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Civica bolsters Queensland presence with Practical buy

Civica bolsters Queensland presence with Practical buy

Civica has snapped up Toowoomba-based Practical Computing Services and will use the newly-acquired office as its headquarters in Queensland.
Staff Writers Feb 11 2009 3:17PM Software
GlassFish gets LAMP stack and multimedia add-on

GlassFish gets LAMP stack and multimedia add-on

Sun Microsystems has added an integrated LAMP stack and communications server add-on developed with Ericsson to its open source GlassFish Web platform.
Staff Writers Feb 11 2009 3:15PM Software
Telstra seeks import gains from China tech platforms

Telstra seeks import gains from China tech platforms

Telstra may use the technology underpinning two Chinese mobile and online content businesses it acquired $302m controlling stakes in today to help scale up local operations at lower per-unit costs, chief executive Sol Trujillo said.
Ry Crozier Feb 11 2009 3:14PM Telco/ISP
RIM wins battle for cryptography company Certicom

RIM wins battle for cryptography company Certicom

Research In Motion, maker of Blackberry phones, appears to have prevailed in its pursuit of Certicom.
Chuck Miller Feb 11 2009 10:38AM Security
Security experts offer downturn survival tips

Security experts offer downturn survival tips

Ten of the world's top global IT security chiefs have outlined how security leaders can cope with the increasing pressure of the current economic downturn, and build and manage efficient security programmes.
Phil Muncaster Feb 11 2009 10:29AM Security
Google PowerMeter tracks home juice use

Google PowerMeter tracks home juice use

Google wants consumers to have direct access to real-time electricity information, and has developed plans for a PowerMeter tool while setting forth its latest agenda for the development of a "smarter" electricity grid.
Rosalie Marshall Feb 11 2009 6:22AM Software
IT managers losing control of the network

IT managers losing control of the network

As much as 40 per cent of company bandwidth is being used for recreational or non business-critical applications, according to a recent survey by network optimisation firm Blue Coat Systems.
Ian Williams Feb 11 2009 6:22AM Networking
IBM to build Europe's most powerful supercomputer

IBM to build Europe's most powerful supercomputer

IBM has announced plans to build Europe's most powerful supercomputer, which will be installed at the Forschungszentrum Juelich research centre in Germany.
Iain Thomson Feb 11 2009 6:22AM Hardware
Bottle Domains customers caught in security scare

Bottle Domains customers caught in security scare

The Australian Federal Police is investigating a security breach at Australian registrar Bottle Domains that may have exposed an unknown number of account and domain name passwords.
Ry Crozier Feb 10 2009 4:17PM Security
Australian domain registrar suffers security breach

Australian domain registrar suffers security breach

The Australian Federal Police is investigating a security breach at Australian registrar Bottle Domains that may have exposed an unknown number of account and domain name passwords.
Ry Crozier Feb 10 2009 4:17PM Security
Obama orders 60-day cyber security audit

Obama orders 60-day cyber security audit

US President Barack Obama has ordered an immediate 60 day review of the online security of government IT systems to check for vulnerabilities.
Iain Thomson Feb 10 2009 3:12PM Security
Patient safety compromised by severe IT outages

Patient safety compromised by severe IT outages

A third of healthcare and IT professionals say patient safety was compromised by a severe outage of administration or clinical systems in the past year, a survey found.
Staff Writers Feb 10 2009 3:00PM Software
Salesforce.com forecasts a 'cloudy' Spring

Salesforce.com forecasts a 'cloudy' Spring

Salesforce.com has rolled out the latest version of its hosted CRM platform.
Shaun Nichols Feb 10 2009 3:00PM Software
Microsoft offers green reporting tools

Microsoft offers green reporting tools

Microsoft is offering its Dynamics AX 2009 customers a free dashboard that will capture data on energy consumption from the underlying enterprise resource planning (ERP) software.
Rosalie Marshall Feb 10 2009 3:00PM Software
Why cybercriminals love a good Valentine’s Day

Why cybercriminals love a good Valentine’s Day

For cybercriminals, Valentine's Day is just another opportunity to draw in unsuspecting internet users, as Phil Vasic, A/NZ country manager for Websense, explains.
Phil Vasic Feb 10 2009 2:55PM Security
Google rolls out Sync for new handsets

Google rolls out Sync for new handsets

Google has ported its Sync service to the iPhone and Windows Mobile platforms.
Shaun Nichols Feb 10 2009 2:50PM Hardware
ISPs turn to e-business for growth

ISPs turn to e-business for growth

E-commerce is shaping as a growth market for ISPs, with Cove offering a free hosted solution and Netregistry revamping the underlying architecture of its own StoreXpress product.
Ry Crozier Feb 10 2009 2:37PM Telco/ISP
Wireless Internet to cost less at home

Wireless Internet to cost less at home

Mobile broadband providers could soon charge more for services to actual ‘mobile’ users in an attempt to manage traffic volumes and make business models more profitable.
Ry Crozier Feb 10 2009 1:35PM Telco/ISP
Juniper research shows correlation between a poor IT strategy and financial results

Juniper research shows correlation between a poor IT strategy and financial results

Research by Juniper Networks has showed that there is a direct correlation between a misaligned IT strategy and the negative impact on a company's bottom line.
SC Australia Staff Feb 10 2009 10:43AM Security
Businesses detecting ID fraud faster, absorbing more costs

Businesses detecting ID fraud faster, absorbing more costs

Identity fraud increased by 22 percent last year, but the burden on consumers is lessening, according to a new study.
Angela Moscaritolo Feb 10 2009 10:38AM Security

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