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Pirated Windows 7 RCs riddled with malware

Pirated Windows 7 RCs riddled with malware

Security companies are warning users not to download Windows 7 release candidate software from peer-to-peer sites, after it was discovered that several versions contain malware..
Phil Muncaster May 22 2009, 12:57PM Security
Free Software Foundation settles case with Cisco

Free Software Foundation settles case with Cisco

Cisco has settled its outstanding court action brought by the Free Software Foundation over the unauthorised use of free software in its Linksys routers.
Iain Thomson May 21 2009, 3:00PM Collaboration
Don’t pay for separate anti-spyware, says Gartner

Don’t pay for separate anti-spyware, says Gartner

Gartner is warning companies not to be ripped off by vendors seeking to sell anti-spyware software as a stand-alone product.
Iain Thomson May 20 2009, 10:44AM Security
Sophos planning to supply antivirus in Klingon

Sophos planning to supply antivirus in Klingon

Sophos seems to be preparing to launch a version of its software security suit for users who prefer to speak Klingon.
Iain Thomson May 20 2009, 10:43AM Security
Ex IBM boss launches Acresso Software A/NZ

Ex IBM boss launches Acresso Software A/NZ

Brett Ison, general manager APAC of Acresso Software plans to roll out the company's three tier global partner program in A/NZ and is looking to recruit partners in specific markets.
Jenny Eagle May 19 2009, 12:50PM Software
AusCERT09: inTechnology to distribute Absolute Software's mobile security

AusCERT09: inTechnology to distribute Absolute Software's mobile security

Gold Coast-based distributor inTechnology has added Canadian mobile security company Absolute Software to its product portfolio.
Negar Salek in the Gold Coast May 19 2009, 9:22AM Security
Quest Software appoints Dimension Data as its first Gold partner A/NZ

Quest Software appoints Dimension Data as its first Gold partner A/NZ

Dimension Data received the award for its 'solid performance in revenue contribution, future commitments and growth'.
Staff Writers May 14 2009, 1:15PM Collaboration
IBM extends enterprise apps to the iPhone

IBM extends enterprise apps to the iPhone

IBM is releasing the beta version of its Lotus Notes and Domino 8.5.1 software for handheld devices.
Iain Thomson May 13 2009, 9:34AM Software
Oracle has no plans to exit the hardware business

Oracle has no plans to exit the hardware business

Sun purchase will be used to deliver better hardware/software combinations.
Staff Writers May 9 2009, 9:02AM Hardware
Ex IBM head made CEO of Telstra

Ex IBM head made CEO of Telstra

David Thodey group managing director of Enterprise and Government for Telstra has been appointed CEO of the telecommunications giant.
Staff Writers May 8 2009, 12:12PM Collaboration
IBM snaps up Exeros

IBM snaps up Exeros

IBM has agreed to acquire data discovery software vendor Exeros.
Shaun Nichols May 7 2009, 9:22AM Software
Aussies ‘tempted’ by pirated software

Aussies ‘tempted’ by pirated software

Aussie consumers say they are more tempted to buy or “obtain” pirated products such as software due to the flailing economy.
Staff Writers May 7 2009, 8:57AM Software
inTechnology to launch Absolute Software reseller program

inTechnology to launch Absolute Software reseller program

inTechnology Distribution, a value-add distributor (VAD) in network security, green IT and wireless networking has been appointed as the exclusive distributor for Absolute Software.
Staff Writers May 7 2009, 6:00AM Security
IBM unveils CloudBurst SOA appliance

IBM unveils CloudBurst SOA appliance

IBM unveiled a raft of new and updated products at its Impact 2009 conference in Las Vegas, aimed at encouraging enterprise use of cloud-based service-oriented architecture (SOA) technology.
Madeline Bennett May 6 2009, 2:50PM Hardware
CSC wins $135m deal with WA Police

CSC wins $135m deal with WA Police

CSC has won two contract with Western Australia Police. Each has a five-year base period and five one-year options.
Staff Writers May 5 2009, 3:12PM Collaboration
Revealed: Lessons from WebCentral's 72-hour email outage

Revealed: Lessons from WebCentral's 72-hour email outage

Melbourne IT chief technical officer Glenn Gore gives iTnews a blow-by-blow account of how a SAN failure at WebCentral’s data centre led to 200,000 customers losing e-mail access for three days.
Brett Winterford May 5 2009, 11:57AM Data centre
IBM supercomputer to take on Jeopardy quiz show

IBM supercomputer to take on Jeopardy quiz show

IBM has set its sights on US quiz show Jeopardy for an upcoming supercomputer challenge that could have important implications for practical artificial intelligence programming.
Shaun Nichols Apr 29 2009, 9:28AM Hardware
IBM wins $70m wireless services contract

IBM wins $70m wireless services contract

IBM has won a $70m services contract by NSW Department of Education and Training to install wireless connectivity across 463 secondary schools.
Staff Writers Apr 27 2009, 10:39AM Mobility
A good Oracle for Sun

A good Oracle for Sun

Oracle’s acquisition of Sun won’t kill off its open source applications.
Lilia Guan Apr 25 2009, 7:51AM Collaboration
IBM's NZ reseller heads across the Tasman

IBM's NZ reseller heads across the Tasman

Certus Solutions has expanded into Australia to take advantage of IBM's new business partner channel arrangements.
Staff Writers Apr 23 2009, 12:22PM Collaboration

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