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Networking

DIY data centres

By Ry Crozier | Jul 7, 2009

Putting together a computer room on a budget has never been easier.

Networking

Feature: In the fine print

By Ry Crozier | Nov 28, 2008

Cloud Computing’s side effects may include no-win SLAs and data access on someone else’s terms.

Networking

Feature: How to cut energy costs at the node

By Ry Crozier | Oct 30, 2008

Socket-level monitoring is this year’s hot button topic in power management. iTNews takes an in-depth look at how much power your servers are really drawing and the costs involved.

Security

Forgetful mobile devices for careless users

By Liz Tay | Oct 16, 2008

“Blessed are the forgetful: for they shall have done with their stupidities too,” German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche once wrote.

Software

Age brings new romance with byte

By Melissa Marino | Sep 9, 2008

'Emily' uses the internet for up to four hours every day for emailing, finding information and for visiting online dating websites.

Security

Fighting fire with fire

By Liz Tay | Sep 4, 2008

The Web is a pretty nasty place, according to reverse engineer and privacy advocate Mike Perry -- and he should know.

Software

Has security become a non-issue for enterprise Open Source?

By Liz Tay | Aug 21, 2008

A two-year-old piece of Open Source code is likely to have far fewer security flaws than proprietary code, according to security expert Bruce Schneier.

Hardware

Weak hypervisors push customers to mainframe, IBM says

By Ry Crozier | Aug 7, 2008

Cloud computing has emerged as the next evolution for grid architectures. At least part of the early success of the cloud model is due to virtualisation – and mainframe makers ...

Software

EMC faces cloud computing 'frienemies'

By Liz Tay | Jul 28, 2008

As some of the fog surrounding the elusive cloud computing phenomenon evaporates, vendors are fast moving into the emerging territory.

Hardware

Can 'soul-less' robots make us weep?

By Liz Tay | Jul 24, 2008

A study of technology’s role in music therapy has found robot musicians wanting.

Networking

Digital radio is coming in 2009

By Dylan Bushell-Embling | Jul 17, 2008

Digital radio is coming to Australia. The technology will allow broadcasters to offer a range of features, such as rewind and pause functionality and multi-channelling.

Hardware

Opinion: Aussie 3G iPhone is a bad joke

By Kathryn Small | Jul 15, 2008

Never have so many suffered so much for one gadget.

Strategy

Opinion: How to survive the Government ICT review

By Dylan Bushell-Embling | Jul 10, 2008

The Whole of Government [WoG] ICT review to be conducted by Sir Peter Gershon has the potential to significantly cut costs and increase efficiency. But an Ovum analyst warns it ...

Telco/ISP

iPhone carriers here, there and everywhere

By Ashley Clark | Jul 9, 2008

With the iPhone's release just hours away, Aussie punters who were holding out on contracts are feverishly comparing prices and weighing up the benefits between the three ...

Networking

Opinion: Best practices for deploying Cisco TelePresence

By Anthony Stevens, CIO of Dimension Data | Jul 2, 2008

Many companies are looking at videoconferencing and its associated technologies to help them to improve collaboration and communications among staff, and cut travel expenses ...

Telco/ISP

iPhone vs. Blackberry: Who will rule in business?

By Ashley Clark | Jun 24, 2008

With the new 3G iPhone making its way to Aussie shores in just over two weeks, Apple is primed to endear itself to business consumers. But despite the hype and anticipation, ...

Strategy

Can Australia lead global R&D?

By Liz Tay | Jun 23, 2008

The Australian technology industry needs the support of the Government to secure an innovative advantage for the country, according to the Australian Information Industry ...

Hardware

Your broken computer is China's garbage dump

By Mitchell Bingemann | Jun 16, 2008

There’s no doubting that Australia loves technology. We’re often hailed as an early adopter of technology and if our voracious appetite for anything and everything new – ...

Strategy

The technologist's guide to the near future

By Liz Tay | Jun 16, 2008

Technological convergence has shaped many aspects of today’s world, from the creation of medical technologies to devastating events like 9/11, according to U.S. physicist and ...

Software

Opinion: Open Source advocates discuss Windows addition to OLPC

By Ashley Clark | Jun 6, 2008

Many open source supporters see the addition of Windows XP to the One Laptop Per Child program as catering to the needs of parents and political leaders who are only accustomed...

Software

To code or not to code?

By Liz Tay | Jun 6, 2008

The rise of Open Source software adoption has brought with it increased awareness of non-proprietary programming technologies.

Telco/ISP

What now for the National Broadband Network?

By Nathan Taylor | Jun 2, 2008

So the national broadband network tender has been delayed. Still, Nathan Taylor says peer-to-peer users should be excited about the prospect of VDSL2.

Hardware

Robotics handbook explores past, present and future

By Liz Tay | Jun 2, 2008

The dream to create machines that are skilled and intelligent is now becoming part of our world’s striking reality, according to robotics expert Bruno Siciliano.

Software

Exclusive - Windows 7 details revealed

By Ian Yates | May 30, 2008

We’ve managed to score an exclusive interview with one of the lead programmers on Windows 7. Here’s what you can expect to find in the new version, direct from our inside ...

Software

Guest Column: Implementing the right CRM system

By James Simpson | May 26, 2008

Building and maintaining strong, solid relationships with customers is essential to the success of any business. According to Adam Sarner, an analyst with Gartner who focuses ...

Security

Cyber security author discusses economics of protecting cyberspace

By Liz Tay | May 23, 2008

U.S. economists have launched a book that claims to document the first systematic analysis of the economics of protecting cyberspace.

