The US Justice Dept has launched an inquiry into a consortium led by Sony & Matsushita Electric about their anticompetitive moves to be the standard-setter for next-generation optical storage discs.

A new report by the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development has exposed the dire conditions that people in the developing world have to put up with when working in computer production.

IBM has introduced a new device for linking existing storage networks that it says affords users the opportunity to maximise their storage hardware investments.

The MyDoom mass-mailing virus looks set to spread throughout computer programmes for maybe months and years.

EMC has unveiled the industry's most comprehensive set of storage services that help customers plan, build and manage their information technology more cost-effectively and protectively, throughout its lifecycle.

Voters in Queensland will be able to easily identify where the major political parties stand on the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry ahead of the election, thanks to the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA).

The new Arkeia Server Backup is specifically designed for businesses and enterprise departments which rely on local backups to a single tape drive.

A recent report by the IDC has revealed that 70 percent of the respondents believe that the future of software depends on standards.

Vignette has bought Tower Technology for US$80 million to bring together their expertise in content management, collaboration and portal solutions with Tower Technology's integrated enterprise document and records management solutions.