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  • RFID Growing Into Information Security Risk

    According to the European Parliament's technology assessment task force, as RFID technology becomes more ubiquitous the threat to personal privacy and security is increasing in tandem.

  • SSD Use to Grow Phenomenally by 2011

    New research by the market research firm In-Stat has found that while solid state drives (SSD’s) still have a way to go before mainstream adoption, the market for the next generation storage technology is set to undergo spectacular growth ...

  • EMC Updates Centera

    EMC has introduced its latest Centera content addressed storage (CAS) system claiming that it now uses 67 percent less power while storing 50 percent more data than ever before.

  • IBM Acquires DataMirror

    In a CA$170 (AU$187) million deal, IBM has acquired DataMirror Corporation and its data identification and capture technology, giving big blue’s information management services a significant boost.

  • Japanese Government Embraces Open Source

    Japan has become the latest country to have its government openly embrace the OpenDocument format, making a shift to a new policy structure that favours open source solutions over proprietary.

  • Survey Says: Green IT Gathering Momentum

    According the Sun Microsystems, two thirds of businesses have environmental or green practices in place, yet there is a significant difference between the green business practices of businesses and what’s actually going on in the IT department.

  • EMC, Cisco and Microsoft Partner

    EMC, Cisco and Microsoft have announced that they are forming a new alliance to offer a comprehensive and secure end-to-end information sharing architecture for government agencies.

  • 1 Billion Been and Gone

    HP has announced it has recycled at least 1 billion pounds of electronics this year, while also taking a stab at the recycling habits of its closest competitor, IBM.

  • Politicians Overlook Online Technology in Race for Votes

    Despite high-profile pollies such as Malcom Turnbull, Joe Hockey and Kevin Rudd moving into online venues such as MySpace and Facebook as a means of promotion, the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) believes that Australian...