Hardware hardest hit by recession and exchange rates. Global IT spending will decline by six per cent this year as a consequence of the recession and exchange rate variations, according to analyst Gartner. Worldwide spend across hardware, software, IT services and telecommunications is set to reach US$3.2tr...

Although a Federal Trade Commission order shut down Internet access for San Jose Web-hosting firm Pricewert based on several complaints, the company says the action was unfair and plans to fight the FTC in court. The FTC has accused Pricewert of shielding clientele said to be engaged in criminal activities...

Apple, Google, and Yahoo are among the tech giants being investigated by the Justice Department for possible antitrust violations related to negotiations over the recruiting and hiring of one another’s employees, according to a Washington Post report. The review is said to be...

ALMOST 50 per cent of Australians say they now spend more time communicating online than they do through face-to-face conversations. And more than 80 per cent believe technology such as social networking, blogs and discussion forums are encouraging shorter or less in-depth conversations and quicker...

A group of IT managers that run the systems of some of Australia’s largest charities will host the benchmarking of NetApp’s $1 million storage challenge. NetApp and iTnews put out a call to the industry for applications to host the challenge, which aims to test NetApp’s marketing claim...