendor Huawei racked up some $327 million in contract sales locally last year, fuelled in part by strong growth in wireless.
Staff Writers May 28 2009 2:48PM Networking
iiNet earmarks Melbourne freezone additions

iiNet earmarks Melbourne freezone additions

ISP iiNet will use the results of a broadband consumer survey to shape upcoming content partnerships and additions to its ‘freezone’ in a bid to attract more customers in Melbourne.
Ry Crozier May 28 2009 2:46PM Telco/ISP
NBNCo can't count on AAPT fibre assets

NBNCo can't count on AAPT fibre assets

AAPT remains unconvinced of the benefits of vending some of its fibre assets into the National Broadband Network in return for an equity stake.
Ry Crozier May 28 2009 2:44PM Telco/ISP

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