Four patches in Microsoft's February plans
Microsoft has published the advance notice for its monthly security patch release.
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Google brings books to mobile users
Google has brought its Book Search service to iPhone and Android devices, giving users mobile access to millions of books.
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Microsoft promises User Account Control fix
Microsoft has agreed to fix the controversial User Account Control security setting in its Windows 7 operating system.
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SonicWall launches SMB backup and recovery appliance
Network security firm SonicWall has launched a new backup and recovery appliance for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) designed to protect business-critical data, applications and systems.
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Gartner predicts the top ten technologies for 2009
Virtualisation, telepresence, netbooks and sensor networks are the hot technologies this year, according to Gartner’s annual Top 10 technology predictions released yesterday.
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30,000 fall for ComputerTan scam
Over 30,000 people have signed up to a web site offering to let them tan via their computer monitor without realising it was a scam to publicise a skin cancer charity.
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MySQL co-founder quits Sun
Michael â€کMonty’ Widenius, co-founder of MySQL, has announced that that he is leaving Sun Microsystems.
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Opera promises record Java speeds
Opera is planning to include the fastest JavaScript engine ever in upcoming versions of its browser.
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Analysis: Dell, facing identity crisis, sows confusion
Dell's efforts to reignite growth, which may include selling mobile phones, are prompting questions about the PC maker's seemingly seesawing strategic focus and hammering its stock price.
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PIPE formalises Sydney-Guam fibre funding
PIPE Networks will restart its Sydney to Guam submarine cable project after formalising alternative finance.
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Hotkey in turmoil as Primus data centre blackout bites
Fallout from the Primus data centre blackout is rising, with customers of the Primus-owned ISP Hotkey now without email for a week and other affected ISPs still waiting for an official copy of the post-incident report.
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Satyam disputes WHO audit report
Satyam has disputed an audit report which highlighted problems in its contract with the World Health Organisation (WHO) for the development of a US$55.5m global business management system.
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Opinion: Should we shoot the business analyst?
The high failure rate of software projects is not solely the fault of analysts, says Stewart Armstrong.
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Kaspersky ups the ante in anti-spam battle
Anti-malware firm Kaspersky Lab has announced a new technology which it hopes will provide greater ammunition in the fight against spam.
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Google Latitude gives firms food for thought
Google's Latitude location technology is unlikely to encourage wide-scale enterprise take-up in its present form, but could spark interest among organisations if its capabilities were enhanced, according to industry experts.
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Intel details technologies for future mobile devices
Intel is to detail technologies it is developing for mobile devices at next week's International Solid State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), including system-on-a-chip (SoC) processors with integrated digital radios and better hardware acceleration for multimedia.
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Start-up eases Unix server management
Silicon Valley start-up Crossjibe has launched a software tool that allows Unix administrators to make system-wide changes and track systems inventory from a single point of access.
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Activ8me eyes Globalstar and Iridium satphone users
Satellite broadband provider Activ8me will take on the ageing Iridium and Globalstar satellite phone networks by selling Optus Thuraya mobile satphone services and handsets.
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Technology giants propose white space plan
A collection of companies including Microsoft, Google and Motorola are teaming up for a new white space wireless network plan.
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Cisco issues security fix
Cisco is advising administrators to update their wireless routers following the release of a new security patch.
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Citrix XenDesktop update broadens virtual desktop appeal
Citrix has updated its XenDesktop system with enhancements to reduce the cost of operating a virtual desktop infrastructure and improve the end user experience.
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Cloudmark simplifies email security for ISPs
Messaging security vendor Cloudmark has launched a cloud-based email filtering service for web hosting firms and service providers, designed to provide protection from spam and phishing attacks without the need for costly investment in on-premise resources.
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Mozilla unveils Firefox update
Mozilla has released an updated version of its open-source Firefox browser, which tackles six main security and stability problems from previous versions.
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Google launches software to track mobile users
Google released software on Wednesday that allows users of mobile phones and other wireless devices to automatically share their whereabouts with family and friends.
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SAP launches software in challenging times
German technology giant SAP AG will unveil the biggest upgrade to its business software line in almost three years on Wednesday, hoping customers will upgrade their systems even as technology budgets shrink.
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Aussies OK pirated software for personal use
Almost half of Australians believe it is okay to use pirated software for personal use, and many can’t tell the difference between genuine and illegal software, new research commissioned by Microsoft Australia shows.
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Anglicare takes on IT security SaaS
Community care provider Anglicare has purchased a subscription to a software-as-a-service (SaaS) email and web security solution covering 1,200 users on its network.
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Government confirms “ambition†to sign NBN contract by March
Opposition communications spokesman Nick Minchin has derided the government’s lack of “openness and transparency†on the NBN, as it continues to shield the results of the expert panel’s report from the public.
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Hackers clone passports in drive-by RFID heist
A British hacker has shown how easy it is to clone US passport cards that use RFID by conducting a drive-by test on the streets of San Francisco.
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Microsoft fleshes out Windows 7 Lineup
Microsoft has released the early details on how it will be offering Windows 7 to consumers.
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Sun appoints new A/NZ MD after Bennet resigns
Sun Microsystems’s A/NZ managing director Duncan Bennet has resigned “to pursue other interestsâ€, with former director of sales Andrew Goodlace to assume the role of acting MD.
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Basslink escapes Primus data centre blackout
Basslink Telecom is among a growing list of firms awaiting the cause of the Primus data centre blackout in Melbourne but said its own redundancy arrangements would shield it from the effects of future failures at the facility.
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Domino's orders thin clients for pizza stores
Domino's Pizza is implementing a new thin-client store system for 8,000 of its franchised stores around the world.
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Opinion: How SMEs can implement tailored IT systems
Too often, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) do not take responsibility for educating themselves sufficiently about technology, instead putting their trust in technology vendors or channel partners whose interests are not always aligned with the SME's.
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Cloud computing still in its infancy
Cloud computing is in a period of strong growth, but the technology is still in its infancy and will take another seven years to fully mature, according to Gartner.
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Google Tasks goes mobile with iPhone and Android
Google has brought its Tasks application to Android devices and the iPhone.
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Sony ID system scans finger veins
Sony has developed a user identification technology that scans veins in the finger to allow access to mobile devices and personal computers.
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IBM computer will have power of two million laptops
Seven months after IBM delivered the world's fastest supercomputer, it has announced an even speedier one with the computing power of two million laptops.
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Skype targets Aussie small business users
eBay communications company Skype is making a play for the hearts and wallets of cash-strapped small businesses with the global launch today in Sydney of its 4.0 software for Windows.
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Web identity hijacking on the rise
Business professionals were warned today to create and maintain online profiles in all the major social networks in order to mitigate the risk of criminals impersonating them and mining sensitive corporate and personal information.
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