Small businesses operating online require contractual and regulatory protection from potential collusion between traditional retailers and online magnates such as Google, according to the Council of Small Business of Australia (COSBOA).
COSBOA executive director, Peter Strong, told attendees of the Federal Government's Online Retail Forum that the industry body feared moves by bricks-and-mortar retailers to push out small businesses could easily translate to the online world.
Renowned 'father of the internet', Vint Cerf, has lauded Eric Schmidt's recent announcement to step down as Google's chief executive as "fortuitous" timing that will speed up decision making at the search giant.
Cerf, who is a vice-president and internet evangelist at Google, told Computerworld Australia that departure of the former Novell CEO was not a shock to him.
Green IT has been given no shortage of attention in past years; among the continuing debates around climate change and sustainability, Green IT inevitably comes to the forefront as either an obstacle to overcome, or an enabler of environmental friendliness in the wider organisation.
But, according to sustainability and IT analysts, the Green message isn't gospel yet. Most agree that businesses are eager to sign up to Green IT as part of their corporate social responsibility requirements but critics decry these measures as a "tick the box" affair.
Promise's SmartStor DS4600 is a direct-attached storage (DAS) enclosure that can house up to four hard drives. It's suitable for a direct connection to servers or workstations, it supports RAID arrays, and its design allows you to hot-swap the hard drives. Its management interface and build quality leave something to be desired, however.
The DS4600 can be connected to a Mac or server through the single eSATA, USB 2.0 or FireWire 400 ports or one of the two FireWire 800 ports. It has the same physical design as the Promise SmartStor NS4600 ( Macworld rated 3.5 out of 5 mice ) network-attached storage (NAS) device. Four drive bays sit behind a lockable front panel. Instead of caddies, the SmartStor DS4600 uses plastic rails that surround the drive in order to prevent vibration during operation. We didn't notice any vibrations, but the rails' lack of rigidity makes installing drives painful.
Nokia says it is now a software company, not a phone manufacturer.
The company began as a rubber works in the 19th century and is well known for its extensive portfolio of mobile phones that cover a range of markets from ultra low-cost phones to high-end smartphones with the latest "must-have" technology.
The Electronic Frontiers Association (EFA) and Australia Privacy Foundation (APF) have jointly questioned potential security breaches conducted by Google's Street View program.
In an open letter addressed to Google Australia's head of public policy and government affairs, Iarla Flynn, the two organizations highlighted the company's collection of Wi-Fi access point data by cars taking photos of streets and houses as part of its Street View feature.
Governments and organisations around the world are intently watching Australia as the Federal Government continues to peddle the proposed ISP-level Internet filter, former GetUp executive director and AccessNow founder, Brett Solomon, has revealed.
Speaking on ABC's Q&A program on Monday night, Solomon said Australia was constantly brought up in conversations he had with organisations around the world.
The Apple iPhone OS 3.0 update improves the iPhone experience for both business users and others. (For a review from this side of the pond, check out MacWorld's review of the iPhone 3.0 update.)
It has been two years coming, but copy-and-paste has finally arrived on the iPhone. It has been implemented well, too: you can copy, cut and paste both text and pictures between first-party and third-party apps. Simply hold down on a single word, tap Select or Select All and alter the highlighted area to fit your desired text.
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