Technology

Government goes it alone on NBN

Government goes it alone on NBN

The Australian Government will build its own $43 billion National Broadband Network, in a move that returns Australia's telecommunications economy to an era of part-public, part-private ownership.
Ry Crozier , Brett Winterford Apr 7 2009 9:31AM Telco/ISP
Researchers race to develop faster, cheaper, greener storage

Researchers race to develop faster, cheaper, greener storage

Researchers at IBM have developed a new form of memory that could herald a cheaper, faster, more reliable type of solid state memory.
Dave Bailey Apr 7 2009 5:53AM Storage
BBC launches live Wi-Fi TV

BBC launches live Wi-Fi TV

The BBC has launched a service that allows UK viewers to watch live TV programs from suitable Wi-Fi connected mobile phones.
Bryan Glick Apr 7 2009 5:53AM Oddware
Fortify moves software security into the cloud

Fortify moves software security into the cloud

Fortify Software has taken its security platform into the cloud with the launch of its hosted Fortify Vendor Security Management system.
Ian Williams Apr 7 2009 5:48AM Security
Rumours hint at three new BlackBerry handsets

Rumours hint at three new BlackBerry handsets

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) is gearing up to release three new handsets, according to an online report.
Sylvie Barak Apr 7 2009 5:48AM Hardware
IBM/Sun Microsystems deal breaks down

IBM/Sun Microsystems deal breaks down

Talks between IBM and Sun Microsystems over a possible merger are reported to have broken down after the two IT giants failed to agree terms.
Ian Williams Apr 7 2009 5:48AM Hardware
Inside the Global Switch Sydney data centre

Inside the Global Switch Sydney data centre

iTnews gets a rare and exclusive look at the results of the last phase of construction and power and cooling upgrades at one of the region’s flagship data centres – and we have the photos to prove it.
Ry Crozier Apr 7 2009 5:41AM Networking
NetApp backs storage guarantee with $1m offer

NetApp backs storage guarantee with $1m offer

NetApp is offering a whopping 50 terabytes of enterprise data storage, worth about $1 million, to an Australian organisation willing to be iTnews' guinea pig in a benchmark test to prove the validity of NetApp's storage virtualisation guarantee.
Brett Winterford Apr 6 2009 3:48PM Hardware
Western Power buys Oracle billing software

Western Power buys Oracle billing software

Western Power has invested in Oracle software to help manage larger volumes of customer information brought about by disaggregation of the electricity market in Western Australia.
Staff Writers Apr 6 2009 2:49PM Software
OptiComm FTTH rides first home buyers boom

OptiComm FTTH rides first home buyers boom

OptiComm wants five of Australia’s top ten ISPs offering retail services on its wholesale fibre network before the end of the year.
Ry Crozier Apr 6 2009 2:46PM Telco/ISP
Malicious links planted in blogs

Malicious links planted in blogs

Spammers have moved to use blogs to lure users to clicking on malicious links.
Dan Raywood Apr 6 2009 12:59PM Security
Facebook hit by new security concerns over privacy settings

Facebook hit by new security concerns over privacy settings

Users of Facebook could be giving away their personal information due to the way the website's privacy settings work.
Dan Raywood Apr 6 2009 12:53PM Security
Western Digital enters solid-state drive market

Western Digital enters solid-state drive market

Western Digital has completed a US$65 million cash acquisition of SiliconSystems which supplies solid-state drives for the embedded systems market.
Staff Writers Apr 6 2009 12:39PM Hardware
Ford vehicles to get dashboard PC with mobile broadband

Ford vehicles to get dashboard PC with mobile broadband

Ford is to introduce what it claims to be "the world’s first broadband-capable in-dash computer system," to selected US models.
Dave Bailey Apr 6 2009 12:33PM Hardware
Inside the Global Switch Sydney data centre

Inside the Global Switch Sydney data centre

A rare and exclusive look at the results of the last phase of construction and power and cooling upgrades at one of the region’s flagship data centres.
Apr 6 2009 11:46AM Hardware
Conficker botnet estimated at 3.5 million computers

Conficker botnet estimated at 3.5 million computers

The amount of computers infected with the Conficker worm has dropped to 3.5 million.
Dan Raywood Apr 6 2009 11:38AM Security
Nigerian scam fraudsters go to jail

Nigerian scam fraudsters go to jail

After pleading guilty last year, two Nigerians and a French citizen were sentenced by a New York federal judge to jail last week for scamming US$1.2 million through email.
Chuck Miller Apr 6 2009 10:58AM Security
Microsoft issues PowerPoint security alert

Microsoft issues PowerPoint security alert

Microsoft has warned of a vulnerability in PowerPoint that could enable a hacker to gain remote control of a PC.
Staff Writers Apr 6 2009 10:55AM Security
Amazon takes heat over Kindle DRM

Amazon takes heat over Kindle DRM

A literacy group is planning to protest the organisation that pushed for restrictions on Amazon and its Kindle 2 ebook reader.
Shaun Nichols Apr 6 2009 6:11AM Hardware
MIT designs viruses that can build batteries

MIT designs viruses that can build batteries

Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have genetically engineered viruses to build lithium batteries.
Iain Thomson Apr 6 2009 6:11AM Hardware

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