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Levitating buildings rise over earthquakes

Levitating buildings rise over earthquakes

The problem with having to build buildings on solid ground is that it makes them susceptible to damage from earthquakes. But how else are you going to do it? It's not like you can have them stand in mid-air.

March 9th, 2012 in Pulse by Tuan C. Nguyen 2 Comments 1 Vote
VentraIP responds to data-loss disaster

VentraIP responds to data-loss disaster

Popular TV website TV Central has pointed the finger squarely at its hosting provider VentraIP over an issue that saw all of the site's text, video and audio content disappear for good during a recent server migration. VentraIP, however, has come out with its side of the story.

February 14th, 2012 in Outage by Luke Hopewell Comment Vote
Australian Open learns from Hurricane Irene

Australian Open learns from Hurricane Irene

Tennis Australia isn't taking any chances with this year's Australian Open, using disaster-recovery and back-up techniques developed by IBM during the onslaught of Hurricane Irene to ensure that this year's Melbourne-based event stays live through any extreme event.

January 17th, 2012 in IBM by Luke Hopewell Comment Vote
Intel builds sensor grenade for firemen

Intel builds sensor grenade for firemen

Intel's Rapid Prototyping Group has been working on technologies in the field of machine-to-machine (M2M) communications.

September 17th, 2011 in Intel by Jack Clark Comment Vote
Travel Tech Q&A: Kroll Ontrack's Adrian Briscoe

Travel Tech Q&A: Kroll Ontrack's Adrian Briscoe

Adrian Briscoe is Kroll Ontrack's general manager for the APAC region. He oversees the Ontrack Data Recovery services and software for the company's offices in Singapore, Australia and Hong Kong, which entails frequent travel around the region and to the company offices in the US and Europe.

August 20th, 2011 in Travel Tech by Suzanne Tindal Comment 1 Vote
Audit points to IT issues for HR, Defence

Audit points to IT issues for HR, Defence

A preliminary financial audit into 26 federal government agencies has found sub-par business continuity plans in several human resources systems, showing little to no improvement from four years ago.

June 27th, 2011 in Government by Luke Hopewell Comment Vote
10 tips to fix your data disaster

10 tips to fix your data disaster

We've all had that "oh no" moment, when something bad happens and data is threatened. ZDNet Australia looks into what to do when the worst has happened.

June 17th, 2011 in Servers by Suzanne Tindal Comment 7 Votes
Mobile towers need diesel boost: Ergon

Mobile towers need diesel boost: Ergon

Critical telecommunications infrastructure needs to up the amount of diesel that they keep at base stations to power generators when mains go offline during weather disasters, such as Tropical Cyclone Yasi, according to Ergon Energy's telecommunications manager Andrew Deme.

May 30th, 2011 in Telcos by Josh Taylor Comment Vote
Apple suppliers unaffected by Japan quake

Apple suppliers unaffected by Japan quake

With the fate of Japan suppliers in flux in the aftermath of earthquakes, tsunamis and a nuclear meltdown, Apple is sticking with its partners in the country.

April 21st, 2011 in Apple by Larry Dignan Comment Vote
NBN fibre cables held up pole in cyclone

NBN fibre cables held up pole in cyclone

While some of the National Broadband Network (NBN) infrastructure was damaged during Tropical Cyclone Yasi, one pole was held in place by the strong fibre cable, Townsville Council has said.

April 19th, 2011 in NBN by Josh Taylor 2 Comments Vote

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RT @zdnetaustralia: NSW outs datacentre deal details: http://t.co/DmebN1on

Australian NBN subscribers are opting for 100/40 over 12/1 speeds: http://t.co/QsWk7u6Y That's the least surprising news I've ever read! :)

UK 'cookie law' takes effect: What you need to know http://t.co/u7LZZ1oM

RT @juhasaarinen: NBN users opt for 100Mbps http://t.co/T7uk1hbK by @joshgnosis

Poor Oracle, poor, poor Oracle, I feel so sorry for them. I really hope they don't go bust, for at least another 5 or 6 months. Sucked in...

2 hours ago by Rex Alfie on Google didn't infringe on Oracle patents: jury

The point of pilot schemes is to determine the best practice and save money in the broader picture. The Tasmanian rollout planning actua...

2 hours ago by GregoryB1 on NBN's Tassie upgrade to cost $1.3 million

I think that a CBA is unlikely because with the high proportion of customers now electing for the highest rate (50% of connections in Apr...

2 hours ago by GregoryB1 on NBN cost-benefit analyses are so 2011

Pentaho adds native integration with MongoDB http://t.co/uJCqDA9B

RT @pussyeatingclub: Why you should pay for porn. A good read. http://t.co/PfhedCQs

DDoS works because you have enough compromised machines to clog the pipe or servers of the victim. If, the victim's pipe is widened by a ...

2 hours ago by GregoryB1 on National Botnet Network coming: Earthwave

Please stop with the analytical, common sense and facts, Gregory. Those opposed to the NBN don't want to hear such things, which is why ...

2 hours ago by Beta on Blowing the digital dividend on wireless NBN

But, yet again, Turnbull is clearly in error when he says that other companies cannot roll out copper. In South Brisbane Telstra chose to...

3 hours ago by GregoryB1 on Copper greenfield dominance irrelevant: Conroy

Not much point running fiber back to the exchange if that exchange itself is connected by copper. It is access to fiber backhaul that de...

