Nate Cochrane

Recent articles by Nate Cochrane

Is Google the next Netscape?

Is Google the next Netscape?

1995 called and it wants its business plan back from Google.
Nate Cochrane Aug 10 2009, 11:58AM Software
Vale John Hughes, nerd with 1000 faces

Vale John Hughes, nerd with 1000 faces

Obituary: To whom will geeks turn to have their stories told?
Nate Cochrane Aug 7 2009, 4:40PM Software
eCrime Symposium: Live coverage

eCrime Symposium: Live coverage

Editor-in-chief Nate Cochrane tweets live from the eCrime Symposium.
Nate Cochrane Aug 5 2009, 9:22AM Security
Silver Spring finds silver lining in the smart grid

Silver Spring finds silver lining in the smart grid

Networking company updates smart meters in the NIC of time.
Nate Cochrane Jul 30 2009, 10:46AM Collaboration
Lighting up the smart grid

Lighting up the smart grid

CRN spoke to consultant Marchment Hill on the future of the smart grid.
Nate Cochrane Jul 28 2009, 2:36PM Collaboration
Electrifying ideas for a smart power grid

Electrifying ideas for a smart power grid

Utilities' next-gen networks are not just for bright sparks.
Nate Cochrane Jul 27 2009, 11:18AM Collaboration
Biometrics - the ultimate security?

Biometrics - the ultimate security?

Technology that uses characters' behaviours and genetics to identify and control them is usually a plot point in popular culture, used by authorities in dystopian settings of the near future.
Nate Cochrane Jul 10 2009, 10:00AM Security
Terrorists shop around for identities

Terrorists shop around for identities

Shopkeepers urged to check their customers' bona fides.
Nate Cochrane Jul 9 2009, 9:19AM Security
Devnet says hello, waves goodbye

Devnet says hello, waves goodbye

A perfect storm of technology, developer street cred and need should make selling Google's revolutionary Wave communications platform easy but Australian businesses still need convincing, says local reseller Devnet.
Nate Cochrane Jul 7 2009, 10:54AM Data centre
Utilities wise up to smart grids

Utilities wise up to smart grids

Power to the people?
Nate Cochrane Jul 3 2009, 12:21PM Security
Rod Beckstrom confirmed to lead ICANN

Rod Beckstrom confirmed to lead ICANN

Civil libertarian puts dictators and spooks on notice.
Nate Cochrane Jun 29 2009, 2:26PM Security
Rod Beckstrom appointed ICANN chief

Rod Beckstrom appointed ICANN chief

Australian out, cybersecurity expert in.
Nate Cochrane Jun 26 2009, 3:54PM Collaboration
First look at Windows 7 security

First look at Windows 7 security

USB drive encryption to become standard on business PCs.
Nate Cochrane Jun 24 2009, 12:24PM Security
iPhones in the stream

iPhones in the stream

Live, real-time video streaming coming to your hand.
Nate Cochrane Jun 23 2009, 1:57PM Mobility
Cloud computing - the perfect storm?

Cloud computing - the perfect storm?

A reality check on the new and the hyped. Nate Cochrane peers behind the claims and provides down-to-earth advice on how to make these technologies work in your business.
Nate Cochrane Jun 19 2009, 11:00AM Data centre
Everyone's a winner at Perth Expotech

Everyone's a winner at Perth Expotech

The Ingram Micro roadshow rolled into town on Wednesday.
Nate Cochrane Jun 12 2009, 4:00PM Sales & Marketing
No quick profits on the cards for national ID scheme

No quick profits on the cards for national ID scheme

Vendors, systems integrators and channel partners considering bidding for what appeared to be lucrative government contracts should take heed of failed national identity card proposals even though attitudes among the young meant such a scheme could get off the ground today, a Sydney biometrics conference heard yesterday.
Nate Cochrane May 29 2009, 9:37AM Security
AusCERT09: Googling our way to network apocalypse

AusCERT09: Googling our way to network apocalypse

Disabling Australia's critical infrastructure starts with a simple Google search, a security researcher warned today at a Gold Coast conference soon after another speaker told audiences of the need to aggressively pursue smart power meters.
Nate Cochrane May 20 2009, 11:39AM Security
AusCERT09: US Military inspects student laptops for security threats

AusCERT09: US Military inspects student laptops for security threats

If you have a problem with your staff or students installing unauthorised applications, or your network is groaning under malware, Colonel Joe Adams from the United States Military Academy at West Point has a solution - but it's one your users probably won't enjoy.
Nate Cochrane May 18 2009, 2:59PM Security
IDC predicts netbooks to re-shape how PCs are sold

IDC predicts netbooks to re-shape how PCs are sold

The recession is re-wiring the channel.
Nate Cochrane May 5 2009, 1:33PM Hardware

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