Recent articles by Lilia Guan

Fujitsu A/NZ and VMWare agree on OEM servers

Fujitsu A/NZ and VMWare agree on OEM servers

Virtual software vendor VMware and Fujitsu A/NZ have combined forces to bring out a VMware bundled product with Fujitsu’s Primergy Servers.

Lilia Guan May 22 2008 2:35PM Networking
CeBIT 08: Red Hat and Ice Systems join for Open Source 3.0

CeBIT 08: Red Hat and Ice Systems join for Open Source 3.0

Australian-owned service provider, Ice Systems, has joined with Red Hat to preach the word on Open Source 3.0.
Lilia Guan May 21 2008 2:48PM Software
Aussie Govt. mail server targeted for attack

Aussie Govt. mail server targeted for attack

Global security vendor MessageLabs has claimed its heuristic scanner - Skeptic - has intercepted a Trojan specifically targeted at Australian domains.
Lilia Guan May 20 2008 2:57PM Security
Telstra competitors might get DSLAM break

Telstra competitors might get DSLAM break

The ACCC has come up with a proposal which will require Telstra to keep better records on its exchange facilities, potentially paving the way to an expansion of DSLAM networks for Telstra’s competitors.
Lilia Guan May 20 2008 2:57PM Telco/ISP
HP eyes-up EDS for a potential billion dollar deal

HP eyes-up EDS for a potential billion dollar deal

Hewlett-Packard has confirmed that it is in advanced talks to acquire global IT services company Electronic Data Systems (EDS) in a deal worth billions of dollars.
Lilia Guan May 13 2008 4:41PM Financial Services
Human error and complacency biggest IT security threats

Human error and complacency biggest IT security threats

Human error and complacency remain the biggest threats to an organisation's IT security.
Lilia Guan May 7 2008 11:04AM Security
NBN request: Reigning in the gorilla that is Telstra

NBN request: Reigning in the gorilla that is Telstra

The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy’s National Broadband Network (NBN) Request for Proposal (RFP) has made people sit up and take serious notice of the current situation.
Lilia Guan May 6 2008 7:50AM Telco/ISP
Liberals to oppose Labor’s raid on communications fund

Liberals to oppose Labor’s raid on communications fund

Shadow Communications Minister Bruce Billson has come out guns blazing at what he considers to be Labor’s planned smash-and-grab raid on the $2 billion Communications Fund.
Lilia Guan May 2 2008 4:17PM Telco/ISP
Telstra wholesale exemptions could be a hollow victory

Telstra wholesale exemptions could be a hollow victory

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has released a draft decision that it will exempt Telstra from the requirement to offer two wholesale PSTN services in parts of metropolitan Australia. The exemption would apply to wholesale line rental (WLR) and local call service (LCS), but only in areas where ULL-based competition is already established.
Lilia Guan Apr 30 2008 3:16PM Telco/ISP
CeBIT Australia ‘08: Open Source for business gets show underway

CeBIT Australia ‘08: Open Source for business gets show underway

With around three weeks to go, organisers of CeBIT Australia 2008 - Hanover Fairs - has confirmed global experts from technology giants Oracle, Red Hat, Google and Varien will join local specialists like Atlassian and Solutions First at Open CeBIT.
Lilia Guan Apr 29 2008 2:49PM Software
SANS Institute gets local presence

SANS Institute gets local presence

Technology research and training organisation SANS Institute has appointed Shearwater Solutions, a provider of information security services, as its local representative in Australia and New Zealand.
Lilia Guan Apr 23 2008 5:01PM Security
Brennan cashes up mid-market for IT spend

Brennan cashes up mid-market for IT spend

Australian IT and telecommunications mid-market service provider – Brennan – has launched ‘Brennan Finance’. The new arm of the company will offer customers a complete range of finance options to assist mid-market businesses access to the latest software and hardware technologies.
Lilia Guan Apr 16 2008 10:10AM Financial Services
Liberal Party: OPEL abolishment supporters named

Liberal Party: OPEL abolishment supporters named

The Liberal Party is adamant that project data relating to the OPEL broadband network reveals the impact the Rudd Labor Government's decision to axe it will have on under-served premises across rural, regional and remote Australia.
Lilia Guan Apr 11 2008 1:59PM Telco/ISP
Former Apple reseller doubts iPhone rumours

Former Apple reseller doubts iPhone rumours

Former independent Apple reseller Adam Connor – owner of Total Recall Solutions – says rumours that resellers have been informed about the launch of Apple’s much anticipated iPhone in Australia are doubtful.
Lilia Guan Apr 11 2008 10:14AM Hardware
EMC spends US$213 million acquiring Iomega

EMC spends US$213 million acquiring Iomega

Global storage vendor EMC has made a definitive agreement to acquire US-based Iomega in a cash tender offer of US$3.85 per outstanding share, or approximately US$213 million.
Lilia Guan Apr 9 2008 12:58PM Storage
Telstra and Alcatel link Oz to US with submarine cable

Telstra and Alcatel link Oz to US with submarine cable

Telstra and Alcatel-Lucent have demonstrated a new 9,000 kilometre submarine cable that - both organisations claim - will dramatically increase Internet capacity between Australia and the United States.
Lilia Guan Apr 8 2008 4:49PM Telco/ISP
Telstra talks up Next G network

Telstra talks up Next G network

Telstra is talking up its Next G network, claiming the wide coverage and data speeds of its Next G network could open up new opportunities for businesses across Australia to monitor and control remote sites without leaving their home or office.
Lilia Guan Apr 8 2008 1:32PM Telco/ISP
Aussie MYOB parts with UK division for $77M

Aussie MYOB parts with UK division for $77M

Australian software vendor MYOB – devloper of the popular MYOB accounting software package – has sold its UK and Ireland Accountants Division to Wolters Kluwer for a cash payment of $77.2 million (GBP 35.5 million).
Lilia Guan Apr 7 2008 7:51AM Software
ASG scores $75M worth of contracts, includes one with Dell

ASG scores $75M worth of contracts, includes one with Dell

Australian IT services provider ASG Group has secured contracts with a total value of approximately $75 million, including provision of IT services support to Dell Australia on a new CSIRO contract and provision of Oracle and general IT support to Multiplex.
Lilia Guan Apr 4 2008 3:54PM Financial Services
CeBIT Australia confirms attendance by Telstra and Optus

CeBIT Australia confirms attendance by Telstra and Optus

With CeBIT Australia 2008 only a month away, local event organiser Hanover Fairs Australia has confirmed Optus and Telstra will join multinational technology vendors Fujitsu, Motorola, Oracle, Panasonic, Red Hat, Siemens, Sony and Yahoo at the event.
Lilia Guan Apr 4 2008 3:53PM Networking

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