Stories by Joshua Gliddon

Feds promise $60m in rural funding

The federal government will undertake a competitive selection process for the provision of digital education, health and emergency services in region and rural Australia, starting immediately.

By Joshua Gliddon | 15 June, 2009 14:40

Tags: Senator Stephen Conroy

Oracle, SAP are roadkill: Technology One chairman

The business model used by Oracle and SAP is fundamentally flawed and will lead to their downfall within the next decade, said Technology One chairman Adrian Di Marco.

By Joshua Gliddon | 27 May, 2009 16:23

Tags: oracle, sap, technology one

IBM opens purse strings with its own stimulus package

With governments around the world extending stimulus packages as a means of dealing with the global financial crisis, IBM Global Financing has decided to open its purse strings and deliver a financial stimulus package of its own.

By Joshua Gliddon | 27 May, 2009 09:46

Tags: IBM

Multi-dimensional discs herald massive data storage

Researchers at a Melbourne University have come up with a “five dimensional” disc capable of storing 2000 times more data than a conventional DVD.

By Joshua Gliddon | 21 May, 2009 11:58

Tags: nanotechnology

ISPs need more oversight and regulation

The Internet service provider industry is a rats and mice business that needs greater regulation and oversight said Alastair MacGibbon, former director of trust and safety at eBay, and prior to that, the former director of the High Tech Crime Centre.

By Joshua Gliddon | 19 May, 2009 10:30

Tags: auscert, auscert 2009, government regulation, isp

ICANN: apply public health response model to e-security

The greatest threats to the Internet are not cyber threats, but the threat of inappropriate public policy, says ICANN president and chief executive, Paul Twomey.

By Joshua Gliddon | 18 May, 2009 10:02

Tags: auscert, auscert 2009, cyber security, icann

More needs to be done with cyber security: Conroy

Senator Stephen Conroy has used his keynote speech at the 2009 AusCert conference, held this week on the Gold Coast, to call for a renewed emphasis on cyber security.

By Joshua Gliddon | 18 May, 2009 09:40

Tags: auscert, auscert 2009, cyber security, Senator Stephen Conroy

Cyber-warfare gets Defence priority

Information technology and cyber warfare will get a significant boost under recommendations contained in the federal government’s $300 billion Defence White Paper.

By Joshua Gliddon | 04 May, 2009 12:13

Tags: cyber warfare, defence, electronic warfare

Feds kickstart rural broadband

The federal government has moved to fast track the development of the National Broadband Network in regional Australia.

By Joshua Gliddon | 23 April, 2009 16:35

Tags: broadband, NBN, Senator Stephen Conroy

PayPal takes aim at developers, charities

PayPal will target developers as it seeks to expand beyond its traditional eBay boundaries.

By Joshua Gliddon | 28 April, 2009 09:06

Tags: ebay, north sydney council, paypal

Optus flags participation in Net filtering trial

Australia’s second largest internet service provider, Optus, will belatedly take part in the federal government’s controversial internet filtering trial.

By Joshua Gliddon | 22 April, 2009 16:32

Tags: ACMA, content filter, internet, Stephen Conroy

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