Innovation Innovation

Want to know more about what's hot or on the horizon in the IT space?

This section looks at some of the new technologies that are emerging, or could be upcoming in future months or years.

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Market forces drive innovation at Axa

Market forces drive innovation at Axa

Before taking on a project, the insurance giant’s IT team must show it can outperform external providers.
Gareth Morgan Jun 13 2009 6:55AM Hardware
AMD introduces six-core Opteron

AMD introduces six-core Opteron

AMD has introduced a six-core version of its Opteron server chip designed for the most demanding data centre workloads.
Daniel Robinson Jun 2 2009 5:45AM Hardware
Questions asked over RFID tags and scanners

Questions asked over RFID tags and scanners

The security of the Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) tag, and its ability to resist malware, has been questioned.
Dan Raywood Jun 1 2009 2:44PM Security
Identity theft ring busted in New York

Identity theft ring busted in New York

Using financial information purchased from crooked bank insiders, a ring of thieves stole millions of dollars.
Chuck Miller May 29 2009 9:50AM Security
Intel again delays next-generation Itanium chip

Intel again delays next-generation Itanium chip

Intel has once again delayed the release of its next-generation Itanium processor, codenamed Tukwila.
David Neal May 25 2009 6:12AM Hardware
CeBIT09: Rio Tinto advances remote operations sans NBN

CeBIT09: Rio Tinto advances remote operations sans NBN

Rio Tinto is building a remote operations centre (ROC) at Perth Airport that will operate autonomous trucks, trains and other systems at a “prototype” iron ore operation in the Pilbara.
Ry Crozier May 12 2009 4:01PM Telco/ISP
Swine Flu spam continues to spread with cybercriminals using celebrity names

Swine Flu spam continues to spread with cybercriminals using celebrity names

Spammers have moved to using celebrity names alongside swine flu terms to spread malicious links.
Dan Raywood May 12 2009 10:46AM Security
CIOs urged to remain focused on innovation

CIOs urged to remain focused on innovation

Chief information officers should still focus on innovation, despite the need to reduce costs in the tough economic climate, according to IBM.
Rosalie Marshall May 9 2009 8:14AM Strategy
Canon confirms local redundancies

Canon confirms local redundancies

Canon Australia has culled 15 staff as part of its ongoing transformation but says it has created almost as many new positions this week.
Ry Crozier May 1 2009 3:35PM Training & Development
Apple rumoured to launch chip arm

Apple rumoured to launch chip arm

Rumours are surfacing that Apple is handpicking a team of engineers and semiconductor specialists, as it seeks to create its own computer chip business.
David Neal May 1 2009 5:49AM Hardware
Cisco leader heads to Marshal8e6

Cisco leader heads to Marshal8e6

Marshal8e6 has appointed John Vigouroux as CEO.
Staff Writers Apr 21 2009 3:56PM Security
Researchers race to develop faster, cheaper, greener storage

Researchers race to develop faster, cheaper, greener storage

Researchers at IBM have developed a new form of memory that could herald a cheaper, faster, more reliable type of solid state memory.
Dave Bailey Apr 7 2009 5:53AM Storage
Nehalem-based servers: nice kit, but who's buying?

Nehalem-based servers: nice kit, but who's buying?

Intel's Nehalem server processors have been launched to great fanfare, but experts believe its arrival will cause few firms to change their existing upgrade plans.
Dave Bailey Apr 3 2009 6:08AM Hardware
Scientists build a brain on a chip

Scientists build a brain on a chip

Scientists have perfected a new chip design that should, function like a human brain, but much faster.
Iain Thomson Mar 26 2009 12:31PM Hardware
Aussie start-ups to get $83m boost

Aussie start-ups to get $83m boost

Federal Innovation Minister Kim Carr has announced the Federal Government will offer $83 million in funding to early-stage start-up companies.
Staff Writers Mar 18 2009 5:28PM Financial Services
Intel set to form new partnership with TSMC

Intel set to form new partnership with TSMC

Intel and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. will be announcing a "strategic partnership" at a US event this week.
Rosalie Marshall Mar 2 2009 6:38AM Hardware
JB Hi-Fi caught selling used phones as new

JB Hi-Fi caught selling used phones as new

JB Hi-Fi claims a 'procedural error' led to one of its stores selling used mobile phones as new - a glitch that has seen the retailer dragged over the coals by the Australian Consumer and Competition Commission.
Staff Writers Feb 27 2009 4:52PM Hardware
Gary McKinnon dealt new blow by CPS

Gary McKinnon dealt new blow by CPS

British hacker Gary McKinnon's hopes of being tried in the UK were dealt a massive blow today, after the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) announced it would not bring charges against him.
Phil Muncaster Feb 27 2009 6:14AM Security
Opinion: Tapping a rich source of IT innovation

Opinion: Tapping a rich source of IT innovation

IT departments are brimming with smart ideas ­ if only those in management were more inclined to take the time to listen to them.
Martin Courtney Feb 20 2009 6:53AM Strategy
New Zealand creative freedom website encourages blackout against Section 92A law

New Zealand creative freedom website encourages blackout against Section 92A law

Thousands of bloggers and users of social networking sites have 'blacked out' their profiles in support of a New Zealand protest group.
Dan Raywood Feb 17 2009 10:32AM Security

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