Telco/ISP

Is Senator Conroy’s broadband network a 'dog of a process'?

By Lilia Guan | May 23, 2008

The Liberal party believes Senator Stephen Conroy’s decision to extend the acceptance of proposals for the construction of a National Broadband Network is a ‘slight renovation’ ...

Hardware

Australia’s IT banking revolution is here

By Mitchell Bingemann | May 21, 2008

The antiquated systems of our banks are in need of an IT makeover and the pressure is starting to come to a head for the majors.

Telco/ISP

The return of the vista

By Ian Yates | May 20, 2008

Eventually you do get bored with cursing your ISP and eventually it’s time to talk to someone in the tech support department to try and find out what’s really going on with ...

Hardware

Researcher discusses iPod supercomputer

By Liz Tay | May 9, 2008

Microprocessors from portable electronics like iPods could yield low-cost, low-power supercomputers for specialised scientific applications, according to computer scientist ...

Hardware

Spintronics professor wins grant, discusses technology

By Liz Tay | May 7, 2008

The U.S. Department of Defense has invested half a million dollars in a grant that aims to further the emerging field of quantum spin-based electronics.

Telco/ISP

Opinion: CDMA closure causes chaos

By Ian Yates | Apr 29, 2008

Just one day after the closure of Telstra’s CDMA mobile phone network, complaints are flooding into hotlines across the country with rural and regional callers blaming the ...

Software

Protecting human values from Human-Computer Interaction

By Liz Tay | Apr 24, 2008

These days, it is nigh on impossible to stop the infiltration of technology into our lives. Business communications are conducted via phone or e-mail. Information is searched ...

Telco/ISP

Opinion: The National Broadband Network's untenable tender

By Mitchell Bingemann | Apr 21, 2008

A collective sigh could be heard from the telco industry when the Government finally released a request for proposal (RFP) for its $4.7 billion national broadband network (NBN) ...

Software

Guest Column: Best practices for deploying Vista SP1

By Anthony Stevens | Apr 11, 2008

Many companies have been waiting for Microsoft to release the first service pack of its latest operating system, Vista, before considering an upgrade to their current desktop ...

Security

Security hack reveals Microsoft porn virus

By Ian Yates | Apr 8, 2008

Well, nothing in the headline above is remotely connected to the truth, but with those keywords this webpage is going to go ballistic. Can you digg it baby? Yeah! Groovy! But ...

Software

Setting your own agenda at Sydney BarCamp

By Kathryn Small | Apr 8, 2008

Early on Saturday morning, at the BarCamp Sydney conference, a group of people crowded around the conference scheduling board. Most wore jeans and t-shirts, and all nursed ...

Telco/ISP

Guest Column: Top 10 tips to consider when leveraging IP networks for collaborative applications

By Michael Marcellin | Apr 7, 2008

The global proliferation of IP networks has spurred large businesses and government agencies to adopt voice over IP (VoIP) as a means of controlling operational expenses, ...

Software

Virtual business

By Liz Tay | Apr 2, 2008

Beyond the realm of virtual escorts, real estate agents, and other entrepreneurial start-ups, the Second Life business world has been traditionally dominated by the largest of ...

Software

Virtual law and you

By Liz Tay | Mar 27, 2008

Businesses in recent years have increasingly turned to virtual worlds for opportunities in advertising, recruiting, and online expansion. As real-world money and people migrate ...

Security

Guest column: What ISPs need to consider when it comes to Web filtering

By Wayne Neich | Mar 25, 2008

As the evolving Web makes managing appropriate surfing and bandwidth use more difficult, it also introduces new security threats that filtering may be uniquely well suited to ...

Hardware

Mobile Internet: the wireless convergence

By Liz Tay | Mar 19, 2008

The national telecommunications industry has experienced some strife in recent days. Weighed down by regulatory issues to do with a once-government-owned incumbent copper ...

Security

Guest column: The impact of quantum computers on cryptography

By Robin Balean | Mar 10, 2008

To explain the impact of quantum computers, it is best to first take a step back to review how current encryption technologies work.

Telco/ISP

Is Conroy forgetting about OPEL?

By Mitchell Bingemann | Mar 7, 2008

In his first major IT industry address, Senator Stephen Conroy stood before some 500 attendees, but forgot all about mentioning OPEL.

Security

Guest column: Security Web 2.0 - Open Season for the Attackers?

By Wayne Neich | Feb 18, 2008

The Web is now a participatory medium -- users contributing, communing, and building. The downside of this ubiquitous connectivity and user participation is a new slew of ...

Software

New government, new year, new promises

By Mitchell Bingemann | Feb 14, 2008

Why government Internet filtering raises more questions than it answers.

Strategy

Guest column: Proving the value of your iInvestment with ROI

By Mary Nugent and Marina Yesakova | Feb 14, 2008

In life, as in business, you continually make decisions about purchases by considering the value you’ll get from your investment. Whether you are evaluating which stock or ...

Software

Linux, we have a PR problem

By Sarah Stokely | Feb 11, 2008

A few weeks ago a former boss and mentor of mine made my jaw drop by asking me, "Why has open source failed?".

Security

Bruce Schneier on fighting security FUD

Feb 1, 2008

Security expert Bruce Schneier has long been critical of so-called security ‘theatre' - policies and products tailored to provide the perception of security rather than ...

Software

Guest column: The Saas Trap - What you need to consider before moving to SAAS

By Paul K. Berger | Jan 31, 2008

Adoption of the software-as-a-service (SaaS) sales model is accelerating at a phenomenal rate in the region, changing the way vendors do business and the way organisations use ...

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