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    A hacking competition will attempt to prove that signature-based antivirus is dead but security vendors say, apart from signatures, antivirus is alive and well.

  • WA govt slammed for bogus data-disposal policy

    West Australian government agencies are too laissez faire with the disposal of old computers, according to a report by the WA Auditor General.

  • Secondhand Microsoft software can be resold

    A UK company that specialises in secondhand software claims to have found a loophole in Microsoft software licensing that has enabled it to continue trading five months after the software giant attempted to stamp out the practice.

  • 2007: How was it for green IT?

    It's official, 2007 was the year in which green IT became important to the IT industry, with corporate giants like Google, Intel, HP, Dell, Microsoft and Sun Microsystems all willing to get their hands dirty.

  • Labor should promise the kids XO, not XP

    Should Labor get into power at the federal election next month, its promised "education revolution" rebate would be better spent on the world's largest single order for Negroponte's XO laptop instead of being a boon for traditional PC retailers and a certain software vendor from Redmond.

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  • Photos: A trip through Dell's recycling plant

    Dell has claimed it is the greenest IT company in the world. ZDNet Australia went on a tour of its recycling partner's plant, MRI Australia, in Blacktown, Sydney.

  • BI offers big returns for NSW's StateFleet

    Government fleet management body StateFleet relies on business intelligence tools to increase its forecasting accuracy in an effort to save millions of dollars annually.

  • Old IT never dies...

    Companies are hanging on to their IT equipment longer to stave off spending what they can't currently afford. But IT systems have to be disposed of eventually; what happens when they do?

  • Microsoft offers charity-friendly licence

    Microsoft has created a special software licence for Windows 98 and Windows 2000 that allows charities and schools to use second-hand PCs without breaking the company's end-user licence rules.

  • Beating budget constraints in Sydney

    It's becoming harder to meet expansion plans when the money pot continues to dry but IT manager Neil Lappage shares some tips on how you can continue spending despite a financial crunch.

Reviews (6)

  • DIY Tablet PC

    Lust after a Tablet, but just can't afford one? Check out our guide to upgrading what you've got, and, in the worst case, outright faking it.

  • Toshiba TLP-MT4: Home projection made easy

    Toshiba's latest entry into the low-budget digital projector market is astonishingly good. Read our impressions and Australian review.

  • How much is enough: A guide to computer memory

    Memory is like good health or money: You can never have too much of it, and when you find yourself in short supply, it can hurt.

  • USBDrive: a disk alternative

    Often transporting data around using Floppy disks and CDs requires you to carry them within some form of protection, be it a CD case or a disk box. The USB Drive can replace both in many instances.

  • Choosing the right digital camera

    Just as computers are more complex than typewriters, getting a digital camera is a little more complicated than buying a film camera. Before you make your trip down to your local electronics or camera retail store, there are a few things you should probably consider about first.

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