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- After a strong Q2, what's next for tech?
- The Nasdaq rose 20 percent in the second quarter but could now fall on weak PC sales
4 July 2009
- TUANZ welcomes Kordia Tasman cable plan
- State-owned enterprise seeks to aggregate user demand to fund new cable
4 July 2009
- ICT education reform hailed as biggest change in 20 years
- Expert panel's recommendations accepted by Ministry of Education
3 July 2009
- FryUp: It's a kind of Magic
- What can Apple do to upstage Vodafone's Magic launch?
3 July 2009
- XHTML 2 language dumped in favor of HTML 5
- W3C looks to focus efforts on HTML upgrade geared to Web development
3 July 2009
- Engineers hit the streets over Chorus subcontracts
- Telecom Chorus engineers say the company is is loading them up with debt during a recession
3 July 2009
- International capacity key to broadband performance gains
- Quarterly ComCom report finds unbundling is slowing
2 July 2009
- FX Networks moves into profit
- Revenue growth strong in network company's second year
2 July 2009
- Google Phone back on sale
- 'Commercial issue' resolved, says Vodafone PR
2 July 2009
- Tips to stop the iPhone overheating
- Apple publishes guidelines to prevent overheating issues
2 July 2009
- Stock exchange keeps Pirate Bay buyers under watch
- Delisting is threatened if Global Gaming Factory X is involved in illegal activities
2 July 2009
- Squabbles force HTML guardian to scrap codec requirement
- Third-party plugins may be around for a long time
2 July 2009
- Microsoft removes projectile-vomiting IE8 ad from web
- The ad, which promotes the InPrivate Browsing feature of IE8, left a bad taste in people's mouths
2 July 2009
- Commerce Commission responds to Orcon open letter
- Commission clarifies thinking on the sub-loop
2 July 2009
- 2 Degrees names SIM and phone distribution outlets
- There'll be no branded outlets at day one, but they're still in the plan
2 July 2009
- Datacraft confirmed as new govt network provider
- Successor to Government Shared Network goes to services firm
2 July 2009
- Updated: Magic goes out of Vodafone's Google phone
- Were photographs of naked ladies Vodafone's undoing?
1 July 2009
- Conficker cost Manchester council £1.5m
- Worm highlighted disaster recovery weaknesses
1 July 2009
- Fly-by SMS death threats hold Aussies to ransom
- Victims threatened with death unless they pay a ransom
1 July 2009
- Could Cisco take on Microsoft with office apps?
- the only question is - why did it take so long?
1 July 2009
- Microsoft to push IE8 at businesses next month
- New browser will hit server update service on August 25, says company
1 July 2009
- Ministry for the Environment adopts Creative Commons
- Spatial databases released under open-use licence
1 July 2009
- Dengate Thrush slates Aussie web filter plan
- Kiwi ICANN chairman says filter technology will fail
1 July 2009
- London Stock Exchange reportedly to dump £40m platform
- New CEO Xavier Rolet is reviewing costs and cutting jobs
1 July 2009
- Opinion: There are many roads to technology markets
- Part Eight: Crossing the chasm
30 June 2009
- Universities explore visions of student connectivity
- Students demand mobility, connectivity and personalisation
30 June 2009
- Windows 7 Beta set to begin auto-rebooting
- Microsoft's warned users, telling them to revert to older OS or update to Windows 7 RC
30 June 2009
- Mozilla launches Firefox 3.5, starts kill clock for older 3.0
- Offers upgrade on opening day to users of older browser to boost uptake
30 June 2009
- 'Iceman' pleads guilty to massive computer hacking
- Hacker charged with stealing hundreds of thousands of credit cards in September '07
30 June 2009
- Cisco won't take on Amazon in cloud
- CTO says Cisco will help enterprises move resources among internal and external clouds
30 June 2009
- Blind phone hacker gets 11-year sentence
- 'Little Hacker' used the 911 system to send SWAT teams to victims' houses
30 June 2009
- Challengers, users applaud ComCom
- Regulation of mobile ternination is expected to lead to cheaper call charges
30 June 2009
- Mobile termination: ComCom opts for regulation
- Regulator recommends undertakings from mobile operators be rejected
29 June 2009
- Windows 7 free upgrade limit 'silly', says analyst
- Resist 25-PC maximum, expert urges, don't pay twice for the new OS
29 June 2009
- Scientists develop mind-controlled wheelchairs
- Toyota touts ability to control wheelchairs with brainwaves
29 June 2009
- Michael Jackson's death spawns malware, more scams
- No surprise, but hackers use pop star's demise to dupe users
29 June 2009
- Europe moves to develop standard mobile phone chargers
- Mobile phone makers sign up for charger harmonisation
29 June 2009
- Apple CEO Jobs returns to work
- Apple glad to have CEO Steve Jobs back
29 June 2009
- Jade makes further European shipping inroads
- Italian shipping line joins Port of Gdansk in using Jade Master Terminal
29 June 2009
- Feature: Are we ready for IPv6?
- Internet addresses are running out. What's New Zealand doing about it?
29 June 2009
- Apple reports iPhone 3GS shortages
- While just 6% of its stores are completely out, 57% have no 16GB white models
29 June 2009
- Open2View.com launches mobile-tagging
- Weird images on real estate billboards take customers to online information
29 June 2009
- Fisheries website seeks to change culture
- New fisheries website launch held back as ministry restructures
28 June 2009
- Swine flu cheatsheet kickstarts pandemic planning
- 40-point checklist assists IT managers prepare for the worst
28 June 2009
- Firefox 3.5 eyed for Tuesday release
- Browser upgrade features speed improvements and HTML 5 capabilities
28 June 2009
- Senate confirms Genachowski as FCC chairman
- Pundits see little likelihood of major change under new comms boss
28 June 2009
- US regulator pushes probe of Oracle-Sun deal beyond deadline
- The agency wants more information about Java licensing rights
28 June 2009
- Social networks can expose the human side of govt
- 'Trust' key to government use of social media
27 June 2009
- Survey casts doubt on cloud adoption
- Only 15 percent have or are considering adoption of cloud technologies
27 June 2009
- Ingres benefits from Oracle 'arrogance'
- The open-source database company touts customer wins, including a supermarket chain and a New York investment bank
27 June 2009
- News sites falter as traffic spikes after Jackson's death
- Some of the most affected ones were those of ABC, CBS and the LA Times
27 June 2009
- FryUp: By Bruno!
- Vodafone teabags key stakeholders, deep inside the telecommunications echo chamber, and who do you trust online?
26 June 2009
- IRD line-by-line review flags needed investment
- Some or all of the tax system, FIRST, may need to be replaced
26 June 2009
- New chips don't deliver, Facebook says
- The latest Intel and AMD microarchitectures fall short of promised gains, Facebook's operations chief says
26 June 2009
- Ericsson NZ revenues plummet 24%
- Company in trials with Chorus for fibre network rollout
25 June 2009
- Line-by-line reviews strike departmental IT services
- Major projects appear to have been affected
25 June 2009
- IT customers warned of spying attempts by vendors
- Advisory firm Ovum warns against undocumented privileged administrator accounts
25 June 2009
- Microsoft dumps Windows 7 upgrades for EU
- European users have to do a clean install
25 June 2009
- Microsoft kicks off free Windows 7 upgrade programme
- Free upgrade programme starts today
25 June 2009
- Microsoft to sell Windows 7 for US$50
- The software giant will also let people who buy Vista machines starting this Friday upgrade for free
25 June 2009
- 35 years later, bar codes, and scanning, are everywhere
- Now bar codes are scanned billions of times a day
25 June 2009
- Windows installs unauthorised updates, researchers say
- 'Surprise updates' may be side effect of June's monster patch day, says Windows Secrets
25 June 2009
- Chorus introduces third service provider
- Work done by Transfield lessens as new contractor takes over
25 June 2009
- Nortel's liquidation could cripple Microsoft UC relationship
- Troubles at Nortel could see demise of joint unified communications push
24 June 2009
- iPhone 3GS costs Apple US$179 to make, says iSuppli
- Apple caps manufacturing costs while doubling RAM, adding more hardware
24 June 2009
- Reporters find Northrop Grumman data in Ghana market
- Data included contracts with US security agencies, NASA and the Defense Intelligence Agency
24 June 2009
- China appears to block Google sites
- The block could stem from China's qualms with Google for serving up pornographic search results
24 June 2009
- Ads come to mobile apps, thanks to Google
- Search giant expands a trial programme that lets developers place ads in iPhone and Android applications
24 June 2009
- A safe harbour from copyright infringement liability
- You've heard a lot about sections 92A and 92C of the Copyright Act. Now for the good news ...
24 June 2009
- IT certification applications roar away
- More than 100 IT professionals seek fast track approval
24 June 2009
- TelstraClear takes email encryption to the cloud
- Wellington developer Scientific Software delivers for TelstraClear
24 June 2009
- Massey Uni seeks CIO
- Incumbent Gerrit Bahlman moves to Hong Kong
24 June 2009
- High profile Twitter hack spreads porn Trojan
- Malware posted to Guy Kawasaki's Twitter page attacks the Mac and the PC
24 June 2009
- Jobs has new liver, 'excellent prognosis,' doctor says
- The Memphis hospital's statement is first confirmation of the operation
24 June 2009
- Nokia and Intel to team on mobile architectures
- Intel and Nokia are in a research agreement to work on Intel chips and Linux for mobile devices
23 June 2009
- Apple changes name of iPhone 3GS
- It's only a space, but over the weekend the new iPhone went from '3G S', to '3GS'
23 June 2009
- MySpace slashes international staff, close offices
- Sydney office survives as News Corporation cuts headcount
23 June 2009
- Virtual reality boosts Navy training
- NZ Navy deploys 'synthetic training environment'
23 June 2009
- Is fibre the answer? 'Yebbut', says telco panel
- Fibre can drive productivity, telco executives say, but the business case for investment remains questionable
23 June 2009
- NZ firms honoured in Computerworld US awards
- International programme recognises local firms
23 June 2009
- UK govt: disconnection not 'proportionate'
- Local copyright activists pump UK approach
23 June 2009
- Report: Jobs back at work
- Apple employees tell CNBC reporter Jobs is in the building
23 June 2009
- Orcon posts open letter to ComCom
- CEO urges review of sub-loop decision
23 June 2009
- TelstraClear CEO warns on broadband build
- Project could turn to 'mush', Allan Freeth suggests
23 June 2009
- ComCom signals mobile termination report next week
- Commissioner emphasises benefits of self-regulation, high cost of mobile services
23 June 2009
- Farthest and smallest: Joyce outlines NZ's challenges
- Government broadband announcements delayed by at least two months
22 June 2009
- 2 Degrees zones in on the home phone
- 2 Degrees' home phone plan is ambitious, but can it execute?
22 June 2009
- IT managers underestimate data loss impact
- Survey finds most IT managers in Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia fail to consider the hidden costs of data loss
22 June 2009
- Cheating Aussies busted by SMS: report
- Telstra State of the Nation survey finds Queenslanders the worst offenders
22 June 2009
- Apple claims 1M iPhone 3G S smartphones sold first weekend
- CEO Steve Jobs' name in press release clue to his return, says analyst
22 June 2009
- Nortel accepts Nokia Siemens bid for wireless assets
- Company prepares also to sell rest of company and delist stock
22 June 2009
- 'Burning platform' drives health IT consolidation
- Upgrading current health infrastructure perpetuates the status quo, argues Simpl CEO
22 June 2009
- Heat goes on government for open data access
- Issues of payment and commercial reuse of data pose challenges
22 June 2009
- Opinion: Minus SMS
- A plea to remove Plus SMS from the sharemarket
22 June 2009
- Optus reveals iPhone 3G S pricing plan
- Tethering comes with a catch in Australia. No catches in NZ, says Vodafone
22 June 2009
- NHS Gateway Reviews damn £13bn IT decisions
- Doctors slam Connecting for Health for 'spinning' benefits of digital care records
22 June 2009
- O2 to cut off unauthorised iPhone web tetherers
- Use our Bolt On, or lose your connection
22 June 2009
- NZTE challenge to drive health innovation
- Electronic health records could drive a wave of health innovation, says US chief innovation officer
21 June 2009
- Microsoft's free antivirus: Is this an apology?
- Sometimes 'free' is not worth the price
21 June 2009
- Could Opera Unite be a botmaster's best friend?
- Cyber criminals are always looking to hack web servers, and Opera puts one on every PC
21 June 2009
- Open source activists target software patents
- Local software developers urged to make their views known
21 June 2009
- Mozilla unveils Firefox 3.5 release candidate
- Closes in on final, still plans to make end-of-June final deadline
21 June 2009
- NZ government failing on IPv6 migration
- Leadership lacking as internet addresses run out
21 June 2009
- Apple CEO Jobs had liver transplant, report says
- Apple's CEO Steve Jobs is expected to return to work later this month, according to a report
20 June 2009
- Wellington City joins rush to text messaging
- New project scopes text alerts for staff and customers
20 June 2009
- Wireless Forum merges into NZICT
- Move descibed as a 'common-sense' rationalisation
20 June 2009
- NHS IT legal bill hits £2.6m in fight with Fujitsu
- Contract dispute remains a difficult problem for Whitehall
20 June 2009
- iPhone 3G S tear-down reveals 3x speed boost
- Apple maxed out current design, says Rapid Repair, due to heat issues, not battery life
20 June 2009
- AT&T squashes tethering surcharge rumours
- Giant US telco stops short of saying it will activate tethering
20 June 2009
- Nielsen: Twitter grows user base almost 1,500% in May
- The time people spend using the site also ballooned
20 June 2009
- Apple fans flock to buy iPhone 3G S
- The latest iPhone lures crowds on its launch date
20 June 2009
- SHARK TANK
- Tales from the world of ICT
19 June 2009
- Open-source routers provide extra options
- Early adopters are gaining flexibility and savings
19 June 2009
- Follow the money: HP tool dissects IT spending
- Product is designed to plan and track tech budgets
19 June 2009
- Desktop PCs remain vital, despite laptop surge
- Traditional PCs still offer some advantages over notebooks
19 June 2009
- Infor rolls out interest-free financing for ERP
- Move follows financial concessions from rival vendors
19 June 2009
- Monitoring project sponsors is vital
- A project sponsor isn't the same person as a project supervisor, advises Paul Glen
19 June 2009
- FryUp: The harder they ComCom
- Marginalising local loop unbundling, Microsoft's Morro and Twitter's short and URLies
19 June 2009
- Microsoft's threat guide says 'think like an attacker'
- Get into their mind-set, threat-modelling manual advises
19 June 2009
- UK plans national cyber security centre
- PM to announce plans this month
19 June 2009
- Industry, military discuss murky cyberwar issues
- Countries are grappling to define cyberwarfare and how they can respond
19 June 2009
- Five mergers for a better IT security industry
- Three security experts make their consolidation calls
19 June 2009
- Google grabs a million phone numbers for Google Voice
- Single number will forward calls to all phones.
