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Cultivating charitable computing

OLPC isn't the only charitable effort, as vendors pursue different paths to philanthropy.
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Laying the foundations for a Digital Economy
16/06/2008 14:27:24
Stephen Conroy, the Federal Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, details the Rudd Government's plans for the Digital Economy. More...

Cover story: Hyperconnectivity or bust
10/04/2008 15:19:32
Demand for fast mobile communications is growing, and network providers are jostling for your corporate business. More...

A new approach to ICT
19/02/2008 12:39:35
"You want to know the difference information and communication technologies make? Try to live without them." More...

The Web's security seams set to burst
19/02/2008 11:58:21
Social networkers' haste to post personal data has cybersharks circling More...

Stopping malware that mutates on demand
19/02/2008 11:55:21
Antivirus vendors are struggling to contain polymorphs that evade traditional scans More...

Internet security: just wishful thinking?
19/02/2008 11:37:09
Malware, adware, viruses and spam continue to assail users everywhere as the Internet continues to be a dangerous place - and it's getting worse. While security vendors struggle even to stay in touch with an accelerating tide of threats, professional criminals are gainfully exploiting millions of computers, governments and businesses are recruiting specialised hackers to wrest away others' secrets and malware writers are winning their war. The extent of Australian computer crime is hard to gauge as there's no requirement for it to be reported. However, the fact that more than a billion dollars was spent on trying to find and seal holes in the security fences here and in NZ shows that the problem has got industry attention. In this survey our writers here and overseas look at the panoply of dangers out there, what is being done to create a bulwark against them - and where the battles have simply been lost. There's little to cheer looking down the security road for the next year; elsewhere in this issue, Neil McAllister looks at the top 25 technoflops of all time. Security came out at the top of his list. More...

Spurring value creation in IT services
04/01/2008 20:20:55
The founder and chairman of Satyam, Ramalinga Raju, details the philosophy that has underpinned the company's rapid ascent through the ranks of the world's top IT services providers More...

Down the technology track in 2008
04/01/2008 04:29:53
We take a look over the horizon at what ICT might offer, what it means to those who use it, and those who have to care for it More...

Collabronauts: collaboration and the cyberspace race
23/10/2007 23:51:17
Networks are the new constellations, where ICT must boldly go More...

Blended learning creates a heady brew
23/10/2007 23:46:46
New technology serves extra courses to students and workers More...

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