Internet take-up in Australia hit a robust 40 percent last year, with an increase of 1.89 million users taking to the Net. It was also a year that taught the dot-com sector many lessons.
As antivirus companies look back to log the year's busiest viruses, it seems virtuoso worm writing has gone out of style.
Distributed search, based on Napster's peer-to-peer networking, is already making its debut. But is it the killer app of the year to come?
Although the threat of computer viruses has been a latent concern for well over a decade, experts have warned that a massive viral outbreak has the potential to seriously compromise the very backbone of the Internet. ZDNet Australia takes a look at the viruses of 2001, and the threats for the future.
A reincarnated version of the malicious program WinNuke has surfaced and can affect Windows NT, 2000, XP, and .NET by causing disruption and disablement of network communications.
A reader suggested a key test to structural separation to compare shareholder return for BT with that of Telstra, providing a presumptive analysis of whether separation was a Good Thing or a Bad Thing. This was a great idea that I had to try.
Although the threat of computer viruses has been a latent concern for well over a decade, experts have warned that a massive viral outbreak has the potential to seriously compromise the very backbone of the Internet. ZDNet Australia takes a look at the viruses of 2001, and the threats for the future.
A reincarnated version of the malicious program WinNuke has surfaced and can affect Windows NT, 2000, XP, and .NET by causing disruption and disablement of network communications.
Though the dreadful possibility of layoffs looms over many companies, there are other ways to achieve a cheaper and more productive workforce: enabling them to work from home.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has revealed that commercial adoption of various computer technologies has stalled. The ABS' revelation was contained in its latest assessment of Business Use of Information Technology (BUIT), released yesterday.
Internet Lockdown, a new book by Tim Crothers, covers security for systems, networks, and applications as well as the Internet.
With a firewall and an antispam tool built right in, PC-cillin gives you more for your money than other antivirus apps on the market do.
Works Suite 2001 adds mobile-phone integration and a portfolio of reusable project materials to the popular low-end integrated package, but ups the ante in a major way by adding Word 2000 to the mix.
Is Internet Explorer 7 just another security patch disguised as a "new" offering? Should it rightfully be called IE 6.1 for Windows XP Service Pack 2, asks Fran Foo.
The Internet is a powerful part of this year's best software picks. Whether you're looking for an MP3 jukebox, a personal-finance manager, or a graphics toolset, you'll find the Web runs through it.
Microsoft has released the third major collection of Windows 2000 bug fixes, or service pack, to premier customers. But everyone else will have to wait until later in the week.
Google CEO Eric Schmidt
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