TODAY ON ITNEWS
Internet
Exetel says no to internet filtering
By
Ry Crozier
| May 05, 2009
Exetel chief John Linton has ruled out selling an opt-in 'clean feed' internet service to users as a result of last week's trial because the technology can be too easily bypassed.
Mobility
Interview: RIM founder and CEO, Mike Lazaridis
By
Brett Winterford
| May 05, 2009
RIM co-founder Mike Lazaridis sits down with iTnews editor Brett Winterford to discuss how the Blackberry will survive the onset of new competition.
Telecommunications
Yankee Group primes for NBN advisory role
By
Ry Crozier
| May 05, 2009
The Yankee Group will make a play to become advisers to the National Broadband Network by establishing a presence in Australia.
Hardware
Netbooks, cloud to be winners this year: IDC
By
Nate Cochrane
| May 05, 2009
Gazing into its crystal ball, analysts International Data Corporation predict "pockets of opportunity" for the IT industry in an otherwise gloomy outlook this year.
Software
Objective, CSC win state government deals
By
Staff writers
| May 05, 2009
Objective has been appointed to the Queensland Government whole-of-government arrangement for electronic document and records management systems (EDRMS) while outsourcer CSC has collected two deals at West Australian Police.
Software
Blackberry 'push' technology opened to developers
By
Brett Winterford
| May 05, 2009
Research in Motion has announced that the prized 'push' technology behind its Blackberry email service is now available to third party developers.
Security
Researchers hijack Torpig botnet
By
Shaun Nichols
| May 05, 2009
In an effort to better understand the workings of cybercrime, a group of researchers recently hijacked and dissected a massive botnet.
Telecommunications
IBA Health pursues 25 per cent IT budget cut
By
Staff writers
| May 05, 2009
Health software developer IBA Health has revealed plans to deploy "follow-me" unified communications to its 4,200 staff worldwide after outsourcing its IP network to Verizon Business.
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