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iPhone: Beware the wi-fi security threat

An Australian security expert has warned that enterprises will face new wi-fi security threats thanks to the rise of Apple's iPhone. Speaking at the IDC SecurityVision conference in Sydney on Thursday, Chris Gatford, senior security consultant for Pure ...

From MARCUS BROWNE, Silicon.com,  12 Jun 2008

Developers snub Vista in favour of XP

A survey has found an overwhelming majority of developers writing applications for Windows are ignoring Vista in favour of XP or older versions of the Microsoft operating system. The survey, released by US research firm Evans Data Corp, found only ...

From MARCUS BROWNE, ZDNet UK,  19 May 2008

Related Topics: Microsoft Corporation

Developers snub Vista for XP

A survey has found an overwhelming majority of developers writing applications for Windows are ignoring Vista in favour of XP or older versions of the Microsoft operating system. The survey, released by US research firm Evans Data Corp, found only eight ...

From MARCUS BROWNE, Silicon.com,  19 May 2008

Related Topics: Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft tops Web 2.0 developer survey

Microsoft's MSN/Windows Live Developer Program has topped the list of Web 2.0 development platforms as voted for in a recent users' choice survey but not everyone is convinced Microsoft is the real winner. The survey, conducted by US market research ...

From MARCUS BROWNE, ZDNet UK,  7 May 2008

Related Topics: Microsoft Corporation,  Facebook Inc.,  Google Inc.,  eBay Inc.

Apple patches up Safari

Apple has released another round of security patches for its web browser this week, targeting a vulnerability which allowed a MacBook Air to be hacked and two flaws in the Windows-only version of Safari. The company released the patches this week after ...

From MARCUS BROWNE, Silicon.com,  18 Apr 2008

Related Topics: James Turner,  Microsoft Corporation,  IBM

Red Hat exec hits back at govt open source shyness

A visiting Red Hat executive has said that wariness on the part of a number of government CIOs over adopting open source is not a reflection of Australia's tech savvy, but the result of a "lack of understanding" of the software and its community. After ...

From MARCUS BROWNE, LXer,  11 Apr 2008

Related Topics: Red Hat, Inc.

Australia abstains on final OOXML vote

Standards Australia has maintained its "abstain" vote on Microsoft's attempt to attain international standard status for its Office Open XML file format. After a lengthy deliberation, Australia's peak standards development body has revealed it carried ...

From MARCUS BROWNE, ZDNet UK,  31 Mar 2008

Related Topics: Microsoft Corporation

Airspan: WiMax is not a 'disaster'

After one ISP reportedly claimed WiMax was a "disaster" that didn't perform, its network equipment supplier, Airspan, has hit back, defending the technology and labelling the ISP cheap. Speaking at a WiMax conference in Bangkok last week, Garth Freeman, ...

From MARCUS BROWNE, ZDNet UK,  26 Mar 2008

Mozilla chief slams Apple's Safari-iTunes move

Mozilla CEO John Lilly has hit out at Apple, accusing the company of doing a disservice to Windows users everywhere by including its Safari browser as a default add-on installation in the latest iTunes update. In a recent blog post, the head of the ...

From MARCUS BROWNE, Silicon.com,  25 Mar 2008

Related Topics: Gartner, Inc.

Firefox chief fumes over Apple Safari update

Mozilla chief executive John Lilly has hit out at Apple, accusing the company of doing a disservice to Windows users everywhere by including its Safari browser as a default add-on installation in the latest iTunes update, likening the practice to the ...

From MARCUS BROWNE, ZDNet UK,  25 Mar 2008

Related Topics: Gartner, Inc.

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