19 June 2009
- NZ network security spending beats Asia-Pac average
- Network security spending growth in 2009 one third of 2008
18 June 2009
- Alcatel-Lucent will team with HP to sell telecom products
- IP telephony, security, unified communications and call centre products covered
18 June 2009
- Tories warns suppliers it plans to scrap ID cards
- If we win, you're out, says shadow home secretary
18 June 2009
- Digital Britain report gets muted support
- Many say it doesn't go far enough
18 June 2009
- GhostNet cyber espionage probe still has loose ends
- The detailed information on who was hacked has only been given to Canadian authorities
18 June 2009
- Microsoft backtracks, extends XP availability to 2011
- Company just can't shed itself of XP
18 June 2009
- Comcom issues sub loop unbundling terms
- Orcon says terms, 26% more expensive than the local loop, fail consumers
17 June 2009
- UK phone line tax to fund rural broadband
- Digital Britain report commits to 2Mbit/s universal connection spped
17 June 2009
- Apple threatens iTunes 'kill switch' on Palm Pre sync
- Palm says move would be 'direct blow' to iTunes customers
17 June 2009
- Security improvements punctuate iPhone 3.0
- Under the hood, security gets a boost
17 June 2009
- Semantic web set for critical mass
- Conference talks up the the business opportunities of Web 3.0
17 June 2009
- Sharepoint gets Notes 8.5 integration
- Integration brings Lotus Sametime into the collaboration mix
17 June 2009
- RIM preps New Zealand BlackBerry app store
- Developer workshops hosted here last month
16 June 2009
- With unrest in Iran, cyber-attacks begin
- Activists have knocked key Iranian websites offline.
16 June 2009
- Apple finally patches six-month-old Java bugs
- Fixes 32 flaws, including one with public attack code
16 June 2009
- Google urged to beef up Gmail security
- Google responds to open letter from international security experts
16 June 2009
- MySpace staff slashed almost 30%
- Restructuring follows loss of leadership position to Facebook
16 June 2009
- Maintenance delayed to keep Iran a-Twittering
- Rescheduling will mean daytime disruption for US users but cause less impact in Iran
16 June 2009
- Rights holders still look for 'ultimate sanction'
- NZFACT welcomes French resolve to fight piracy
16 June 2009
- Twitter spearheads Iranian elections coverage
- Major US networks accused of dropping the ball on major story
15 June 2009
- Data Domain rejects EMC's US$1.8b offer, recommends NetApp
- Bidding war continues for deduplication and backup vendor
15 June 2009
- NZ Transport Agency completes integrated ticketing review
- Agency considers new Auckland Regional Council proposal
15 June 2009
- Microsoft user group demands Opera boycott over EU suit
- Browser maker's role in filing antitrust suit cited as the reason for the proposed ban
15 June 2009
- IP3 membership boosts NZCS certification project
- International partnership will complement ICTP qualification
15 June 2009
- 'Twitpocalypse' slays iPhone apps
- Twitterific, Tweetie affected by Y2K-like issue
15 June 2009
- Plus SMS: curiouser and curiouser...
- More bizarre events at messaging platform company
15 June 2009
- Datacraft, FX win GSN replacement
- Official announcement yet to be made
15 June 2009
- Police say PBX fraud money sent to Islamist extremists
- Australian companies allegedly hit by Filipino hacker
15 June 2009
- Plan-b bags fresh investment
- Founder of business continuity provider retains majority shareholding
14 June 2009
- Right Hemisphere builds momentum with Documentum
- Kiwi-built 'Deep Server' moves deep inside EMC's Documentum
14 June 2009
- Cloud challenges include hype, federation and identity
- Hype could be the biggest enemy of cloud computing, says Datacom consultant
14 June 2009
- With pandemic alert, firms urged to review disaster recovery
- Firms urged to identify employees with critical skills
14 June 2009
- Accused Facebook spammer could face jail time
- A judge refers the alleged spammer to the US Attorney General for criminal proceedings
14 June 2009
- Avaya, IBM hone joint unified communications drive
- Six month effort creates new alliance
14 June 2009
- Symantec axes GoEverywhere service
- The head of the company's Incubator group, which spawned the project, has departed
14 June 2009
- FryUp: Social media down the plughole
- This is the end, my network friend, the end; for HADOPI too, while TSO must go
12 June 2009
- Watch out Oracle: Google tests cloud-based database
- An analyst called the technology behind it revolutionary
12 June 2009
- Kathmandu opts for SharePoint alternative
- Retailer opts for Intranet Dashboard for store communications
12 June 2009
- 2 Degrees lashes out at Vodafone and Telecom
- 'Regulatory gaming' by incumbents cost it $30 million, company says
11 June 2009
- The internet is incomplete, says its co-designer, Vinton Cerf
- Cerf cites security and mobile as pressing needs
11 June 2009
- Report: Microsoft preps beta of free antivirus app
- 'Morro' coming soon, replaces OneCare, which dies June 30
11 June 2009
- France's s92A equivalent declared unconstitutional
- Constitutional Council says law violates fundamental rights
11 June 2009
- Microsoft to discontinue Money
- Lagging demand and a need to cut costs may have driven the move
11 June 2009
- Former Apple exec takes the helm at Palm
- Palm founder Ed Colligan will leave the company
11 June 2009
- 2 Degrees receives ComCom ticking-off on co-location
- Regulator warns third mobile player that it has to take obligations seriously
11 June 2009
- Kiwi technology helps ISPs fight malware-infected PCs
- Systems from Esphion automatically detect abnormal behaviour
10 June 2009
- Central power key to e-govt, says former NZ CIO
- Laurence Millar revisits his e-government efforts
10 June 2009
- Hell Pizza deploys artificial intelligence for impact
- Move across ditch leads pizza chain to new technology
10 June 2009
- UK attack deletes 100,000 sites
- Thousands without backups, including some in US, may have irretrievably lost data
10 June 2009
- Facebook makes it personal, offers vanity URLs
- Social networking site wants to turn Facebook pages into personal web homes
10 June 2009
- Politicians warned not to tinker with internet privacy
- Study says internet contributes US$300 billion a year to the US economy
10 June 2009
- Symantec, McAfee to pay fines over auto-renewals
- The companies will pay US$375,000 each and improve business practices
10 June 2009
- Huawei cashes in on NZ telco investment
- Chinese telco gear manufacturer's revenue grows 500%
10 June 2009
- Google unveils plug-in to marry Outlook, Gmail
- Technology designed to move users off Exchange
10 June 2009
- Golden parachutes ready for top Sun execs
- CEO Schwartz can expect US$12 million
10 June 2009
- ARC trims Auckland integrated ticketing plans
- Council to borrow $15 million to fund 'economy model' proposal
9 June 2009
- Forum: Consolidation, sharing key as economy tightens
- Shared systems are a serious threat to incumbent vendors
9 June 2009
- NZICT Group develops its agenda
- Government procurement is seen as a 'major tactical issue'
9 June 2009
- Cybercrime costs Aussie business A$600m, says report
- Security breaches hit 14% of businesses
9 June 2009
- IBM preps social network to boost partners' business
- PartnerWorld Communities will go live this month for the vendor's 100,000 partners around the world
9 June 2009
- Google to reveal Apps enhancements
- Google Apps' appeal to large organisations is set for a boost
9 June 2009
- Certus buys Australian IBM specialist
- Combined firm will have more than 100 staff
9 June 2009
- Snow Leopard taps into the Mac's core power
- Mac OS X 10.6, code-named Snow Leopard, adds native support for parallel programming tools
9 June 2009
- Apple's Snow Leopard beats Windows 7 on price, ship date
- Analysts doubt Apple's lower price, earlier launch matter
9 June 2009
- No cap for Telstra's Thodey
- Kiwi CEO of Telstra earns two thirds of Sol Trujillo's base salary
9 June 2009
- Nanotube chip could store data for a billion years
- Ultra-dense memory should work with today's silicon processing
9 June 2009
- iPhone OS 3.0 coming on June 17
- Free release for all iPhone users announced
8 June 2009
- T-Mobile investigates alleged data breach
- The hackers claim they will sell sensitive database information to the highest bidder
8 June 2009
- IBM eyes opportunity in G2009 failure
- Lack of a bulk deal could prompt NZ agencies to study Microsoft alternatives, IBM says
8 June 2009
- Free and fair - and open source
- Both sides of the Microsoft licensing debate cite the Electoral Enrolment Centre as proof of choice
8 June 2009
- Hidden threat on corporate nets: misconfigured gear
- Accurate configuration a major challenge for network managers
8 June 2009
- New weapon against drive-by download attacks emerges
- 'Internet Cleanroom' approach uses virtualisation to boost security
8 June 2009
- Web mail company to pay prize after CEO hacked
- After quickly being hacked, StrongWebmail plans another contest
8 June 2009
- iPhone 3GS offers speed boost, video capture
- Enterprise users get hardware encryption in new model
8 June 2009
- What we know, what we expect with iPhone 3.0
- The iPhone, belatedly, is expected to get copy and paste and MMS
8 June 2009
- Capital DHB scopes high-density datacentre
- Increased scalability and lower costs targeted
8 June 2009
- Updated: Health IT war of words goes to Commerce Commission
- HealthLink takes on Medtech over alleged fee increase plan
7 June 2009
- Privacy Commissioner calls for DNA database oversight
- Woman receives diversion after entering no plea
7 June 2009
- Bing overtakes Yahoo in global search wars
- In matter of days, Microsoft's search passes Yahoo for number two spot behind Google
7 June 2009
- Palm Pre launch is high-stakes gamble
- The proof of the smartphone's success will come days, or months, after it goes on sale
7 June 2009
- Vendors target US stimulus cash with BI apps
- SAP, IBM, others want to help governments meet transparancy mandates on stimulus spending
7 June 2009
- Report: Steve Jobs returning to work this month
- Speculation abounds that Jobs may appear at Apple's developer conference
5 June 2009
- FryUp: Wickedpedia
- Who's been editing MP Sam Lotu-Iiga's Wikipedia entry, then? Oh, somebody from Parliament. Quelle surprise.
