Ry Crozier

Editor-in-Chief

Ry Crozier has reported on the technology sector for 25 years.

Crozier re-joined iTnews in 2015, after previous stints as a journalist at the University of New South Wales and Electronics News.

Recent articles by Ry Crozier

Aussie stumbles on 19,000 exposed credit card numbers

Aussie stumbles on 19,000 exposed credit card numbers

A defunct payment gateway has exposed as many as 19,000 credit card numbers, including up to 60 Australian numbers.
Ry Crozier Mar 21 2009, 8:42AM Security
Westpac joins CBA with SMS security expansion

Westpac joins CBA with SMS security expansion

Westpac has quietly expanded its use of SMS to authenticate its personal banking customers.
Ry Crozier Mar 13 2009, 2:07PM Security
Google receives support for IP address stance

Google receives support for IP address stance

A Symantec expert has sided with Google in the debate over whether an IP address can be considered personal data.
Ry Crozier Mar 6 2009, 3:38PM Security
Big Blue says its Nextgen data centre is Queensland today, Perth the next

Big Blue says its Nextgen data centre is Queensland today, Perth the next

IBM has leased the last 400 square metres of rack space in Brisbane's Nextgen data centre to provide multi-site disaster recovery services to Queensland businesses.
Ry Crozier Mar 5 2009, 9:11AM Hardware
Cloud and SaaS terminology ‘confuses’ Aussie companies

Cloud and SaaS terminology ‘confuses’ Aussie companies

Around four in five Aussie firms have no plans to use cloud computing in the next 12 months and the few that do appear confused by the terms ‘cloud’ and ‘SaaS’.
Ry Crozier Mar 5 2009, 9:10AM Collaboration
VicRoads deploys $1.8m document management system

VicRoads deploys $1.8m document management system

VicRoads has awarded a $1.8 million contract to WindowLogic to implement and support an Open Text eDocs document management system.
Ry Crozier Mar 4 2009, 9:50AM Software
Telstra targets PSTN revenue revival as usage drops

Telstra targets PSTN revenue revival as usage drops

Telstra said it will try to increase calls terminating on its PSTN network in an effort to counter declining volumes as people cut their usage to save money.
Ry Crozier Feb 27 2009, 7:27AM Collaboration
EFTel data centre escapes fire system flood

EFTel data centre escapes fire system flood

EFTel equipment sustained only minor damage after contractors working above the Melbourne data centre allegedly broke a fire hydrant, flooding two floors of the office tower.
Ry Crozier Feb 24 2009, 7:53AM Collaboration
Rosehill racecourse data centres on the inside track

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.
Ry Crozier Feb 21 2009, 9:12AM Collaboration
Business intelligence skips strategy: Gartner

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.
Ry Crozier Feb 20 2009, 4:05PM Software
Hospital broadband laptops are childs' play

Hospital broadband laptops are childs' play

Seven of Australia’s largest children's hospitals will get laptops and wireless broadband in a $7.2 million online community for youth living with a serious illness, chronic condition or disability.
Ry Crozier Feb 20 2009, 7:22AM Mobility
Telstra customers ‘ain’t seen nothing yet’ on Next G speeds

Telstra customers ‘ain’t seen nothing yet’ on Next G speeds

Telstra is already priming parts of its Next G network to run at 42Mbps by year end and said it will be right there with Ericsson as they push on to future high speed configurations.
Ry Crozier Feb 18 2009, 7:58AM Collaboration
Primus customers explore options after data centre blackout

Primus customers explore options after data centre blackout

At least two Melbourne data centre operators claim customers affected by the Primus blackout last week are re-evaluating their options as they seek assurances over redundancy and disaster recovery capabilities.
Ry Crozier Feb 14 2009, 10:19AM Collaboration
Hotkey franchisees await update as email outage rolls on

Hotkey franchisees await update as email outage rolls on

Franchisees of the Primus-owned ISP Hotkey will receive a teleconference update on continuing email outages this afternoon as some customers enter their tenth day without email access.
Ry Crozier Feb 13 2009, 8:06AM Collaboration
Bottle Domains customers caught in security scare

Bottle Domains customers caught in security scare

The Australian Federal Police is investigating a security breach at Australian registrar Bottle Domains that may have exposed an unknown number of account and domain name passwords.
Ry Crozier Feb 12 2009, 8:11AM Mobility
Wireless Internet to cost less at home

Wireless Internet to cost less at home

Mobile broadband providers could soon charge more for services to actual ‘mobile’ users in an attempt to manage traffic volumes and make business models more profitable.
Ry Crozier Feb 11 2009, 7:55AM Mobility
Hotkey in turmoil as Primus data centre blackout bites

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.
Ry Crozier Feb 7 2009, 8:39AM Collaboration
Activ8me eyes Globalstar and Iridium satphone users

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.
Ry Crozier Feb 6 2009, 8:01AM Collaboration
Basslink escapes Primus data centre blackout

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.
Ry Crozier Feb 5 2009, 7:38AM Collaboration
Network gains drive Aussie business productivity

Network gains drive Aussie business productivity

Telstra has commissioned a survey that identifies high-speed network access as a key factor underpinning business productivity in Australia.
Ry Crozier Feb 4 2009, 7:28AM Collaboration

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