EDITOR'S NOTE

Good morning,

With iiNet pulling out this week and Telstra last year, it seems Optus could be Conroy's last hope for a large residential ISP to test its proposed net filters.

The telco has confirmed it's still wanting to go ahead with the trials - if only, like iiNet, to potentially disprove their viability.

One would at least have to speculate on the grounds for a second round if the Government can't reach agreement with any of Australia's larger-scale service providers...

-- Ry Crozier

TODAY ON ITNEWS

By Brett Winterford | March 27, 2009

Optus has confirmed it is still in negotiations with the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy with a view to taking part in the trial of mandatory ISP-level internet filtering.

By Sylvie Barak | March 27, 2009

Microsoft has criticised a secret 'Cloud Manifesto' penned by Amazon, Google, IBM and others, on the ground that it was not written through an "open process".

By Liz Tay | March 27, 2009

Tiny, motion-powered generators could be charging our mobile phones and iPods in five years' time.

By Daniel Long | March 26, 2009

PirateBay's IPREDator is a new P2P anonymizer designed to cloak the actions of downloaders and keep file logs and IP addresses hidden from the authorities.

By Ry Crozier | March 27, 2009

Nine months into a deal to sub-wholesale Optus 3G mobile broadband services, ispOne said it is confident the network will be able to keep pace with new subscriber growth, despite Optus' recent capacity issues.

By Sachi Izumi | March 27, 2009

The prospect of IBM purchasing loss-making Sun Microsystems might be good for Sun's long-suffering shareholders but it could be bad news for a partner across the Pacific: Fujitsu.

By Staff Writers | March 27, 2009

Global revenue from "cloud computing" could surpass US$56 billion in 2009 as customers seek to cut costs and are attracted by systems allowing access to programs via the Web, Gartner said.

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