items tagged with Stephen Withers
Black hole discovery astonishes astronomers
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-01-03 18:27:36
The early discovery of a black hole inside a globular star cluster by a team using the European Space Agency's XMM-Newton satellite has astonished astronomers.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-01-03 18:27:36
The early discovery of a black hole inside a globular star cluster by a team using the European Space Agency's XMM-Newton satellite has astonished astronomers.
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VLC player patched promptly
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2007-01-03 17:46:46
As we predicted, a patch protecting the VLC media player against the flaw disclosed in Month of Apple Bugs #2 was quickly released.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2007-01-03 17:46:46
As we predicted, a patch protecting the VLC media player against the flaw disclosed in Month of Apple Bugs #2 was quickly released.
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PDF links may have a sting in the tail
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2007-01-03 17:23:07
A weakness in the Adobe Reader plugin's execution of JavaScript can be combined with a cross site scripting attack with "breathtaking" ease, a security researcher has warned.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2007-01-03 17:23:07
A weakness in the Adobe Reader plugin's execution of JavaScript can be combined with a cross site scripting attack with "breathtaking" ease, a security researcher has warned.
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PM tunes to sport stream
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-01-02 23:07:40
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-01-02 23:07:40
Who says politicians don't understand the benefits of technology?
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Month of Apple Bugs continues but fixes start to flow
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2007-01-02 17:44:56
The Month of Apple Bugs (MoAB) team has turned its attention to the popular cross-platform VLC media player, revealing a bug that purportedly affects the Mac OS X and Windows versions.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2007-01-02 17:44:56
The Month of Apple Bugs (MoAB) team has turned its attention to the popular cross-platform VLC media player, revealing a bug that purportedly affects the Mac OS X and Windows versions.
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'Month of Apple Bugs' #1 also hits Windows
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2007-01-01 20:24:45
LMH's 'Month of Apple Bugs' has kicked off with a description of a flaw in QuickTime's rtsp:// (Real Time Streaming Protocol) handler that allows the execution of arbitrary code.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2007-01-01 20:24:45
LMH's 'Month of Apple Bugs' has kicked off with a description of a flaw in QuickTime's rtsp:// (Real Time Streaming Protocol) handler that allows the execution of arbitrary code.
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Dashcode democratises widget wrangling
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2006-12-24 02:15:51
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2006-12-24 02:15:51
Apple has delivered a modest yet still welcome Christmas present to Mac users in the form of a beta release of Dashcode, a new tool for developing widgets "even if you've never written a line of code."
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Websense to acquire PortAuthority
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals and Wheels - Mergers & Acquisitions
2006-12-20 19:35:30
Websense has announced a definitive agreement to acquire PortAuthority Technologies for around $90 million in cash.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals and Wheels - Mergers & Acquisitions
2006-12-20 19:35:30
Websense has announced a definitive agreement to acquire PortAuthority Technologies for around $90 million in cash.
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Sony to pay compo over 'rootkit' CDs
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Regulatory
2006-12-20 19:21:53
Californian and Texan consumers affected by the 'rootkit' DRM used on some Sony BMG music CDs can claim up to $175 towards their repair costs under the terms of settlements between the states' Attorneys General and the company.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Regulatory
2006-12-20 19:21:53
Californian and Texan consumers affected by the 'rootkit' DRM used on some Sony BMG music CDs can claim up to $175 towards their repair costs under the terms of settlements between the states' Attorneys General and the company.
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Formatted .docx conversion for Mac
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2006-12-20 18:28:02
The company behind icWord has provided Mac OS X users with the most accurate conversion tool for Word 2007's .docx files we've seen so far.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2006-12-20 18:28:02
The company behind icWord has provided Mac OS X users with the most accurate conversion tool for Word 2007's .docx files we've seen so far.
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Mac Office Update, Take Two
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2006-12-19 17:03:09
Microsoft has recovered from its false start and provided new updates for Office for Mac 2004 and v.X that can be applied whether or not last week's prematurely released updaters have been used.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2006-12-19 17:03:09
Microsoft has recovered from its false start and provided new updates for Office for Mac 2004 and v.X that can be applied whether or not last week's prematurely released updaters have been used.