5 June 2009
- Don't sign away your future with a non-compete
- Non-compete agreements can hurt your IT career
5 June 2009
- SHARK TANK
- Tales from the world of ICT
5 June 2009
- US Justice Dept investigates IT firms' hiring practices
- Apple, Google and other vendors are in the department's sights
5 June 2009
- Aust server figures show steep decline
- Fall is greater than global average, says IDC
5 June 2009
- Server sales dropping faster than in dot-com crash
- Gartner research reveals similar result to IDC data
5 June 2009
- Cloud computing to reshape IT: conference
- The move is inevitable, attendees say
5 June 2009
- The time is right for open source management apps
- Non-proprietary apps have advanced to handle enterprise environments
5 June 2009
- Oracle, SAP set to decline: Technology One chairman
- Australian ERP vendor says cost of big firms' offerings is alienating customers
5 June 2009
- Project managers need to look at Web 2.0
- Social media has an important role in facilitating projects, says Michelle LaBrosse
5 June 2009
- The truth about Apple, security and responsibility
- Rich Mogull discusses Mac security
5 June 2009
- Microsoft in patent suit
- Web-page request patents contested
5 June 2009
- SATA 3.0 released
- New version unveiled
5 June 2009
- Buy for EMC
- Configuration specialist acquired
5 June 2009
- Intel pushes low-power chips for sleeker laptops
- Processors will go in "ultrathin" laptops
5 June 2009
- Why Moblin won't save the netbook from Microsoft
- Bill Snyder says Redmond is shaping the netbook for its own ends
5 June 2009
- Windows 7 migration may be driven by XP issues
- Upgrade decision may hinge on XP support questions, not just Windows 7 features
5 June 2009
- Physicists claim laser can increase disk I/O by 100,000 times
- Spintronics is part of emerging technology
5 June 2009
- Cisco's huge router reaches five-year milestone
- The CRS-1 has proved it's needed, even as competition gains on Cisco
5 June 2009
- SanDisk releases faster netbook SSDs
- New SSDs increase random read/write rates
5 June 2009
- Forget the netbook, here's the smartbook
- Intel says term "confuses", but it may catch on
5 June 2009
- Facebook rewards 'trustworthy' apps
- Application verification programme unveiled
5 June 2009
- Web services duel dismissed as 'overblown'
- XML pioneer Jean Paoli is skeptical of a battle between the services
5 June 2009
- HTML5 could kill the operating system
- David Coursey looks at the prospects of the new version
5 June 2009
- Google guru calls JavaScript a performance killer
- The scripting language is one culprit that slows website loading
5 June 2009
- Web-based service offered for mobile app development
- Smartphone app dev service released
5 June 2009
- Mozilla looks to enable web personalisation
- JetPack project set to boost Firefox add-on development
5 June 2009
- Bashing Bing, whacking Wave
- Mike Elgan puts new tools under the spotlight
5 June 2009
- Aussie devs make Wave with Google Web Toolkit
- Latest Google product has Australian origins
5 June 2009
- Data Domain accepts new NetApp offer
- EMC says its all-cash offer is better than NetApp's
5 June 2009
- Intel to acquire Wind River for $884 million
- The move is part of an Intel plan to expand into the mobile market
4 June 2009
- Lawmakers push to maintain US oversight of ICANN
- Legislators and others raise concerns about ICANN independence
4 June 2009
- Google plans significant improvements to Docs suite
- Hosted word processing, spreadsheet and presentation software will be dramatically improved
4 June 2009
- ComCom called on health technology dispute
- HealthLink and Medtech trade blows over medical messaging
4 June 2009
- NetApp ups Data Domain offer to $1.9 billion
- Original bidder makes counter-offer to EMC's surprise bid
4 June 2009
- Finzsoft MD resigns
- McLaughlin to leave financial software maker
4 June 2009
- Matters of context and delivering value
- Part Six: Thinking like Ernest Rutherford
3 June 2009
- NZ and Australian CIOs more upbeat than globally
- Survey shows CIOs down under have different outlook, priorities
3 June 2009
- Older employees valued in fast-paced IT world
- Their experience is well-regarded and sought-after, industry figures say
3 June 2009
- Psystar's legal costs in Apple fight push it into bankruptcy
- Bill from law firm accounts for 63% of Mac clone maker's outside debt
3 June 2009
- Bartz: Yahoo is fine, thank you, without Microsoft
- The Yahoo CEO also said that Microsoft suffers from 'Google envy'
3 June 2009
- Opting out of targeted ads too hard, privacy advocates say
- But online vendors say opt-in mechanisms wouldn't work
3 June 2009
- Server sales dropping faster than in dot-com crash: Gartner
- Worldwide server revenue declines 24%
3 June 2009
- Police investigate DNA database breach
- Crown Research Institute staffer suspended as investigation continues
3 June 2009
- Facebook use grows by 700%, maintains top spot
- Twitter gains steam with usage up by nearly 4,000%
2 June 2009
- Batteries.com, insurance firm report data breaches
- The two breaches could affect thousands of people in the US
2 June 2009
- Microsoft sets Windows 7 launch for October 22
- PC buyers from July to October to be offered special upgrade deals
2 June 2009
- Men in IT paid more than women: survey
- Average rates for men are higher, but some jobs pay women more
2 June 2009
- Unisys' Bob Stewart calls time on a rewarding career
- Veteran recalls highlights of an IT career that began in 1960
2 June 2009
- Prepay billing gaffe cuts Telecom XT customers short
- Early buyers expose prepay text and data issue on XT
2 June 2009
- EMC bids $1.8 billion for Data Domain
- Storage giant trumps NetApp's offer
2 June 2009
- Spam finds new paths into corporate networks
- Spammers blast networks from legiitimate network services
1 June 2009
- US Air Force disputes talk of GPS failure
- US watchdog warns that the service could face interruptions
1 June 2009
- Experts want more detail on Obama cybersecurity plan
- New cyber coordinator also serves too many masters, expert says
1 June 2009
- Broadband CFO pleads guilty to cooking the books
- Former Enron Broadband official faces 12 months of home confinement
1 June 2009
- Copyright law - here we go again
- Three-week consultation flagged on S92A replacement
1 June 2009
- IT recruitment awards: call for entries
- Search for excellence under way
1 June 2009
- TelstraClear drives virtualisation to the desktop
- IT bosses need to sell the benefits of consolidation
1 June 2009
- FBI email clobbered after virus
- Unclassified web email service takes a hit
30 May 2009
- Obama's cybersecurity plan gets cautious praise
- The challenge will be to get various interests working together
30 May 2009
- Yahoo sets date for shutting down 360 social network
- The original plan had been to close it last year
30 May 2009
- FryUp: Plus ça change
- XT ain't easy, Bing blings Live Search, and the latest open source stoush
30 May 2009
- Finzsoft confirms loss anticipated last month
- Difficult conditions contribute to loss, but new business opportunity being pursued
29 May 2009
- NZ passenger info firm signs US deal
- San Francisco's Eastern Contra Costa Transit Authority selects package
29 May 2009
- Zintel maintains profit in tough telecomms times
- NZ toll-free business suffers, but Australian and Enterprise divisions prosper
29 May 2009
- Dell's net income drops 63 percent in Q1
- Restructuring charges and falling PC sales affect result, but server and datacentre business growing
29 May 2009
- Time Warner, AOL separation could re-inspire online pioneer
- Merger of the two companies never had the synergy it needed
29 May 2009
- Open Source Society appeals to Auditor-General
- Auditor-General asked to scrutinise government use of Microsoft
29 May 2009
- Global server revenue down sharply in Q1: IDC
- 26.5% decline in shipments blamed partly on virtualisation
28 May 2009
- G2009 failure doesn't faze education ministry
- Budget funds more LAN for broadband-town schools
28 May 2009
- Millions of UK homes get less than 2Mbit/s
- Fifteen percent receive less than government benchmark
28 May 2009
- Microsoft picks Bing as name for new search engine
- Ballmer reveals next iteration of Live Search at the D7 conference
28 May 2009
- Government Technology Services voted $24 million
- Budget funds new Internal Affairs unit for pan-government ICT services
28 May 2009
- Government Technology Services voted $24 million
- Budget funds new Internal Affairs unit for pan-government ICT services
28 May 2009
- IBM seeks to stop exec going to Dell
- Big Blue attempts to enforce non-compete clause
28 May 2009
- Telecom releases XT plans
- One rate, per minute billing and shared plans feature
28 May 2009
- Fibre scheme, KAREN benefit from Budget
- $290 million of $1.5 billion broadband fund to be spent this year
28 May 2009
- ID theft use of credit cards leaps
- Fraudulent charges double in 2008
27 May 2009
- FCC finds net neutrality important to rural residents
- The FCC should 'tenaciously preserve' the open internet, report says
27 May 2009
- Mobile banking expected to soar in next few years
- Rise of smartphones, user needs expected to fuel growth
27 May 2009
- Mobile market: where do we grow from here?
- Consumers are waiting for a fresh new mobile talent
27 May 2009
- Forum: Fifty Kiwis watch as Micro Focus buys Borland
- the software testing market is a lively niche
27 May 2009
- Carlton Taylor reaps savings with Syteline ERP
- Manufacturer cuts financial administration costs by 30%
27 May 2009
- Red Hat sues Swiss govt over Microsoft contract
- Linux vendor seeks open tender for work awarded to MS
27 May 2009
- IBM's NZ revenue climbs in 2008
- Revenue rises but profits fall
27 May 2009
- HP enters NZ point of sale market
- HP teams with new distributor Sektor for POS push
27 May 2009
- Opinion: Why Microsoft won G2009
- The SSC pushed for a deal. Microsoft said 'no'
27 May 2009
- Ex-EMC exec given go-ahead to work at HP
- However, Donatelli must steer clear of storage for a year
27 May 2009
- Kumo interface features, 'search mashups' on tap
- Microsoft's new search engine will leverage Powerset technology to improve search relevancy
26 May 2009
- Obama to name cybersecurity czar this week
- Adviser should have direct access to the president
26 May 2009
- Facebook gets US$200 million infusion
- Investment puts a US$10 billion value on the social-networking site
26 May 2009
- Full price luxury cheaper than a phone call
- International roaming charges need serious reform
26 May 2009
- Youth won't move 'off net', says 2degrees CEO
- The mobile termination rates row continues
26 May 2009
- Report: Microsoft sets specs for netbook-only Windows 7
- Tells OEMs to shrink screens, lower power consumption
26 May 2009
- Government discounts remain on table, says Microsoft
- Microsoft talks to government agencies directly
26 May 2009
- UK bank feed for Xero
- Move follows portal sale deal with BT
26 May 2009
- G2009: There's no deal
- NZ government licence negotiations with Microsoft break down
26 May 2009
- Supercity set task of coordinating broadband
- Auckland supercity must push ICT development
25 May 2009
- Opinion: BANANA principle belies the cost of progress
- BANANA: Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anybody
25 May 2009
- Govt waves big stick to drive broadband agenda
- Access to telecommunications assets set to become the next broadband bunfight
25 May 2009
- Patents point to Apple tablet PC in 2010
- Analyst: Mac maker will snub netbook market
25 May 2009
- Watchful eye better than web filters
- Aussie internet society criticises manual web filtering
25 May 2009
- Technology One profit drops
- Sales rise but profit plunges
25 May 2009
- Feature: Integrating the supercity
- A huge, and risky, IT project will be required to support the new-look Auckland
24 May 2009
- Microsoft charity crackdown spurs boycott
- Aussie charities prep for open source
24 May 2009
- Apple faces labour protesters in Taiwan
- Sackings, forced overtime alleged at Apple contractor
24 May 2009
- Microsoft cuts IM service to five 'hostile' nations
- Users in Cuba, Syria, Iran, Sudan and North Korea no longer have access
24 May 2009
- Huawei moves up in networking's big leagues
- Chinese networking vendor jumps into third place
24 May 2009
- Solnet rebuilds with open source and hardware
- Commercial open source now a high growth area, says Solnet boss
24 May 2009
- Tough talks delay G2009 licence deal
- Government negotiations over Microsoft licence deal draw open source fire
24 May 2009
- Well done Telecom, says 2degrees tech
- Telecom's efforts to install filters, without resort to court, draw a rival's praise
22 May 2009
- FryUp: Open source makes Microsoft stronger
- Employees are profit centres, Microsoft does learn and some fears about our big broadband build
22 May 2009
- Australian researchers develop new DVD technology
- Disk that stores 1.6TB in trial could be commercially viable in 5-10 years
22 May 2009
- Microsoft's Kumo search engine creates buzz
- Microsoft is expected to unveil its new version of Live Search next week
22 May 2009
- SHARK TANK
- Clippers cause chaos
22 May 2009
- Be wary about posting personal info online: recruiters
- Some employers will look at everything about a candidate that's on the web
22 May 2009
- Initial costs put IT pros off de-duplication
- IT is leery, despite promise of cutting costs and storage needs
22 May 2009
- Google outage won't threaten cloud adoption: CIOs
- Australian CIOs still back the idea of cloud computing
22 May 2009
- Tough times cause project postponment, not cancellation
- Survey shows client device-related projects scaled back, not cancelled
22 May 2009
- Five clues that a project is failing
- There are tell-tale signs, says Paul Glen
22 May 2009
- BlackBerry app developers must make key choices
- RIM launches app store in response to Apple's
22 May 2009
- Agile poses challenges, ruffles feathers
- Development methodolgy offers benefits, but be requires organisation
22 May 2009
- Developers could make better use of open source
- In today's tight times, open source is an attractive option, CEO says
22 May 2009
- Cucumber is hot technology at developer event
- Behaviour-driven development tool popular at conference
22 May 2009
- Ruby developers urged to be test-driven
- Testing will help the Ruby language avoid the ill fate of Smalltalk, executive says
22 May 2009
- New WD drive
- 2TB model released
22 May 2009
- Buy for McAfee
- Whitelisting vendor acquired
22 May 2009
- Gmail translation launched
- 41 languages available
22 May 2009
- Dell puts netbook chip in new server
- PC maker unveils "ultra-light" server
22 May 2009
- Private clouds prompt Google-VMware clash
- Virtualisation vendor and serch giant have differing views
22 May 2009
- iPhone 3.0 betaphiles upset the Apple cart
- Tom Yager asseses version 3.0 of the iPhone OS
22 May 2009
- Microsoft's chief visionary focused on research
- Recession doesn't mean R&D cutbacks, Craig Mundie says
22 May 2009
- Microsoft, HP expand unified comms push
- New initiatives build on existing partnership
22 May 2009
- Apple tablet speculation rekindled in Wall Street report
- Everybody agrees, Apple's up to something
22 May 2009
- Intel once again delays Itanium chip
- The Itanium chip will now be released in first quarter of 2010
21 May 2009
- Microsoft ordered to pay US$200 million in patent row
- A Texas court rules in favor of i4i
21 May 2009
- Vodafone proposes broadband alternative
- Co-investment plan pushes competition to the retail level.
21 May 2009
- Cisco settles lawsuit with Free Software Foundation
- Director to oversee open source licence compliance in Linksys products
21 May 2009
- NetApp to acquire Data Domain for $1.5 billion
- NetApp's extends reach into the disk-based backup market
21 May 2009
- IBM NZ services unit chief departs
- David Heald to be replaced by Australian general business sector team leader
21 May 2009
- Health crash not caused by Conficker
- Disk array failure causes outage
20 May 2009
- Europe drafts rules for state broadband investment
- The industry says rules should be more technology specific to avoid favouring incumbents
20 May 2009
- Craigslist fires back, sues South Carolina attorney general
- Battle over racy ads heats up
20 May 2009
- Angered by Apple delay, hacker posts Mac Java attack
- Sun fixed the Java flaw in December, but Apple hasn't shipped the update
20 May 2009
- HP revenue drops in tough climate
- Company plans to lay off about 6,000 worldwide
20 May 2009
- Govis keynote cancelled as SSC 'transitions'
- SSC felt it was premature to talk about work of government CIO
20 May 2009
- Gen-i claims 5,000 win-backs for XT
- Telecom's IT services unit to lead XT mobile assault with 'Gen-i only rates'
20 May 2009
- Aussie Police look for more information exchange with NZ
- CrimTrac System aids rapid identification of 'persons of interest'
19 May 2009
- 28% taking smartphones or laptops to bed
- Eight percent spend more time on devices than talking to partners
19 May 2009
- Google News stutters for second day in a row
- Multiple sites hit with three slowdowns in the past week
19 May 2009
- HP claims Cisco 'alternative' mantle
- HP pushes hard at Interop networking show
19 May 2009
- Web attack that poisons Google results gets worse
- Gumblar attack has infected more than 3,000 websites
19 May 2009
- Security budgets are falling, survey says
- Thirty two percent face cuts
18 May 2009
- WolframAlpha takes search in a whole new direction
- WolframAlpha is less a search engine than an answer engine
18 May 2009
- Cisco's Chambers sees hope after recession
- Company is in a better position than in the 2001 crash, CEO says
18 May 2009
- Towards Virtualisation 2.0
- Virtualisation in New Zealand moves into new territories
18 May 2009
- Telco Forum CEO Chivers to lead broadband project
- Ralph Chivers to be programme manager of fibre rollout
18 May 2009
- Microsoft, analysts tell companies to kill Vista plans
- Gartner advises some users to yank Vista plans
17 May 2009
- Teen hacking seen as casual activity
- Anthem to 'pwned' youth
17 May 2009
- Police to have BlackBerry access to investigation system
- Aim to help police access key data when out conducting investigations
17 May 2009
- Soca details its battles against cybercriminals
- Online crime forum DarkMarket and bank heists highlighted
17 May 2009
- Microsoft's Ackhurst urges industry collaboration
- Sector still plagued with image problems and self-interested groups, MD says
17 May 2009
- Dunedin Casino drives virtualisation to the desktop
- Success on servers led to desktop rollout
17 May 2009
- E-tales: Google hires - goats
- Google is hiring. Sheep need not apply
17 May 2009
- FryUp: Google down
- Illustrated spam, Googlefail and XT flies, someday. Soon.
