Liz Tay

Liz Tay is a journalist from Sydney, Australia. With a background in physics, she is most interested in stories about scientific or technological R&D.

A long-time technology enthusiast, Tay joined the IT journalism industry in June 2006. She has been writing for iTnews in various roles since late 2007, and currently reports on all things business IT for iTnews, CRN, and SC Magazine.

Besides shiny gadgets and reporting, she is a fan of loud music and harbours an insatiable love for travel.

Recent articles by Liz Tay

Beware smartphone data leakage, Marshal warns

Beware smartphone data leakage, Marshal warns

The increasing use of Blackberry, iPhone and other smartphone devices in the enterprise could put corporate data at risk, content security vendor Marshal warns.
Liz Tay Sep 27 2008, 8:48AM Mobility
In-the-cloud security to grow in economic crisis, Webroot predicts

In-the-cloud security to grow in economic crisis, Webroot predicts

The economic downturn could give the software as a service (SaaS) model an edge over traditional security software provision, Webroot believes.
Liz Tay Sep 26 2008, 8:07AM Security
Ruxcon hacker conference opens arms to security pros

Ruxcon hacker conference opens arms to security pros

Community-organised hacker conference, Ruxcon, is aiming to attract a ‘more diverse field’ of attendees to its annual event in November.
Liz Tay Sep 25 2008, 3:21PM Security
'Spoken tokens' touted as ultimate security

'Spoken tokens' touted as ultimate security

An Australian market for biometric voice authentication is taking shape from early adopters in the banking, government and service industries.
Liz Tay Sep 20 2008, 7:57AM Security
Mobile operators warned of 'dumb pipes' ISP scenario

Mobile operators warned of 'dumb pipes' ISP scenario

Mobile broadband operators need to look beyond flat-rate access offerings to future-proof their business, analysts say.
Liz Tay Sep 18 2008, 7:25AM Collaboration
Contact centres urged to look offshore for staff

Contact centres urged to look offshore for staff

Australian contact centres need to look offshore to solve staffing issues, claims customer service outsourcing agency, Convergys.
Liz Tay Sep 16 2008, 7:44AM Training & Development
Supercomputing revenue to grow $6.4b by 2012

Supercomputing revenue to grow $6.4b by 2012

High Performance Computers (HPC) are extending their reach from academic research to government, manufacturing and financial industries, analysts say.
Liz Tay Sep 13 2008, 8:08AM Hardware
University of Sydney takes records management online

University of Sydney takes records management online

The University of Sydney has completed the second stage of a decade-long move from paper to an electronic records keeping system.
Liz Tay Sep 12 2008, 9:23AM Data centre
Red Hat to launch Enterprise Messaging, Realtime, Grid

Red Hat to launch Enterprise Messaging, Realtime, Grid

Red Hat is launching a new platform for managing next-generation architecture in enterprise data centres and High Performance Computers (HPC).
Liz Tay Sep 11 2008, 8:15AM Software
Kaspersky Lab patents dynamic antivirus technology

Kaspersky Lab patents dynamic antivirus technology

Kaspersky Lab has patented a method of antivirus scanning that assesses files according to when and how they first appeared on the computer.
Liz Tay Sep 10 2008, 2:34PM Security
Researchers warn of Orwellian technology

Researchers warn of Orwellian technology

The combination of ICT and pervasive computing could enable individual activity to be monitored even more closely than George Orwell imagined in his novel 1984, social scientists warn.
Liz Tay Sep 5 2008, 3:34PM Security
Digital Education Revolution revolts

Digital Education Revolution revolts

The Rudd Government’s $1.2 billion Digital Education Revolution could be nothing more than a futile grab at an intangible, unsustainable future, experts have warned.
Liz Tay Sep 2 2008, 7:49AM Collaboration
Australia lags behind Dell's APAC growth figures

Australia lags behind Dell's APAC growth figures

Dell has reported a successful fiscal second quarter, boasting a revenue growth of 25 percent in Asia Pacific and Japan, and 11 percent worldwide.
Liz Tay Aug 29 2008, 4:22PM Hardware
Browser security plug-in protects against DNS flaw

Browser security plug-in protects against DNS flaw

Researchers have developed a browser security system that protects against the recently-revealed DNS vulnerability and other Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attacks.
Liz Tay Aug 27 2008, 4:00PM Security
Ultra-fast, next-gen RAM could yield PCs that boot instantly

Ultra-fast, next-gen RAM could yield PCs that boot instantly

Scientists in Germany have developed next-generation Magnetic Random Access Memory (MRAM) that is said to operate as fast as fundamental speed limits allow.
Liz Tay Aug 26 2008, 10:07AM Hardware
Red Hat launches new Brisbane headquarters

Red Hat launches new Brisbane headquarters

Red Hat has launched a new engineering and support facility in Brisbane to sustain its expanding product line.
Liz Tay Aug 20 2008, 9:42AM Software
Web shakes up contact centre industry

Web shakes up contact centre industry

The Internet has turned traditional concepts of brand loyalty, sales, and customer expectations on their heads, Genesys execs have warned.
Liz Tay Aug 15 2008, 3:26PM Collaboration
NAB upgrades contact centre technology

NAB upgrades contact centre technology

The National Australia Bank (NAB) is adding natural speech capabilities to its contact centres in an effort to ‘join the dots’.
Liz Tay Aug 13 2008, 1:39PM Collaboration
IBM virtual conference closes at cyber bar

IBM virtual conference closes at cyber bar

As IBM's Upload 2008 virtual summit came to a close, its virtual networking lounge bustled with greetings and introductions -- some shy, and some less so.
Liz Tay Aug 7 2008, 9:32AM Software
IBM Uploads its first virtual ANZ conference

IBM Uploads its first virtual ANZ conference

IT delegates from across the nation gathered online today for IBM’s first virtual customer conference to be held in Australia and New Zealand.
Liz Tay Aug 6 2008, 4:03PM Collaboration

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