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Google kicks off magazine project

Google kicks off magazine project

Google has begun a project to digitise thousands of magazines, with the company unveiling a deal with several publishers to begin adding magazine articles to its Book Search service.
Shaun Nichols Dec 11 2008 1:56PM Software
FBI warns of vishing threat

FBI warns of vishing threat

The FBI has issued a warning to companies about scammers spoofing voice over IP (VoIP) calls by exploiting PBX exchanges.
Iain Thomson Dec 11 2008 1:56PM Software
WAIA defends itself against Exetel anti-piracy tirade

WAIA defends itself against Exetel anti-piracy tirade

The West Australian Internet Association (WAIA) has been forced to defend its position on movie and music piracy after a blog post by Exetel chief John Linton questioned whether ‘having no morals, ethics or basic commercial knowledge [is] a pre-requisite for running a WA ISP’.
Ry Crozier Dec 11 2008 1:37PM Telco/ISP
iPrimus and Internode unmeter ABC iView access

iPrimus and Internode unmeter ABC iView access

Updated: iPrimus has become the third ISP to start offering unmetered access to the ABC’s iView Internet TV service after Internode announced a similar deal yesterday and iiNet announced it earlier this year.
Staff Writers Dec 11 2008 11:20AM Telco/ISP
Review: NextLabs Enterprise DLP

Review: NextLabs Enterprise DLP

NextLabs DLP is an interesting software-based offering.
Justin Peltier Dec 11 2008 11:16AM Security
Microsoft: the number of compromised PCs in Australia surged this year

Microsoft: the number of compromised PCs in Australia surged this year

The total amount of malware removed from Australian PCs grew by over 55 percent in the first half of 2008, Microsoft has reported.
Staff Writers Dec 11 2008 10:59AM Security
Anatomy of a spam business

Anatomy of a spam business

In less than nine months in 2007, a botnet-driven junk mail network earned US$7.5 million for its operators -- just one example of the polished, modern-day spam operation, a panel said Wednesday at the SC World Congress.
Chuck Miller Dec 11 2008 10:00AM Security
Eight patches, 28 vulnerabilities for festive Patch Tuesday

Eight patches, 28 vulnerabilities for festive Patch Tuesday

Microsoft has closed out the year with a mammoth security update -- fixing 28 vulnerabilities, many of them Office and web flaws.
Dan Kaplan Dec 11 2008 10:00AM Security
Facebook virus spreads to Bebo

Facebook virus spreads to Bebo

A Trojan dubbed "Koobface" that has recently been hitting some users of the social network Facebook is now spreading.
Staff Writers Dec 11 2008 9:54AM Security
Symantec offers disaster recovery for virtual machines

Symantec offers disaster recovery for virtual machines

Symantec is collaborating with VMware to deliver enhanced high availability and disaster recovery (HA/DR) systems for virtualisation environments.
Staff Writers Dec 11 2008 9:54AM Security
Computer threats becoming more sophisticated

Computer threats becoming more sophisticated

The scale and sophistication of IT security threats increased at an unprecedented rate during 2008, according to a series of end-of-year research studies published last week.
Computing staff Dec 11 2008 3:19AM Security
Intel: 32nm process is ready to go

Intel: 32nm process is ready to go

Intel has completed the development phase of its next-generation manufacturing process that will be used to make 32nm chips, and said it is on track for production in the fourth quarter of 2009.
Daniel Robinson Dec 11 2008 3:16AM Hardware
Computer mouse hits 40

Computer mouse hits 40

The computer mouse is celebrating its 40th anniversary today after first being unveiled by Douglas Engelbart at the Fall Joint Computer Conference (FJCC) in 1968.
Iain Thomson Dec 11 2008 3:16AM Hardware
AFP and Telstra to fight hi-tech crime

AFP and Telstra to fight hi-tech crime

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Telstra will increase cooperative efforts to reduce hi-tech crimes like identity fraud, phishing, botnet networks and attacks on public and private sector computer networks.
Staff Writers Dec 10 2008 8:50PM Security
Telstra pilots videoconferencing for remote aged care

Telstra pilots videoconferencing for remote aged care

Telstra is piloting a videoconferencing and IT system at four aged care facilities in NSW and Queensland it hopes will help connect residents to medical specialists and form the basis for a repeatable system that can be rolled out nationwide.
Staff Writers Dec 10 2008 4:47PM Telco/ISP
Internode frees ABC iView from download quotas

Internode frees ABC iView from download quotas

Internode has struck a deal with the ABC to offer unmetered, quota-free streaming of its iView IPTV service to its customers.
Staff Writers Dec 10 2008 4:46PM Telco/ISP
At risk from grudge bearers?

At risk from grudge bearers?

The bitter reality of tough times can be made more sour by bad relations with the employees who can do real damage.
Ken Munro Dec 10 2008 3:58PM Security
Opinion: CIOs must embrace collaboration tools

Opinion: CIOs must embrace collaboration tools

Author Don Tapscott gives Angelica Mari his reasons for promoting social networking tools and says transparency is the key to security.
Angelica Mari Dec 10 2008 3:14PM Software
Microsoft pledges to purge search info

Microsoft pledges to purge search info

Microsoft is pledging to become the first company to meet European Commission guidelines on search anonymisation.
Shaun Nichols Dec 10 2008 3:11PM Security
IWF backs down on Wikipedia censorship

IWF backs down on Wikipedia censorship

The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) has lifted its ban on Wikipedia, which slowed access to the site to a crawl in the UK.
Iain Thomson Dec 10 2008 3:11PM Software

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