15 May 2009
- MED seeks further comment on ACTA
- Second round of submissions on proposed treaty announced
15 May 2009
- Google blames outage on system error and online traffic jam
- Exec lists cause of widespread Google Apps failure
14 May 2009
- EU case relies on 'weak evidence' says Intel lawyer
- Lawyer accusses EU of using dodgy evidence
14 May 2009
- New Xero shareholder sees role for SaaS and software
- Traditional software will have its place for some time, says Craig Winkler
14 May 2009
- Google suffers major failure
- Google Apps kick back after a widespread outage
14 May 2009
- Privacy consultation pays off, says researcher
- Researcher identifies differing national attitudes to privacy
14 May 2009
- Invention is a flower, innovation a weed
- Part Five: It's about business issues
14 May 2009
- Agile approach may clash with govt tender policy
- Government structures could constrain the adoption of agile development
14 May 2009
- Sales up at Xero, but no profit yet
- Financial results show customer rise but also cash burn
14 May 2009
- Woosh seeks chief technical officer
- Replacement for previous CTO sought after interim
14 May 2009
- Telecom launch festive despite delay
- XT launch goes ahead after court case
14 May 2009
- New mobile operator shares name with vineyard
- Telco operator and wine producer in talks over naming issue
14 May 2009
- Oracle makes yet another acquisition
- This time, virtualisation is targeted
14 May 2009
- Intel to appeal European anticompetitiveness fine
- CEO says chipmaker "strongly disagrees" with EC ruling
14 May 2009
- Twitter tweet sent from space
- NASA astronaut twitters from shuttle Atlantis
13 May 2009
- Blind Foundation joins Kindle read-aloud debate
- Rights arguments could leave the blind behind
13 May 2009
- Privacy week prompts vendors to defend IT
- ICT vendors accentuate the positive, blame the users
13 May 2009
- Conroy rejects calls for NBN cost analysis
- Additional studies into the National Broadband Network are unnecessary, minister tells critics
13 May 2009
- NZCS launches independent certification scheme
- Vendor independent certification scheme offered after 15-months of planning
12 May 2009
- Groups complain of continued ACTA secrecy
- Details of treaty involving New Zealand remain under wraps
12 May 2009
- Telstra could own fibre if split, say telcos
- Telstra can have a stake in the NBN, providing it is structurally separated
12 May 2009
- EC sets out privacy requirements for smart RFID tags
- Tags must be deactivated at the point of sale
12 May 2009
- Click fraud identification guidelines released
- Interactive Advertising Bureau defines what has to be paid for
12 May 2009
- Joyce flags mobile as rural broadband solution
- Pressure for bitstream services over dark fibre mounts
12 May 2009
- Australian regulator takes IT firm to court
- Company gave false assurances of jobs at completion of training, ACCC alleges
12 May 2009
- Privacy watchdog pushes agencies on USB stick security
- Watchdog seeking answers on data security
12 May 2009
- SGI acquisition completed
- Price upped as Rackable seals deal
12 May 2009
- Kiwi disclosure law could boost security, says Symantec
- New SMB survey shows high levels of data loss in ANZ
12 May 2009
- Johns Hopkins says employee stole data for fraud
- Data of 10,000 patients used to obtain fake drivers' licences
12 May 2009
- Windows 7 on track for August release to manufacture
- October on-sale likely for new operating system
12 May 2009
- Heartland breach costs at $12.6m, and counting
- Biggest portion of expenses has been a MasterCard fine
11 May 2009
- Tourism exchange connects seller and buyers in real time
- Real-time bookings take inefficiencies out of industry
11 May 2009
- Sun shareholders file lawsuits over Oracle buy
- Price "unfair and inadequate", suits claim
11 May 2009
- NZ Comms unveils mobile brand, but little else
- Few specifics on August launch given
11 May 2009
- Datasquirt turns itself around
- ASX-listed Kiwi aims for annuity revenue
10 May 2009
- UK deal for Xero
- British Telecom to resell accounting platform
10 May 2009
- UK government to delete DNA profiles from database
- Profiles of 850,000 innocent people to be deleted
10 May 2009
- Sony Ericsson cuts Swedish staff by 400
- 160 employees and 250 consultants cut
10 May 2009
- Most US listed companies ready for XBRL
- Many large public companies have begun complying with the regulator's mandate
10 May 2009
- Unisys offers four-days, slashes contract rates
- Customers seek cost reductions
10 May 2009
- Forum: Mopping up the old IT industry
- Once big names fall by the wayside
10 May 2009
- Cable plan failure disappoints industry
- Increased competition and resilience will have to wait
8 May 2009
- PM says public sector IT way behind
- Video conferencing for Parliament is the way of the future, says PM
8 May 2009
- FryUp: From the telco trenches
- Pirates ahoy, in Parliament, and a bunch of losers
8 May 2009
- Five virtualisation skills enterprises want now
- Despite the recession, good virtualisation staff are in demand
8 May 2009
- FAQ: Desktop virtualisation
- Here's how the technology works and why it might be a fit for your company
8 May 2009
- Microsoft opens virtual desktop options, says analyst
- Licensing changes give enterprises more options
8 May 2009
- Security pros seek talent, feel budget pain
- Money has been cut back, but the worst is over, specialists say
8 May 2009
- User security training 101
- Top security kit means nothing if end users don't act responsibly
8 May 2009
- Oracle will stay in the hardware business: Ellison
- Investment in Sparc processor will continue, CEO says
8 May 2009
- Telecom Q3 profit up 14pc
- Cable dividend boosts result
8 May 2009
- Kiwi David Thodey to head Telstra
- Head of government and enterprise to replace Sol Trujillo
8 May 2009
- Microsoft combines Photosynth, Virtual Earth
- Microsoft is letting people build Photosynths and plot them on a Virtual Earth map
7 May 2009
- UK government presses ahead with ID cards roll out
- Government presses ahead in spite of opposition
7 May 2009
- EU moves to cut mobile phone termination rates
- The EC assaults what it considers to be rip-off mobile costs
7 May 2009
- Plug pulled on second Tasman cable
- Only one compliant tender received
7 May 2009
- Vodafone discontinues action, XT launch delayed
- Telecom's XT to go live by the end of May
6 May 2009
- Amazon launches larger-screen Kindle DX e-reader
- As expected, Amazon.com releases a new version of its Kindle with a bigger screen
6 May 2009
- Micro Focus buys Borland Software for $75 million
- Micro Focus beefs up with the acquisitions of Borland and a business unit of Compuware
6 May 2009
- Open Text acquiring Vignette
- Deal worth about US$310 million in cash and stock
6 May 2009
- Telcos slug it out in High Court
- Judgement expected at noon
6 May 2009
- Vodafone seeks to 'shut down competition'
- In court, Telecom defends its new XT mobile network
6 May 2009
- Telecom knew of XT interference - Vodafone
- Telecom's accelerated launch a 'gamble', says Vodafone
6 May 2009
- Conchords site, Xero win Webbies
- A site built for Flight of the Conchords, Xero and Create an Effect pick up Webby awards
6 May 2009
- Microsoft lays off more workers
- Microsoft cuts as many as 3,000 jobs
5 May 2009
- Telstra simplifies mobile phone interface
- Aussie communications giant Telstra releases a simplified interface for two of its NextG phones
5 May 2009
- Alcatel-Lucent losses grow as revenue shrinks
- Losses more than double
5 May 2009
- Upgrading to XP in Windows 7
- Microsoft launches the beta of "XP Mode," for Windows 7
5 May 2009
- ICT hiring slows, but remains upbeat in Christchurch
- The recession is affecting IT in the South Island less than other industries
5 May 2009
- E-tales: Anti-social behaviour?
- Corporate culture and security back doors
5 May 2009
- SSC clarifies government offshoring policy
- Final version released after ICT vendor criticisms
5 May 2009
- Poor USB control threatens government data
- Some flagship departments holding personal data have poorest practices
5 May 2009
- Orcon cuts staff
- Company prepares for difficult year ahead
5 May 2009
- Google to push Gmail to BlackBerrys
- A new Google Apps feature will push Gmail messages to the BlackBerry client
5 May 2009
- Mobile issues at Dunedin Casino blamed on Telecom's XT
- Call service to 40 BlackBerries disrupted, IT manager says
5 May 2009
- Amazon may launch newspaper reader
- An Amazon event scheduled for Wednesday could launch a newspaper-reading device.
5 May 2009
- Botnet probe turns up 70GB of personal, financial data
- Researchers gain control over a well-known network of hacked computers for 10 days
4 May 2009
- Aussie online job ads slump 50%
- Figures released by the Olivier Group show IT jobs declining as well
4 May 2009
- Is Wolfram Alpha a Google killer?
- Natural language-based web tool takes on Google
4 May 2009
- Facebook targets ANZ advertising
- US exec to be the local face of Facebook
4 May 2009
- Four-phase deployment boosts HealthAlliance service
- Health Board IT service provider cuts costs with service management
4 May 2009
- Opinion: The real test is making sales
- Part four of John O'Hara's start-up guide
4 May 2009
- Vodafone says interference is beyond its control
- Injunction claim says there are no feasible measures for Vodafone to correct problem
4 May 2009
- Broadband digest
- A digest of submissions to the government's broadband plan
4 May 2009
- Kordia warns of broadband risks
- Company emphasises international bandwidth constraints
4 May 2009
- Vodafone expresses doubts about shape of broadband plan
- Company says it's a willing investor, with significant reservations
4 May 2009
- Work continues on Copyright Act
- Reports that work to patch S92A has ceased are incorrect, says ministerial spokesman
3 May 2009
- Hi-tech awards honour Kiwi innovation
- F&P Healthcare takes out supreme award
3 May 2009
- Forum: Talent-plus in evidence at web talkfest
- New Zealand has strong presence in internet brainstorming
3 May 2009
- Interaction vital to the new internet
- Designers have to get their hands dirty to exploit the new internet
3 May 2009
- Pushing the limits of Flash
- Kiwi designers Resn wow the world with Flash
3 May 2009
- Dell announces Dick Smith as its third retail partner
- PC giant Dell inks its third retail partnership in Australia
3 May 2009
- LexisNexis says its data was used by fraudsters
- 32,000 people are affected as criminals use data for fraud
3 May 2009
- Netbook shipments rise sevenfold during Q1
- 'Good enough' computing takes off
3 May 2009
- Fight to legalise iPhone jailbreaking nears
- Apple's will argue that jailbreaking iPhones should not be allowed under US copyright law
3 May 2009
- Kiwi talent shy about products, says Xero developer
- Xero's Philip Fierlinger came from San Francisco to find another vibrant development community
1 May 2009
- FryUp: The great fibre debate
- There's no perfect fibre solution, testing XT - and Windows 7
1 May 2009
- Telecom's XT network passes first tests
- Early results don't disappoint
30 April 2009
- User groups spell out KPIs behind SAP u-turn
- SAP's decision to delay support price increases marks an historic user-group breakthrough
30 April 2009
- Microsoft takes aim at IBM in web campaign
- Microsoft to launche a web campaign targeting IBM's AIX and RISC platform
30 April 2009
- Apple snapping up chip designers
- Apple recruiting at a very senior level
30 April 2009
- ICT teaching model near to public release
- Detail to be released after minister is briefed
30 April 2009
- Opinion: Mobile soap opera drawing to close
- After a colourful and long gestation period, NZ Communications is threatening to launch its mobile network
30 April 2009
- New mobile entrant shifts launch - again
- NZ Communications to launch mobile network in august
30 April 2009
- Culture portal NZLive under fire
- Private sector rival Eventfinder says NZLive.com duplicates its efforts and wastes taxpayer money
30 April 2009
- NZ partners say Oracle buy could end uncertainty for Sun
- Sun/Oracle partners look forward to reassurance over Sun ownership
30 April 2009
- Oracle sued by i2 for patent infringement
- Small SCM company launches suit seeking damages, royalties
30 April 2009
- Literacy solution wins Microsoft Imagine Cup
- Team Think's LearnIT utilises TabletPC technology to assist in learning
30 April 2009
- ProvencoCadmus sells distribution arm to Ingram Micro
- Vantex to be sold to giant distributor, proceeds to go to debt repayment
29 April 2009
- Swedish ISP says it will not store customer IP addresses
- ISP Tele2 has decided not to store customer IP addresses
29 April 2009
- Adobe hosted service enables website updates
- Web content maintenance tool enables less-technical people to update content from any browser
29 April 2009
- SAP first quarter earnings drop 16 percent
- Revenue falls as customers pass on new software
29 April 2009
- Twitter quitters are fleeing the site in droves
- Twitter has a retention problem
29 April 2009
- Archives to streamline document management buys
- Under action plan, Archives will provide assessments and recommendations
29 April 2009
- NZ's S92A failure linked to Aussie ISP copyright case
- Wording in Aussie law almost identical to failed NZ Act
29 April 2009
- Opinion: Building the Great Wall of Fibre - can we deliver?
- The broadband paradigm has changed, but don't ignore the risks
29 April 2009
- Police, DIA boost online child protection programmes
- Hentai cartoons draw prosecutions
29 April 2009
- Sun's revenue drops 20% ahead of Oracle buy
- Quarterly loss to March exceeds last year's
29 April 2009
- Opinion: Fibre benefits are complex and multifaceted
- Each local fibre area has unique dynamics
29 April 2009
- Opinion: All power to the lines companies
- Leadership by lines companies in broadband build an attractive opportunity
28 April 2009
- Leaked ACTA drafts continue to concern
- IT and internet provisions are just subheadings
28 April 2009
- Auckland ticketing project stalled by review
- NZTA reviews procurement process and funding
28 April 2009
- Telstra loses last mile regulator race
- Telstra loses its final appeal to over A$30 last-mile access charge
28 April 2009
- Government issues ultimatum to UK health IT suppliers
- BT and CSC given until November to prove themselves
28 April 2009
- UK government IT suppliers have 'free ride' with taxpayer money
- Many contracts unchecked on value for money, MPs warn
28 April 2009
- TelstraClear: in or out?
- TelstraClear concerned about government's dual role as investor and regulator under broadband scheme
28 April 2009
- Opinion: Reading Telecom
- Are you feeling lucky, punk? Are you?
