Thursday, April 23, 2009

Conficker update

An estimated 150,000 computers in Australia have been infected by the Conficker virus. So far, the damage appears to have been negligible. However, the potential for damage to a large amount of computers appears legitimate. We'll keep you posted.

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

4/21 Australia Computer News

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RM100,000 computers seized from cybercafes - Malaysia Star
April 20, 2009 at 7:50 pm


RM100,000 computers seized from cybercafes
Malaysia Star, Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: About 60 computers worth RM100,000 were seized when police raided three cybercafes, which are believed to offer illegal online gambling. Brickfields OCPD Asst Comm Wan Abdul Bari Wan Adul Khalid said police also arrested five caretakers ...

Tech Mahindra to announce open offer for Satyam today - Hindu
April 20, 2009 at 5:51 pm


Straits Times

Tech Mahindra to announce open offer for Satyam today
Hindu, India
Tech Mahindra representatives asserted that Satyam Computers would continue to function as an independent entity and CEO AS Murthy and his predecessor Ram Mynampati would continue to be with the company. Mr. Mahindra and Tech Mahindra's CEO Vineet ...
No job security for Satyamites despite Tech Mahindra deal Siliconindia.com
Could Satyam's fiasco be over after Tech Mahindra takeover? ITvoir
Tech Mahindra raising money for Satyam buy Livemint
Newstrack India  - Times of India
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FBI docs out home-brewed spyware probes - Register
April 20, 2009 at 3:34 pm


FBI docs out home-brewed spyware probes
Register, UK
The FBI for at least seven years has relied on a home-brewed package of spyware to infiltrate the computers of criminals and secretly send a wide range of information to servers controlled by the bureau, according to an investigation by Wired.com. ...

Laptops Bring Youth off the Streets - PC World
April 20, 2009 at 3:22 pm


Laptops Bring Youth off the Streets
PC World
Everything's about the computer," Heinrich said. Laptops are handed out to foster-care residents between the ages of 17 and 22 and to juveniles between 16 and 19 who are on probation for committing crimes. The nonprofit has given out 72 computers since ...

Method For Verifying Safety Of Computer-controlled Devices Developed - Science Daily (press release)
April 20, 2009 at 2:23 pm


Method For Verifying Safety Of Computer-controlled Devices Developed
Science Daily (press release)
ScienceDaily (Apr. 20, 2009) — PITTSBURGH—Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science have developed a new method for systematically identifying bugs in aircraft collision avoidance systems, high-speed train controls and ...

Instant opinion: Sun deal revives Oracle's Network Computer dream - Computerworld
April 20, 2009 at 12:29 pm


BBC News

Instant opinion: Sun deal revives Oracle's Network Computer dream
Computerworld, MA
Instead, Oracle will gain that intellectual property and will most certainly capitalize on it by reviving Ellison's Network Computer dream. I still remember a conversation I had with Ellison in 1997, when I asked him what was the smartest business ...
Oracle-Sun deal wouldn't change much for consumers The Associated Press
Doubt cast over fate of Sun technology plant The Herald
Oracle To Buy Sun, Putting Java Under New Management Washington Post Blogs
guardian.co.uk  - ChannelWeb
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Computer grad engineers change at family firm - Financial Post
April 20, 2009 at 10:29 am


Financial Post

Computer grad engineers change at family firm
Financial Post, Canada
At university, I studied computers. Since antiquity, machines were handmade and mainly mechanical, but increasingly, they are designed, manufactured and integrated with electronics." "Engineers bring us their designs to build, but our eclectic ...

Police Conclude Airborne Laptop Computer Killed Woman - Ergoweb
April 20, 2009 at 9:49 am


Police Conclude Airborne Laptop Computer Killed Woman
Ergoweb, UT
By Jennifer Anderson A laptop computer killed its owner in March, according to a Royal Canadian Mounted Police spokesman on April 16. Heather Storey's laptop was sitting unsecured in the back seat, and the vehicle's abrupt stop sent the computer flying ...

