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NAB buys VeCommerce speech recognition system from Telstra

NAB buys VeCommerce speech recognition system from Telstra

National Australia Bank has bought a VeCommerce speech recognition system from Telstra that will underpin its 136 NAB customer service number.
Staff Writers Mar 5 2009 3:28PM Software
Defence IT staff fill 80 per cent of Unisys roles

Defence IT staff fill 80 per cent of Unisys roles

Ex-Defence ICT personnel filled over 80 per cent of the approximately 380 positions required to support Unisys’ $240 million IT services contract with the Department of Defence, the company said today.
Staff Writers Mar 5 2009 3:26PM Networking
Vodafone releases pricing for converged comms

Vodafone releases pricing for converged comms

Vodafone will make its long overdue foray into office communications on Monday, launching a fully-managed package of mobile and fixed telephony, ADSL2+ Internet and office Wi-Fi branded together as 'Vodafone Business One'.
Brett Winterford Mar 5 2009 3:24PM Telco/ISP
Telstra’s NBN exclusion lacks global precedent: analyst

Telstra’s NBN exclusion lacks global precedent: analyst

An economic analyst from Germany’s WIK Institute has said it would be both unfortunate and unusual for the Government to continue Telstra’s exclusion from the NBN process.
Ry Crozier Mar 5 2009 3:20PM Telco/ISP
US lawmaker wants satellite images blurred

US lawmaker wants satellite images blurred

A member of the California assembly has tabled a bill that would force mapping companies to blur out millions of images in case they aid terrorists.
Iain Thomson Mar 5 2009 2:59PM Security
Autorun infections re-emerging in wild

Autorun infections re-emerging in wild

A new malware outbreak is menacing users with a new twist on an old infection tactic, according to experts.
Shaun Nichols Mar 5 2009 2:58PM Security
California lawmaker wants satellite images blurred

California lawmaker wants satellite images blurred

A member of the California assembly has tabled a bill that would force mapping companies to blur out millions of images in case they aid terrorists.
Iain Thomson Mar 5 2009 12:48PM Security
German office for information security claims internet safety is "catastrophically poor"

German office for information security claims internet safety is "catastrophically poor"

Security levels on the internet have been described as ‘catastrophically poor' by the German government's IT security department.
Dan Raywood Mar 5 2009 11:33AM Security
Proof of concept released for Google Gmail CSRF flaw

Proof of concept released for Google Gmail CSRF flaw

A vulnerability in Google's Gmail that enables cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks has been recognised since 2007, but a proof-of-concept (PoC) was just released Tuesday.
Angela Moscaritolo Mar 5 2009 10:59AM Security
Spammer banned from using Facebook after court order passed

Spammer banned from using Facebook after court order passed

A convicted spammer has been banned from using Facebook.
Staff Writers Mar 5 2009 10:51AM Security
Hallmark Cards strengthens web operations

Hallmark Cards strengthens web operations

Hallmark Cards has rolled out a managed web hosting service to increase control and reliability of its online service.
Angelica Mari Mar 5 2009 5:58AM Software
HP touts new business intelligence services

HP touts new business intelligence services

HP has announced a number of new business intelligence services that it said would help firms improve corporate governance and reduce operating costs.
David Neal Mar 5 2009 5:51AM Software
Fortinet bolsters unified threat management tools

Fortinet bolsters unified threat management tools

Fortinet today announced a major overhaul of its FortiOS operating system, designed to provide application control, data leakage protection, wide area network optimisation and Secure Sockets Layer traffic inspection to all Fortinet appliances.
Phil Muncaster Mar 5 2009 5:50AM Security
Google launches Code Labs to encourage developers

Google launches Code Labs to encourage developers

Google has launched a new environment for nascent developer products, which it hopes will encourage its engineers to share ideas more freely, and motivate external developers to get involved in new projects earlier on.
Phil Muncaster Mar 5 2009 5:50AM Software
European Commission eases Microsoft anti-trust monitoring

European Commission eases Microsoft anti-trust monitoring

The European Commission (EC) has announced today that it is easing off on Microsoft and its enforcement of a 2004 anti-trust ruling.
David Neal Mar 5 2009 5:50AM Software
Survey: Economic woes spur virtual conferencing

Survey: Economic woes spur virtual conferencing

Reducing travel costs and speeding products to market are hot buttons for decision makers, an iTnews survey found.
Nate Cochrane Mar 4 2009 3:52PM Software
Salmat deploys Websense gateway to control Web2.0 content

Salmat deploys Websense gateway to control Web2.0 content

Direct marketing company Salmat is installing technology to give it control over Web 2.0 content and assess in real-time the security of web pages accessed by staff.
Ry Crozier Mar 4 2009 3:17PM Security
Cloud and SaaS terminology ‘confuses’ Aussie companies

Cloud and SaaS terminology ‘confuses’ Aussie companies

Around four in five Aussie firms have no plans to use cloud computing in the next 12 months and the few that do appear confused by the terms ‘cloud’ and ‘SaaS’.
Ry Crozier Mar 4 2009 3:15PM Networking
Opera composes update

Opera composes update

Opera's developers on Tuesday recommended that all users download the 9.64 update for the browser which contains multiple important security updates as well as stability fixes.
Shaun Nichols Mar 4 2009 3:14PM Security
Skype COO blasts EU telcos

Skype COO blasts EU telcos

Skype COO Scott Durchslag has blasted European telcos for trying to block his company's path and delivered a "call to action" to form what he described as "win-win" partnerships with mobile operators.
Sylvie Barak Mar 4 2009 1:08PM Telco/ISP

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