Tuesday | 2 December, 2008
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Google Earth used by terrorists in India attacks 02 December, 2008 09:42:00
Terrorists used Google Earth to plan Mumbai attacks, say police officials.The terrorists that attacked various locations in south Mumbai last week used digital maps from Google Earth to learn their way around, according to officials investigating the attacks. - +
Global Internet project offers snapshot of Aussie Internet use 02 December, 2008 16:26:00
Survey finds strong reliance on Internet for study purposes, but only half believe information is reliable.The World Internet Project has released the results of its first ever global survey of Internet use. - +
IE share slips under 70 percent, Firefox surges past 20 percent 02 December, 2008 07:30:00
Rising unemployment also bodes ill for IE, says Net ApplicationsThe market share of Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) dropped under the 70 percent mark last month for the first time since Web metrics vendor Net Applications started keeping tabs on browsers, the company said Monday. - +
Windows market share dives below 90 percent for first time 02 December, 2008 08:36:00
Posts biggest one-month drop in the past two years; Mac OS X gains groundMicrosoft's Windows OS last month took its biggest market share dive in the last two years, an Internet measurement company reported Monday, erasing gains made in two of the last three months and sending the operating system's share under 90% for the first time. - +
Apple's iPhone gets Linux 02 December, 2008 08:43:00
Linux 2.6 kernel has been ported to Apple's iPhone platform, with support for the first and second generation iPhones, says blogger.Hackers have managed to load Linux on to Apple's iPhone. - +
Amazon offers online database service for free 02 December, 2008 11:55:00
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Monday began offering its online database service free of charge to extend the service to more users.Amazon Web Services (AWS) has opened its online database service for public beta testing and said a certain level of usage will be free, at least for now. - +
Microsoft and Yahoo dismiss report of search deal 02 December, 2008 07:50:00
Microsoft and Yahoo have dismissed a report that they're in discussions to sell Yahoo's online search business for $20 billion.Microsoft and Yahoo have dismissed a report that they're once again in discussions to sell Yahoo's online search business for $20 billion. - +
Want to get SharePoint but stay on Lotus Notes? Here's how 02 December, 2008 08:04:00
Mainsoft's Integrator tool enables easy access to SharePoint for Notes usersMicrosoft's SharePoint collaboration server software is, by many accounts, a huge hit, providing that seemingly irresistible formula of solid technology for free or at a low price. - +
Wall Street's losses may be computer science's gain 02 December, 2008 07:04:00
Talent migrates from IT to hedge funds and back again.The collapse of Wall Street may help make computer science and other IT careers attractive to students who abandoned those fields in droves after the dot-com bust of 2001. - +
New Windows worm builds massive botnet 02 December, 2008 11:24:00
New worm a global threat with potential to do real damage, security researcher warns.The worm exploiting a critical Windows bug that Microsoft patched with an emergency fix in late October is being used to build a new botnet, a security researcher said Monday. - +
New group to fight for consumer telco rights 01 December, 2008 17:11:00
Govt splurges $700k to repair telco reputationThe Australian Communications Consumers Action Network (ACCAN) will be the new voice for consumers in the embattled telecommunications industry following a $700,000 government grant announced Monday. - +
IT workers snub social networking for job searches 02 December, 2008 09:06:00
Only one third of UK IT professionals are using social and professional networking sites to find their next IT positions. - +
Google launches Street View in New Zealand 02 December, 2008 07:29:00
Google Street View arrives across the ditch.Google Monday launched Street View on Google Maps in New Zealand. Street View lets users view and navigate 360 degree street-level imagery of local cities, towns, regions and remote areas. - +
CBS website bitten by iFrame hack 02 December, 2008 07:30:00
Russian malware distributors have launched another iFrame attack on a sub-domain of the cbs.com site.TV network CBS has become the latest big name to have it website used to host malware, a security company has reported. - +
JetBrains build tool enhanced for software development 02 December, 2008 07:45:00
Team communication also highlighted in TeamCity 4.0JetBrains released TeamCity 4.0, a continuous integration server and distributed build management tool featuring enhanced build capabilities, this week.
