Australian ICT research centre NICTA has teamed up with a robotics group from the University of NSW (UNSW) to build a robot that plays the clarinet, demonstrating new applications of embedded systems.
MySpace has announced a new initiative called Data Availability, a way for members to share profile data with other social and community sites across the Web.
Security is in a "trough of complacency" in the boardroom but getting it back on the agenda depends on security officers taking a different approach -- evaluating the benefit of protecting against tomorrow's threats, not yesterday's, according to one analyst.
Australian beer and wine giant Fosters has renewed a contract with Commander for the provision of managed services under the junior telco and integrator's Volante brand.
Communications Minister Senator Helen Coonan yesterday defended Australia's national telecommunications regulatory regime.
The idea that attacks on computer systems could provide an alternative method of spreading terror and disruption has been a concern for governments since IT systems began to proliferate.
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Andrew Lippman thinks communities will be key to the future of communications tech.
In the flat enterprise software market, the message is clear: It's time to hunt or be hunted.
A move by Microsoft to extend support for an older version of Windows underscores a new reality for the software giant: Convincing customers to upgrade is becoming much more difficult.
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Apple Computer appears poised to boost its Power Mac line in what could be a much-needed overhaul of its high-end desktops.
A new hard drive from Cornice is small enough to fit into MP3 players or cameras but costs less than memory cards and other tiny drives.
Australian MasterCard executives are awaiting the results of a joint trial with Nokia in the United States of new technologies that allow individuals to use their mobile phones as credit cards before implementing any local program.
Nokia and MasterCard launch a US trial of a new breed of mobile phone technology that lets people use their Nokia phones as credit cards.
Visa CIO touts new transaction technologies
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Australian Govt funds IT start-ups
Google should come clean on datacentres
US shows what OPEL could have been
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