3 hours ago by GregoryB1 on Copper greenfield dominance irrelevant: Conroy

+1

3 hours ago by Beta on Copper greenfield dominance irrelevant: Conroy

So instead you want these estates wired up with fiber and then left, unconnected with no service, until the fiber rollout reaches them in...

3 hours ago by GregoryB1 on Copper greenfield dominance irrelevant: Conroy

@paulbrislen @juhasaarinen Prices compared here: http://t.co/WnZzXP5Z

RT @joshgnosis: @paulbrislen @juhasaarinen Prices compared here: http://t.co/WnZzXP5Z

Water, roads and electricity were all rolled out by government because there private companies weren't interested as the ROI in the early...

3 hours ago by GregoryB1 on Five pros and cons of the NBN

NBN users opt for 100Mbps http://t.co/T7uk1hbK by @joshgnosis

Chrome beats Internet Explorer in global Web browser race | ZDNet http://t.co/3XfMdUXM

The case you outline, South Brisbane, is in fact the coalitions prefered model. They WANT the incumbent telco, Telstra, to provide the f...

3 hours ago by GregoryB1 on Five pros and cons of the NBN

Cybersecurity #collaboration between the US & Australia. http://t.co/p2uKLSBi

So, over time, the Coalition policy will cost much much more than Labor's because they intend to subsidise the broadband of farmers and t...

3 hours ago by GregoryB1 on Malaysia held up as NBN king

Any form of science training counts against you as a politician, in the coalition parties, doubly so. There may be others who keep quiet...

3 hours ago by GregoryB1 on NBN FUD: will Abbott ever learn?

Qld govt IT to be cleaned up by audit http://t.co/r4oNuNW8 #qldpol

Travel Tech Q and A: Skyscanner's Ewan Gray http://t.co/7ZfXZk19

Microsoft is serious about open source: 10 proof points | ZDNet http://t.co/2OtDR11D

Sorry HC, what is meant by "Cinders "?

5 hours ago by Doubt on NBN users opt for 100Mbps

Thanks Beta, I could hear the nurse walking down the corridor as you posted. Much better now.

5 hours ago by Doubt on NBN users opt for 100Mbps

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Sex Tech: Faceporn win, Parental revenge porn, Google: No Porn ...: Google opposes UK porn filters, a fake porn ... http://t.co/0OR87oEt

Q&A of the Week: 'The current state of the cybercrime ecosystem' featuring Mikko Hypponen http://t.co/6lUYFs0X

You say that the golden age of cyber crime will be over by 2014/2015. I would like to differ. I believe that cyber criminals are getting ...

6 hours ago by Staden on Cybercrime golden age over in two years?

Before accusing me of fudging the figures, that was the percentage in April, the latest available. It seems that as the advantage of the ...

9 hours ago by GregoryB1 on NBN FUD: will Abbott ever learn?

Currently about 50% of connections are at the 100Mb/s rate.
As a consequence, ARPU is significantly higher than the projected figures.

10 hours ago by GregoryB1 on NBN FUD: will Abbott ever learn?

Currently about 50% of connections are at the 100Mb/s rate.
As a consequence, ARPU is significantly higher than the projected figures.

10 hours ago by GregoryB1 on NBN FUD: will Abbott ever learn?

RT @DellEnterprise: Dell Secureworks talks with ZDNet about Android's biggest #security flaws - http://t.co/LSFLQVFq #infosec

NBN users opt for 100Mbps: Customers are picking the top fibre plan that is available on the National Broadband ... http://t.co/sjtFSU3g

"Customers are picking the top fibre plan that is available on the National Broadband Network (NBN), more than a... http://t.co/M3P24Htn

RT @CorrieB: An iPad for every child: Inevitable or impossible? http://t.co/I7uS8l9s Thx to @timbuckteeth for this; http://t.co/jxkqIRIp

RT @MADinMelbourne: roxon "will enable more families to access credit" @MLolderandwiser: Privacy Act amendments http://t.co/Mv4c7PC2 via @zdnetaustralia

NBN users opt for 100Mbps - ZDNet Australia http://t.co/fLfHMzPn #australia #technews

RT @konradski: Whaddayaknow - turns out Wi-Fi CAN interfere with a plane's navigation systems http://t.co/ospQCU2S

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NBN users opt for 100Mbps http://t.co/xKqEb4bE via @zdnetaustralia

Biometric bugs too dangerous for public? http://t.co/8JLz5tdF via @zdnetaustralia

Exploring: http://t.co/rT7RPZLA

War talk dominates #AusCERT 2012 - http://t.co/SlBpMj0c - #security #cyber

Travel Tech Q&A: Skyscanner's Ewan Gray http://t.co/vYexrDwu #ipad

Exploring: http://t.co/YNVjdrct

Exploring: Travel Tech Q and A: Skyscanner's Ewan Gray: Ewan Gray, Skyscanner's director for Asia ... http://t.co/bNLCyobv #ICTChallenge

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#NewSouthWales ditches registration stickers 4 light #vehicles in favour of #technology http://t.co/xX5N0Rp9

Anonymous hacks Reliance's Internet filtering server - ZDNet (blog) http://t.co/uObU1HBP http://t.co/0UBXxwX4

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