IBM’s Websphere Application Server, a key building block for Services Orientated Architecture (SOA) has smashed a key industry benchmark for scalability and performance.

The NSW Police Force is preparing the launch a CCTV register today, pooling information from indoor and outdoor CCTV cameras into a central database for access by police across the state.

The City of Sydney libraries in Glebe, Customs House, Newtown, Ultimo and Haymarket are all up and running with free wireless internet access in a trial designed to test the waters of a European-style implementation on Australian shores.

The office of Shadow Communications Minister, Bruce Billson has released a statement attacking the Labor government’s plan to use the $2 billion Communications Fund to pay for its broadband bills.

Dell has announced plans to acquire the online email archiving and management services supplier MessageOne in a cash deal for $US 155 million ($AU 171 million), Ovum comments on the acquisition and what it means for the hardware provider.

The browser warfare shows no signs of letting up as Mozilla continues on its fast paced development cycle for Firefox by unveiling another public beta release, this time of Beta 3 version 3.

The world’s largest software company has announced the Amalga family of enterprise-class health information system solutions.

Sun Microsystems has announced the addition of 14 new applications in the Network.com Application Catalogue, along with a new partner program.

Remote monitoring provider, Opengear have scored a major contract with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) to provide console servers for use at all Australian posts overseas.

IBM’s X-Force division has released its latest security report, which shows a rise in the sophistication of attacks, with a surprising fall in the average message size of spam.