Friday, February 20, 2009

IT News HeadLines (iTNews Australia) 20/02/2009



Business intelligence skips strategy: Gartner
Less than 10 percent of Aussie organisations with a business intelligence system have a wider BI strategy that deals with things like cultural and foundational data issues, according to Gartner.
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Rosehill racecourse data centres on the inside track
Sydney Turf Club is building a back-up data centre at Rosehill racecourse to add redundant capacity for disaster recovery.
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AMD spinoff gets the green light
AMD shareholders have finally approved a plan to spin off the company's embattled fabrication operations.
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"Vista Capable" suit hobbled
A judge has ruled that the US case against Microsoft's 'Vista Capable' program can not proceed as a single class action lawsuit.
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SSL subverted by hacker
The security of the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocols widely used for ecommerce has been questioned again after a delegate at the Black Hat computer security conference showed how the system could be easily bypassed.
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Scientists make advances on nanoelectronics
Two U.S. teams have developed new materials that may pave the way for ever smaller, faster and more powerful electronics as current semiconductor technology begins to reach the limits of miniaturisation.
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Opinion: Tapping a rich source of IT innovation
IT departments are brimming with smart ideas آ­ if only those in management were more inclined to take the time to listen to them.
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New system turns cars into networking nodes
A new radio system developed in Australia allows cars to be used as network nodes, allowing them to communicate with each other about road conditions and with a head office on positioning.
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RIM execs nailed for backdating
Four executives from Research In Motion have been hit with stock option backdating charges by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
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IFPI sites hacked by Pirate Bay supporters
Hackers have attacked web sites belonging to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) to show their support for The Pirate Bay, which is standing trial in Sweden over piracy allegations.
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Social networks driving Flash Lite usage
The continuing popularity of social networking sites is driving the success of Adobe Flash Lite technology on mobile handsets, according to Strategy Analytics.
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Icann delays generic top-level domains
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann) has admitted that its plans to launch new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) are running behind schedule but insisted that they should still be available before the end of the year.
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Media Release: Clearswift provides a secure platform for growth
Sydney, Australia – 19 February 2009 – Today with the launch of Clearswift Web Appliance 1.3 and an update to Clearswift Email Appliance, Clearswift is delivering on its promise of safe collaboration and IT consolidation.
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Media Release: Unisys Xeon-based Server Vaults Over Itanium Systems to Set TPC-H Benchmark Record
SYDNEY, February 19, 2009 – Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS) today announced that its newest enterprise server, the ES7000 Model 7600R, has set a new record for price/performance in the Transaction Processing Performance Council’s (TPC) TPC-H benchmark test.
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