28 April 2009
- Telecom joins the government's fibre party
- Telecom wants it all in major play for fibre rollout business
27 April 2009
- Low adoption could balloon broadband costs
- If only a quarter adopt fibre, costs will hit $10k per house, says Treasury report
27 April 2009
- ICT body merger talks hit the wall
- Parties disagree over objectives
27 April 2009
- E-purse project sidesteps mainstream banks
- Workingmen and cosmopolitans sport electronic purses
27 April 2009
- EDS to sell Microsoft online services
- Microsoft begins offering customers hosted services in New Zealand
27 April 2009
- Obama pledges 3% of GDP for research
- President Barack Obama boosts scientific research and development
27 April 2009
- Facebook opens up 'activity stream' to external developers
- Facebook will let developers access data from members' activity streams
27 April 2009
- Freeview appoints new GM
- Acting GM replaces Steve Browning
27 April 2009
- Facebook moves ahead with new terms of use
- Facebook moves on terms after a row with users earlier this year
27 April 2009
- Telecom's XT network to launch May 13
- Telecom Twitters the news
26 April 2009
- Ex-Federal Bank worker charged with ID theft
- Federal Reserve employee and his brother charged with identity theft
26 April 2009
- Study: Not replacing laptops can prove very costly
- Not replacing laptops could be a false economy
26 April 2009
- Developers to get Windows 7 RC next week
- Microsoft will offer Windows 7 Release Candidate to developers on April 30
26 April 2009
- ADSL2+ lives fast, dies young
- An explosion in ADSL2+ exchanges in Australia may be short-lived
26 April 2009
- All Blacks tackle fans through social media
- Social media platform mooted for allblacks.com
26 April 2009
- NZ's broadband bill total could hit $7 billion
- Cost study released under Official Information Act
26 April 2009
- TelstraClear invests $10m in 40G upgrade
- Upgrade future-proofs network, TelstraClear says
26 April 2009
- Viability issues flagged in igovt authentication review
- Environment of government authentication project has changed, says State Services Commission
26 April 2009
- UK contractors prefer security over big pay
- Survey reveals longer, lesser-paid contracts preferable
24 April 2009
- Soft skills are vital in today's employment world
- Consensus-builders are in demand, says Dave Willmer
24 April 2009
- SHARK TANK
- Don't type with wet fingers
24 April 2009
- Sun Sparc's future unclear under Oracle
- Company bought Sun for its software, analysts say
24 April 2009
- Users are the losers as Oracle gobbles Sun
- It's not a good outlook for Sun customers, says Jack Gold
24 April 2009
- How to cut server, storage costs effectively
- Research firm suggests money-saving ways to manage those resources
24 April 2009
- VMware debuts internal cloud construction system
- Virtualisation vendor releases OS for the internal cloud
24 April 2009
- Energy efficiency that saves pennies won't fly
- Tiny savings don't make a green-IT project, says Frank Hayes
24 April 2009
- Snuggle your CEO as security budgets tighten
- Good relations key to getting best budget outcome
24 April 2009
- User education key to IT security: Microsoft
- Latest report recommends more awareness
24 April 2009
- Clampdown urged on staff flouting security rules
- Many firms ignorant of staff behaviour, study finds
24 April 2009
- Microsoft's cloud identity platform on track
- Final shipment by end of year, vendor says
24 April 2009
- Identity prominent in Microsoft's security plans
- Forefront to be combined with ID management efforts
24 April 2009
- SSD appliance launched
- Eight times traditional server performance claimed
24 April 2009
- Fujitsu"wind-powered" laptop
- Carbon credits for machines bought
24 April 2009
- OLPC drops AMD chips
- Processors from Via chosen
24 April 2009
- 40 and 100 Gigabit Ethernet set to take off
- The demand is there and the technology is available
24 April 2009
- Rich online apps can learn from old IBM 3270
- The old Big Blue system was like a browser, Tom Yager says
24 April 2009
- SGI was a great place to work, ex-NZ manager says
- Its technology was brilliant, but the market moved on, says SGI veteran
24 April 2009
- SGI asset sale completes unravelling of tech icon
- Purchase by Rackable raises questions from users
24 April 2009
- Interactive maps debut on Tokyo subway
- Icon will show shortest route to destination
24 April 2009
- New memory chip shows promise: researchers
- However, unseating DRAM and NAND is a huge task
24 April 2009
- State Services issues social media guidance
- Govt dept monitor sets conduct code for social networking
24 April 2009
- A perfect storm of tech financials
- IT bellwethers face the worst quarter for IT since the dot-com bust
24 April 2009
- Leading tech companies lay off staff
- Project uncertainty hits technology services sector
24 April 2009
- Yahoo!Xtra surges into profit
- 2008 sees joint venture in the black
23 April 2009
- Feds kickstart rural broadband
- The federal government moves in regional Australia
23 April 2009
- NBN tender inquiry possible
- Australia's Auditor General will not rule-out an investigation into the troubled National Broadband Network (NBN) tender
23 April 2009
- Nokia puts mobile wallet on SIM card
- Nokia announces a phone with support for Near Field Communications on the SIM card
23 April 2009
- FryUp: It's XT
- Telecom shows its hand, a Nokia mystery and Larry goes shopping - again
23 April 2009
- Opinion: Should Telecom seek cash?
- Telecom has $544 million due for repayment this calendar year
23 April 2009
- AMD plans 16-core server chip
- "Interlagos" processor to be released in 2011
23 April 2009
- iPhone calls in strong quarter for Apple
- Mac sales fell, but Apple records a strong second quarter
23 April 2009
- Second Life creates adults only continent
- Mainland to be cleansed, adults get a place to play
22 April 2009
- Judge to extend Microsoft antitrust judgment
- Portions of antitrust settlement extended by 18 months.
22 April 2009
- Telstra replaces Telecom in $1 billion CBA deal
- Bank signs Telstra to supply next generation telecommunications capabilities
22 April 2009
- Yahoo Q1 revenue and profit tumble
- Yahoo's still exceeded financial expectations
22 April 2009
- Aussies, Kiwis enter Google Summer of Code
- Five Kiwis have made the cut for the 2009 Google Summer of Code
21 April 2009
- Analyst: Oracle could axe 10,000 jobs after Sun deal
- Massive rationalisation predicted
21 April 2009
- Google video trial stays in Milan, but fast-track possible
- Judge rejects requests to move the case to Rome or Turin
21 April 2009
- Data transfer rates to jump with Bluetooth 3.0
- Speeds to leap from 3Mbit a second to 24Mbit a second
21 April 2009
- Nokia mystified over criminal bid for old phones
- The mystery why cybercriminals want a discontinued Nokia phone isn't getting any clearer
21 April 2009
- SmartPay balances the books with $490k placement
- Private placement to support balance sheet and acquisitions, the company says
21 April 2009
- Microsoft could be a winner in Sun-Oracle deal
- Deal could push Sun's hardware rivals closer to Microsoft
21 April 2009
- Local companies look to the cloud
- Platform wars likely as cloud computing gains traction
21 April 2009
- Sun deal revives Oracle's Network Computer dream
- Oh to be a fly on the wall in IBM CEO Sam Palmisano's office
20 April 2009
- Can Oracle make sense of Sun's hardware?
- #Deal described as highly complementary
20 April 2009
- Oracle agrees to buy Sun for US$7.4 billion
- Oracle enters hardware market with Sun buyout
20 April 2009
- Wellington upgrades to retain PeopleSoft support
- Upgrade to provide tight financial controls
20 April 2009
- New centre to bridge gap between academia and industry
- NZi3 opens at Canterbury this week
20 April 2009
- New CEO for Maclean Computing
- Chris Maclean succeeds Allan
20 April 2009
- Erskine joins The Icehouse
- Ex-HP and IPFX exec to direct start-ups
20 April 2009
- Kiwi companies honoured by Computerworld US
- Vivid Solutions and Paymark named as Computerworld Honours laureates
20 April 2009
- Web 09: MacHeist founder give tips for community builders
- Event-driven businesses engage users, says John Casasanta
19 April 2009
- Specialist London police squad to tackle business data theft
- Squad joins two others focused on threats to business
19 April 2009
- Google offers top tip to help beat bots
- Google puts a new spin on the 'CAPTCHA' used to control access to websites
19 April 2009
- Sapphire becomes Randstad
- Sapphire Technologies rebrands to take its parent's name
19 April 2009
- Column: The best motivation is unbearable pain
- Part Three of a series on building a valuable IT company
19 April 2009
- Cisco's UCS move has rivals taking stock
- Cisco New Zealand is already approaching potential customers
19 April 2009
- Antitrust regulators won't scrutinise post-Windows 7 OS
- Federal and state regulators strike a deal with Microsoft
17 April 2009
- Sony Ericsson to cut another 2,000 workers
- Sony Ericsson reveals a 35% drop in shipments in the first quarter
17 April 2009
- The Pirate Bay four found guilty
- Each sentenced to a year in prison
17 April 2009
- FryUp: Mobile penetration, ouch
- A beautiful hack, a cosy duopoly and buyers beware
16 April 2009
- Sony's Play TV launch to boost Freeview
- Sony is prepping its PS3 console to join the TiVo in Freeview's attack on Sky
16 April 2009
- NetApp agrees to $128 million gov't contracting fine
- Storage firm agrees to settle charges of contracting fraud
16 April 2009
- Cisco, NetApp join up on Unified Computing System
- Two companies detail a partnership to fill a storage gap in Cisco's Unified Computing System
16 April 2009
- Report: Sun still open to an IBM bid
- Sun is reportedly open to reviving merger talks with IBM
16 April 2009
- PWC recommends 'portfolio' thinking for govt tech
- Consultancy backs aspects of Australian Gershon report
16 April 2009
- The marketing factor
- For ICT firms, marketing ROI is about more than generating sales leads
16 April 2009
- Tough times demand focus from IT firms
- Fronde and Renaissance chart new paths as the downturn hits
16 April 2009
- Dell NZ head takes Australian role
- New NZ country lead sought by PC maker
16 April 2009
- Reports: Yahoo plans more job cuts
- Yahoo could announce another round of layoffs next week, according to reports
15 April 2009
- Hackers hit websites, make security compromises
- Legitimate websites hosting malicious code
15 April 2009
- Seamless design, seamless communication
- For Rembrandt Suits, straightforward communication between the CEO and the CIO aligns IT and the business
15 April 2009
- Unisys tracks increased security concern
- Security index still below all-time high of December 2007
15 April 2009
- Stella Travel ventures into the cloud
- Internal resources redirected to meeting customer needs
15 April 2009
- Broad agreement on NZCS certification a surprise
- Certification could be in place by September
15 April 2009
- Duet marries SAP and Microsoft for ARC
- New joint development integrates SAP and Microsoft applications
15 April 2009
- People Telecom de-lists from NZX after buyout
- Name to disappear from local register after M2 buys all shares
15 April 2009
- EBay plans Skype IPO next year
- Move a further admission that 2005 Skype buy was a blunder
15 April 2009
- Tertiary education body restructures IT
- TEC joins flood of agencies restructuring ICT services
14 April 2009
- Malicious code spikes in '08, Symantec reports
- NZ moves from 52nd in the world to 56th
14 April 2009
- NetSuite wants a piece of large SAP customers' business
- NetSuite tries to woo SAP customers to use its software for new divisions or remote offices
14 April 2009
- Google preps next version of Android
- Developers will see new software development kit
14 April 2009
- One in five PCs still hackable by Conficker
- One-fifth of business computers still unpatched
14 April 2009
- MetService readies web launch
- Service a boost for aviation customers
14 April 2009
- Vodafone selects Optimation for testing
- Multi-year deal could be biggest for testing in NZ
14 April 2009
- Altaine finds lucrative market in fast-food
- Mobile app developer expects to double or triple revenue
14 April 2009
- RSA upgrades data leak prevention suite for NZ
- New data-leak prevention suite adds policy templates for recognising personal information in New Zealand
14 April 2009
- Telco services getting better
- Better deals coming in the form of bundled offers, Commerce Commission says.
14 April 2009
- IT system to clean out immigration 'cowboys'
- Application planned to manage licensing of immigation advisers
14 April 2009
- Forrester: iPhone corporate users happier, more productive
- Three major companies are successfully deploying thousands of iPhones
13 April 2009
- Sun's next step unclear after IBM talks break down
- Sun faces a choice: continue looking for a buyer, change its management - or keep plugging along
13 April 2009
- Tech Mahindra says Satyam brings complementary business
- Tech Mahindra, the company building Telecom NZ's new CRM system, is the highest bidder for troubled Indian outsourcer Satyam
13 April 2009
- Payment Card security activity lifts in ANZ
- September 30 data retention deadline looms
11 April 2009
- After a year of bad blood, Microsoft, Yahoo talking again
- Search and advertising discussions under way, according to reports
11 April 2009
- Conficker botnet could flood web with spam
- PCs turn into junk-mail robots
11 April 2009
- Gen-i, Datacom, Microsoft leading government ICT suppliers
- Eight percent have 'no open source' policy
11 April 2009
- Updated: state sector ICT spend totals $1.9 billion in 2008
- State sector IT spend increases 12% in two years.
9 April 2009
- Storm ahead as SOA and cloud clash
- The move to the cloud may affect SOA governance, James Kobielus says
9 April 2009
- Cloud computing needs better security, interoperability
- Vendors need to put aside their differences and agree on common principles
9 April 2009
- Once-secret 'cloud manifesto' sees light of day
- The document focuses on six principles
9 April 2009
- Microsoft puts cloud over manifesto launch
- Redmond and manifesto writers disagree on issues
9 April 2009
- Private clouds a good first step, say IT pros
- A private cloud is a good way to ease into cloud computing
9 April 2009
- 10% pay cut for Tucci, other EMC execs
- "Challenging global economic environment" cited
9 April 2009
- Boutique consulting firms aren't for everyone
- opinion piece - Perkins is managing partner at IT consulting firm Leverage Partners
9 April 2009
- Emerging technologies make storage easier
- SATA drives, de-duplication and virtualisation are reaping benefits for users
9 April 2009
- Microsoft releases SQL Server '08 service pack
- All fixes and updates since August released
9 April 2009
- Some upgrades makes sense, even in tough times
- opinion piece - Bruzzese is an Exchange 2007 specialist at training provider CBT Nuggets
9 April 2009
- Sun's future uncertain after talks with IBM break down
- Patrick Thibodeau looks at the landscape after the deal was scrapped
9 April 2009
- The reverberating sound of Y2k in 2009
- Comparing Conficker to Y2K is inaccurate, says Frank Hayes
9 April 2009
- FryUp: Overbuild to route around damage
- Telco incumbents should feel a bit silly for killing the goose that's been laying them their golden eggs
9 April 2009
- E-tales: April 1 whoopsie
- The good and the bad of April Fool
9 April 2009
- Forum: Gaps in broadband plan exposed
- Does the business case stack up for private sector investors?
