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Coverage of new security research as it emerges from the industry trenches. You'll find articles including security conference coverage, snapshots of technical papers and videos.

Budget limitations stall mobile CRM strategies

Budget limitations stall mobile CRM strategies

Supporting devices costs too much.
Rosalie Marshall Jul 6 2009 6:14AM Software
China delays rollout of filtering tool

China delays rollout of filtering tool

China has delayed the rollout date for its controversial Green Dam internet filtering tool.
Shaun Nichols Jul 1 2009 2:37PM Security
Research tool seeks out conflicts

Research tool seeks out conflicts

Intel picks a fight with browser.
Shaun Nichols Jun 22 2009 6:32AM Software
Google Squared launches to lukewarm response

Google Squared launches to lukewarm response

Google has launched a new analytics tool called Google Squared that presents search results in a spreadsheet.
Rosalie Marshall Jun 5 2009 1:08AM Software
OpenOffice 3.1 promises major improvements

OpenOffice 3.1 promises major improvements

The OpenOffice.org community has released an updated version of its office suite, adding changes such as improved graphics and better file-locking support for multi-user environments.
Daniel Robinson May 8 2009 6:01AM Software
Parallels to offer XP compatibility product for Windows 7

Parallels to offer XP compatibility product for Windows 7

Parallels is preparing a virtualisation tool that will let users continue to run Windows XP applications on Windows 7 systems, a move that will put it in direct competition with Microsoft's recently announced Windows XP Mode.
Daniel Robinson May 6 2009 6:38AM Software
Researchers look to rocks for Aussie internet cable risks

Researchers look to rocks for Aussie internet cable risks

Australian researchers are hoping to examine the sediment layers in Hawaii’s geological landscape to more accurately predict tsunami risks to submarine cables that route 70 per cent of local web traffic daily.
Ry Crozier May 1 2009 3:02PM Telco/ISP
Analysts weigh up costs of Telstra split

Analysts weigh up costs of Telstra split

Macquarie Research estimates functional separation would cost Telstra five per cent in product margins and a 33 cent hit to its share price, but the forced sale of its HFC network is a greater risk to the carrier.
Brett Winterford Apr 22 2009 6:11AM Telco/ISP
Lenovo releases new password management tool

Lenovo releases new password management tool

Lenovo is touting a new password management tool designed to help administrators better deal with encrypted hard drive systems.
Shaun Nichols Apr 17 2009 2:01PM Security
More money for research is cloud's silver lining

More money for research is cloud's silver lining

A freshly decorated Australian researcher in the $78 billion a year cloud computing industry is using his $1000 award to lift the subject's profile locally.
Nate Cochrane Apr 16 2009 6:15AM Networking
Study predicts bear market for Windows 7

Study predicts bear market for Windows 7

A new report is predicting a slow market for enterprise adoption of Microsoft's upcoming Windows 7 release.
Shaun Nichols Apr 14 2009 11:38AM Software
Conficker detection tool released as D-Day nears

Conficker detection tool released as D-Day nears

Researchers have released a scanning tool that will allow IT departments to remotely and automatically scan their networks for Conficker infections.
Dan Kaplan Mar 31 2009 11:08AM Security
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
CA cuts one third of its Melbourne developers

CA cuts one third of its Melbourne developers

International software vendor CA will make just under one third of its Australian R&D staff redundant as a result of recent acquistions.
Brett Winterford Mar 25 2009 12:38PM Security
VMware working on mobile admin tool

VMware working on mobile admin tool

Developers at VMware are working on a new tool which will allow administrators to manage virtualized systems through a mobile handset.
Shaun Nichols Mar 24 2009 2:37PM Software
QUT Silverlight fruits seeded in syllabus

QUT Silverlight fruits seeded in syllabus

Silverlight tools that help researchers make sense of complex genome data and patterns are being included in the advanced bioinformatics syllabus at the Queensland University of Technology.
Ry Crozier Mar 19 2009 12:21AM Software
IT departments facing contractor deadlock

IT departments facing contractor deadlock

IT departments are struggling to balance the economic pressure to cut costs and headcount with the need to retain IT skills, and are finding that using contractors to plug gaps is landing them in a catch-22.
Phil Muncaster Mar 17 2009 6:17AM Training & Development
Insects help Defence strike moving land targets

Insects help Defence strike moving land targets

Aussie engineers are applying insect vision and navigation techniques to enable airborne defence systems to acquire, track and strike moving targets more accurately.
Staff Writers Mar 10 2009 10:35AM Hardware
Microsoft Research shows off green energy solutions at TechFest

Microsoft Research shows off green energy solutions at TechFest

Microsoft's research arm has been showing off its current projects at the annual TechFest event in Seattle.
Iain Thomson Feb 26 2009 6:13AM Software
Most mobile web sites accessed from home

Most mobile web sites accessed from home

Nearly three-quarters of mobile Internet users access the web from home, and demand for mobile commerce and mobile banking services is growing sharply, according to research released today by BuzzCity.
Phil Muncaster Feb 17 2009 2:43PM Software

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