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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
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
Wikipedia editing made transparent

Wikipedia editing made transparent

Wikipedia users can now see how page entries are edited thanks to new technology launched by a Silicon Valley research company.
Rosalie Marshall Feb 10 2009 6:29AM Software
Leaks point to new Windows Mobile services

Leaks point to new Windows Mobile services

Microsoft is planning to unveil new services for users of its Windows Mobile smartphone platform, including a way to back up information to the web and a rumoured online store for mobile applications.
Daniel Robinson Feb 10 2009 6:29AM Software
Microsoft pushes Vista for school laptops

Microsoft pushes Vista for school laptops

Microsoft is backing Vista as its platform of choice for the Federal Government’s student laptop project, despite XP’s dominance in the netbook market.
Ry Crozier Feb 9 2009 9:25AM Software
Twitter users saved from spam overload

Twitter users saved from spam overload

TwitterHawk, a new target marketing provider, said on Saturday it would curtail its services to try and save Twitter users from spam.
Rosalie Marshall Feb 9 2009 6:41AM Software
Google brings books to mobile users

Google brings books to mobile users

Google has brought its Book Search service to iPhone and Android devices, giving users mobile access to millions of books.
Rosalie Marshall Feb 7 2009 8:06AM Software
Microsoft promises User Account Control fix

Microsoft promises User Account Control fix

Microsoft has agreed to fix the controversial User Account Control security setting in its Windows 7 operating system.
Shaun Nichols Feb 7 2009 8:06AM Software
Opera promises record Java speeds

Opera promises record Java speeds

Opera is planning to include the fastest JavaScript engine ever in upcoming versions of its browser.
Shaun Nichols Feb 6 2009 3:33PM Software
MySQL co-founder quits Sun

MySQL co-founder quits Sun

Michael ‘Monty’ Widenius, co-founder of MySQL, has announced that that he is leaving Sun Microsystems.
Iain Thomson Feb 6 2009 3:33PM Software
Opinion: Should we shoot the business analyst?

Opinion: Should we shoot the business analyst?

The high failure rate of software projects is not solely the fault of analysts, says Stewart Armstrong.
Stewart Armstrong Feb 6 2009 6:45AM Software
Google Latitude gives firms food for thought

Google Latitude gives firms food for thought

Google's Latitude location technology is unlikely to encourage wide-scale enterprise take-up in its present form, but could spark interest among organisations if its capabilities were enhanced, according to industry experts.
Phil Muncaster Feb 6 2009 6:37AM Software
Start-up eases Unix server management

Start-up eases Unix server management

Silicon Valley start-up Crossjibe has launched a software tool that allows Unix administrators to make system-wide changes and track systems inventory from a single point of access.
Rosalie Marshall Feb 6 2009 6:37AM Software
RealVNC extends remote solution to mobiles

RealVNC extends remote solution to mobiles

Remote control software firm RealVNC is readying a toolkit for developers that will enable applications to remotely control and manage mobile devices anywhere in the world.
Daniel Robinson Feb 5 2009 3:11PM Software
Mozilla unveils Firefox update

Mozilla unveils Firefox update

Mozilla has released an updated version of its open-source Firefox browser, which tackles six main security and stability problems from previous versions.
Sylvie Barak Feb 5 2009 12:16AM Software
Citrix XenDesktop update broadens virtual desktop appeal

Citrix XenDesktop update broadens virtual desktop appeal

Citrix has updated its XenDesktop system with enhancements to reduce the cost of operating a virtual desktop infrastructure and improve the end user experience.
Daniel Robinson Feb 5 2009 12:16AM Software
Aussies OK pirated software for personal use

Aussies OK pirated software for personal use

Almost half of Australians believe it is okay to use pirated software for personal use, and many can’t tell the difference between genuine and illegal software, new research commissioned by Microsoft Australia shows.
Staff Writers Feb 4 2009 4:02PM Software
Microsoft fleshes out Windows 7 Lineup

Microsoft fleshes out Windows 7 Lineup

Microsoft has released the early details on how it will be offering Windows 7 to consumers.
Shaun Nichols Feb 4 2009 3:55PM Software
Sun appoints new A/NZ MD after Bennet resigns

Sun appoints new A/NZ MD after Bennet resigns

Sun Microsystems’s A/NZ managing director Duncan Bennet has resigned “to pursue other interests”, with former director of sales Andrew Goodlace to assume the role of acting MD.
Staff Writers Feb 4 2009 3:53PM Hardware
Domino's orders thin clients for pizza stores

Domino's orders thin clients for pizza stores

Domino's Pizza is implementing a new thin-client store system for 8,000 of its franchised stores around the world.
Tom Young Feb 4 2009 6:52AM Software

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