Friday, April 3, 2009

IT News HeadLines (iTNews Australia) 03/04/2009



Analysis: Are there worse alternatives to net filtering?
The Internet is already filtered, says cyber-law academic Alana Maurushat, often in ways even less transparent than legislated ISP-level filtering.
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GroceryChoice hosted in Amazon cloud
The Federal Government’s national grocery price comparison website is undergoing a major rebuild that will see it hosted in Amazon’s EC2 cloud and include integration with Google Maps.
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Telstra takes tougher stance on premium SMS
Telstra will introduce tough new rules on premium SMS providers before the end of June, including double opt-in requirements and a process to terminate providers with “continued high and unacceptable complaint levelsâ€‌.
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HCF picks out problems from customer calls
Health fund HCF is pioneering speech analytics in its call centre that listens to calls and can pinpoint customer problems before they escalate.
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Twitter trials new search and trend functions
Twitter is testing new search functionality and page layouts aimed at boosting productivity and usability for its rapidly growing user base.
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IBM close to US$7bn offer for Sun
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that IBM is close to finalising a deal to buy Sun Microsystems.
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Hitachi leaves â€کcloud’ to likes of Optus, Vigabyte
Hitachi Data Systems is unlikely to follow other storage vendors into the cloud storage market directly, preferring to provide the infrastructure underpinning the likes of Optus and Vigabyte instead.
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Five tips for wireless success
Forrester Research analyst Chris Silva offers advice on how to get the most out of wireless technology.
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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.
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Alcatel-Lucent pushes LTE with Evolved Packet Core
Alcatel-Lucent has introduced its Evolved Packet Core (EPC) aimed at mobile operators moving to Long Term Evolution (LTE).
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NetSuite launches Salesforce.com integration tool
On-demand provider NetSuite has launched integration functionality in an attempt to persuade customers of rival Salesforce.com to combine NetSuite's ERP and e-commerce functionality with their existing salesforce automation and CRM software.
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iiNet seeks legal advice over Conroy comments
iiNet is considering historical legal action over Senator Conroy's 'stunning' analysis of its copyright infringement defense in the Federal Court.
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