19 Apr 2010 at 09:44
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FAIRFAX will launch both free and paid apps for Apple’s iPad tablet computer device this year, according to Darren Burden, who is spearheading the initiative for Fairfax Digital.
Mr Burden is part of a committee working on Fairfax’s tablet strategy. It includes Robert Whitehead, who is head of marketing and newspaper sales for Fairfax Media, and Paul Ramadge, editor-in-chief of The Age.
Speculation surfaced this week that the group’s tablet strategy had been held up by disagreements over development funding between the print and digital arms of the company.
Mr Burden would not say if Fairfax would launch any apps in the first wave after the launch, but said talk of a spat was unfounded.
“We’re working together to launch iPad products,” he said.
From theaustralian.com.au
19 Apr 2010 at 07:22
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Most of the world’s sensitive data is stored in commercial database systems such as Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, IBM DB2 and Sybase – making databases an increasingly favorite target for criminals. This may explain why SQL injection attacks jumped 134 percent in 2008, increasing from an average of a few thousand per day to several hundred thousand per day according to a recently-published report by IBM.
This white paper discusses the 8 essential best practices that provide a holistic approach to both safeguarding databases and achieving compliance with key regulations such as SOX, PCI-DSS, GLBA, and data protection laws.
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19 Apr 2010 at 07:21
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The advent of Software as a Service and Cloud Computing has revolutionized the software industry by providing access to enterprise-grade software and services via the web to businesses of all sizes. SaaS and cloud environments are characterized by web-based delivery, multi tenancy, and centralized management and updates- completely unlike traditional software. As a result, new infrastructure and supporting services, such as integration, are crucial to the success of this model.
TheServerSide.NET
19 Apr 2010 at 07:19
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CHI-X, the company set to break the Australian Securities Exchange’s monopoly over share trading, is understood to be talking to international clearing houses, including Fortis, about setting up in Australia, in a move that would further smash the ASX’s lucrative $180 million-a-year cash market monopoly and cut overall prices.
Read more on BusinessDay.
16 Apr 2010 at 09:19
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A quick and interesting read on the Guardian:
At the recent Edinburgh International Science Festival, The Guardian hosted a panel event which featured Scotland correspondent Severin Carrell, Guardian Local launch editor Sarah Hartley and Iain Hepburn of the Daily Record. Guardian.co.uk Information Architect Martin Belam gave this presentation discussing the impact of technology on journalism, and looking ahead at future trends.
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The growth of easy digital publishing technology brings with it new ethical dilemmas for journalists.
15 Apr 2010 at 22:00
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Apparently “The Opera Mini iPhone app is the most popular free app in every single country with an iTunes Store”.
Well when I checked in, every store BUT Australia. I am proud to say that my fellow countrymen chose Bird Strike instead. Opera was number 2.
Maybe it was blocked by Conroy?
12 Apr 2010 at 10:01
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THE global hype over the iPad — and the dozen or so other touch-screen tablet computer devices soon to appear in its wake — has the newspaper industry holding its collective breath. Is this the game-changer needed to save the industry?
You can bet that everyone with an investment in the industry, from proprietors to the hundreds of thousands of people employed by it, will be hoping so.
But if not, what’s Plan B?
From The Australian.
08 Apr 2010 at 09:14
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As Jakob Nielsen said, “Too many websites have FAQs that list questions the company wished users would ask.” Most web site FAQs do patronise it’s readers.
Check out this interesting article on A List Apart if you need some FAQ facts.
08 Apr 2010 at 09:01
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Fake reviews often have:
- Have zero caveats, and are full of empty adjectives and pure glowing praise with no downsides.
- Are all left within a short period of time of each other.
- Mainly tally off product features. (Real users talk more about performance, reliability, and overall value).
- Reviewers names are all variations of one another, i.e. happykat1234, happykat7593, happykat6687
Hmmm, all a bit obvious. Read the full article on The Consumerist.
07 Apr 2010 at 17:18
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“Free” is being hailed as the Internet’s natural and ultimate future – as evidenced by a growing cohort of bloggers who insist “free” is the only solution to content providers’ Internet woes.
Read more on DynamicBusiness.