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    Reader X spoils new PDF attack

    05 February, 2011 05:55
    But researchers are unsure whether Adobe's new sandbox helped block attack
    Adobe's Reader X, last year's upgrade that features a "sandbox" designed to protect users from PDF exploits, stymied a recent attack campaign, researchers said Thursday.
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    Why you shouldn't worry so much about IPv6

    05 February, 2011 05:42
    Don't worry, the Internet as we know it isn't ending as IPv4 addresses are exhausted.
    A critical juncture in history arrived this week as the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) assigned the last IPv4 addresses to the five regions of the world's Regional Internet Registries.
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    Microsoft previews Windows Small Business Server 2011

    05 February, 2011 04:32
    The latest release of Microsoft Windows SBS improves remote access, deployment procedures
    Microsoft has released a preview of the next version of its integrated package for small organizations, Windows Small Business Server 2011.
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    Cisco bolsters video, buys digital media company Inlet

    05 February, 2011 04:31
    Inlet will augment Cisco's new Videoscape TV platform by adapting the quality of the video stream based on real-time network condit
    Cisco this week announced its intent to acquire privately held Inlet Technologies, a provider of adaptive bit rate (ABR) digital media processing platforms, for $95 million in cash and retention-based incentives.
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    Microsoft fixes cookie security bug in Windows Azure

    05 February, 2011 04:30
    The bug affects Web sites and services that use cookies to maintain a user's state information between browser sessions
    Microsoft has refreshed the Windows Azure software development kit to fix a bug that can expose cookie information to clients who have built applications on top of the cloud platform.
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    GreenPois0n jailbreak tool now frees iPhones from App Store

    05 February, 2011 03:47
    GreenPois0n RC5 jailbreak works with all Apple devices running iOS 4.2.1
    The hacker group known as Chronic Dev Team has released code that lets any Apple device running the latest iOS firmware to load apps without having to go through the iTunes App Store.
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    Nokia Bubbles adds shortcuts to unlock screen

    05 February, 2011 01:54
    The application allows users to access unread messages from the unlock screen
    Nokia Beta Labs has released Bubbles, an application that adds shortcuts in the shape of floating bubbles on a new unlock screen, inventor Pauli Asikainen said in a blog post on Friday.
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    Standards body sets out cloud guidelines

    05 February, 2011 01:43
    NIST looks to make recommendations on security and privacy
    The US government is setting out to address concerns about security in the cloud. The US National Institute of Standards and Technology has issued a draft document looking at issues such as privacy and security within cloud environments.
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    NSW Electoral Commission kicks off e-enrolment for upcoming state election

    04 February, 2011 16:53
    SmartRoll aims to eliminate the estimated 1.4 million “missing electors” who are eligible to vote in Australia
    The NSW Electoral Commission (NSWEC) is well on the way to completing the first stage of its automatic electoral enrolment project, in an effort to ensure an accurate and up-to-date electoral roll for the impending state election on 26 March this year.
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    Salmat to embark on massive data centre consolidation

    04 February, 2011 16:48
    Telephony refresh, other projects on the table
    Australian customer communications solution company Salmat (ASX: SLM) is in the planning stages of shrinking 35 data centre sites across the country down to just two.
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    Dries Buytaert talks Drupal and leadership in open source

    04 February, 2011 15:19
    Why he doesn't mind being called a benevolent dictator
    Drupal creator and project lead, Dries Buytaert, speaks passionately about the company he began as a hobby during his college days, with the business reach of Buytaert now extending into software company Acquia and Mollom.
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    Cisco announces three new security certifications

    04 February, 2011 12:39
    It's Cisco Live this week - in London, at least. As usual, Cisco makes certification announcements around the time of the show, and this time the announcement has to do with Security.
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    Telstra, Vodafone report effects of cyclone Yasi

    04 February, 2011 11:21
    Telstra says 15,000 landline phones out of service and more than 60 mobile towers without power
    Telstra has set about assessing the initial impact of cyclone Yasi on its network and the safety of its staff in North Queensland.
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    SAP to fight Oracle's $1.3 billion jury award

    04 February, 2011 11:19
    SAP says the amount is disproportionately high for its offense
    SAP will ask a California court to reduce the $US1.3 billion jury award it was hit with last November in Oracle's TomorrowNow lawsuit against the company, SAP said Thursday.
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    Enterprise mobility: Keeping apps and phones under control

    04 February, 2011 10:53
    The term "mobile workforce" has been around for years, but in 2011, mobility will become even more of a priority for enterprises and vendors, according to a new report from research firm Forrester.
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    Windows Phone 7: 10 free apps you need right now

    04 February, 2011 10:41
    Microsoft recently announced that the Windows Phone Marketplace app store now has 6000 apps and counting. That's not even remotely close to Android's 100,000 apps or the iPhone's 300,000, but the Windows Phone 7 Zune-like interface gives apps a colorful and useful visual flair that's lacking on other mobile platforms. Here are 10 free apps that benefit from the Windows Phone 7 aesthetic.
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    Tablets a "double-edged sword": Mater Health Services CIO

    04 February, 2011 09:36
    Desktop virtualisation of 3500 PCs also underway
    While some Australian hospitals have embraced tablet PCs, one major health services provider is holding off deployment until improvements are made in the form factor.
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    FTC settles complaints against credit report resellers

    04 February, 2011 08:31
    Lax cybersecurity practices led to credit report breaches at the companies, the FTC alleges
    The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has approved proposed settlements of complaints against three credit report resellers after the agency accused them of lax cybersecurity practices that led to compromised credit reports.
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    Oracle drafts OpenJDK bylaws

    04 February, 2011 07:32
    Oracle has posted a draft set of bylaws for the OpenJDK open-source Java implementation
    Oracle has issued a set of draft bylaws that it hopes will guide the process of developing its preferred open-source version of the Java programming language, the OpenJDK.
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    Want a new IT job? Now’s your chance

    04 February, 2011 07:28
    It's time for a change. Across the board, the IT job market is showing promising signs of life, and IT pros who stayed in less-than-ideal jobs during the recession are jumping at a chance to move their careers forward.
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