Lenovo's global chief executive Bill Amelio this week said the Chinese hardware specialist would start offering its ThinkServer line in Australia from late September.
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has defended the lack of progress in building a national broadband internet network, saying the government was committed to the so-called digital revolution.
Domain name and hosting specialist Melbourne IT today unveiled plans to embark on a year-long major technology refresh project, targeting everything from its accounting, billing and provisioning systems to its storage network and data centre.
Optus chief executive Paul O'Sullivan today declined to give any details on how the carrier's Australian success with Apple's iPhone handset was likely to affect the company's mobile data usage statistics or revenues.
Developers working on the next version of Firefox aim to release a beta or test version to the public in August.
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Previously, much of the business model for the in-flight connectivity market has remained up in the air -- but that could all be about to change thanks to RIM and pals.
ZDNet.com.au takes you on a tour of Google's new Sydney Googleplex, which is currently under construction. Australian Googlers will work in an environmentally friendly building, next to glamorous Sydney Harbour, with views of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney Tower, and the Star City Casino.
While Windows is ubiquitous on the desktop and well represented in the server racks, until recently it has been nearly absent from the world's largest supercomputers.
In the world of processors, attention seems firmly focused on the fast-paced desktop and mobile markets. But that doesn't mean that there's nothing going on in server-land.
The current buzz around virtualisation may sound familiar to anyone with experience of high-end computing's origins " so what makes today's scenario so different?
In 2020, datacentres are estimated to be cleaner, greener and more flexible but will they be any safer?
Asus' TS500 offers reliability, speed and efficiency at a low price for a mid-range tower server. However, case design is not ideal, and the system strangely requires a PS2 keyboard and mouse.
For raw power Sun Microsystem's Sun Fire X4450 is the gutsiest server we've seen, and at 2RU it's compact considering its specs. However, priced at over AU$27,000, this machine will make a dent in your budget.
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Although it covers all the NAS bases and is very affordable, it's hard to see the TeraStation Pro II Rackmount having much of an impact on the business market.
The Rack Station RS408 is an attractive NAS solution with plenty of performance, plus lots of extras to tempt the smaller business.
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