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  • HP buys ApplQ to improve storage management

    Hewlett Packard has agreed to buy ApplQ, which specialises in open storage area network management and storage resource management technologies, for the purpose of improving the management of servers and storage for enterprise customers.

  • Aussie Defence hits accounts target

    The Australian Department of Defence has unveiled a new imaging solution that uses optical character recognition to boost it accounts payable administration processes.

  • Desktops become prime target of security attacks

    Hackers are beginning to attack applications on desktops rather than making multipurpose attacks on enterprise perimeters, according to a new report that analysed source of Internet threats in the world between January 1 to June 30, 2005.

  • Wireless sensors receive boost in reach

    New software has been created to allow organisations to use wireless sensors to gain greater control over networks, which could be advantageous for applications used for national security, industrial automation or environmental monitoring.

  • Banking on integrity

    Australia's banking community received an unwelcome reminder of how their IT systems can backfire on them when the National Australia Bank's (NAB) system failure allowed unauthorised foreign exchange trading to take place which cost the ba...

  • Aussies should embrace global outsourcing

    The Australian ICT industry and State and Federal governments have been advised to take advantage of fresh potential for knowledge-based global outsourcing or miss out on billions of dollars of offshoring business.

  • Security boost promised for sensitive data

    IBM has released its latest mainframe computer, with advanced encryption features to ensure that sensitive information stored in places such as medical and financial institutions, can be kept secure at all times.