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Skype Worm Breaks Out in APAC
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2006-12-18 23:59:47
Symantec and Websense have warned Skype users of a new worm that spreads itself via Skype text messages.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2006-12-18 23:59:47
Symantec and Websense have warned Skype users of a new worm that spreads itself via Skype text messages.
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Partners Seek Federal Funding For Fixed Wireless
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2006-12-18 21:35:44
Optus and Elders have teamed up to bid for Broadband Connect funding to provide fixed wireless access to over two million homes and businesses, including 700,000 that currently "receive no sustainable broadband service."
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2006-12-18 21:35:44
Optus and Elders have teamed up to bid for Broadband Connect funding to provide fixed wireless access to over two million homes and businesses, including 700,000 that currently "receive no sustainable broadband service."
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Industry and Professional Bodies Promote IT Skills Formation
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Enterprise
2006-12-18 01:05:41
The Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) and the Australian Computer Society (ACS) are collaborating in an attempt to improve IT skills within the Australian workforce.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Enterprise
2006-12-18 01:05:41
The Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) and the Australian Computer Society (ACS) are collaborating in an attempt to improve IT skills within the Australian workforce.
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Mac Office Update Coming - No, Really!
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2006-12-17 23:50:28
Microsoft's Mac Business Unit says revised Office for Mac 2004 11.3.2 and Office for Mac v.X 10.1.9 updaters will be out in the near future, possibly by the end of this week.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2006-12-17 23:50:28
Microsoft's Mac Business Unit says revised Office for Mac 2004 11.3.2 and Office for Mac v.X 10.1.9 updaters will be out in the near future, possibly by the end of this week.
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Photoshop Universal Binary arrives as CS3 beta
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2006-12-14 18:36:51
If anything has muffled the demand for Intel-based Macs, it's the absence of native versions of Microsoft's and Adobe's flagship programs. Both companies said the switch would be fitted into their development cycles, but a year or 18 months is a long time to wait. Adobe is about to join the party with a Universal Binary beta release of Photoshop CS3, the next generation of the widely used image manipulation program.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2006-12-14 18:36:51
If anything has muffled the demand for Intel-based Macs, it's the absence of native versions of Microsoft's and Adobe's flagship programs. Both companies said the switch would be fitted into their development cycles, but a year or 18 months is a long time to wait. Adobe is about to join the party with a Universal Binary beta release of Photoshop CS3, the next generation of the widely used image manipulation program.
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Mac Office update an 'accident'
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2006-12-13 17:39:10
Microsoft has withdrawn the security updates for Office 2004 and v.X for Mac issued yesterday.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2006-12-13 17:39:10
Microsoft has withdrawn the security updates for Office 2004 and v.X for Mac issued yesterday.
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Salesforce.com to become iTunes of on-demand apps
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2006-12-13 17:09:07
Not content with providing a platform to support the development of third-party add-ons for its on-demand CRM system, Salesforce.com has taken a step further and announced AppStore, which it describes as "a single source for trying, buying and deploying on-demand applications".
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2006-12-13 17:09:07
Not content with providing a platform to support the development of third-party add-ons for its on-demand CRM system, Salesforce.com has taken a step further and announced AppStore, which it describes as "a single source for trying, buying and deploying on-demand applications".
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Microsoft fixes Mac Office
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2006-12-12 17:32:15
Microsoft has moved relatively swiftly to squash bugs in Word 2004 and Word v.X for Mac that allowed code contained in specially crafted documents to gain control of the computer.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2006-12-12 17:32:15
Microsoft has moved relatively swiftly to squash bugs in Word 2004 and Word v.X for Mac that allowed code contained in specially crafted documents to gain control of the computer.
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Comp Sci graduate prospects improve, but still below average
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2006-12-12 07:29:58
Employment levels for graduates in IT-related subjects is improving, according to the 2006 Australian Graduates' Survey. That said, the 78.8 per cent employment figure for computer scientists is still below the national average (82.4 percent) despite a 5.1 percentage point improvement on last year.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2006-12-12 07:29:58
Employment levels for graduates in IT-related subjects is improving, according to the 2006 Australian Graduates' Survey. That said, the 78.8 per cent employment figure for computer scientists is still below the national average (82.4 percent) despite a 5.1 percentage point improvement on last year.
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