UXC: IT project managers short on key skills

Posted on August 7th, 2010 at 5:32 pm in iTNews by iTnews
Companies should retrain them.

Eaton buys data centre rack maker

Posted on August 7th, 2010 at 4:24 pm in iTNews by iTnews
Bolsters portfolio.

Salaries not top way to keep IT staff: survey

Posted on August 7th, 2010 at 4:00 pm in iTNews by iTnews
Look forward to "clear communication" not bulging pockets.

Gulf BlackBerry row lifts veil on state cyberspies

Posted on August 7th, 2010 at 10:35 am in iTNews by iTnews
Who has access to BlackBerry servers?

Microsoft to thank Google researcher for privately reporting Windows bugs

Posted on August 7th, 2010 at 6:16 am in Computerworld by Computerworld Staff
The Google security engineer who stirred up a hornets' nest two months ago after publicizing a critical Windows vulnerability said Friday that Microsoft will credit his work on four of the 34 bugs slated for patching on Tuesday.

Mozilla plans to silently update Firefox

Posted on August 7th, 2010 at 3:59 am in Computerworld by Computerworld Staff
Taking a page from rival Google's playbook, Mozilla plans to introduce silent, behind-the-scenes security updating to Firefox 4.

Victoria to trial electric cars

Posted on August 7th, 2010 at 3:01 am in iTNews by iTnews
Brumby spends $5m of $38b transport plan on zero-emission vehicles.

Twitter the new kid in town, with all the hot goss … er, news

Posted on August 7th, 2010 at 3:00 am in Fairfax Digital by SMH.com.au Staff
As the Prime Minister stood down from a forklift yesterday during a warehouse visit, she lost her shoe. It was quickly replaced by a kneeling forklift driver named Rob Stewart, who said he was ''just doing the gentlemanly thing''.

Opposition pledges to offload NBN

Posted on August 7th, 2010 at 12:00 am in Australian IT by AustralianIT.news.com.au | Top Stories
THE opposition will carve up the government's $43 billion National Broadband Network should it win the election on August 21.

Middle East governments ban BlackBerry

Posted on August 7th, 2010 at 12:00 am in Australian IT by AustralianIT.news.com.au | Top Stories
BLACKBERRY users could be forced to go cold-turkey in the Middle East, as security-conscious countries prepare to ban some core services.