Industry News
Men lose more mobile phones
Men lose more mobile phones according to an F-Secure survey with 39% of men having lost a mobile phone, compared to just 26% of women.
[ + ]VoIP causes numbering rethink this year
The Australian Communications and Media Authority is proposing to change numbering rules to improve flexibility in the numbering plan to recognise some of the realities of newer services, such as VoIP services.
[ + ]User behaviour drives broader malware attacks
A Blue Coat Systems report has examined evolving malware attack strategies that exploit online user behaviour.
[ + ]Legal profession has email-archiving issues
Not being able to find emails is causing legal profession angst, an independent poll as found.
[ + ]Monash extends Google Apps capabilities to staff
Monash, Australia’s largest university, is set to expand the presence of Google technology on campus.
LTE will not reach critical mass until 2014
According to analyst company Ovum, significant impact from long term evolution (LTE) will not occur in Australia until 2014, as networks are deployed nationally in digital dividend spectrum.
[ + ]IT industry set to benefit from global life science solution spending
The global life science industry is forecast to spend nearly $17 billion on commercial IT solutions this year (2010) as it seeks to address issues blighting the sector, according to independent technology analyst Ovum. This presents a massive opportunity for IT providers to move into a sector far behind other industries in the adoption of commercial IT solutions.
[ + ]Telstra to commence LTE trials in May
Telstra will commence LTE trials in May 2010, selecting Huawei, Ericsson and Nokia Siemens mobile technology for testing.
[ + ]Maintaining electronic records key for legal firms
Regulatory compliance and meeting regulator requests for electronic records remain key challenges to the Australian legal corporate counsel.
[ + ]US tops spread of malware
The US, Germany and China are the top three countries with web servers serving malware but the US comes in at 40%.
[ + ]Starwood launches telepresence rooms in Sydney and Chicago
Telepresence sites were launched by Starwood Hotels & Resorts in Chicago and Sydney as a service to its customers.
[ + ]Pressures on the knowledge worker in 2010
A global research project has painted a lukewarm picture of GFC workplace recovery and revealed new pressures on the knowledge worker in 2010.
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