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    The Australian 7-Eleven convenience chain is looking to Australia and New Zealand Banking Group for a new electronic funds transfer (EFT) system for its 386 stores, replacing its previous in-house system.

  • Intel makes quantum leap in fibre optic detectors

    Intel has developed silicon-based photoelectric detectors that could cut the cost of fibre optic communications to a fraction of their current value.

  • Telstra hearing alarm bells over CDMA?

    After years of discussions and months of government wrangling, it's finally time for Telstra to close down CDMA for good. So how will the telco go about switching off an entire network?

  • 2007: How was it for green IT?

    It's official, 2007 was the year in which green IT became important to the IT industry, with corporate giants like Google, Intel, HP, Dell, Microsoft and Sun Microsystems all willing to get their hands dirty.

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    The Pirate Party of Australia should forget about trying to win a Senate seat in the Federal Government and instead focus its sights on even lower hanging fruit. I speak, of course, of the state governments.

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    During the holiday season, snow isn't the only thing analysts shovel. With that in mind, senior analyst at the Enterprise Strategy Group, Jon Oltsik, takes a look forward on networking technology and related industry trends in 2008.

  • PC or people -- who's the boss?

    Newly hired Microsoft researcher Bill Buxton sees big changes coming in how you and your computer interact.

  • Stamping out spam

    The tactical battle between Web users and spammers is stepping up a gear. We look at what is being done to bring an end the endless avalanche of junk email before we're all buried by it.

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    Analyst Jon Oltsik writes that MyDoom virus sounded the alarm about the new business reality and the precariuos state of enterprise security.

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    Ever wondered what exactly is inside your notebook's battery pack? We take the cover off a typical example, and explain how it can, occasionally, burst into flames.

  • The Browser Guerrilla War

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  • Microsoft moves beyond patches

    Conceding that its strategy of patching Windows holes as they emerge has not worked, Microsoft plans next week to outline a new security effort focused on what the company calls "securing the perimeter," a company executive said.

  • Apple: The last bastion?

    Commentary:Steve Jobs can unveil as many nice new fast Macs as he likes, but it's in other areas that the Mac could be sunk, and if it does sink, it could be bad for all computer users.

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