EDITOR'S NOTE

Good afternoon,

Undersea cable operator Basslink has revealed further details of its terrestrial arrangements, particularly with respect to the data centres it has taken space in.

One of the two in Melbourne is Primus - and Basslink, like many others, is now waiting on confirmation of the cause of the blackout this past weekend, although with a backup centre and other redundancy built into the network Basslink also said such a failure wouldn't impact its operations.

On a different note, our sister title PC Authority has just re-launched its Business Centre. If you're setting up shop at home, or running small businesses and need help understanding and managing IT, check out the swish new site.

-- Ry Crozier

TODAY ON ITNEWS

By Ry Crozier | February 04, 2009

Basslink Telecom is among a growing list of firms awaiting the cause of the Primus data centre blackout in Melbourne but said its own redundancy arrangements would shield it from the effects of future failures at the facility.

By Staff writers | February 04, 2009

Almost half of Australians believe it is okay to use pirated software for personal use, and many can't tell the difference between genuine and illegal software, new research commissioned by Microsoft Australia shows.

By Staff writers | February 04, 2009

Opposition communications spokesman Nick Minchin has derided the government's lack of "openness and transparency" on the NBN, as it continues to shield the results of the expert panel's report from the public.

By Iain Thomson | February 04, 2009

A British hacker has shown how easy it is to clone US passport cards that use RFID by conducting a drive-by test on the streets of San Francisco.

By Staff writers | February 04, 2009

Sun Microsystems's A/NZ managing director Duncan Bennet has resigned "to pursue other interests", with former director of sales Andrew Goodlace to assume the role of acting MD.

By Shaun Nichols | February 04, 2009

Microsoft has released the early details on how it will be offering Windows 7 to consumers.

By Staff writers | February 04, 2009

Community care provider Anglicare has purchased a subscription to a software-as-a-service (SaaS) email and web security solution covering 1,200 users on its network.

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