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  • Corrupt US Customs agent sentenced for data deals

    A recent court case demonstrates, once again, the dangers of assembling massive police databases and trusting that law enforcement officers with access are paragons of virtue.

  • Is the Internet the new operating system?

    Sites like Facebook and Google, which have evolved into Web platforms, are the wave of the future, according to a panel of top executives at this week's iMeme: Thinkers of Tec conference.

  • CeBIT: Emerging technologies honoured

    ZDNet Australia held the inaugural Emerging Technology Innovation Awards last night in conjunction with CeBIT.

  • German court delays ATM patent infringement ruling

    A German court has delayed handing down a verdict on a US$76 million patent infringement suit brought against European telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom and its network technology partner Siemens.

  • Security head accused of 'hack and tell'

    The head of security firm Forensic Tec Solutions was arraigned Tuesday by federal prosecutors on computer crime charges stemming from the company's intrusion into several government and military computers last year.

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  • How open source is losing the charity battle

    Non-profit organisations are keen to take advantage of emerging technologies such as social networking for fundraising and software as a service for administration, but a lack of perceived support options is keeping them away from open source software and focused on traditional providers such as Microsoft.

  • IT department headed for extinction?

    As the world's environment changes, scientists are becoming increasingly worried that large numbers of species will become extinct. Could this also happen in the corporate environment?

  • Checklist for VoIP evaluation

    Are you ready to roll out Voice over IP? This article provides you with an overview of VoIP basics and some starting points for evaluating your company's needs. Additional reading: VoIP Resource Centre

  • Can IT save Easter?

    Australia's Easter Bilby faces a logistical nightmare ever year as it sets out to make its chocolate deliveries. ZDNet Australia asked a number of systems integrators how they would solve the Easter Bilby's computational conundrums.

  • Don't let old data come back to haunt you

    With computer forensic recovery, even data thought to have been -erased" can rise from the dead. IT pros must be aware of such vulnerabilities and take the necessary precautions to prevent confidential information from getting into the wrong hands.

Reviews (3)

  • PestPatrol 4.2

    PestPatrol offers fast and thorough spyware protection, but it is also the most expensive antispyware app we reviewed.

  • Identify yourself: 2 fingerprint scanners tested

    Thanks to the movies, we're quite comfortable with biometric scanning, but are fingerprint scanners ready for the office? And are they as easy to defeat as we've seen at the cinema?

  • Biometrics plug into Windows

    Fingerprint-recognition specialists AuthenTec has created software support for 'plug and play' biometrics that can be integrated into Windows.

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