SAP warms to open source

Posted on July 31st, 2010 at 5:39 am in Computerworld by Computerworld Staff
Although not traditionally known for its contributions to the open-source community, the German-based SAP is adopting more open-source software, as well as contributing more of its own code back into the community, company officials said in an interview.

Mobile health requires grasping smartphone, user connection

Posted on July 31st, 2010 at 4:12 am in Computerworld by Computerworld Staff
Health-care providers looking to implement a mobile strategy need to understand the strong bond people have with their smartphones, said panelists Friday at the World Congress' Summit on mHealth in Boston.

Free Android apps scrape personal data, send it to China

Posted on July 31st, 2010 at 3:56 am in Computerworld by Computerworld Staff
Between one and four million users of Android phones have downloaded wallpaper apps that swipe personal data from the phone and transmit it to a Chinese-owned server, a mobile security firm said today.

Blackboards hit the dust

Posted on July 31st, 2010 at 3:00 am in Fairfax Digital by SMH.com.au Staff
THE days of the classroom blackboard are disappearing into chalk dust.

Energy star ratings in disarray

Posted on July 31st, 2010 at 12:00 am in Australian IT by AustralianIT.news.com.au | Top Stories
 LABOR was yesterday dealt another blow when building industry heavyweights discredited the star ratings being applied to hundreds of thousands of homes.

How iiNet beat the pack to AAPT

Posted on July 31st, 2010 at 12:00 am in Australian IT by AustralianIT.news.com.au | Top Stories
THE battle for Telecom New Zealand's struggling Australian operation, AAPT, was fought among a clutch of telecoms heavyweights.

NBN coverage target lifted

Posted on July 31st, 2010 at 12:00 am in Australian IT by AustralianIT.news.com.au | Top Stories
JULIA Gillard has moved to capitalise on the rollout of the National Broadband Network.