IDG Founder and Chairman Patrick J. McGovern dies at 76
International Data Group (IDG) announced Thursday with great sadness that its Founder and Chairman, Patrick J. McGovern, died March 19, 2014, at Stanford Hospital in Palo Alto, California.
Stories by IDG staff
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NetComm's NB620W is a worthy contender
NetComm's NB620W is a worthy router for anybody looking to broaden their online and local network connectivity.
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Australia VoIP policy framework announced
The Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, Senator Helen Coonan, has announced the government will support the introduction of a new telecoms number range to facilitate the development of VoIP services.
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New iPod thinner, cheaper and has a 12-hour battery
Newsweek has posted its cover feature on Apple’s unannounced latest version of its digital-music player. It shows the fourth-generation iPod to be something of a hybrid of the iPod and its 4GB iPod mini sibling.
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Chrysler, AutoZone retaliate against SCO
Two companies The SCO Group targeted with lawsuits earlier this year have fired back questioning the very foundation of SCO's allegations.
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LAN switching market shrinking
The LAN switch market is shrinking, but demand for products is higher than ever.
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Buyers looking to larger vendors
With IT budgets tight, most CIOs are consolidating purchases with larger vendors with strong brands and the ability to provide a variety of products and services, a survey has found.
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HP to raise services stakes
Hewlett-Packard is looking to leverage its services organisation to help enterprises reduce the costs and complexity of IT infrastructures.
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Australia backs global call for security guidelines
Operators and users of communication networks and critical information systems are being called upon to implement new security guidelines as part of a global initiative.
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Local IT industry shows signs of improving
Confidence in Australia's IT industry is beginning to pick up with budgets improving and headcount freezes lifting, according to a recruitment company survey.
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NAB outsources telco services to Telstra
National Australia Bank expects to save $110 million by outsourcing its Australia and New Zealand operation's telecommunications services to Telstra.
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Senate snubs e-mail snooping law
The Australian Senate has rejected a proposal that would have forced Internet service providers (ISPs) to assist law enforcement agencies to snoop on e-mails.
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SAP to resell Oracle9i on HP AlphaServers
Software provider SAP AG will resell and distribute Oracle's Oracle9i Database with Real Application Clusters under the terms of a three-year deal. The companies say they will provide support to joint customers. The SAP software using Oracle9i RAC will be available within six months for SAP customers using Hewlett-Packard's HP AlphaServer systems running Tru64 Unix.
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IDC: Few opting to increase hosting services
A recent IDC survey found that only 5 per cent of respondents plan to increase their purchase of hosting services. That likely means future service provider spending will be focused on new services such as managed storage or application management, IDC says.
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IBM improves performance of tape drives
IBM last week bolstered its tape products to give users more back-up capacity and improved performance. IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Tape Drive 3590 Model H uses a new magnetic recording head that increases the capacity of the drive by 50 per cent over older versions of the product.