Nigeria computer sales nearly double in 2008 - Telecompaper
April 20, 2009 at 9:28 am


Nigeria computer sales nearly double in 2008
Telecompaper, Netherlands
Nigeria's computer sector sold 407621 laptop and desktop computers in 2008, according to a report from IDC. This figure broke down into 211499 desktops and 196122 laptops, local paper BusinessDay reports. Those figures are up from 154042 desktops and ...

Mayor's office investigating use of county computers - Honolulu Advertiser
April 20, 2009 at 8:44 am


Mayor's office investigating use of county computers
Honolulu Advertiser, HI
Hawai'i County Mayor Billy Kenoi said that his office is investigating "very serious" and possibly illegal abuse of Internet access on county computers. Kenoi said the investigation goes back to January 2008 and includes the potentially illegal use of ...

No job security for Satyamites despite Tech Mahindra deal - Siliconindia.com
April 20, 2009 at 8:10 am


SINDH TODAY

No job security for Satyamites despite Tech Mahindra deal
Siliconindia.com, India
By siliconindia news bureau Chennai: The deal between IT major Tech Mahindra and the software giant Satyam Computers has come as a relieve for everyone associated with Satyam, except for the employees who are reeling under lay-off stress. ...
The how and why of open offers Sify
Tech Mahindra to participate in Satyam board meet tomorrow Times of India
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Asia Pacific computer sales down five percent - AFP
April 20, 2009 at 4:15 am


AFP

Asia Pacific computer sales down five percent
AFP
SINGAPORE (AFP) — Sales of personal computers in the Asia Pacific region excluding Japan fell five percent in the first quarter from the previous year as a global economic slump hurt demand, a report said Monday. However, strong sales of portable PCs ...
Asia ex-Japan PC shipments fell 5 pct in Q1 -IDC Reuters
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How to set up dual monitors - Sydney Morning Herald
April 20, 2009 at 3:01 am


How to set up dual monitors
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
Many new desktop computers support dual monitors without requiring any additional hardware. To see if you have more than one monitor connection, look at the back of your computer for two Video Graphics Array (VGA) connectors or two Digital Visual ...
 

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Monday, April 20, 2009

4/20 Australia Computer News

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Still plenty of places to buy computers - San Francisco Chronicle
April 19, 2009 at 9:58 pm


Still plenty of places to buy computers
San Francisco Chronicle,  USA
Q: Now that compusa and Circuit City have closed, shopping for computer equipment has become harder. I'm in the market for a new laptop and the only store I know about that carries them is Best Buy. Surely there must be other options. ...

Computer-Trading Models Meet Match - Wall Street Journal
April 19, 2009 at 8:08 pm


Computer-Trading Models Meet Match
Wall Street Journal
By CAROLYN CUI The sudden swings in financial markets this year have wreaked havoc on trend followers, the group of investment funds that rely on computer models to dictate their trading. Unexpected government aid for bond markets, an abrupt turnaround ...

Is It Brad or Is It Fake? - Wall Street Journal
April 19, 2009 at 6:17 pm


Is It Brad or Is It Fake?
Wall Street Journal
Those images are sent to a computer, ready for tweaking and manipulating by humans. For facial movements, hundreds of dots or markers are drawn on the actors' faces, and computers track how those shift and modulate when the actors make various ...

Police slowly installing car computers - Stuff.co.nz
April 19, 2009 at 5:30 pm


Police slowly installing car computers
Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand
By CLAIRE MCENTEE - The Dominion Post A police initiative to put computers in patrol cars is progressing slowly, with just 25 computers installed in the past 22 months. Police began the initiative in 2006 and by May 2007 had kitted out 85 vehicles in ...

Federal computer contract causing major battle - The Gazette (Montreal)
April 19, 2009 at 4:54 pm


Federal computer contract causing major battle
The Gazette (Montreal), Canada
By Kathryn May, Canwest News ServiceApril 19, 2009 9:04 PM OTTAWA — Canada's small and large technology firms are at war with each other over who gets to bid on the Harper government's plans to build a secure, multi-billion-dollar computer network. ...

