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News

  • San Francisco admin hijacks city network

    A network administrator for the city of San Francisco has been arrested on charges of taking control of the city's computer network and locking administrators out.

  • SA govt to rig buses for free internet

    The South Australian Government is planning to offer free internet on the state's public transport system to make it more appealing to use — but it needs to find a vendor willing to install the technology first.

  • McAfee: Media files trigger Trojan

    Consumers are being warned that they may get an ad instead of a music or video file on several file-sharing sites in what security firm McAfee says is the most significant malware outbreak in three years.

  • Virus encyclopaedia infects visitors with malware

    Security vendor Trend Micro's UK and Japanese Web sites were hacked last week; attackers managed to inject malicious iFrames into their "virus encyclopaedia" pages.

  • Australia exposed as card skimmers target IKEA

    A mass card skimming attack on a Swedish IKEA store has highlighted the dangers Australian consumers face while banks and retailers fight it out over who foots the bill for chip and PIN.

  • Microsoft: 'OOXML one of best things we've ever done'

    Ahead of this month's ISO decision in Geneva on the status of the software giant's contentious Office Open XML format, a visiting executive from Microsoft has said its persistence with the format has been spurred on by customer demand.

  • Firecam to help NSW fight bushfires

    World-leading surveillance technology placed in a Sydney observation tower will be used to detect bushfires and catch arsonists this summer.

  • Novell adds fuel to the fire in OOXML feud

    Novell has said there is no end in sight to the continuing feud between supporters of OpenDocument Format and Microsoft's Office Open XML.

  • Aruba releases 802.11n Wi-Fi kit

    Aruba Networks has released in the UK its first products that utilise the latest generation of Wi-Fi technology, 802.11n.

  • NZ rejects Microsoft OOXML, Sweden confused

    New Zealand last week voted to reject Microsoft OOXML as an international standard while the Swedish Standards Institute invalidated its own vote after discovering irregularities.

Features and Case Studies

  • The best mobile processor is...

    Today's notebooks come with a vast range of processors, but will they give you the best performance? Our comprehensive review benchmarks 19 of the latest mobile processors, giving you an insight into the best chips on the market.

  • Superguide: the death of 'trusted' Web sites?

    The explosion in drive-by download attacks continues to grow. How has the situation got so dangerous? Are there any "trusted" Web sites left?

  • Photos: Inside Project Blackbox

    Project Blackbox is the first virtualised datacentre to be stored in a shipping container, and according to its manufacturer, Sun Microsystems, it's fully portable -- providing you have the means to tow it.

  • Docs exchange a great find for AGR Upstream

    Necessity truly was the mother of invention at AGR Upstream Petroleum, a natural resource exploration firm that last year found itself needing a way to co-ordinate a AU$100 million ship refit involving nearly 40 subcontractors in three countries.

  • Business guide to implementing VoIP

    How can you tell if your business is ready for Voice over IP? Also, who are the leading IP handset providers and systems integrators in Australia?

  • Keeping Microsoft in the frame

    Windows chief Kevin Johnson has two huge tasks: Chase Google with Windows Live and get the operating system back on track.

  • Remote access no longer an Upstream battle

    Single view of IT assets saves gas company thousands.

  • Seven mail servers tested

    Microsoft Exchange might be the most popular mail server but is it the best? We test the alternatives.

  • Six ADSL firewall routers tested

    Distributed companies increasingly use VPN connections to access and share information. We test ADSL firewall routers that are designed for this purpose.

  • Will AJAX help Google clean up?

    Google's popular map and e-mail sites reignite interest in older Web tech, raising potential threat to Microsoft, Flash and Java.

Reviews

  • Symantec Backup Exec 12

    Symantec Backup Exec 12 allows complete system recovery and concentrates on continuous file/data protection. Though AU$1,795 may seem a lot of money for an application, Backup Exec might be worth the investment if you're using it for irreplaceable and highly valuable data.

  • The best mobile processor is...

    Today's notebooks come with a vast range of processors, but will they give you the best performance? Our comprehensive review benchmarks 19 of the latest mobile processors, giving you an insight into the best chips on the market.

  • Telstra boosts Next G reach

    Telstra has unveiled an upgrade to its Next G mobile high-speed data network that it claims has delivered download speeds of up to 2.3Mbps at a range of 200km.

  • Sony VAIO VGN-C15GP/B

    The Sony VAIO’s good points -- performance and excellent build quality -- are marred by an uncharacteristically poor screen.

  • InFocus ScreenPlay 7210

    A fantastic mid-range projector, the 7210 delivers the deep contrast and natural colours that make for an excellent cinematic experience.

  • Duelling databases: Four apps tested

    Databases are by no means an easy product category to understand. Many of the big players now offer free or "light" versions of their databases, but comparing them all is no easy task -- as we found out.

  • Dual-core desktop duel: AMD vs. Intel

    AMD and Intel both have dual-core CPUs out on the market, but which chip maker's technology is truly the best? To find the answer, we built two testbeds as nearly identical as we could and ran each chip through a battery of tests.

  • Power projection: Boardroom-worthy projectors reviewed

    Slide shows and overhead projectors with images that are crooked, upside down, mirror imaged, or simply lost, are well and truly a thing of the past. We take you through some of the brightest possibilities.

  • Asus W5A

    Spritely performance and an attractive case design makes the Asus ideal for home office tasks in an IKEA-obsessed age.

  • Flat-panel festival

    The prices are coming down which means LCD monitors are fast becoming standard on the desktop. And business-grade 19-inch monitors are holding their own when it comes to the desktop market. We review 10 flat-panel models.

Blogs

  • Is cable the answer to our broadband woes?

    Somewhere along the line, it became assumed that xDSL technologies -- which run over the last-mile of wiring so tightly controlled by Telstra -- were the only way forward for Australian broadband.

  • Is cable the answer to Australian broadband woes?

    What many of us may have forgotten is that there is already a perfectly acceptable technology for delivering triple-play services — voice, TV and data over a single cable — and doing it cost-effectively and at high volume.

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