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Intel claims no IP stolen in attack
Intel was targeted by a "sophisticated" attack in January, but no intellectual property was stolen and executives did not think it was linked with the attacks on Google and others that occurred around the same time. Read more »
Microsoft launches Exchange Server 2010
Microsoft has released Exchange Server 2010, the latest update to its email and calendaring server software, at the start of its TechEd Conference in Berlin. Read more »
Netspace's green box: Caption contest
Netspace regulatory and carrier affairs manager Matthew Phillips has a lovely big green box. But what's inside? Tell us to win a double DVD box set of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre films. Read more »
Horror story: Qld Health datacentre disaster
On 20 May, a brief electricity brown-out struck a Queensland Health datacentre, starting a chain of incidents that resulted in serious outages of over 20 health applications. Read our blow by blow account of an event that constitutes every CIO's nightmare scenario. Read more »
Conroy's big red button: Caption contest
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy, a lab coat and a big red button. What could be going on here? Tell us and win a Plantronics microphone and headphone set. Read more »
Win MSDN subscription and REMIX tickets
We've got a full MSDN subscription and four tickets to Microsoft's REMIX conference in Sydney next week to giveaway. Enter here! Read more »
Bluetooth 3.0 released without ultra-wideband
The specification for a new version of Bluetooth was formally adopted on Tuesday, the industry group behind the standard has announced. Read more »
Adobe issues fix for zero-day Reader vulnerability
Adobe Systems on Tuesday issued a security update to fix a critical vulnerability in Adobe Reader 9 and Acrobat 9 that could allow an attacker to take complete control of a computer and for which exploits had been reportedly found in the wild for nearly two months. Read more »
Google map tracks deadly bushfires in Victoria
Engineers create a Flash map to keep track of the fires and help reduce the traffic burden to official sites coordinating emergency services. Read more »
Torvalds dumps KDE for Gnome
Ticked off at the latest revamp of KDE, Linux progenitor Linus Torvalds has switched to GNOME. Apparently he thought KDE 4.0 was a "disaster" and "half-baked". Harsh words indeed. Read more »
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10 ways to avoid mistakes during project development
The best strategy for dealing with mistakes is to avoid making them in the first place. Here are some tips to help you navigate around common project pitfalls. Read more »
10 questions to ask when selecting open source products for your enterprise
To make sure you realise all the benefits of open source, run these simple background checks on an open source project. Read more »
10 outstanding Linux backup utilities
A dependable backup tool is not a luxury -- everyone needs to have one. But that doesn’t mean you need to spend a fortune to get the feature set that meets your needs. Read more »
Installing Data Protection Manager 2007 as a VM in a lab environment
This article describes how to install DPM 2007 as a virtual machine in a lab environment. Here are the gotchas to look out for and an explanation of the benefits you can realise. Read more »
Six performance tips for stressed IT pros
Levels of stress seem to be on the rise everywhere. How we deal with it affects our performance and career success. This article offers six tips and tactics that have helped John McKee's clients in demanding times. Read more »
10 tech mistakes small businesses make
Small businesses must concentrate their time and energy on knowing their own industry -- and that often means that effective technology practices get overlooked. This article explains the most common tech missteps encountered, along with preventive measures IT consultants can take to assist in correcting these problems. Read more »
10 ways to manage your risk with web applications
Web apps continue to grow in popularity, but companies have legitimate concerns about security and reliability. Here are some ways to address potential risks and make sure you choose the right vendor. Read more »
What is in your toolbelt?
As a DBA, you probably have several tools to help you in a bad spot. Have you heard of SQL Professional Toolbelt? It can be a handy addition to keep your SQL Server humming. Read more »
Backup compression in SQL Server 2008
New to SQL Server 2008 is the native ability to compress database backups. This great new feature results in a smaller backup file, which saves disk space and can lessen the time latency. Here's how it works. Read more »
10 questions to ask before migrating to Linux
If you're thinking about making the switch to Linux, Jack Wallen is all for it -- but only if you approach the migration with your eyes open. He recommends that you evaluate a number of key issues before taking this big step. Read more »
Blog (6)
Blogger declares shenanigans on advertisers -- piracy or plagiarism?
-- MIT academic calls notices some suspicious similiarities between a lecture he wrote and an Australian made printer ad. Could this be piracy, or merely plagiarism. I call in the lawyers to find out. Read more »
How Microsoft beat Linux in China and what it means for freedom, justice, and the price of software
-- Thanks to some major concessions on source code and a precipitous price drop, the Chinese government has now thoroughly embraced Windows and Office, what does this mean for the world? Read more »
Builder AU's June book giveaway
-- Help out in the Builder AU forums and win a book! Read more »
Be a hero, get a Meego: IT Fund for kids competition.
-- Support the IT Fund for kids and you could win from an entertainment pack worth over $1,000! Read more »
Win Stuff! Builder AU's Book Of the Month Competition
-- We've got five copies of Hacking Exposed VoIP: Voice Over IP Security Secrets & Solutions by David Endler to give away, Read more »
Competition: Send me to WebDU
-- We have five passes to give away to the upcoming webDU conference in March, worth $800 each. Read more »
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