9 April 2009
- Buyers warned over mobile phone website
- Kiwi customer says she paid $599 for a fake iPhone
9 April 2009
- IBM 'non-delivery' cited in GSN project failure
- Report says Big Blue misread the scale and uniqueness of the Government Shared Network
9 April 2009
- New NetGear appliance
- NAS device for SMBs coming
9 April 2009
- Western Digital buys SSD maker
- SiliconSystems acquired
9 April 2009
- Websense hardware device
- Appliance announced
9 April 2009
- Ex-Netscapers tackle cloud storage
- Enterprise-class product announced
9 April 2009
- ARM: Heretic in the church of Intel, Moore's Law
- UK-based chipmaker has plans to take on Intel in netbook and server markets
9 April 2009
- Unix - IT should ask for it by name
- The old OS's openness is its strength, says Tom Yager
9 April 2009
- Google shows off 'eyes-free' touchscreen dialing
- Method will allow the vision-impaired to use smartphones
8 April 2009
- Terabit Ethernet is in sight
- The networking technology will get there, says Sreedhar Kajeepeta
8 April 2009
- IT takes a back seat in shared health system evaluation
- 111-strong HMSC evaluation team studies 30 tender responses
8 April 2009
- Report: cybercriminals have penetrated US electrical grid
- A report says that cyberspies have breached the US electrical grid
8 April 2009
- Dramatic fall in UK IT staff demand, says KPMG
- Fall in demand far less severe than in other sectors
8 April 2009
- FBI claims ISP stole millions from AT&T, Verizon
- Telco giants duped into providing 120 million minutes of service to criminals, says the FBI
8 April 2009
- Google beefs up Gmail for Android and Apple's iPhone
- New web-based version of email service includes a new user interface
8 April 2009
- Researcher's death casts pall over major TCP fix
- Patches expected in June
8 April 2009
- Xero zooms on back of three triumphs
- Share price surges after MYOB founder invests
8 April 2009
- Anti-counterfeiting agreement mirrors S92A
- Veil lifts slightly on ACTA negotiations
8 April 2009
- Femtocell standard is finalised
- The first femtocell standard has been published by the 3GPP
7 April 2009
- Internet-wide problem to be revealed at conference
- Presentation will be as important as the one from security researcher Dan Kaminsky last year, say organisers
7 April 2009
- Analysts: Sun made huge mistake in turning down IBM offer
- IBM threw Sun a rope, says analyst
7 April 2009
- Simpl injects life into Aussie e-script programme
- System streamlines prescription process and boosts accuracy
7 April 2009
- Aussie ISPs hail $43b network announcement
- Broadband customers could see price cuts of up to 40 percent
7 April 2009
- NASA satellite shows Arctic sea on thin ice - literally
- This winter had the fifth lowest total area of the arctic covered by ice since scientists began tracking it 30 years ago
7 April 2009
- Aussie spends A$43 billion to establish National Broadband Network
- Tenders thrown out as government goes it alone through new company
7 April 2009
- Economy forcing 'spoiled' generation to grow up
- Young job-seekers need to become more corporate to compete, say employment experts
6 April 2009
- Report: XP downgraders to receive free Windows 7 upgrades
- Users who buy PCs with Windows XP downgrade will be eligible for Windows 7 upgrade, says website
6 April 2009
- Researchers use nanotech to fight drug addiction, cancer
- Nanoparticles can be used to deliver specific molecules to the brain
6 April 2009
- Sallie Mae plans to return jobs from India to US
- Loan provider Sallie Mae plans to return 2,000 IT and call centre jobs to the US
6 April 2009
- Global positioning
- Tracking systems are a dime a dozen, so finding its value proposition was key to Dunedin's TracPlus
6 April 2009
- Cost of GSN failure could fall with asset sales
- Sale of GSN assets features in telco services tender
6 April 2009
- IBM, Sun unable to reach a deal, report says
- Talks between IBM and Sun Microsystems were near collapse, the Wall Street Journal reports
6 April 2009
- Justice Ministry restructures ICT
- Recruitment firm sought to fill new roles
6 April 2009
- IT security vendors worth following on Twitter
- Many are simply spitting out press releases or patting themselves on the back, writes Bob Brown
6 April 2009
- Attackers exploit critical PowerPoint vulnerability
- Microsoft issues pre-patch security advisory
6 April 2009
- Three spammers sentenced in US for advance fee fraud
- Three men extradited to the US and sentenced to prison
6 April 2009
- Comcast email outage sparks Twitter updates galore
- Comcast.net email went down for potentially millions of subscribers
5 April 2009
- Humans prove weak link in Japanese warning network
- Japan's Em-Net emergency warning network issued false alert
5 April 2009
- Four techs make Unlimited's 'cool companies' list
- Web design, software and weighing technology companies feature
5 April 2009
- RIM sells 50 millionth BlackBerry, stock soars on earnings
- Strong earnings propels stock by over 23% in after market trading
3 April 2009
- IBM sees Conficker hitting 4% of PCs
- IBM says 4% of the computers it has measured are infected by the Conficker worm
3 April 2009
- FryUp: Tweeting Pollies
- Tweeting up, stepping down and plucky Paula
3 April 2009
- 'Shoulder to shoulder' telcos gain one voice
- Telcos form group to argue for return on network investment
3 April 2009
- Forrester now says '09 US IT spend to drop 3.1%
- US IT spending will drop by 3.1% this year, according to Forrester Research.
2 April 2009
- Users to SAP: Enterprise support KPIs need more work
- Delicate negotiation over KPIs underway
2 April 2009
- British hacker's supporters rally at US embassy
- Celebrities join long battle against extradition
2 April 2009
- NZ firm claims browser breakthrough
- Patent awarded for technology in pageQ browser
2 April 2009
- Rackable to buy vanquished SGI
- Former Silicon Valley powerhouse to be sold. Agam Shah reports
2 April 2009
- NZ government CIO resigns after Voco report
- Laurence Millar falls on his sword after awarding closed tender
2 April 2009
- Voco claims vindication in Walter enquiry
- No deliberate wrongdoing found in GSN contracts, says consultancy
2 April 2009
- Finzsoft anticipates $750K loss
- Result significantly worse than last year
2 April 2009
- IT hiring intentions crash in latest Hudson survey
- Recruitment firm's poll of employers shows fewer intend to take on staff
2 April 2009
- Rebstock returns at ComCom
- Former chair to continue in interim telecommunications role
2 April 2009
- BlackBerry opens its own app store
- RIM announces its application store is open.
1 April 2009
- Twitter's recruiting efforts hint at its plans
- Twitter targets search, business partnerships and business intelligence
1 April 2009
- Microsoft launches Windows Server for small businesses in NZ
- Local pricing to be determined by partners
1 April 2009
- CSIRO defeats HP in US court over wi-fi royalties
- Hewlett-Packard effectively ends a four-year-old court case against Australian scientific agency the CSIRO
1 April 2009
- Xero to go on Telstra SaaS platform
- Hosted accounting software vendor inks deal with telco
1 April 2009
- Report: HP may offer Android in netbooks
- Wall Street Journal says Google OS may make transition from phone arena
1 April 2009
- Joyce walks tightrope with broadband strategy
- Crown Fibre Investment Company to invest in 25 regional fibre companies
31 March 2009
- Google goes against the tide, launches VC company
- Google swims against the current with VC launch
31 March 2009
- Fake security software scammers jump on Conficker
- Google's search rankings are being stuffed with links to fake security software
31 March 2009
- China denies cyber spy network charges
- Attack method considered primitive
31 March 2009
- Butchers leaves Lenovo
- IBM/Lenovo veteran joins Tru-Test
31 March 2009
- TUANZ endorses Crown Fibre proposal
- Labour says National's plan is based on its Broadband Investment Fund
31 March 2009
- US convicts first foreigner of phishing
- A Romanian man sentenced to four years in prison for his role in an international phishing operation
31 March 2009
- Symantec warns customers after call centre theft
- About 200 Symantec customers affected by a credit-card data theft at Indian call centre
31 March 2009
- Windows 7 leaks to web third time this month
- As many as 10 different copies of Windows 7 Build 7068 added to BitTorrent
31 March 2009
- Capital DHB seeks management software
- ICT engineers don't have "full visibility", RFP states
31 March 2009
- Sun confirms 1,500 job cuts this week
- The layoffs affect staff at all levels, including vice presidents and directors, says Sun
31 March 2009
- Govt proposes model for broadband investment
- The government to establish a Crown-owned investment company, says Steven Joyce
31 March 2009
- At last, Skype set to launch iPhone application
- Skype to launch a mobile application for the iPhone on Tuesday
30 March 2009
- Qantas axes CIO after 18 months
- Responsibility for technology will fall on executive manager of corporate services and technology
30 March 2009
- UK Parliament IT systems hit by Conficker virus
- A parliamentary spokesperson was unable to say when the anti-virus systems were last updated
30 March 2009
- Sun making deep job cuts this week, analysts say
- Job cuts may include 25% to 50% of Sun's customer-facing staff
30 March 2009
- Opinion: Satellite service matures as rural broadband solution
- Fibre will never be economic for parts of New Zealand - this is where satellite comes into play
30 March 2009
- Opinion: If they build it, will anyone care?
- Telcos are now part of a much larger ecosystem: and this requires new ways of thinking
30 March 2009
- SSC withholds details of igovt security vetting
- No detail given of what types of security threats were considered during evaluations
30 March 2009
- Government IT service shapes up for transfer
- Functions expected to be fully transferred from the SSC to the DIA on June 30
30 March 2009
- Review: Book addresses man-machine boundary
- 'Supersizing the Mind' includes philosophising and practical accounts
30 March 2009
- Opinion: ComCom concerns and W-CDMA rollouts
- If you want to play a rough game, you need to have a tough ref
30 March 2009
- Opinion: ComCom changes a serious user concern
- For telecommunications users, it is now Ross Patterson's fate that will be the crucial signal
30 March 2009
- Phitek signs up United Airlines
- Local audio technology developer adds another major airline to list of customers
30 March 2009
- Web09 to bring digital leaders to Auckland
- Conference about creating great user experiences on the web, says organiser
30 March 2009
- It started with a kiss
- Kiwi Facebook application targets digital goods
30 March 2009
- Govt projects proceed despite cost heat
- Identity Management and Biometrics project moves into new phase
30 March 2009
- Wherefore Woosh as WiMax wobbles?
- Woosh caught between a rock and a hard place, says analyst
30 March 2009
- Vendors, users tepid response to GSN 2.0 proposal
- Aggressive time frame for the replacement project announced at briefing
30 March 2009
- ComCom defers roaming decision
- Decision on price regulation postponed for three months
29 March 2009
- Firefox patches zero-day, hacking contest bugs
- Mozilla has patched two critical bugs in the Firefox browser
29 March 2009
- Google plays down security concerns over Docs
- Google is playing down a security analyst's report
29 March 2009
- Fears of a Conficker meltdown greatly exaggerated
- Researchers say that Conficker will probably not cause much damage on April 1
29 March 2009
- NZ organisations may be victims of Chinese spy op
- Researcher says parts of their report have been redacted while organisations are notified
29 March 2009
- Aussie PCs compromised in suspected Chinese spy op
- No New Zealand-based computers listed in researchers' initial report
29 March 2009
- E-Tales: twins?
- Clouds of unknowing, curious twins and no Gen-i
27 March 2009
- Forum: Telco competition delivers for users
- Vested interests are trying to neuter the Commerce Commission
27 March 2009
- ACTA negotiators flag mandate extension
- Negotiations over secret agreement months from conclusion
27 March 2009
- Emergency IT response team scoped for New Zealand
- NZCERT in development stage, says Centre for Critical Infrastructure Protection
27 March 2009
- Fracture wins South by Southwest web award
- Immersion with client Jasmax reaps its award
27 March 2009
- FryUp: TiVo ructions
- TiVo ructions and some heavy hitters get their coats
27 March 2009
- InternetNZ board resigns en masse
- InternetNZ president relieved at board move
27 March 2009
- Google cuts ANZ staff
- Global cuts reach NZ
27 March 2009
- NZCS extends deadline for certification comment
- High response rate prompts another week for submissions
27 March 2009
- Lawyer offers tips in case of IBM-Sun merger
- IT contract specialist Diana McKenzie gives the lowdown
27 March 2009
- VMware unveils 'cost per app' calculator
- Device enables cost-savings, vendor says
27 March 2009
- Oracle offering scaled-down version of Database Machine
- Feedback from customers prompts move, company says
27 March 2009
- Virtual software appliances get mixed reception
- They're still a radical concept, analyst and BI director say
27 March 2009
- Proper procedures required for PC disposal
- A well-defined process is needed, says Frank Hayes
27 March 2009
- TVNZ resumes regional advertising via SkyTV deal
- Sky TV deal opens regional opportunities for TV One, but TV2 left out
27 March 2009
- A beta tester's view of Cisco's new UCS
- User gives lowdown on experience with new system. Jim Duffy reports
27 March 2009
- Multicore chips pose big challenge for industry
- Many issues arise from using more powerful processors
27 March 2009
- PC set to morph into personal supercomputer
- Multicore chips will change the face of PCs, says Jack Gold
27 March 2009
- Sun says future of servers is in SSDs
- Solid-state drives are the way to go, vendor says
27 March 2009
- Where does Intel's Nehalem get its juice?