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CIO Live Podcast #79: Brent D Taylor, author of The Outsider's Edge: The Making of Self-Made Billionaires Part II 05 October, 2007 06:00:00
For his new book, The Outsider's Edge: The Making of Self-Made Billionaires, social researcher Brent D Taylor spent four years of intensive research investigating the psychological make-up and backgrounds of some of the world's richest men and women, including IT luminaries Bill Gates, Larry Ellison and Steve Jobs. Taylor discovered that, despite working in different industries and coming from different upbringings, they all have one thing in common -- they are all outsiders. - +
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For his new book, The Outsider's Edge: The Making of Self-Made Billionaires, social researcher Brent D Taylor spent four years of intensive research investigating the psychological make-up and backgrounds of some of the world's richest men and women, including IT luminaries Bill Gates, Larry Ellison and Steve Jobs. Taylor discovered that, despite working in different industries and coming from different upbringings, they all have one thing in common -- they are all outsiders. - +
CIO Live Podcast #77: Panasonic Speeds Up Trans-Pacific File Transfers, Part III 21 September, 2007 07:00:00
Part three in our three-part special report from CIO's sister publication Network World in the US, as Paul Desmond reports from the Network World IT Roadmap Conference in Santa Clara, California. With development teams in the US and Japan, Panasonic needed a more efficient way to move very large files between the two locations. Iben Rodriguez, IT consultant for Panasonic Research and Development, explains how a storage-area network and virtual server technology helped speed up WAN performance. - +
CIO Live Podcast #76: Panasonic Speeds Up Trans-Pacific File Transfers, Part II 14 September, 2007 07:00:00
Part two in our three-part special report from CIO's sister publication Network World in the US, as Paul Desmond reports from the Network World IT Roadmap Conference in Santa Clara, California. With development teams in the US and Japan, Panasonic needed a more efficient way to move very large files between the two locations. Iben Rodriguez, IT consultant for Panasonic Research and Development, explains how a storage-area network and virtual server technology helped speed up WAN performance. - +
CIO Live Podcast #75: Panasonic Speeds Up Trans-Pacific File Transfers, Part I 07 September, 2007 07:00:05
Part one in our three-part special report from CIO's sister publication Network World in the US, as Paul Desmond reports from the Network World IT Roadmap Conference in Santa Clara, California. With development teams in the US and Japan, Panasonic needed a more efficient way to move very large files between the two locations. Iben Rodriguez, IT consultant for Panasonic Research and Development, explains how a storage-area network and virtual server technology helped speed up WAN performance.
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CBS website bitten by iFrame hack 02 December, 2008 07:30:00
Russian malware distributors have launched another iFrame attack on a sub-domain of the cbs.com site.TV network CBS has become the latest big name to have it website used to host malware, a security company has reported. - +
Excerpt: Counterterrorism Strategies for Corporations 27 November, 2008 12:36:00
Mike Ackerman calls terrorism "the skunk at the globalization lawn party." His new book lays out 10 principles for how businesses can prepare and respond.Mike Ackerman calls terrorism "the skunk at the globalization lawn party." His new book lays out 10 principles for how businesses can prepare and respond. - +
The 10 Ackerman Principles of Counterterrorism 27 November, 2008 12:43:00
Consultant and author Mike Ackerman's 10 counterterrorism principles for business.Consultant and author Mike Ackerman's 10 counterterrorism principles for business. - +
Survey: Despite Risks, Employees Still Holiday Shop at Work 27 November, 2008 10:02:00
As Cyber Monday approaches, research suggests a majority of workers will use their work computer to shop this holiday season. But despite the continued growth in online shopping, employees and business still don't understand the riskAs Cyber Monday approaches, research suggests a majority of workers will use their work computer to shop this holiday season. But despite the continued growth in online shopping, employees and business still don't understand the risk. - +
Why Cybercrime is Thriving 27 November, 2008 11:52:00
A new Symantec report reveals just how large and sophisticated the online underground economy has grownA new Symantec report reveals just how large and sophisticated the online underground economy has grown.
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Mornington Peninsula Shire implements Objective to manage knowledge and deliver service excellence 02 December, 2008 09:56:00
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