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Newvem expands to monitor Azure and Amazon clouds

Newvem, which sells a tool that allows users to track and optimize their use of cloud computing resources, has expanded its software's functionality to monitor not just Amazon Web Services, but now Microsoft Azure now as well.

By Brandon Butler | 17 May, 2013 16:29

Tags: amazon, Amazon Web Services, Azure cloud, Microsoft, Cloud, Microsoft cloud, cloud computing, cloud watching, internet, Amazon Cloud

North Sydney Council begins electronic monitoring of parking

North Sydney Council will start using licence plate recognition (LPR) technology to monitor parking from Monday, May 20 in restricted areas which don’t have meters.

By Hamish Barwick | 17 May, 2013 15:20

Tags: parking system, North Sydney, north sydney council, licence plate recognition

Banking privacy prevails over copyright enforcement, Dutch court rules

Privacy laws protecting bank account holders are more important than providing information to aid in copyright enforcement, according to a Dutch court ruling this week.

By Loek Essers | 17 May, 2013 15:00

Tags: Brein, Civil lawsuits, legal, ING Bank

Google I/O After Hours: Robot bartenders, augmented reality and Billy Idol

Despite being generally great people with scintillating social skills and lots of interesting things to say, technology reporters unaccountably don't get invited to a lot of parties. I can't understand why.

By Jon Gold | 17 May, 2013 14:32

Tags: Google, software

Former Amazon cloud engineer spills to Reddit audience

Usually Amazon Web Services, which many consider to be the leader in the infrastructure as a service (IaaS) cloud computing market, is pretty hush-hush about the internal workings of its massive cloud.

By Brandon Butler | 17 May, 2013 14:32

Tags: Amazon Web Services, reddit, amazon.com, Cloud, cloud infrastructure, cloud computing, internet, Amazon cloud infrastructure, Amazon Cloud

Australian eHealth messaging trial a success

A successful eHealth trial of secure message delivery means Australian healthcare professionals will soon be able to share clinical information through online messaging.

By Adam Bender | 17 May, 2013 14:18

Tags: National E-Health Transition Authority (NEHTA), security, Messaging, Healthcare, e-health, ehealth

Forrester: Windows 8 faces uphill battle as corporate desktop

Windows 8 faces an uphill battle to become a standard corporate operating system because many businesses are in the midst of or have recently completed the move from Windows XP to Windows 7 and don't have the stomach for another transition anytime soon.

By Tim Greene | 17 May, 2013 12:34

Tags: Configuration / maintenance, EE, PC, Microsoft, Windows, hardware systems, software, Data Center, operating systems, Forrester Research

BT Financial embraces BI to better understand customers

BT Financial Group has tapped business intelligence (BI) software from QlikView to provide insights on how to grow and retain customers for its financial advice business.

By Adam Bender | 17 May, 2013 12:08

Tags: QlikView, data warehouse, Westpac, BT Financial Group, big data, banks, financial institutions, business intelligence (BI), Case Study

New Mac spyware found on Angolan activist's computer

Previously unknown Mac OS X spyware, signed with a valid Apple Developer ID, has turned up on the laptop of an activist from Angola at a human rights conference in Norway.

By Lucian Constantin | 17 May, 2013 12:04

Tags: Apple, Mac OS, symantec, security, f-secure, software, spyware, operating systems, malware

Bill Gates to front Q&A debate on health

Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates will take part in a special version of the ABC's Q&A program during a visit to Australia later this month.

By AAP | 17 May, 2013 12:03

Tags: Microsoft, bill gates

Santos migrates to Windows 7 before XP support ends

The ending of Windows XP support in April 2014 combined with slow log in times led Australian oil and gas producer Santos (ASX: STO) to start its Windows 7 migration.

By Hamish Barwick | 17 May, 2013 11:57

Tags: Santos Ltd, windows xp, Mircosoft, AppSense, desktop virtualization, Windows 7

Digital coalition asks for a fair deal on TPP copyright provisions

A coalition of organisations have started a ‘Fair Deal’ campaign against the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement.

By Stephanie McDonald | 17 May, 2013 11:08

Tags: Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA), Australian Digital Alliance, copyright, Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)

Chorus offers interim VDSL product during NZ fibre rollout

New Zealand company Chorus – the network infrastructure arm of Telecom until a 2011 demerger – has launched a wholesale VDSL-based offering that will be available from 7 June.

By Stephanie McDonald | 17 May, 2013 09:57

Tags: Malcolm Turnbull, vdsl, National Broadband Network (NBN), ultra-fast broadband (UFB), Rural Broadband Initiative (RBI)

Video: World Tech Update, May 17, 2013

Coming up on WTU this week sending cash via Gmail and more at Google IO, BBM coming to iOS and Android and Windows Blue to restore some missed features.

Google I/O: First day keynote presents nearly overwhelming options and updates

Google I/O: First day keynote presents nearly overwhelming options and updates