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Security policy heart of ID protection

Security policy heart of ID protection

Gartner has called for an increased focus on organisational security policies following a spate of ID theft cases.
Staff Writers Jul 18 2006, 5:02PM Security
Broadband subscribers break 3 million mark

Broadband subscribers break 3 million mark

Australia’s take up of broadband services has passed three million connections, according to the latest Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Snapshot of Broadband Deployment.
Staff Writers Jun 26 2006, 1:11PM Mobility
Google, libraries post first batch of books online

Google, libraries post first batch of books online

Google and four US libraries plan to unveil the first collection of thousands of mostly 19th century American literary and historical works as the web search leader seeks to regain momentum for its project to put library books online.
Eric Auchard Nov 4 2005, 9:00AM Data centre
Getting to the source of the problem

Getting to the source of the problem

Con Zymaris is a man on a mission, and that is to educate both the local IT community and government to the benefits of Linux and open source technology.
Alan Hartstein Oct 25 2005, 4:15PM Software
The sound of one hand typing

The sound of one hand typing

Queensland reseller Frontier Solutions & Strategies has signed a deal to distribute Matias ergonomic keyboards in Australia and New Zealand -- including a one-handed model.
Staff Writers May 12 2005, 4:01PM Hardware
Bank of Qld extends EDS outsourcing

Bank of Qld extends EDS outsourcing

The Bank of Queensland has extended its 10-year IT and business processes outsourcing agreement with EDS to 2014, in a deal worth another $140 million to the service provider.
Staff Writers May 2 2005, 1:57PM Services
World of Warcraft reaches 1.5 million subscribers

World of Warcraft reaches 1.5 million subscribers

World of Warcraft, the online role-playing game from Blizzard Entertainment, has reached 1.5 million subscribers worldwide.
Staff Writers Mar 22 2005, 2:07PM Software
Microsoft patches blue screen of death

Microsoft patches blue screen of death

It may not be the second Tuesday of the month -- Microsoft's normal day to release security bulletins and patches -- but the developer has posted a critical fix to Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) on its Windows Update site, and pushed it to users relying on Automatic Update.
Gregg Keizer Feb 24 2005, 12:00AM Software
Phishing shows no signs of slowing

Phishing shows no signs of slowing

Phishers set another all-time record in December by creating -- and then quickly dumping -- over 1,700 bogus sites that tried to dupe users into giving up private information, the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) said last week as it released its newest report on the scam scheme.
Gregg Keizer Jan 24 2005, 12:00AM Security
Dell downplays threat of IBM/Lenovo deal

Dell downplays threat of IBM/Lenovo deal

If Michael Dell is worried about IBM's sale of its PC business to Lenovo, he's not showing it.
Barbara Darrow Dec 8 2004, 12:00AM Hardware
Security vendor says Windows XP2 is full of holes

Security vendor says Windows XP2 is full of holes

Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) has 10 unpatched vulnerabilities, a US security firm said this week. Microsoft, however, ardently disputed the claims and said that they were "potentially misleading and possibly erroneous."
Gregg Keizer , Gregg Keizer Nov 12 2004, 12:00AM Security
Reseller accused of tax evasion

Reseller accused of tax evasion

A Sydney reseller has admitted in court illegally claiming GST back on computers taken out of the country on business trips when the computers were allegedly not personal purchases and not being exported from Australia.
Fleur Doidge Nov 9 2004, 12:00AM Hardware
Petty best of British for DiData services

Petty best of British for DiData services

Dimension Data has promoted Scott Petty to a UK-based global executive for services role, appointing Ken Westwood as chief Australian operating officer in his place.
Staff Writers Oct 27 2004, 12:00AM Services
Novell warns of more Linux lawsuits

Novell warns of more Linux lawsuits

Novell executives in the US have fired a warning shot in the continuing industry battle over software patent lawsuits.
Matt McKenzie Oct 13 2004, 12:00AM Software
Microsoft test blocking of bogus Windows

Microsoft test blocking of bogus Windows

As part of its continued campaign to quash software counterfeiters, Microsoft has quietly debuted a mechanism that can block pirated copies of Windows from downloading fixes, patches, and software from the developer's Download Center website.
Gregg Keizer , Gregg Keizer Sep 24 2004, 12:00AM Security
PC and Net lead 75 years worth of innovation

PC and Net lead 75 years worth of innovation

The personal computer and the internet took top honours as the greatest innovations of the past 75 years, according to a poll released last week, beating out major scientific and medical breakthroughs such as the discovery of DNA and the creation of a vaccine for polio.
Staff Writers Sep 13 2004, 12:00AM Hardware
Spate of robberies hits central Sydney internet cafes

Spate of robberies hits central Sydney internet cafes

Two internet cafes have been robbed by armed men in the central Sydney suburb of Surry Hills within a week in incidents that police believe may be linked to other recent robberies in nearby Gladesville and Petersham.
Staff Writers Sep 3 2004, 12:00AM Security
SP2 a problem for 10 percent of XP PCs

SP2 a problem for 10 percent of XP PCs

Upgrading to Service Pack 2 (SP2) will cause problems with about one out of every 10 PC running Windows XP, according to research by a Canadian asset-monitoring service provider.
Gregg Keizer Sep 1 2004, 12:00AM Security
Proposed US hobble of network monitors quashed

Proposed US hobble of network monitors quashed

US Managed Service Providers (MSPs) have breathed a collective sigh of relief as a US legislature unanimously approved an anti-spyware bill that preserves the ability of MSPs to monitor networks.
Matt Villano Aug 25 2004, 12:00AM Security
Workshare scrubs Office of embarrassing data

Workshare scrubs Office of embarrassing data

US software vendor Workshare has unveiled an edition of its metadata-scrubbing software with much broader applicability.
Staff Writers Aug 24 2004, 12:00AM Software

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