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    A tool used to discover the source of changes in Wikipedia has uncovered edits made by a number of Australian government organisations, including the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet and Department of Defence.

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    Commander Communications will succeed in its takeover bid for Volante, despite a rejected offer yesterday, and could grow to challenge heavyweights in the services space, according to analyst firm Forrester Research.

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    We give incoming HP CEO Mark Hurd a few words of advice ... like ditch the Gulfstreams.

  • Flaw found in Nortel's VPN client

    Networks company Nortel is returning to the drawing board today after a security researcher claimed to have found a vulnerability in its virtual private network (VPN) software.

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    Firewalls have come a long way since we last looked at them in 2005, and have now become full-blown Unified Threat Management devices. We take a look at the top players.

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    Kevin Mitnick has proven that the weakest link in any security system is the person holding the information.

  • Mad scientist drills hole through hard drive

    A scientist who was frustrated by his PC's squeaky hard drive tried to stop the problem by drilling a hole through its casing and pouring oil in the hole. The squeak stopped but so did the hard drive. Data recovery firm, Kroll Ontrack offers this and nine more recovery highlights from 2007.

  • How Hewlett-Packard can be saved

    We give incoming HP CEO Mark Hurd a few words of advice ... like ditch the Gulfstreams.

  • Flaw found in Nortel's VPN client

    Networks company Nortel is returning to the drawing board today after a security researcher claimed to have found a vulnerability in its virtual private network (VPN) software.

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  • Dell 3008WFP

    With a crazy number of inputs, 1080p over component and good rendering of 1080i, this screen has set itself up as a potential TV replacement, let alone a huge monitor. This one's the new king.

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    Always a contentious topic, we look server-based Internet content filters and some of the reasons why your organisation might want one, or not.

  • Vodafone Live

    Of the three mobile carriers attempting to lure customers to their next-gen mobile service Vodafone has the slowest data speed, but probably the best content.

  • Autonomic transmission

    In an industry that loves buzzwords, autonomic computing continues to attract attention. Can the promise of self-managing IT systems ever be met, and how will businesses change if that happens?

  • Keeping the outside out: Seven desktop firewalls tested

    We all know about firewalls protecting your network from outside attacks, but what can you do when those pesky users keep taking their computers outside your network? And what if the attack isn't coming from the outside at all?

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