- Tom Yager gives the lowdown on the new chip
27 March 2009
- New Extreme tools
- Extender and software suite released
27 March 2009
- SUSE Linux upgraded
- New version released
27 March 2009
- Health buy for Oracle
- Relsys to be acquired
27 March 2009
- Sun supercomputer for Aust met office
- Open source software stack will run 2500-blade facility
27 March 2009
- Google rolls out semantic search capabilities
- Querying gets boost with new technology
27 March 2009
- Net filter to block 'only restricted content'
- Aussie communications minister Stephen Conroy sends mixed messages
26 March 2009
- IBM plans lump-sum severance for those laid off
- Lump-sum payment and counselling feature
26 March 2009
- IBM confirms North America layoffs
- IBM confirms layoffs in global services business
26 March 2009
- Finalists announced for 2009 PwC Hi-Tech Awards
- Hi-tech companies and entrepreneurs celebrated
26 March 2009
- Updated: TiVo comes to NZ
- TVNZ pays $9.8 million plus TV time for stake in platform
26 March 2009
- Wikileaks raided by German police
- Whistleblower site raided after posting leaked Aussie filter lists
26 March 2009
- TVNZ to announce $16 million TiVo buy
- Briefing today expected to confirm investment
26 March 2009
- Facebook caves in to users after revolt over redesign
- The social networking site has been hammered hard by users revolting against the new design
25 March 2009
- Wozniak staves off Dancing elimination, credits fans
- Wozniak credits fans for saving him
25 March 2009
- Report: IBM poised to cut more US jobs
- The reported cuts would be just the latest round made by IBM in recent months
25 March 2009
- Sun chief forges ahead as IBM rumours swirl
- Sun's CEO ignores the IBM acquisition reports and talks about making money from open-source software
25 March 2009
- Dell launches new servers, management tools
- Datacentre war gathers pace as Dell jumps the gun on Intel's Nehalem launch
25 March 2009
- Telecom scores Digital Island as MVNO
- Telecom sticks to guns on retail W-CDMA network access
25 March 2009
- Consumer cost of mobile undertakings is high, says TUANZ
- Mobile termination rates stoush continues
25 March 2009
- Canon NZ finds new MD
- Customer service head promoted
25 March 2009
- Pirate Bay founders to launch new service
- Anonymous VPN service planned
25 March 2009
- No shortcuts to relegislating S92A
- RIANZ CEO says delay is a 'price worth paying'
25 March 2009
- Outcome of acquisition talks unclear for IBM, Sun, customers
- What might IBM do with Sun's developer community and open-source products?
24 March 2009
- Intel freezes salaries across the company
- Salary freeze applies for every employee, including CEO Paul Otellini
24 March 2009
- Conficker's next move a mystery to researchers
- The date April 1 hard-coded into the worm, says researcher
24 March 2009
- VMware to manage virtual machines from mobile phones
- Using vCenter Mobile Access VMware users will be able to manage their infrastructure from mobile phones
24 March 2009
- Ukrainian cybercriminals raked in $10K/day, Finjan reports
- Hackers exploited search engines to redirect 1.8 million web users to a fake antivirus software site
24 March 2009
- Critic of NZ broadband appointed to Telecom board
- Longtome telecomms entrepreneur and professor to take seat
24 March 2009
- Cisco cutting home broadband perks for staff
- Move is part of cost-cutting measures at networking company
24 March 2009
- Skype to run beta of VoIP for business over SIP, IP switches
- Beta open to a limited number of developers
23 March 2009
- Online game company approved for real-world bank
- MindArk is starting a traditional bank, which will be integrated with its virtual world
23 March 2009
- Why even IT pros are demanding Macs
- The reasons for Mac popularity are diverse and steadily increasing, writes Mel Beckman
23 March 2009
- Banned poker sites make joker of ACMA's internet blacklist
- Australia's poker industry now in the firing line
23 March 2009
- IE8 gains market share at Microsoft's own expense
- Gains made come at the expense of the older IE7, says metrics firm
23 March 2009
- Government throws out section 92A
- Delayed implementation now scrapped
23 March 2009
- Provenco Cadmus share price surge prompts NZX inquiry
- Share price doubles within a few days, 731,000 shares change hands
23 March 2009
- Gen-i wins telephony deal at NZ Post
- Ownership of assets to be replaced by outsourced model
23 March 2009
- Feds say iPod repairman stole 9,000 Shuffles from Apple
- Repairman squeezed replacement iPods out of Apple and then sold them
22 March 2009
- Report links Russian intelligence to cyber attacks
- Report on last year's cyber attacks in Georgia concludes that Russian authorities were probably involved
22 March 2009
- BBC says UK credit card information for sale in India
- Nearly all names sold to the undercover BBC team were valid, but most credit card numbers invalid
22 March 2009
- Connecticut man sentenced for e-card scam
- Phishing scheme targeted AOL subscribers
22 March 2009
- Power grid is found susceptible to cyberattack
- Flaws could allow hackers to access the network and cut power
22 March 2009
- Microsoft works to deliver better ads
- Microsoft shows off technologies developed by its adCenter Labs group
22 March 2009
- IBM said to be poring over Sun's contracts
- A merger is still in the cards, suggests newspaper
22 March 2009
- E-health records not enough, experts say
- Adopting electronic health records only a first step to improving US health care, say doctors
22 March 2009
- Gmail lets users hit panic button with 'Undo Send' tool
- 'Undo Send' button designed to hold emails for five seconds
22 March 2009
- Woosh burns through another $21 million
- Growth stalls for wireless internet pioneer
20 March 2009
- FryUp: A directory of depravity
- An Aussie senator's worst case scenario comes true, Twitter goes upmarket and Google buys a fight
20 March 2009
- Ballmer: IBM-Sun deal could help Microsoft
- Deal might give Microsoft a competitive advantage
19 March 2009
- Microsoft launches IE8 final code
- Microsoft beats rival Mozilla in race towards final code
19 March 2009
- Local PC market at lowest ebb in nine quarters
- Steep decline in shipment rate across 2008
19 March 2009
- Government network replacement tender pegged for April
- Government Shared Network will be totally decommissioned by November 30
19 March 2009
- Australia's web blacklist leaked
- Legitimate business sites, Wikipedia pages banned
19 March 2009
- Flying car takes to the skies ... and roads
- 40 people on waiting list to buy the craft
19 March 2009
- Embattled Mac clone maker Psystar launches new model
- Open(3) smaller and slimmer than its predecessor
19 March 2009
- Microsoft blames Azure outage on OS upgrade
- A large number of servers timed out and failed, which brought some applications down, says Microsoft
19 March 2009
- Sun-IBM combo draws mixed views from Java crowd
- Reports that IBM is in talks to buy Sun have the Java community buzzing with hope and angst
19 March 2009
- Woz survives to dance another day
- Woz beats Belinda Carlisle in dance-off
19 March 2009
- ICT reshuffle for Housing NZ
- New roles established as IT re-ordered
19 March 2009
- NBA player allegedly tosses PC monitor at mall
- Sean Williams follows Russell Crowe
18 March 2009
- Discovery sues Amazon over Kindle
- Discovery accuses Amazon of infringing on patent
18 March 2009
- If IBM and Sun merge, watch out Oracle and SAP
- IBM buying Sun Microsystems could change the course of Java
18 March 2009
- Report: IBM is in talks to buy Sun Microsystems
- Global technology giant IBM is in talks to buy Sun Microsystems, reports the Wall Street Journal
18 March 2009
- Mac sales plummet by almost 17%, NPD reports
- PC sales, on the other hand, were up a dramatic 22% year over year
18 March 2009
- New iPhone software has something for businesses
- But some were hoping for more capabilities
18 March 2009
- Survey: Swedes dislike law against file sharing
- 48% of Swedes against the upcoming law
18 March 2009
- Kundra reinstated after leave of absence
- US Federal CIO to keep job after FBI arrests two of his ex-staffers
18 March 2009
- Tomizone launches hotspots in China
- Local wi-fi service provider expects to have 10,000 hotspots in China by end of year
18 March 2009
- Dell takes wraps off sleek Adamo laptop
- Aimed at Apple's MacBook Air, pricing starts at $4,499
17 March 2009
- Windows Azure goes down for early adopters
- Users suffered an overnight outage over the weekend
17 March 2009
- Waledac bot pitches nearby terrorist bombing to dupe users
- Hackers customise bait to recipient's location, says researcher
17 March 2009
- Apple's Woz dances better with broken foot
- From Teletubby to WALL-E in a week
17 March 2009
- Nokia cuts staff by 1,700
- Cuts will be made globally but the largest number of layoffs will be made in Finland
17 March 2009
- Web inventor Berners Lee conned by fake website
- Many positive things about the web, but there are also some nasty things out there, says Berners Lee
17 March 2009
- Companies get checklist on PCI security rules
- 15-page document details a 'prioritised approach' for complying with the rules
17 March 2009
- Microsoft to highlight Silverlight 3 technology
- Microsoft showing it is serious about the rich internet application market, says analyst
17 March 2009
- SAP lays off undisclosed number of workers
- Jobs cut across the board, says spokesman
17 March 2009
- EDS sees opportunity in downturn
- CFOs and CEOs asking CIOs to reduce costs
17 March 2009
- ISPs want regular audit of S92A detection methods
- ISPANZ submission reveals concerns about rights holders' methodology
17 March 2009
- Microsoft's new IE8 'kill switch' not enough, says Opera
- Option to block IE from loading prompted by recent antitrust action, speculate some
16 March 2009
- Westpac in trouble for unsolicited marketing calls
- The bank has been issued a formal warning
16 March 2009
- Cisco enters server market with Unified Computing System
- Virtualisation technology, blade servers aimed at helping enterprises develop 'next-gen' datacentres
16 March 2009
- BBC in hot water for hiring botnet
- BBC believed to have paid for the privilege of using real botnet
16 March 2009
- Microsoft promises update on expansion of CRM Online
- Microsoft purposely taking its time rolling out the on-demand application
16 March 2009
- Trade Me rolls out network control
- Trade Me needed scalability to meet growing traffic demands, says head of infrastructure
16 March 2009
- Now is the right time for developers, says expert
- The economy is down but start-ups can still take off
16 March 2009
- E-tales: That Woz the week that Woz
- Will viewer votes save the 'Teletubby'?
16 March 2009
- Opinion: A gallop, a trot, to buy meat for the pot
- Being first is not as important as being right when choosing your market.
16 March 2009
- Version control behind $600m blowout
- Someone in Inland Revenue simply pulled up the wrong spreadsheet, says conference delegate
16 March 2009
- Doc management not just about regulation, conference told
- Plenty of positives in having more efficiently organised records, say speakers
16 March 2009
- Right Hemisphere joins PLM Alliance
- Relationship with SAP gives Right Hemisphere strong connection to global customer base, says CTO
16 March 2009
- Feature: CRM breaks out
- CRM is reborn with new channels, superior services - and lower costs
16 March 2009
- Virtualisation slashes costs and truancy for school
- One computer for every two children at Glenavon primary school
16 March 2009
- Q&A: RIANZ chief backs 'robust' detection methods
- We won't get it wrong on s92A investigation, says RIANZ chief
16 March 2009
- FutureSelves helps Glasgow adjust to change
- Software maps out how a person sees his or herself in the future
16 March 2009
- Kundra takes leave of absence from federal CIO post
- Leave follows arrest of Washington DC CTO office staffers
16 March 2009
- Child porn threat used to push S92A
- Student newspaper busts video chain petition
16 March 2009
- SmartPay to acquire All Talk
- SmartPay buys business of small telecomms provider
16 March 2009
- CIO sought for railways
- New role created to oversee IT as KiwiRail joins group
16 March 2009
- Redundancy costs push Kordia deeper into red
- SOE warns over more unbudgeted costs if NZ business doesn't turn around
16 March 2009
- Conficker.C variant set for April 1st surprise, CA says
- Conficker will generate 50,000 URLs daily to hide where it gets instructions from, says threat research director
15 March 2009
- Mahalo CEO hired convicted botnet leader
- The founder and CEO of search engine start-up Mahalo.com defends his employment of a botnet baron
15 March 2009
- Bribery case creates possible IT security nightmare in D.C.
- DC's top information security official is being held without bail
15 March 2009
- Study: Microsoft US search share hits 12-month low
- Share of searches falls to a record low according to Comscore
15 March 2009
- Forum: The urge to share breaks out all over
- Councils and health boards push for shared systems
15 March 2009
- Law Society voices its criticisms of S92A
- Submission to Code of Practice says law should be relegislated
15 March 2009
- Auckland Cup outage prompts investigation
- Biggest racing day of the year hit by outage
15 March 2009
- Obama administration says treaty text is state secret
- NZ in negotiations over secret anti-counterfeiting trade deal
14 March 2009
- Health Collaborative reassures local vendors
- DHB group warns it will not engage over a planned software project outside of an RFI process
14 March 2009
- Ex-CEO leaves Diligent
- Brian Henry to "pursue other opportunities"
13 March 2009
- US Army tries out Salesforce.com in recruiting
- CRM vendor used in hiring programme
13 March 2009
- A coherent approach to customer satisfaction
- Companies now have a much closer relationship with customers
13 March 2009
- Best iPhone apps for SFA, CRM, and BI
- Many now support the popular device
13 March 2009
- New app deepens Salesforce-Facebook possibilities
- Facebook users will be able to use Salesforce via Appirio
13 March 2009
- Salesforce's latest homes in on content, collaboration
- Salesforce release adds content-delivery and salesperson social networking
13 March 2009
- IBM links Web 2.0, CRM
- Workflow and other features offered
13 March 2009
- Zoho gains single sign-on across entire suite
- 20 suites and programs now have that capability
13 March 2009
- SugarCRM plans new marketing, partner management tools
- SugarCRM lays out its road map for the year
13 March 2009
- 'Dynamic' businesses will survive recession
- Business apps customers reassured at conference
13 March 2009
- Gartner: CRM investment stable in 2009
- Many businesses in Europe will get CRM systems, research firm says
13 March 2009
- BNZ exec to become NAB CIO
- Adam Bennett appointed CIO of Australian bank
13 March 2009
- FryUp: Last of the Amigos
- The last amigo goes, TelstraClear says no, Microsoft magic and a spam alert
13 March 2009
- Upgrade takes down Westpac ATMs
- Fault replicates taking system down for six hours
13 March 2009
- Icehouse appoints entrepreneur as chairman
- Director Greg Cross steps up to role
13 March 2009
- ERP sees no let-up in demand for staff
- Still strong demand for functional consultants and others
13 March 2009
- SHARK TANK
- Salesman takes a liberty
13 March 2009
- Has IT process standardisation gone too far?