Obesity: Get away from computer and add some extra physical activity - Entertainment and Showbiz!
April 19, 2009 at 1:29 pm


Obesity: Get away from computer and add some extra physical activity
Entertainment and Showbiz!, India
In order to fight with obesity, employees need to get away from computers and add some extra activity. For those wondering how to improve their employees' productivity, 'Meetings on Move' concept might do the needful. ...

Okaloosa schools unclear on computer use at work - The Northwest Florida Daily News
April 19, 2009 at 1:06 pm


Okaloosa schools unclear on computer use at work
The Northwest Florida Daily News, FL
Mike Foxworthy, the district's chief human resource officer, said the district is fairly lax on the issue, although Nall's case was different than most because she was using district computers and time to do work for another company. ...

Thornhill students help recycle old computers - Georgina Advocate
April 19, 2009 at 12:53 pm


Thornhill students help recycle old computers
Georgina Advocate, Canada
What better time to get rid of old computers that have been sitting around collecting dust. A group of Thornhill Secondary School students, led by student Michael Bishansky, a volunteer director on the board of the Little Geeks Foundation, ...

No More 'Rebooting': New Leaps Made In Computer Technology - ChattahBox
April 19, 2009 at 9:55 am


Nanowerk LLC

No More 'Rebooting': New Leaps Made In Computer Technology
ChattahBox, MA
US (ChattahBox) – A study jointly conducted by Cornell, Northwestern, and Penn State Universities on ferroelectrics in modern computer hardware has paid off. According to the findings, applying the same ferroelectric devices to a silicon based chip ...
Smart card material to help computers switch on instantly Economic Times
Recent Breakthrough Could Lead To 'Instant-On' Computing RedOrbit
Next generation digital storing researched by Cornell University Rapid
Science Daily (press release)
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Hawaii County investigating reports of Internet abuse on county ... - Honolulu Advertiser
April 19, 2009 at 8:39 am


Hawaii County investigating reports of Internet abuse on county ...
Honolulu Advertiser, HI
By Nancy Cook Lauer HILO, Hawai'i -- Hawai'i County Mayor Billy Kenoi acknowledged the day before yesterday that his office is investigating "very serious" and possibly illegal abuse of Internet access on county computers. Kenoi said the investigation ...

The how and why of open offers - Sify
April 19, 2009 at 4:01 am


Straits Times

The how and why of open offers
Sify, India
But in the case of Tech Mahindra's recent acquisition of 31 per cent stake in Satyam Computers, the dynamics of pricing may be a tad different. Wondering why? Well, if Tech Mahindra were to follow the usual mandate, the offer price cannot be below ...
Could Satyam's fiasco be over after Tech Mahindra takeover? ITvoir
Tech Mahindra raising money for Satyam buy Livemint
Tech Mahindra to participate in Satyam board meet tomorrow Times of India
Newstrack India  - RTT News
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Local man trades in UPS uniform for self-owned computer repair ... - Cookeville Herald Citizen
April 19, 2009 at 12:57 am


Local man trades in UPS uniform for self-owned computer repair ...
Cookeville Herald Citizen, TN
He decided to open his own business, Cookeville Computers, with his wife Kara. Now he spends his days doing computer repair, building Web sites and designing graphics while Kara helps with the business aspect. "It's a big change. ...

Hawaii County investigating reports of Internet abuse on county ... - Honolulu Advertiser
April 19, 2009 at 12:15 am


Hawaii County investigating reports of Internet abuse on county ...
Honolulu Advertiser, HI
By Nancy Cook Lauer HILO, Hawai'i -- Hawai'i County Mayor Billy Kenoi acknowledged yesterday that his office is investigating "very serious" and possibly illegal abuse of Internet access on county computers. Kenoi said the investigation goes back to ...

Russell Middle to use grant for computer lab - Gwinnett Daily Post
April 19, 2009 at 12:02 am


Russell Middle to use grant for computer lab
Gwinnett Daily Post, GA
By Heather Darenberg WINDER - Russell Middle School will use a $25000 grant from Windstream Communications to create a computer lab for the school, the principal said this week. The Barrow County school applied for the grant because it's one of the few ...

