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BREAKING IT NEWS FOR AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS Thursday April 30, 2009
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EDITOR'S NOTE

Good Afternoon,

One has to feel for the customers affected by WebCentral's three-day long email service outage, not to mention WebCentral's techies, who have been pulling all-nighters trying to address the issue over the last few days.

Customers have reported more downtime today, and we're still waiting on news of a fix.

If you are in tech support, don't miss our free online NetSeminar next Wednesday - 5 Strategies for Providing Superior Tech Support While Cutting Costs. Register now!

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TODAY ON ITNEWS

Hardware
WebCentral email still down at 49 hour mark

By Brett Winterford | April 30, 2009

WebCentral claims to have fixed the problem that has left tens of thousands of Australians without email over the last three days, but customers continue to report issues with the service.

 
 
Business
Fujitsu usurps Telstra at Qantas

By Stuart Finlayson | April 30, 2009

Fujitsu has won a deal to provide all user-facing IT services for Qantas' domestic and international operations following the airline's decision to prematurely end its seven-year, $750 million desktop services contract with Telstra.

 
 
Internet
Regulator puts .org.au domains under microscope

By Ry Crozier | April 30, 2009

An audit of two years of .org.au registrations by domain regulator auDA will lead to a further scrutiny for almost 4,000 domains and their owners.

 
 
Security
Chip-and-PIN security goes on trial

By Tom Young | April 30, 2009

A trial that could prove to be a test case for the security of chip-and-PIN card technology starts today in the UK.

 
 
Business
Watchlist reveals US hypocrisy on IP laws

By Brett Winterford | April 30, 2009

A study shows US scorn for other countries' IP protection law is matched by some relatively lax laws at home.

 
 
Software
SAP ties "value" to user support price hikes

By Ry Crozier | April 30, 2009

SAP's user group community has agreed to a set of key performance indicators that will determine how quickly the German software giant phases in a contentious revamp of its support offering to customers.

 
 
Internet
Swedish ISPs to stop logging IP addresses

By Shaun Nichols | April 30, 2009

Worried about the privacy implications of a new copyright law, several ISPs in Sweden have vowed to stop logging IP addresses for users.

 
 
Security
Trend Micro buys Third Brigade

By Shaun Nichols | April 30, 2009

Security giant Trend Micro is aiming to increase its enterprise security presence by acquiring enterprise specialist Third Brigade for an undisclosed sum.

 
 

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