Airways NZ and Alchemy Win Two Computerworld Excellence Awards

Industry News from Computerworld (NZ)

Government outlines rural telecommunications plan
5Mbit/s set as target for communities.

Supercity ICT: how the vendors are placed
Council CIOs push incumbent vendors for Supercity systems.

Twitter to simplify integration of 'tweets' into Web sites
Called @anywhere, the technology involves javascript and no APIs.

Feature: Shedding risk
Users eye cloud for storage and disaster recovery.

Security firm SMX lands Japan deal
'White labelling' strategy sees SMX extend its global footprint.

Law Commission targets tech in privacy review
Cloud computing, deep packet inspection and social networking could force law changes.

Technology News from the BBC

Tories may 'lose broadband vote'
Research suggests that key Tory constituencies could suffer most from the Conservative policy on super-fast broadband..

Dotcom marks silver anniversary
The internet domain name dotcom celebrates its 25th anniversary as nearly 86 million active internet sites now use it. .

China's stern warning to Google
China's top internet official warns that Google will "pay the consequences" if it does not comply with censorship laws..

Net clash for web police projects
A row is brewing over separate projects to use the web to bring people closer to their local police forces..

HSBC admits huge Swiss data theft
About 24,000 clients of HSBC's private banking operation in Switzerland had personal details stolen, the bank admits..

Tweeting 'fundamental' in life
Twitter co-founder Evan Williams believes social networks will become a fundamental way the public communicates with government..