Action needed against hackers - Troy Messenger
April 18, 2009 at 10:15 pm


Action needed against hackers
Troy Messenger, AL
We are almost totally dependent on computer systems, for everything from our banking to our groceries, our gas in our cars to our electricity to run our homes, to the computers that run our government and our national defense system. ...
 

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Sunday, April 19, 2009

4/19 Australia Computer News

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Tons of documents, computers, files removed from Broome County ... - Press & Sun-Bulletin
April 18, 2009 at 9:08 pm


Tons of documents, computers, files removed from Broome County ...
Press & Sun-Bulletin, NY
By Nancy Dooling • ndooling@gannett.com • Staff Writer • April 18, 2009 BINGHAMTON -- Tons of documents, computers, files and other items necessary to run the business of Broome County were taken Saturday from the county's downtown office building, ...

Hawaii County investigating reports of Internet abuse on county ... - Honolulu Advertiser
April 18, 2009 at 8:05 pm


Hawaii County investigating reports of Internet abuse on county ...
Honolulu Advertiser, HI
By Nancy Cook Lauer HILO, Hawai'i -- Hawai'i County Mayor Billy Kenoi acknowledged Friday that his office is investigating "very serious" and possibly illegal abuse of Internet access on county computers. Kenoi said the investigation goes back to ...

Intel makes 'executive jewelry' computers cheaper for consumers - Financial Post
April 18, 2009 at 11:48 am


Intel makes 'executive jewelry' computers cheaper for consumers
Financial Post, Canada
Intel Corp., in an effort to jumpstart sales of notebook computers, is cutting prices on chips that go into "thin and light" machines aimed at consumers. The computers, which will cost about US$600, are designed for people who want the features of a ...

How Exactly Are Computers Recycled? - Content Caboodle
April 18, 2009 at 9:49 am

For years much of the recycling of e-waste has been done by China. Sending e-waste to China for recycling has been illegal since 2000. That�s because a lot of dirty recycling and dumping into landfills was going on.

Computer Tutors/Unicel Open In Adrian - Nobles County Review
April 18, 2009 at 7:38 am


Nobles County Review

Computer Tutors/Unicel Open In Adrian
Nobles County Review, MN
The name of the business is "Computer Tutors/Unicel" and it is a combination computer supplies and repair shop, as well as a Unicel cell phone service supplier. Computer Tutors is located at 103 East Pearl Street in the former Country Corners building, ...

Vermont AHS Computers Struck by an Unknown Virus - SPAMfighter News
April 18, 2009 at 7:09 am


Vermont AHS Computers Struck by an Unknown Virus
SPAMfighter News, Denmark
Vermont Agency of Human Services (AHS) had to shutdown the computers systems on April 10, 2009, following the outburst of a virus. The computers experts of the State are currently working on the problem in order to resume the online services of the ...
DPS computer network hit by virus Austin American-Statesman
DPS says computer outage result of Conficker worm KVUE
Texas DPS computers hit by "Conficker" worm Thaindian.com
Zimbabwe Times  - AZFamily
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Smart card material to help computers switch on instantly - Economic Times
April 18, 2009 at 6:55 am


National Science Foundation (press release)

Smart card material to help computers switch on instantly
Economic Times, India
WASHINGTON: Ultra-thin ferro-electric materials used in smart cards will soon make computers more efficient by enabling them to switch on instantly. Smart cards rely on ferro-electric materials to instantly reveal and update stored information. ...
Recent Breakthrough Could Lead To "Instant-On" Computing RedOrbit
Next generation digital storing researched by Cornell University Rapid
Putting The Squeeze On An Old Material Could Lead To 'Instant On ... Science Daily (press release)
all 51 news articles

Could Satyam’s fiasco be over after Tech Mahindra takeover? - ITvoir
April 18, 2009 at 3:02 am


Straits Times

Could Satyam’s fiasco be over after Tech Mahindra takeover?
ITvoir, India
The year 2009 for Satyam Computer Technologies Ltd had been full of troubles and up downs. Satyam was plunged into a crisis in January after its founder, B. Ramalinga Raju, said that the company's profits had been overstated for several years. ...
Tech Mahindra raising money for Satyam buy Livemint
CLB seals Tech Mahindra-Satyam deal Newstrack India
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