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Parallels to offer XP compatibility product for Windows 7

Parallels to offer XP compatibility product for Windows 7

Parallels is preparing a virtualisation tool that will let users continue to run Windows XP applications on Windows 7 systems, a move that will put it in direct competition with Microsoft's recently announced Windows XP Mode.
Daniel Robinson May 6 2009 6:38AM Software
iPhone gets iPass client for global Wi-Fi access

iPhone gets iPass client for global Wi-Fi access

Network access provider iPass has introduced a client for the iPhone, enabling business users of Apple's smartphone to access thousands of Wi-Fi hotspots around the globe that are covered by its service.
Daniel Robinson May 6 2009 6:38AM Telco/ISP
IBM unveils CloudBurst SOA appliance

IBM unveils CloudBurst SOA appliance

IBM unveiled a raft of new and updated products at its Impact 2009 conference in Las Vegas, aimed at encouraging enterprise use of cloud-based service-oriented architecture (SOA) technology.
Madeline Bennett May 6 2009 6:38AM Hardware
NBN Expert Panel united on Ruddstra, not "weird" RFP

NBN Expert Panel united on Ruddstra, not "weird" RFP

Professor Reginald Coutts says the Government's U-turn on the National Broadband Network is very much in the spirit of the recommendations the expert panel made in its report.
Ben Grubb May 6 2009 6:28AM Telco/ISP
Aussies ‘tempted’ by pirated software

Aussies ‘tempted’ by pirated software

Aussie consumers say they are more tempted to buy or “obtain” pirated products such as software due to the flailing economy.
Staff Writers May 5 2009 4:26PM Software
Researchers hijack Torpig botnet

Researchers hijack Torpig botnet

In an effort to better understand the workings of cybercrime, a group of researchers recently hijacked and dissected a massive botnet.
Shaun Nichols May 5 2009 2:46PM Security
Botnet ranks continue to swell

Botnet ranks continue to swell

The number of computers being infected for use in botnets has soared in recent months, according to McAfee.
Shaun Nichols May 5 2009 2:44PM Security
IBA Health pursues 25 per cent IT budget cut

IBA Health pursues 25 per cent IT budget cut

Health software developer IBA Health has revealed plans to deploy “follow-me” unified communications to its 4,200 staff worldwide after outsourcing its IP network to Verizon Business.
Staff Writers May 5 2009 2:44PM Telco/ISP
Objective, CSC win state government deals

Objective, CSC win state government deals

Objective has been appointed to the Queensland Government whole-of-government arrangement for electronic document and records management systems (EDRMS) while outsourcer CSC has collected two deals at West Australian Police.
Staff Writers May 5 2009 2:39PM Software
Yankee Group primes for NBN advisory role

Yankee Group primes for NBN advisory role

The Yankee Group will make a play to become advisers to the National Broadband Network by establishing a presence in Australia.
Ry Crozier May 5 2009 2:28PM Telco/ISP
Interview: RIM founder and CEO, Mike Lazaridis

Interview: RIM founder and CEO, Mike Lazaridis

RIM co-founder Mike Lazaridis sits down with iTnews editor Brett Winterford to discuss how the Blackberry will survive the onset of new competition.
Brett Winterford May 5 2009 2:26PM Hardware
Exetel says no to internet filtering

Exetel says no to internet filtering

Exetel chief John Linton has ruled out selling an opt-in ‘clean feed’ internet service to users as a result of last week’s trial because the technology can be too easily bypassed.
Ry Crozier May 5 2009 2:24PM 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
Blackberry 'push' technology opened to developers

Blackberry 'push' technology opened to developers

Research in Motion has announced that the prized 'push' technology behind its Blackberry email service is now available to third party developers.
Brett Winterford May 5 2009 11:07AM Software
Adobe PDF vulnerability fix slated for May 12

Adobe PDF vulnerability fix slated for May 12

Adobe said it plans to release an update by May 12 for the recently disclosed Reader and Acrobat vulnerability.
Dan Kaplan May 5 2009 9:53AM Security
Researchers hijack Torpig botnet

Researchers hijack Torpig botnet

In an effort to better understand the workings of cybercrime, a group of researchers recently hijacked and dissected a massive botnet.
Shaun Nichols May 5 2009 9:43AM Security
RIM adds failover to Blackberry Enterprise Server

RIM adds failover to Blackberry Enterprise Server

Research in Motion has announced a new version of Blackberry Enterprise Server (BES) that allows carriers and enterprise administrators to failover from one server to another.
Brett Winterford May 5 2009 6:47AM Hardware
Windows 7 RC download crashes

Windows 7 RC download crashes

Microsoft has managed a repeat performance of its January debacle when the Windows 7 beta public download crashed due to high demand.
Nick Farrell May 5 2009 6:19AM Software
Novell glows from US$434m fling with Microsoft

Novell glows from US$434m fling with Microsoft

Novell's alliance director can't see Microsoft making a bid for the company, despite a US$434 million partnership that has spanned a blissful two and a half years.
Liz Tay May 5 2009 6:05AM Software
Exetel trial records 20,000 hits on filtered URLs

Exetel trial records 20,000 hits on filtered URLs

Mandatory ISP filtering would cost internet users about $6 a year to implement, according to the results of a five-day trial of the technology by ISP Exetel.
Ry Crozier May 4 2009 3:57PM Telco/ISP

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