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Computer glitch shuts down M5 East

Computer glitch shuts down M5 East

A computer glitch shut down the M5 East tunnel yesterday, prompting promises from a fuming State government to spend millions of dollars to upgrade its computer systems.
Staff Writers Sep 24 2008 3:38PM Software
Open Source makes historic UK breakthrough

Open Source makes historic UK breakthrough

Open Source companies have been granted official permission to supply software to the UK public sector for the first time in British history.
Mark Ballard Sep 23 2008 4:06PM Software
IBM offers low entry point to Microsoft's HPC Server 2008

IBM offers low entry point to Microsoft's HPC Server 2008

IBM has today announced that it is offering interested users a sub-US$100 test trial of Microsoft’s supercomputer operating system, Windows HPC Server 2008.
Staff Writers Sep 23 2008 11:47AM Software
Campaign against software patents kicks off

Campaign against software patents kicks off

A global petition will launch on 24 September as part of the World Day against Software Patents.
Staff Writers Sep 23 2008 9:34AM Software
Microsoft aims HPC Server 2008 at Wall Street

Microsoft aims HPC Server 2008 at Wall Street

Microsoft has set out again on the trail of significant penetration into the High Performance Computing (HPC) market with the launch of HPC Server 2008.
Dave Bailey Sep 23 2008 9:34AM Software
MEDIA CAREERS: News in brief

MEDIA CAREERS: News in brief

Texon Media recently created a new position - director of sales and

marketing - a post filled by Mr Adrian Lai. Mr Lai makes the move

following a two-year tenure as deputy GM with Associated Advertisers. He

has also taken on Mr Michael Denmark's responsibilities who, as former

Texon director of sales, left the company in December to join Space Asia

Media.



Sep 22 2008 4:07PM Software
MEDIA CAREERS: News in brief

MEDIA CAREERS: News in brief

Sparked by his Texon to Space Asia Media move, Mr Denmark is joined

by Mr Marc Miller, also a former sales director at Texon. After gaining

an MBA from the University of Perth, Mr Miller recently opened Space

Asia's Singapore office, as GM. Mr Denmark has stepped into Space Asia

as sales director, overseeing the development of all North Asian

regional sales.



Sep 22 2008 4:07PM Software
ACCC puts Websites through truth test

ACCC puts Websites through truth test

The Australian Consumer and Competition Commission (ACCC) has sent out a warning to Websites as they will be busted for providing false information.
Staff Writers Sep 22 2008 3:59PM Software
Video game GPUs find use in biological modelling

Video game GPUs find use in biological modelling

Forget supercomputers -- researchers have devised a method of using graphics processing technology from video games in complex biological modelling.
Liz Tay Sep 22 2008 12:21PM Software
Hosted Lotus Notes set for take off

Hosted Lotus Notes set for take off

IBM is set to launch a hosted version of its Lotus Notes collaboration software.
Phil Muncaster Sep 22 2008 9:13AM Software
Mandriva unveils Linux for netbooks

Mandriva unveils Linux for netbooks

Linux publisher Mandriva has unveiled a version of its platform designed specifically for the new breed of mini laptops.
Daniel Robinson Sep 22 2008 9:13AM Software
Google grows search lead

Google grows search lead

Google has seen its total share of the search market grow to nearly two-thirds of all US search traffic, according to a recent report.
Shaun Nichols Sep 22 2008 9:13AM Software
'Spoken tokens' touted as ultimate security

'Spoken tokens' touted as ultimate security

An Australian market for biometric voice authentication is taking shape from early adopters in the banking, government and service industries.
Liz Tay Sep 19 2008 3:17PM Software
Google outlines possible future of search

Google outlines possible future of search

The growth of cloud computing and internet connectivity will drive search to new levels over the next ten years, according to Google.
Shaun Nichols Sep 19 2008 9:08AM Software
Microsoft launches assault at VMware conference

Microsoft launches assault at VMware conference

A massive battle for the hearts, minds and budgets of CIOs has erupted in the nascent virtualisation market as Microsoft takes aim at rival VMware.
Ian Grayson Sep 18 2008 4:28PM Software
ExitReality launches 3D browsing for 'the entire Web'

ExitReality launches 3D browsing for 'the entire Web'

Melbourne-based company ExitReality today launched software that renders two dimensional webpages into three dimensional scenes – like something out of a computer game.
Kathryn Small Sep 18 2008 4:11PM Software
Australian research to centre on service

Australian research to centre on service

SAP Research in Brisbane and the Queensland branch of the Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) on Smart Services are teaming up to develop a series of web service applications known as the 'Internet of Services'.
Ashley Clark Sep 18 2008 2:53PM Software
Cisco and VMware launch virtual server integration tool

Cisco and VMware launch virtual server integration tool

In an effort to streamline the management of complex IT infrastructures, VMware and Cisco have announced software that allows real-world management of virtual environments.
Ian Grayson Sep 18 2008 11:11AM Software
Internode: iPhone driver for killer mobile Web apps

Internode: iPhone driver for killer mobile Web apps

ISP, Internode, believes the iPhone will play a huge part in driving mobile Web applications for business users over the next two to three years.
Lilia Guan Sep 17 2008 9:18AM Software
VMware touts 'mainframe 2.0'

VMware touts 'mainframe 2.0'

Software that lets organisations turn their existing IT infrastructure into a computing 'cloud' has been unveiled by virtualisation specialist VMware.
Ian Grayson Sep 17 2008 9:15AM Software

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