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• Google Apps growing in popularity among CIOs: Telsyte

  The Google Apps suite of software-as-a-service (SaaS) email and groupware applications is growing in popularity among CIOs, according to Telsyte’s new research.

  Written by Rebecca Merrett • 11 Sept. 12 15:23

• ICT salaries increase by 3.9 per cent

  Salaries for ICT workers grew by 3.9 per cent overall for the 12 months to May 2012, marginally down from 4 per cent a year earlier, according to the annual survey of Australian Computer Society (ACS) members.

  Written by Byron Connolly • 11 Sept. 12 14:53

• Where are the women in IT?

  It’s no surprise that many CIOs may find themselves looking around their IT departments and asking, ‘Where are the women in IT?’ The IT industry has long recognised the need to encourage more women to pursue careers in the IT industry. However, this issue still looms.

  Written by Rebecca Merrett • 11 Sept. 12 12:50

• Apple and Facebook at risk of litigation due to copyright laws

  Australia’s copyright laws is stifling innovation and will cost Australia’s economy $600 million, according to a report for the Australian Digital Alliance.

  Written by Stephanie McDonald • 11 Sept. 12 11:12

• Can I connect to the NBN?

  With the National Broadband Network (NBN) expected to reach a peak in its rollout in 2016, some areas around Australia are already connected to the network via fibre-to-the-premises, fixed wireless and an interim satellite service.

  Written by Stephanie McDonald • 11 Sept. 12 10:31

• Firms face a 'big bang' of disruption

  Australian companies face a race against the clock to deal with the significant impact of digital technology on their businesses.

  Written by AAP • 11 Sept. 12 09:58

• Roxon turns to YouTube for data retention argument

  Attorney-General Nicola Roxon is continuing to try to stem the public backlash against data retention, offering a YouTube clip for not-for-profit organisation GetUp! to broadcast.

  Written by Stephanie McDonald • 11 Sept. 12 09:55

• Struggling Sharp slashes employee salaries by up to 10 percent

  Japan's Sharp said Tuesday it will slash employee salaries by up to 10 percent from next month, in a round of cost-cutting that will save it about US$180 million during the current fiscal year.

  Written by Jay Alabaster • 11 Sept. 12 08:40

• In Pictures: Best browsers for Android tablets

  Best browsers for Android tablets

  Written by Howard Wen • 11 Sept. 12 08:15

• In Pictures: A look back at the first iPhone debut day

  Steve Jobs unveiled first iPhone at Macworld on Jan. 9, 2007

  Written by Paul McNamara • 11 Sept. 12 08:09

• PCI compliance awareness lacking in finance world: Survey

  Some Australian chief financial officers have still not heard of PCI (Payment Card Industry) standards created by MasterCard and Visa despite coverage of data breaches, according to the findings of a survey.

  Written by Hamish Barwick • 11 Sept. 12 07:50

• Google AdWords case goes to Australia's High Court

  Australia's High Court on Tuesday began hearing Google's appeal of a ruling that it sold misleading advertisements that allowed companies to purchase keywords containing competitor's names.

  Written by Jeremy Kirk • 11 Sept. 12 07:26

• Early ARM 64-bit prototype servers could come by year end

  Early prototype 64-bit ARM servers could be available for testing purposes by the end of this year or possibly at the latest by the middle of next year, ARM said on Monday.

  Written by Agam Shah • 11 Sept. 12 05:33

• AMD's new SeaMicro server talks to 5-petabyte storage cluster

  Advanced Micro Devices has launched the first new products from its SeaMicro acquisition earlier this year, including a server that can be linked to a massive, 5-petabyte storage cluster for running large-scale big data and cloud computing applications.

  Written by James Niccolai • 11 Sept. 12 05:20

• All-electric race car speeds to record

  An all-electric race car being developed in Silicon Valley has sped into the record books at California's Sonoma raceway setting a lap record for an electric car.

  Written by Martyn Williams • 11 Sept. 12 04:42

• GoDaddy comes back online after attacks

  GoDaddy restored some services on Monday as the company battled online attacks that severely impacted its hosting and domain-name registration operations.

  Written by Jeremy Kirk • 11 Sept. 12 00:43

• Leaked Apple UDIDs were stolen from digital publishing firm

  The unique identifiers of 1 million Apple iOS devices that hackers leaked last week were stolen from the servers of a Florida-based digital publishing firm called Bluetoad.

  Written by Lucian Constantin • 11 Sept. 12 00:33

• HP adds 2000 to layoff list

  Hewlett-Packard's layoff just got a little bigger. The company, in a US Security and Exchange filing, said it will eliminate 29,000 positions, an increase of 2,000.

  Written by Patrick Thibodeau • 10 Sept. 12 23:13

• Postgres 9.2 invites large-scale enterprise deployment

  The open-source Postgres database continues to be refined for enterprises: The latest version, released Monday, contains a number of new features and performance enhancements designed to ease professional large-scale usage.

  Written by Joab Jackson • 10 Sept. 12 22:34

• Western Digital releases samples of its thinnest hybrid drive for Ultrabooks

  Western Digital announced what it said is the industry's thinnest hybrid drive for Ultrabooks, a 5mm-thick model that has 500GB capacity.

  Written by Lucas Mearian • 10 Sept. 12 21:58