Tuesday, December 23, 2008

IT News HeadLines (iTNews Australia) 23/12/2008



Conroy delays ISP trial of Internet content filters

Broadband Minister Stephen Conroy has come clean on the highly anticipated technical trials of content filter technologies by ISPs, announcing he will push them back until at least mid-January 2009.
Read More ...

Check Point buys Nokia security appliance business
Security vendor Check Point Software Technologies has snapped up Nokia’s security appliance business for an undisclosed sum.
Read More ...

Oxygen8 content aggregator escapes ACMA wrath
Content aggregator Oxygen8 Communications has avoided a spam warning by accepting an â€کenforceable undertaking’ to monitor SMS messages being sent using its technology platforms - but the individuals who sent the messages might not be so lucky.
Read More ...

Conroy expands ISP filter tests to examine P2P and BitTorrent traffic
Broadband Minister Stephen Conroy has broken his silence on the controversial ISP content filter trials to start before the end of the year, saying they will now cover new filter technologies that can examine peer-to-peer and BitTorrent traffic.
Read More ...

SMEs shun wireless broadband technology?
More than half of small business owners who work over Christmas will do so from their offices, despite the fact technology could enable them to work just as effectively from home, according to Telstra.
Read More ...

Q & A – Sun Microsystems CIO Bob Worrall
On the data centre challenges facing IT managers, why IT service provision is changing and what problems will it present to IT managers
Read More ...

User feedback drives new Hotmail design
Microsoft appears to have learned from the recent Hotmail fiasco and is adopting user feedback in its updates.
Read More ...

Most consumers research online before they buy
Two-thirds of online shoppers carry out internet-based research about retailers before making a purchase, yet only half of retailers actually monitor their own reputation, according to new research by 1&1 Internet.
Read More ...

Cloud offers shelter from financial storm
Cloud computing’s pay-as-you-go model offers the best hope for collaboration initiatives.
Read More ...

ACMA proposes VoIP number management changes
The Australian Communications and Media Authority could amend rules around the use of geographic numbers and numbering support for â€کVoIP Out’ services.
Read More ...

Audi Australia rolls out Mitel unified communications
Audi Australia is claimed to be one of the first local companies to use a virtual voice and data desktop environment incorporating unified communications that has been created by Mitel and Sun.
Read More ...

ACS renews calls to include ICT in energy star system
The Australian Computer Society (ACS) has renewed its call for the Federal government to introduce an energy star rating system for commercial ICT products.
Read More ...

Telstra to give unified communications to 10,000 staff
Telstra has upgraded 10,000 users of its internal CustomNet phone system to IP telephony in a unified communications deal that is also said to be one of the largest IP handset deployments for Polycom globally.
Read More ...

Media Release: Kaseya Announces Product Roadmap for 2009, to Greatly Expand Offerings for IT Service Providers, Public and Private Sector Clients
Kaseya, the leading global provider of information technology (IT) automation software for IT solution providers and public and private sector IT organisations, announced today its product roadmap for 2009.
Read More ...

Transformation initiatives to target the data centre
More than eight out of 10 enterprises will embark on datacentre transformation projects in 2009, as the need to cut costs and minimise business risks intensifies
Read More ...

Wireless Power Consortium pushes for standard
A consortium of eight companies has launched an initiative to develop a wireless power standard aimed at driving development and convenience in electronics charging.
Read More ...

Adobe releases AIR 1.5 for Linux
Adobe has announced a Linux version of AIR 1.5, its runtime environment for rich internet applications.
Read More ...

Apple iPhone driving up Wi-Fi use
Smartphone users are driving up the use of Wi-Fi hotspots, according to a new survey, with Apple's iPhone accounting for nearly 10 per cent of access requests in the US.
Read More ...

Toshiba unveils 512GB solid state drive
Toshiba has unveiled the world's first 2.5in 512GB solid state drive (SSD), designed to provide a high level of performance and endurance for use in notebook computers, and gaming and home entertainment systems.
Read More ...

Palestine promoted as outsourcing destination
UK trade body Intellect held an event on Tuesday at Yahoo's London offices to discuss how companies can be encouraged to offshore their services to Palestine.
Read More ...

No comments: