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Hewlett-Packard plans to acquire Trustgenix, a company that allows users to authenticate their identity to access accounts on multiple sites.
Sarbanes-Oxley won't only affect those doing business with the US, it could end up impacting the way everyone operates.
SAP may not be a household name, but it's the third largest independent software company, and has a powerful franchise. Yet a confluence of economic trends, new competitors and technologies threaten SAP's enviable position.
Australian-listed Internet company Sofcom has announced plans to wind up operations, amidst claims it failed to secure insurance for its directors and officers. Is this a growing concern for local tech companies?
Everything from cleaning to IT development work is outsourced by governments these days, but should security clearance processes, which dictate what access a person has to government information systems, be included in that bundle?
Trying to understand the logic behind Microsoft's development decisions is a bit like S&M: it's a painful activity probably best left to others. But a recent example from the storage world does suggest something about Microsoft's "people will beat up on us regardless" dilemma.
Last week's blog on why consumers might be confused by contradictory messages on computer security from banks drew a few objections from interested parties ones that I thought would be worth responding to this week.
If you're heading to the Beijing Olympics to cut deals, schmooze and booze, don't leave your laptop and mobile with your hosts for a second and watch your gadgets very, very carefully. Of course, it might cost you a deal because you're acting weird, but your data will be safe.
According to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner's 2007 annual report, Australian consumers should feel pretty safe but that's because it's full of crap.
Five Aussie businesses take us behind the scenes during the early set-up phase of their tech companies.
To winemaker De Bortoli, Linux has provided the opportunity to save money and free up IT staff.
Microsoft chairman claims mobile phone makers have to catch up to the power of his company's software.
Outsourcing can be a contentious issue, but catering company Sodexho has found that when done right, it can make life much easier.
Sometimes you just must have the latest technology, and swallow the associated risks of being the first to use it. We talk to Australian companies that couldn't wait.
When Cesare Tizi -- ZDNet Australia CIO of the Year 2007 -- started work at AGL, the company had eight billing systems and a complex combination of hardware. In this clip, he explains why simplifying an organisation's IT infrastructure is the "Holy Grail".
As Australia and various other nations prepare to vote on whether Microsoft's Open Office XML becomes an ISO standard, the Redmond giant is attempting to downplay fears that OOXML adopters will be hooked into the company's technology.
As chief information officer of a security company, Max Rayner is under even more pressure than others to practise what his company preaches. In this CIO Vision Series interview, he tells Munir Kotadia how his role as CIO and head of product development delivers efficiency in the supply chain.
Wotif is one of the most popular online marketplaces for last-minute hotel accommodation in Australia and New Zealand. In this interview, the company's CIO Paul Young talks about some of the important technical and business decisions he has made in order to successfully manage the infrastructure of a rapidly growing Web 2.0 company.
Companies are wasting money on security processes such as applying patches and using antivirus software which just don't work, according to Cisco's chief security officer John Stewart.
Norton Internet Security 2009 hits all the right security notes and its superior protection technologies might even win back some jaded anti-Symantec folks, though the lack of adequate technical support may continue to frustrate.
If data security is paramount, the DataTraveler BlackBox is the USB flash drive of choice, despite its relatively high cost.
Yoggie's Gatekeeper Card Pro delivers powerful plug-and-play protection for notebooks, removes the need to manage multiple software subscriptions and can boost your notebook's performance by removing the security software overhead.
While Symantec's protection is solid, the overall user experience within Norton Internet Security 2008 could be much, much better. Not all the features work together and use fewer system resources.
Trend Micro Antivirus plus Antispyware 2008 offers a variety of features designed for the home and small office.
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