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  • Automatic Backup coming to an SD Card near You

    Backing up your laptop files is fast becoming like an unfinished home renovation project, you know you should do it but it keeps getting put off. SanDisk might not be able to finish your extensions, but they have come out with a nifty new ...

  • UK Government Hit by Another Data Leak

    The security of UK government data is again under scrutiny after a disc containing highly confidential information belonging to the British Government Home Office somehow found its way into the body of a laptop sold on eBay.

  • Six Botnets Send 85% of Spam

    According to the net security firm Marshall, a mere six botnets are responsible for a whopping 85 percent of the world's spam in February.

  • OOXML Vote Breeds Uncertainty

    The latest chapter in the ongoing OpenDocument (ODF) and Office Open XML (OOXML) saga was written on Friday as an international standards delegation came together to vote on whether or not Microsoft’s format should be approved an ISO stand...

  • Sun Releases New Archiving Goodies

    Sun has released three new additions to its open archive solutions, namely a scalable, energy-efficient midrange modular library, a fourth-generation fast-access tape drive and enhancements to its multi-tiered archive appliance.

  • Microsoft Announces Tsunami of Enterprise Products

    After many years of development and months of tinkering, Microsoft has finally unveiled its enterprise lineup, showcasing a wave of products including Windows Server 2008, Visual Studio 2008 and SQL Server 2008 in the largest enterprise pr...

  • Who’s Afraid of Virtualisation?

    According to a new Netuitive survey, VMware users are unhappy with current management tools, with 94 percent admitting they aren’t confident using the tools the use to manage virtual environments.

  • Skills Shortage Slows ICT Growth

    According to a new report from the Australian Computer Society (ACS), IT&T growth down under is being stymied by chronic skills shortages.