- Operations management professor says yes
13 March 2009
- Australian science body reaps benefits of ITIL
- Framework allows IT at ANSTO to operate more effectively
13 March 2009
- Consumer tech at work a threat and an opportunity
- It's here to stay so get used to it, says Frank Hayes
13 March 2009
- 'Plug computers' plugged as next big thing
- Gadget can turn USBs and hard drives into NAS devices, maker claims
13 March 2009
- Google OS will be on netbooks by year's end
- Android is a great value proposition, says Steven J Vaughan-Nichols
13 March 2009
- AMD's Istanbul chip is a breakthrough
- New chip has real benefits for IT, says Tom Yager
13 March 2009
- Novell links tools
- Management and virtualisation connected
13 March 2009
- New Sun processor
- Rock server chip coming
13 March 2009
- Oracle SaaS product
- On-demand ERP comes closer
13 March 2009
- Windows 7 features added after customer feedback
- Focus groups ensure mistakes of Vista aren't repeated
13 March 2009
- FBI raids former office of Obama CIO appointee
- Washington DC CTO office staffer on bribery charges, Kundra not target of raid
13 March 2009
- Apple plans iPhone 3.0 preview next week
- Apple announces it will preview new iPhone software on March 17
12 March 2009
- After Gmail, Google wants to search your voice mail too
- Google has begun testing a service to make voice mail messages searchable
12 March 2009
- Yellow, Skype team for trial
- Yellows digital push continues with partnership
12 March 2009
- Microsoft puts the kibosh on Facebook worm Koobface
- MSRT can now seek and destroy Koobface components aimed at social networkers
12 March 2009
- Dell cuts staff worldwide
- Dell cuts staff worldwide in a cost-cutting measure
12 March 2009
- Woz strikes back at 'Dancing' judges
- Judges 'not in tune' with the public, says Steve Wozniak
12 March 2009
- Web Genome Project offers web search alternative
- The Web Genome Project announcement comes on the heels of ad news from Google
12 March 2009
- Sam Morgan rescues iVistra
- Company renamed Vis Fleet
12 March 2009
- Twittering on
- Business taps ready-made communities
12 March 2009
- Scottish hospitals in emergency recovery after IT virus
- Hospital services knocked out by a computer virus
11 March 2009
- One third of people use 'same password' for every login
- Password patterns a high security risk for businesses, a survey finds
11 March 2009
- Google will let people choose how its ads target them
- Site visits and interest categories feature
11 March 2009
- Bad Symantec update leads to trouble
- Norton users confused after Symantec sent out an unsigned program to users
11 March 2009
- Police force loses 'unencrypted' investigations memory stick
- Missing memory stick contains information on hundreds of police investigations
11 March 2009
- Gmail down; outage could last 36 hours for some people
- It could take 24 to 36 hours to restore all affected accounts, says Google
11 March 2009
- Microsoft patches Windows DNS, kernel flaws
- Microsoft fixes flaws in Windows kernel, SChannel and DNS server software
11 March 2009
- TelstraClear bails from copyright code talks
- The code will not solve copyright issues, says TelstraClear
11 March 2009
- CIO gets nine-and-a-half years jail
- Former Otago District Health Board CIO Michael Swann sentenced
11 March 2009
- Hitachi pleads guilty, to pay fine in LCD price-fixing probe
- Hitachi Displays pleads guilty, joins LG, Chunghwa and Sharp.
10 March 2009
- Dancing Woz debuts, receives lowest score
- Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, receives the lowest score of the night on Dancing with The Stars
10 March 2009
- 'Spam King' resurfaces, linked with SMS campaign
- Vodafone customers targeted via SMS
10 March 2009
- Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi upgrades website
- New website aims to grow enrolments and enhance communication
10 March 2009
- Report: Apple to launch Snow Leopard OS June 8
- At WWDC last year, Apple confirmed that Snow Leopard would launch 'in about a year'
10 March 2009
- DOJ: EMC paid kickbacks, overcharged US agencies
- EMC denies any wrongdoing
10 March 2009
- Data about presidential helicopter leaked via P2P
- Monitoring company found classified information in a shared folder on a computer in Iran
10 March 2009
- Fairfax Business Group websites lead for online buyers
- CIO, Reseller and Computerworld take top three spots
10 March 2009
- Revell takes leave from Zintel
- MD to focus on short-term health issues, company says
9 March 2009
- TiVO to become an ISP in Australia
- Strategy may shed light on TVNZ's plans
9 March 2009
- Charges beefed up against alleged Sarah Palin hacker
- David Kernell arraigned on four felony charges
9 March 2009
- Mozilla bumps up Firefox 3.1 to 3.5
- The '3.1' moniker didn't properly reflect the amount of new features, say developers
9 March 2009
- No more police raids: China and Europe agree to talk
- Negotiation over technology licensing continued at this year's Cebit trade show
9 March 2009
- IPv6 fails to reach 5 percent of internet
- The world is expected to run out of IP addresses by 2012
9 March 2009
- Apple reseller shuts doors as capital falls short
- The Bay store seeks investors in a bid to reopen
9 March 2009
- Transport body seeks CIO
- Roading agency to appoint IT chief
9 March 2009
- Unpatched PDF bug poses growing threat, say researchers
- Bug much more dangerous than first thought, say security researchers
8 March 2009
- Security needs to be 'baked in' say experts
- You wouldn't buy a car and then buy airbags from another vendor, so why do it with software, says expert
8 March 2009
- Botnet ringleader gets 4 years in prison for stealing data
- Former security researcher stole usernames, passwords and financial data
8 March 2009
- Microsoft: No patch for Excel zero-day flaw this week
- Three security updates due on Tuesday will not fix Excel flaw
8 March 2009
- California's data breach law may get an update
- The senator who co-authored breach notification law proposes updated legislation
8 March 2009
- Symantec identifies third Downadup/Conficker variant
- New variant appears to behave more like a Trojan than a worm
8 March 2009
- Microsoft: Enterprises will self-host Windows Azure someday
- Azure is expected to be released later this year
8 March 2009
- Facebook adds chat to apps, foresees adoption jump
- New live chat capability to make programs more appealing and boost usage, says Facebook
8 March 2009
- IDC: Storage revenues drop, but capacity shipped grows
- Total storage capacity rising 40% to 60% a year
8 March 2009
- Microsoft contractor drops protest against pay cuts
- Contractor decided he didn't want to become a labour organiser
8 March 2009
- The next chapter for Sonar6
- The new version of Sonar6's performance and talent management software is pitched at small businesses.
8 March 2009
- Local stores would boost your brand, partners tell Microsoft
- NZ not listed for Microsoft 'immersion experience'
8 March 2009
- Microsoft confirms IE8 kill switch in Windows 7
- Users will be able to remove Internet Explorer 8, as well as several other apps, from Windows 7
7 March 2009
- FryUp: Neigh worries for Sun
- Horrific internet crime, Jonathan Schwartz' fireside chat and TiVO madness
6 March 2009
- SSC plans briefings on GSN replacement
- Consultancy Voco providing services to new tender process
5 March 2009
- White House changes course, appoints its first federal CIO
- The District of Columbia's CTO, Vivek Kundra, becomes the federal government's first CIO
5 March 2009
- Microsoft pitches Surface to new markets
- 'Oprah Effect' could open doors for new model computer
5 March 2009
- Schwartz: Not worried about Sun's future
- CEO Jonathan Schwartz blogs Sun's prospects
5 March 2009
- Storage to see small spending increase: survey
- Other areas of technology to see decline, study finds
5 March 2009
- Nvidia mulls x86 chip for low-cost computers
- The move would step up the rivalry with Intel
5 March 2009
- Microsoft not hurting Creative Suite, Adobe CTO says
- Only the economy, not competition from Microsoft's Expression, is dampening sales, says Adobe
5 March 2009
- Mozilla slates overdue Firefox 3.1 beta for March 10
- Work on Beta 3 comes to a close this week, says Mozilla
5 March 2009
- Been there, done that
- Q&A with Jon MacDonald, CEO of Trade Me
5 March 2009
- Fish and chips
- Is IT intimate with the business?
5 March 2009
- IBM names new MD
- Jennifer Moxon to lead IBM NZ
5 March 2009
- Recruit IT completes Agility buy
- The buy gives Recruit IT exposure to major corporate user organisations, says director
5 March 2009
- Facebook: promo Pages, personal profiles to converge
- Changes exciting because they will let people share more information, says Mark Zuckerberg
5 March 2009
- TVNZ to buy TiVo share, claims report
- Australian website claims TVNZ to buy stake from the Seven network
4 March 2009
- Microsoft releases Vista SP2 RC to public
- The RC can be downloaded in versions for both 32- and 64-bit systems
4 March 2009
- D-Link and Tomizone join hands
- NZ's Tomizone joins D-Link's Global Alliance Programme for solution partners
4 March 2009
- Yahoo CEO likes Google Maps better than Yahoo Maps
- Potential new negotiations with Microsoft to be completely private, says Carol Bartz
4 March 2009
- Judge kicks notorious spammer off Facebook
- Restraining order bars alleged spammers from accessing Facebook's network
4 March 2009
- Mobile phone sales drop nearly 5% in Q4; up overall in '08
- Decline in Q4 sales for the top five mobile phone vendors, says Gartner
4 March 2009
- Apple jump-starts Nehalem launch for Intel
- Apple announces two workstations with the upcoming processors
4 March 2009
- NZICT Group finds CEO
- Brett O'Riley to lead ICT vendor group
4 March 2009
- SAP cuts ANZ jobs, won't reveal local figures
- Company has policy of not breaking out NZ figures
4 March 2009
- Swords drawn over Conan copyright
- New Zealand public domain law threatened
3 March 2009
- Stop whining about economy, says Schwarzenegger
- We have to be part of the solution, not part of the problem, says California governor
3 March 2009
- Justice Dept. intervenes in EMC pricing suit
- The storage vendor accused of overcharging the government for products and services
3 March 2009
- Xtra fined after claiming ComCom endorsement
- Inadequately-trained staff gave wrong impression to customers, court finds
3 March 2009
- IT must invest its way out of crisis, say leaders
- Government target: Internet access at 1Mbit/s available to everyone in Germany next year
3 March 2009
- Jade posts positive results for 2008 year
- Financial indicators up for local software vendor
3 March 2009
- ICANN president to step down
- Paul Twomey will not renew his contract for another three-year term
3 March 2009
- Vendors see future in iPhone business applications
- Cebit exhibitors show that the popular device isn't just for consumers
3 March 2009
- Nortel reports US$2.1B loss as revenue falls by 15%
- The company has filed for Chapter 11 protection from creditors
2 March 2009
- Gmail outage caused by rogue code
- Rogue software caused a datacentre in Europe to become overloaded
2 March 2009
- Cebit sees sharp decline in exhibitors
- Numbers down 26% on last year, organisers say
2 March 2009
- Opinion: Commerce Commission, take a bow
- The Commerce Commission takes more than its share of criticism
2 March 2009
- Opinion: Business reprieved by copyright delay
- Use the breathing space to ensure compliance
2 March 2009
- Juniper ANZ bullish despite flat global forecast
- Current trends in enterprise networking play to Juniper's strengths, says CEO
2 March 2009
- Understanding the new digital natives
- Vodafone runs Youth Technology Forum in Auckland and Wellington
2 March 2009
- Opinion: Reflecting on a remarkable week
- The internet has not just changed our businesses and our social lives, it has now changed how our democracy works
2 March 2009
- Opinion: Castalia report - right diagnosis, wrong prognosis?
- It is hard to justify a one-size-fits-all FttP approach
2 March 2009
- Australian content filter pilots debunk critics
- Participants say filtering debate is a 'storm in a teacup'
2 March 2009
- E-tales - S92A: the SaaS threat
- Copyright law could have very chilling effect on local SaaS providers
2 March 2009
- Fujitsu to buy Telstra IT division
- Australian telco says IT services "no longer core to strategy"
2 March 2009
- 2020 Trust, Microsoft target PC-free households
- Over 100,000 families with school-age children do not have internet-connected computer
2 March 2009
- Kill the trolls and keep tasks simple
- Creator of Fray.com gives tips on crowdsourcing
2 March 2009
- Auckland's Watchdog helps filter Aussie internet
- Watchdog International part of trials by the Australian federal government
2 March 2009
- Opinion: Kiwi Foo free and frank
- The global economic meltdown and the copyright catastrophe in New Zealand dominated this year's Foo Camp
2 March 2009
- NZ company takes Aussie security international
- Police surveillance powes create business opportunities
2 March 2009
- Carter Holt consolidates analysis to Business Objects
- SAP Business Objects chosen over Microsoft
2 March 2009
- Tech forces surveillance rethink
- Bill seeks to clarify the legality of using surveillance devices
2 March 2009
- DNA algorithm predicts human behaviour
- Three pilots underway with US car insurance giants
2 March 2009
- Initiatives shelved as Renaissance profit plummets
- Digital Media and online data insurance discontinued, optimism about education division
2 March 2009
- Exposed website a reminder for use of multiple passwords
- Breach blamed on the website's security system
1 March 2009
- Finger print scanners latest weapon for NSW police
- 500 scanners expected to be rolled out by June
1 March 2009
- UK declines to prosecute hacker wanted in US
- Gary McKinnon still fighting his extradition to the US
1 March 2009
- Obama's budget blueprint increases tech spending
- Increased tech spending in several agencies
1 March 2009
- RoamAD sold to global wireless provider
- Auckland-based wi-fi firm bought by Xiocom
27 February 2009
- Salary survey strikes a hopeful note
- US IT pay to increase this year, survey finds
27 February 2009
- Microsoft lets laid-off workers keep overpayment
- Ex-employees get to keep surplus redundancy money
27 February 2009
- SHARK TANK
- Helpdesk's patience gets tested
27 February 2009
- HP to distribute, support Solaris
- Expanded partnership announced
27 February 2009
- The key to BI is talk, not tech: Gartner
- Research firm says software alone won't achieve goals
27 February 2009
- Facebook fiasco has lessons for IT departments
- Ownership of data brings up many issues, says Frank Hayes
27 February 2009
- Mozilla launches web-based code editor effort
- Open standards and better developer productivity are aims
27 February 2009
- iPhone apps let users control Amazon cloud services
- Amazon web services management for Apple phone coming
27 February 2009
- Researchers outline cloud computing obstacles, opportunities
- Vendors need to overcome a litany of obstacles, researchers say
27 February 2009
- Moonlight 1.0 puts Silverlight on Linux
- open-source implementation announced
27 February 2009
- Microsoft lashes out at Adobe over Silverlight comments
- Adobe VP "living in fantasy world", MS Silverlight director says
27 February 2009
- Snakebite network readied for open source projects
- Network to provide tools to boost open source development
27 February 2009
- Avoiding the high cost of bad code
- Scope creep and extra costs can be problems
27 February 2009
- Microsoft cuts contractor pay
- 10%-15% rate reduction for non-permanent staff
27 February 2009
- FORUM: Delay in copyright a small victory
- Law delayed, but issues surrounding section 92a remain
27 February 2009
- FX Networks completes $17m fibre rollout
- 680km laid in past year, company says
27 February 2009
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