EDITOR'S NOTE

Good Afternoon,

While it is not yet operational for another month, the Basslink fibre optic connection between the Australian mainland and Tasmania looks set to finally yield some fruit for Tasmanian users.

Adelaide-based Internode has announced that it has struck a deal with Basslink Telecoms which will see the ISP scale back its dependence on Telstra.

Telstra has long been accused of milking its virtual monopoly in Tasmania. Tasmania's lack of connectivity options to the mainland is estimated by analyst Paul Budde to be costing the state some $200 million a year.

-- Brett Winterford

TODAY ON ITNEWS

By Ry Crozier | March 30, 2009

Internode will wind back the amount of Telstra backhaul it buys into Tasmania to around a quarter of current use after inking a three-year deal with Basslink today.

By Ry Crozier | March 30, 2009

Lebara Mobile plans to offer free on-net international calls on its mobile virtual network to Aussies in Q3 of this year, its UK-based chief said at its local launch today.

By Phil Muncaster | March 30, 2009

Micro-blogging phenomenon Twitter experienced more downtime than any other social networking site last year, clocking up over 80 hours, according to new research from application delivery firm Akamai..

By Brett Winterford | March 30, 2009

Cloud computing is a game changer, says Salesforce.com exec Peter Coffee, and the usual list of barriers to adoption are mere "monsters under the bed."

By Brett Winterford | March 30, 2009

More and more Australian mobile phone users are using their mobile phones for instant messaging and social networking, according to new research by m.Net.

By David Neal | March 30, 2009

A recent warning from AT&T's chief security officer, Edward Amoroso, that the cost of cyber crime is running into trillions of dollars has been confirmed by security firm Finjan..

By Alexei Oreskovic | March 30, 2009

Graphics chipmaker Nvidia has countersued Intel for breach of contract, alleging that Intel made misleading statements designed to undermine Nvidia's licensing rights.

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