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Flame makes Stuxnet look like a tiny candle (in the wind)

Flame, Flamer or sKyWIper, whatever you call it, it's the next big thing in malware.

Partial eclipse of Strawberry Moon on June 4, 2012

The so-called Strawberry Moon, based on Native American folklore, will pass behind the Earth on Monday, June 4th in what should be a very interesting partial lunar eclipse to observe. In addition, this full Moon will be the first lunar eclipse of 2012.

Oki optimistic about year ahead

Oki Data Australia's managing director is expecting a substantial improvement in sales this year.

Oki opens Sydney demo centre

Printer manufacturer Oki Data has opened a product demonstration centre in Sydney.

NEC launch cloud telephony service for SMEs

NEC is looking to penetrate the small to medium sized business market with the launch of a scalable, cloud telephony solution designed specifically for Australian SMEs.

Parallels hires former Symantec VP for regional role

Cloud and virtualisation provider Parallels has appointed David Dzienciol to the role of regional vice president and general manager, sales for Asia Pacific.

Oki Data back in full production following 2011 disasters

Oki Data is again churning out printers after its production was significantly curtailed by a pair of natural disasters in 2011.

Cellphone users tipped to spend $US171.5b via their phones this year

Gartner is forecasting 61.9 percent increase from 2011 in the value of mobile transactions this year, from an estimated 212.5m cellphone users around the world.

HTC XLs itself with new One at 4G speeds

Need a new One with 4G speeds at an XL size, while still being super-thin and ultra fast on the Telstra network? HTC’s new One XL 4G LTE should have all the speed you need, along with all the acronyms and etymology-defying thinnishness available this side of 2012.

Optus cloud offerings leverage Singtel plans

Optus is leveraging parent company Singtel’s cloud services with its expanded cloud offerings for the Australian market in what a leading market analyst says is a clear indication of Singtel’s intentions to roll out a uniform regional cloud offer and to boost its pan-Asian position in the cloud computing market.

Optus cloud offerings leverage Singtel plans

Optus is leveraging parent company Singtel’s cloud services with its expanded cloud offerings for the Australian market in what a leading market analyst says is a clear indication of Singtel’s intentions to roll out a uniform regional cloud offer and to boost its pan-Asian position in the cloud computing market.

Express Data gets a Good deal for ANZ

Good Technology has appointed Express Data as its distributor for Australia and New Zealand.

Trivia - Clocking On!

Today we will combine trivia, geography and horology.  There's a mouthful!

vividwireless customises customer communications with Responsys

vividwireless has deployed technology from US company Responsys to personalise its email and web communications with customers, and its marketing campaigns.

Aon picks Gen-i for voice/data platform

A multi-million dollar deal will see New Zealand-based Gen-i deliver voice and data services to insurance service provider Aon's Australian and New Zealand operations.

Telstra Foundation offering $1m to help disadvantaged youth get online

The Telstra Foundation has announced plans to award grants totally $1m, marking the tenth anniversary of the organisation's founding.

MyNetFone to offer retail and wholesale NBN broadband

MyNetFone has received certification from NBN Co to provide both retail and wholesale broadband services over the NBN.

Construction needs cloud flexibility

Australia’s embattled construction sector could benefit from cloud based information systems that can be switched on and off in lockstep with individual projects – with the exception of those organisations based in remote areas like the Kimberleys.

Small businesses still not social media savvy

Social media is playing an increasing role in the marketing efforts of small business and consuming an increasing share of the marketing budget, but most SMBs' use of social media is relatively simplistic and lacking in metrics, according to the 2012 Yellow Social Media Report.

NASA releases NASA App 2.0 for iPhone, iPod touch

NASA announced on May 21, 2012, that it has released an updated version of its free NASA App for iPhone and iPod touch, which includes several new features and a redesigned interface to make it better for its millions of users.

Earth took 10 myr to recover from most extreme extinction period

Chinese/English researchers have concluded that the largest mass extinction known in Earth’s history, which occurred about 250,000 million years ago, took 10 million years for the Earth to recover, and many cycles of major setbacks.

Comms Alliance tackles the tangled web of public Wi-Fi

It may seem a simple proposition for the owner of a shopping mall, or a coffee shop, to stick in some Wi-Fi access points and offer customers Internet access, but as a new paper from Communications Alliance explains there is a host of legal and regulatory pitfalls.

Nuance appoints new APAC sales director

Speech and imaging solutions provider, Nuance Communications, has appointed a new head of its desktop application and imagining division to lead a growth push in the Asia Pacific market.

It's arrived - the Internet connected cooker

UK Whitegoods manufacturer, AGA Rangemaster, has launched a cooker with inbuilt M2M capability that can be monitored and controlled remotely.

Outsourcing gaining ground as companies go for growth

Australian companies have come through a tough market in the past two years due to global economic uncertainty, and one leading market analyst firm says that the top focus for business leaders now is on growth, to be achieved by agility and a renewed focus on automation, continual business process improvements and overall transformation of their IT functions.