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    Despite the fact that HP's recent IT consolidation slowed down research and development for almost three years, the bitter pill needed to be taken, according to a senior VP.

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    A research paper released yesterday featuring a list of the top 10 predictions for government IT worldwide has indicated that tech-savvy departments will begin to adopt Web 2.0 applications this year.

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    More than AU$140 million is spent annually on public sector ICT research and development in Australia, according to a recent study.

  • Security's pathetic while management's apathetic: Ernst & Young

    A "failure to invest [in] and failure to enforce" information technology safety measures will lead to an increase in organisational security breaches around the world, according to advisory and research body Ernst & Young.

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    According to research firm Gartner, by 2010 75 percent of organisations will use "full life cycle energy" and CO2 footprint as mandatory PC hardware buying criteria.

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    The dullest observation you can possibly make about information technology is that it should be designed to serve the needs of the business, rather than the technology experts.

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    In the Australian market, banks are the archetypal large IT customer: they've got lots of technology of differing vintages, have to spend a fortune on services to stitch it all together, and are also obliged to meet a super-strict regulatory regime which would make most lesser enterprises quake in their virtualised boots.

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  • Security's pathetic while management's apathetic: Ernst & Young

    A "failure to invest [in] and failure to enforce" information technology safety measures will lead to an increase in organisational security breaches around the world, according to advisory and research body Ernst & Young.

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    Researchers at IBM have revealed a new process for fabricating carbon nanotubes that could be incorporated into processors, a breakthrough that could lead to more powerful computers in the coming decades.

  • Report predicts 'wired brains'

    A report by the National Science Foundation and the Department of Commerce in the US says the right investment in IT and biotech could have startling results.

  • IT prizefight: CEOs vs technology

    Recent research suggests many CEOs have a less-than-positive relationship with information technology, but one Australian banking chief says it doesn't have to be that way.

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  • IBM finds new way to make nanotubes

    Researchers at IBM have revealed a new process for fabricating carbon nanotubes that could be incorporated into processors, a breakthrough that could lead to more powerful computers in the coming decades.

  • IBM boosts hard drives with "tag 'n seek"

    IBM is expected to announce technology that shortens the time it takes to find information is being extended to its desktop hard drives.

  • Nice computer but can it fry an egg?

    One gastronomically-minded techie has taken computing to new heights by equipping his system to cook while he works, using nothing more than the heat generated by his high-tech box of tricks.

  • Microsoft discloses more Windows code

    Microsoft has disclosed technical information vital to allowing third-party developers create software that works well with Windows.

  • Notebook overhaul on the horizon

    Five years from now the notebook will likely be smaller and lighter, capable of making mobile phone calls on its own and running on methanol.

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