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AMD introduces six-core Opteron

AMD introduces six-core Opteron

AMD has introduced a six-core version of its Opteron server chip designed for the most demanding data centre workloads.
Daniel Robinson Jun 2 2009 5:45AM Hardware
Inform: EMC plays up ties to VMware, Cisco

Inform: EMC plays up ties to VMware, Cisco

EMC's Australian managing director will spend today spreading a message that was not so long ago taboo - how EMC's part-ownership of VMware gives the storage company leverage over its competitors.
Brett Winterford Jun 2 2009 5:38AM Storage
Google's Aussie partner Waves in opportunity

Google's Aussie partner Waves in opportunity

Australian-owned Devnet says users should reconsider investments in Microsoft Exchange or Sharepoint and ride Google's Wave.
Lilia Guan Jun 1 2009 5:47PM Software
Airport eye scans check two million arrivals into UK

Airport eye scans check two million arrivals into UK

More than two million airline passenger journeys arriving in the UK have used the biometric eye scanners installed at Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester and Birmingham airports since their introduction in 2006, the UK Home Office has revealed.
Bryan Glick Jun 1 2009 3:37PM Security
IBM to build green data centre

IBM to build green data centre

IBM has signed a deal with Syracuse University and New York State to build a 'green' data centre that will use only 50 per cent of the power usually required for operation.
Iain Thomson Jun 1 2009 3:16PM Storage
Unwired joins ISP-level filtering pilot

Unwired joins ISP-level filtering pilot

Fixed wireless telecommunications Internet Service Provider (ISP) Unwired is set to become the ninth confirmed ISP to participate in the Australian Governments controversial ISP-level filtering pilot.
Ben Grubb Jun 1 2009 3:09PM Telco/ISP
Questions asked over RFID tags and scanners

Questions asked over RFID tags and scanners

The security of the Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) tag, and its ability to resist malware, has been questioned.
Dan Raywood Jun 1 2009 2:44PM Security
NSW prisons to trial mobile phone jamming

NSW prisons to trial mobile phone jamming

The NSW Department of Corrective Services is seeking an exemption from ACMA regulations to conduct a trial of mobile phone signal jamming technology inside NSW prisons.
Stuart Finlayson Jun 1 2009 2:42PM Security
Google opens six-star Sydney ‘Googleplex’

Google opens six-star Sydney ‘Googleplex’

Google has officially opened its new headquarters at Pyrmont in inner Sydney in a six-star energy rated building that has all the trimmings one would expect from the world’s largest dotcom.
Ry Crozier Jun 1 2009 2:34PM Software
Microsoft issues advisory for vulnerability in Microsoft DirectShow

Microsoft issues advisory for vulnerability in Microsoft DirectShow

Microsoft has released an advisory for a vulnerability in Microsoft DirectShow and updates to the WSUS patching schedule.
Dan Raywood Jun 1 2009 2:31PM Security
Obama unveils US cybersecurity plan

Obama unveils US cybersecurity plan

President Barack Obama has outlined his plan to enhance cyber security protections in the US.
Shaun Nichols Jun 1 2009 1:08PM Security
ACMA strikes against alleged SMS spam scammers

ACMA strikes against alleged SMS spam scammers

The Federal Court gave Australia's communications regulator an early victory in an historic action taken against the alleged perpetrators of an SMS spam scam.
Brett Winterford Jun 1 2009 12:39PM Telco/ISP
McAfee documents riskiest search terms

McAfee documents riskiest search terms

A McAfee study into 2,600 of the most popular keyword searches on the web has concluded that hunts for screensavers present the most risk.
Dan Kaplan Jun 1 2009 11:41AM Security
RTA kicks off facial recognition project

RTA kicks off facial recognition project

The NSW Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) will this week commence its rollout of facial recognition technology to assist in proof-of-identification and fraud prevention.
Ry Crozier Jun 1 2009 8:58AM Software
EU security agency warns on European network resilience

EU security agency warns on European network resilience

The EU's information security agency has warned of failings in the development of key technologies that are considered vital to the resilience of government and industry networks across Europe.
Dave Bailey Jun 1 2009 6:46AM Networking
Windows 7 Starter opened up to more apps

Windows 7 Starter opened up to more apps

Microsoft has changed its stance on the features of Windows 7 Starter, saying the operating system won't have application limits.
Iain Thomson Jun 1 2009 6:38AM Software
Wikipedia boots Church of Scientology

Wikipedia boots Church of Scientology

User-generated encyclopaedia site Wikipedia has formally banned the Church of Scientology from accessing and editing its pages.
Shaun Nichols Jun 1 2009 6:38AM Software
Top 10 industry-changing applications

Top 10 industry-changing applications

At the end of the day a computer is a very sophisticated bit of kit, but without applications it is nothing more than a fancy toy.
Shaun Nichols , Iain Thomson Jun 1 2009 6:14AM Software
Novell sees 25 per cent growth in Linux sales

Novell sees 25 per cent growth in Linux sales

Novell has reported a year-on-year fall in second-quarter revenue, but a small rise in profit as a result of a 25 per cent growth in Linux product sales.
Bryan Glick May 30 2009 7:07AM Software
Silverlight 3 set for winter launch

Silverlight 3 set for winter launch

Microsoft will release version 3 of its Silverlight graphics platform in early July, according to reports.
David Neal May 30 2009 6:50AM Software

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