Technology

Insects help Defence strike moving land targets

Insects help Defence strike moving land targets

Aussie engineers are applying insect vision and navigation techniques to enable airborne defence systems to acquire, track and strike moving targets more accurately.
Staff Writers Mar 10 2009 10:35AM Hardware
iPrimus could beat federal government to internet filters

iPrimus could beat federal government to internet filters

iPrimus has indicated it may not wait for the Government to introduce a clean feed and that it may re-introduce an opt-in service for customers if there is sufficient demand.
Ry Crozier Mar 10 2009 9:42AM Security
Costs skyrocket in the battle against spam

Costs skyrocket in the battle against spam

The average company could be wasting over US$180,000 a year in lost productivity because of unsolicited email, according to security giant McAfee.
Phil Muncaster Mar 10 2009 6:22AM Security
Smartphone sales to soar as app stores proliferate

Smartphone sales to soar as app stores proliferate

Mobile users are increasingly turning to complex multimedia-centric applications, and smartphones will account for 23 per cent of all new handsets sold by 2013, according to Juniper Research.
David Neal Mar 10 2009 6:22AM Hardware
NetApp storage efficiency guarantee debunked

NetApp storage efficiency guarantee debunked

EMC has dismissed competitor NetApp’s ‘Storage Efficiency Guarantee’ as a shallow marketing stunt, governed by conditions that make it pointless for most organisations.
Brett Winterford Mar 10 2009 6:06AM Storage
iPrimus could beat Government to Internet filters

iPrimus could beat Government to Internet filters

iPrimus has indicated it may not wait for the Government to introduce a clean feed and that it may re-introduce an opt-in service for customers if there is sufficient demand.
Ry Crozier Mar 9 2009 3:15PM Telco/ISP
Shoalhaven Council finds power in networking

Shoalhaven Council finds power in networking

Shoalhaven City Council will upgrade its data network to a multi-protocol label switching-based WAN, in part to support VoIP services.
Staff Writers Mar 9 2009 3:13PM Networking
Don't cut IT security during financial troubles, says Senetas CEO

Don't cut IT security during financial troubles, says Senetas CEO

Businesses and end users are being urged not to scrimp on IT security as they tighten their belts for the global financial crisis.
Lilia Guan Mar 9 2009 3:13PM Security
CeBIT: Amazon CTO talks cloud computing

CeBIT: Amazon CTO talks cloud computing

Amazon.com may be a bookseller but its heart is in the cloud, according to Dr. Werner Vogels, vice-president and CTO at Amazon.com
Sylvie Barak Mar 9 2009 3:06PM Networking
CeBIT: Thieves steal the show at CeBIT

CeBIT: Thieves steal the show at CeBIT

Never mind CeBIT, the German technology trade fair should be re-named "StealBits", with vendors reporting thefts left right and centre.
Sylvie Barak Mar 9 2009 3:05PM Hardware
Twitter update offers improved search functions

Twitter update offers improved search functions

Micro-blogging site Twitter has made a couple of updates to the site today, including new search capabilities and a Trends button.
Rosalie Marshall Mar 9 2009 2:04PM Software
Conficker worm variant kills security processes

Conficker worm variant kills security processes

Computer systems that are already infected by the Conficker worm are being pushed a new component that kills protective security processes.
Chuck Miller Mar 9 2009 10:48AM Security
UK police under fire in new database row

UK police under fire in new database row

Just a day after the UK Information Commissioner raided a firm for possessing a covert database of construction workers’ personal information, it emerged that the police force is keeping a potentially illegal database listing the details of political activists and journalists.
Phil Muncaster Mar 9 2009 10:36AM Security
Microsoft gives word of upcoming Patch Tuesday fixes

Microsoft gives word of upcoming Patch Tuesday fixes

Microsoft is planning to release three patches tomorrow for this month's Patch Tuesday.
Shaun Nichols Mar 9 2009 10:29AM Security
Top 10 most recession-proof technologies

Top 10 most recession-proof technologies

Times may have been tough before, but few economic slumps have been on the level of the global recession currently gripping the planet.
Iain Thomson Mar 9 2009 9:03AM Software
Windows 7 may allow Internet Explorer removal

Windows 7 may allow Internet Explorer removal

A feature spotted in beta versions of Windows 7 could be an indicator that Microsoft will allow users of the operating system to switch off Internet Explorer.
Iain Thomson Mar 9 2009 9:03AM Software
Rogue iPhone applications stores coming online

Rogue iPhone applications stores coming online

Developers are setting up alternatives to Apple's App Store in an attempt to break the company's tight grip on what software can be used on its products.
Iain Thomson Mar 9 2009 6:16AM Software
Microsoft gives word of upcoming Patch Tuesday fixes

Microsoft gives word of upcoming Patch Tuesday fixes

Microsoft is planning to release three patches next Tuesday.
Shaun Nichols Mar 9 2009 6:16AM Software
Cisco lands deal to build climate-change network for NASA

Cisco lands deal to build climate-change network for NASA

Cisco has inked a deal with NASA to build a new global system for tracking climate change.
Shaun Nichols Mar 9 2009 6:16AM Networking
Five principles underpinning robust security strategies

Five principles underpinning robust security strategies

Forrester Research provides five best practice tips for building IT security strategies.
Khalid Kark Mar 7 2009 10:34AM Security

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