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Hyarchis busted in ACMA spam crackdown

Hyarchis busted in ACMA spam crackdown

Premium SMS provider Hyarchis Company is the latest to feature on a growing hitlist of firms caught by the Australian Communications and Media Authority for alleged breaches of the Spam Act.
Staff Writers Nov 20 2008 10:12AM Security
Brisbane mega data centre shows off its architecture

Brisbane mega data centre shows off its architecture

Digital Sense has lifted the lid on the technologies inside the first stage of its multi-million dollar data centre complex in Brisbane.
Staff Writers Nov 20 2008 10:11AM Hardware
Secerno and F5 hook up on network security

Secerno and F5 hook up on network security

Partnership aims to prevent attacks on critical databases.
Staff Writers Nov 20 2008 10:10AM Security
Microsoft to offer free security solution, discontinue OneCare

Microsoft to offer free security solution, discontinue OneCare

Microsoft's new security solution will have a smaller footprint than OneCare, making it more user-accessible, but it will lack some non-security capabilities attractive for small businesses.
Angela Moscaritolo Nov 20 2008 10:09AM Security
Dell talks about 80 core processor

Dell talks about 80 core processor

Get ready an 80-core monster machine from Dell. At SC08 yesterday, Michael Dell, Dell’s CEO gave a presentation which included a slide showing an 80 core chip which should tip up sometime around 2010.
Sylvie Barak Nov 20 2008 6:24AM Hardware
Electronic recycling plant opens in Sydney

Electronic recycling plant opens in Sydney

Environment Minister Peter Garrett has opened a new e-waste recycling plant,but environmentalists are falling over themselves to say that it was not enough to solve the country's epidemic of gadgety garbage.
Nick Farrell Nov 20 2008 6:24AM Hardware
Microsoft scraps OneCare security suite

Microsoft scraps OneCare security suite

Microsoft is to replace Windows Live OneCare with a free security service from the second half of 2009.
Daniel Robinson Nov 20 2008 6:10AM Security
Mobile chargers get green rating system

Mobile chargers get green rating system

Five of the major mobile phone manufacturers have launched a common energy rating system for phone chargers to help consumers make greener choices.
Ian Williams Nov 20 2008 6:10AM Hardware
Red Hat offers mainframe-class support

Red Hat offers mainframe-class support

Red Hat has introduced a new level of support for customers operating mission-critical workloads, offering decade-long product lifecycles for participating Red Hat Enterprise Linux servers.
Daniel Robinson Nov 20 2008 6:10AM Software
MySQL boosts performance with Query Analyser

MySQL boosts performance with Query Analyser

MySQL, the open source database branch of Sun Microsystems, has unveiled a new addition to its subscription service known as Query Analyser.
Shaun Nichols Nov 20 2008 6:10AM Software
Australians support biometrics to protect identities

Australians support biometrics to protect identities

Australians strongly support the introduction of new technologies to provide greater security for individuals’ data and finances, according to the Unisys Security Index by Newspoll released today.
Staff Writers Nov 20 2008 1:00AM Security
Global firms ignoring web-based threats

Global firms ignoring web-based threats

Security vendors highlight growing threat of internet-based malware.
Phil Muncaster Nov 19 2008 4:04PM Security
Nasa tests interplanetary internet

Nasa tests interplanetary internet

Nasa has announced that it has successfully tested what it calls its “Interplanetary Internet,” a communications system for use in space.
Iain Thomson Nov 19 2008 2:43PM Hardware
EMC updates software

EMC updates software

EMC has updated its data protection and backup and recovery software.
Rosalie Marshall Nov 19 2008 2:43PM Security
Analysis: Hotmail users more power than Facebook’s?

Analysis: Hotmail users more power than Facebook’s?

How much power do users have over the design of free web sites they use for communication purposes? Why do web site redesigns have the potential to create so much user distress? And why do some vendors listen to user redesign feedback more than others?
Rosalie Marshall Nov 19 2008 2:43PM Software
Elcom reveal IntranetManager.NET early adopters

Elcom reveal IntranetManager.NET early adopters

Orica’s consumer products group is understood to be one of the first companies using local ECM ISV Elcom’s new IntranetManager.NET product.
Ry Crozier Nov 19 2008 2:30PM Software
Review: Lieberman Software Enterprise Random PM

Review: Lieberman Software Enterprise Random PM

The Lieberman Software Enterprise Random Pass­word Manager is a full-on password manager and randomiser for local and domain accounts throughout the enterprise.
Peter Stephenson, Nov 19 2008 11:01AM Security
Review: Proginet Corporation SecurForce

Review: Proginet Corporation SecurForce

Proginet SecurForce is a little bit of a horse of a different color for this month's Group Test.
Peter Stephenson, Nov 19 2008 10:56AM Security
Symantec CEO to retire

Symantec CEO to retire

Symantec’s chairman and CEO John W. Thompson will retire as CEO at the end of the fiscal year.
Staff Writers Nov 19 2008 9:31AM Security
Adobe's AIR 1.5 update addresses Flash Player vulnerabilities

Adobe's AIR 1.5 update addresses Flash Player vulnerabilities

The new AIR update includes Flash Player 10, Adobe's newest version of Flash Player which closed up vulnerabilities that left users open to clickjacking and other exploits.
Angela Moscaritolo Nov 19 2008 9:27AM Security

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