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Submission + - Splunk CTO says cyber defence will be "the space race of our generation" (itwire.com)

Submitted by davidmwilliams on Saturday October 01, 2016 @06:25PM

davidmwilliams writes: Speaking about what's on his roadmap for the future of Splunk, the CTO Snehal Antani said there is a disparity in the cost of cyber attacks vs. the cost for cyber defence. He says what's needed to bring down the cost of defence is collaboration between the public sector, academia and private industry. He says this collaboration on cyber defence will be the space race for this generation.

Submission + - IBM announces new global research development lab (itwire.com)

Submitted by davidmwilliams on Wednesday October 13, 2010 @08:19PM

davidmwilliams writes: Today Prime Minister Julia Gillard and IBM Australia and New Zealand Managing Director Glen Boreham announced a new global research and development lab to be based at the University of Victoria, creating 150 jobs and tackling Australian national concerns. The controversial Labor Government's National Broadband Network has been cited as a major drawcard.

Submission + - Linux wall warts small on size, big on possibiliti (itwire.com)

Submitted by davidmwilliams on Tuesday August 17, 2010 @10:43AM

davidmwilliams writes: Every geek and technology lover will undoubtedly have stumbled across online adverts for tiny headless Linux-powered devices that are barely larger than the power point they plug into. What can you actually do with them? Plenty, it seems!

Submission + - Open source not welcome at Palm App Catalog says N (itwire.com)

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davidmwilliams

on Thursday October 01, 2009 @04:45AM

davidmwilliams writes: "It appears Palm are seeking to follow Appleâ(TM)s footsteps in gaining a reputation for inconsistent and spurious rejections and removals of iPhone and iPod Touch applications. In this case, Palm have resisted including a free application because the source code is attainable elsewhere."

Submission + - The cranky CIO says the hard drive is inside the c (itwire.com)

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davidmwilliams

on Monday May 18, 2009 @06:08AM

davidmwilliams writes: "Those of us who work in technology have a jargon all of our very own. We know the difference between CPUs and GPUs, between SSD and HD, let alone HD and SDTV! Yet, our users are flat out calling everything "the hard drive." Why is it so?"

Submission + - Windows 7 on an entry level netbook: first look (itwire.com)

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on Monday May 04, 2009 @07:55AM

davidmwilliams writes: "You ve read all about Windows 7RC1, but how does it really perform in practice? I wanted to know too so I loaded it on a modern Acer Aspire One netbook."

Submission + - He's a Mac, he's a PC, but we're Linux! (itwire.com)

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davidmwilliams

on Tuesday April 14, 2009 @01:29AM

davidmwilliams writes: "Earlier this year the Linux Foundation launched a competition for budding writers, film makers and just general Linux enthusiasts to make their own grassroots advertisement to compete with Apple's highly-successful "I'm a Mac" series of adverts. The winner has now been announced."

Submission + - SCO rise from the dead to maintain the Linux rage (itwire.com)

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davidmwilliams

on Monday January 12, 2009 @12:51AM

davidmwilliams writes: "WTF? Is it April 1st? Or is it 2003? No! It's January 2009 and who'd have thought ... The SCO Group (formerly Caldera) are trying to raise funds to get out of bankruptcy and continue their fight against IBM which they lodged way back in 2003 over claims that IBM contributed SCO intellectual property into Linux without authorisation. Here's the background including SCO's monumental fail in 2007. Today they're back, proposing to auction off their saleable products to build up a war chest to keep the legal flames fanning. You have to ask: is McBride mad? And is someone else pushing the agenda?"

Submission + - Microsoft programming contest hacked, defaced (itwire.com) 1

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on Monday October 06, 2008 @08:05AM

davidmwilliams writes: "Microsoft followed their annual major Tech-Ed event in Australia with a week-long programming contest called "DevSta," to find "star developers." While the quantity and quality of submissions suggest a poor turnout it certainly caught the attention of at least two hackers who left their mark. Here is the low down on the contest, what happened, by who, and screen shots for posterity in case it's been fixed by the time you read this."

Submission + - First ASUS Eee clone shows right path for Linux (itwire.com)

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on Saturday May 31, 2008 @10:31PM

davidmwilliams writes: "Whether it was to your taste or not, there's no denying the ASUS Eee Linux subnotebook was a massive sales success. Demand far exceeded initial production so it's not surprising competitor models are on their way. And here's why the hardware manufacturers are going to bring Linux to the masses far in advance of any amount of Ubuntu fanboyism."

Submission + - The war against Microsoft's war against Linux (itwire.com)

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davidmwilliams

on Sunday May 04, 2008 @10:54PM

davidmwilliams writes: "I've been rallying against Microsoft's so-called "get the facts" site for the last fortnight in my blog. Rather than give any legitimate comparison facing off Windows Server vs similarly spec'd Linux options, the Microsoft spin doctors opt for bunkum and hogwash with sensational headlines that don't have any substance underneath. Here's the state of play including an update on my request to Microsoft PR to do something about the blatant lack of integrity displayed. I also go over the latest case study put up by Microsoft: they promise to show why people are choosing Windows Server 2008 over Linux using the City of Uppsala as an example. Is it truthful? Please do read my story to find out."

Submission + - So, just what use is this ASUS Eee thing anyway? (itwire.com)

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davidmwilliams

on Monday December 31, 2007 @06:28AM

davidmwilliams writes: "ASUS have released a cheap subnotebook. It is far from state-of-the-art tech-wise, with 512Mb RAM and a Celeron processor. It has a 4Gb hard drive and no optical drive. Its screen is 7" and runs at the odd resolution of 800x480 and the operating system looks like something Fisher Price might have designed. Why would you buy it? What on earth can you do with this?"

Submission + - Getting grubby: Demystifying Linux start-up (itwire.com) 1

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on Sunday October 14, 2007 @10:15AM

davidmwilliams writes: "Linux users can boast long times between reboots, but even so, the startup screens will grace your display at some time. Here's just what your computer is doing during this process, what the messages mean, and how you can take control. http://www.itwire.com/content/view/14845/53/"

Submission + - Hardening Linux (itwire.com)

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davidmwilliams

on Sunday August 12, 2007 @07:54AM

davidmwilliams writes: "Out of the box, many Linux systems are insecure with open ports and unpatched vulnerabilities. Read about the essential steps to secure your server as well as how to solve them manually and via automated tools like Bastille. http://www.itwire.com/content/view/13976/53/"

Submission + - Open source's hottest 10 apps (part 2) (itwire.com.au)

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davidmwilliams

on Thursday June 21, 2007 @03:04AM

davidmwilliams writes: "This story walks through the top five most active open source projects on SourceForge today. It explains what they do and why they're useful. Most of these will be new to most people but all are definitely busting with potential. Check this story out to see just what the hottest SourceForge projects are why they matter. http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/13085/53/"

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