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Vasco offers two-factor authentication via mobile phone

Vasco offers two-factor authentication via mobile phone

Firm promises safer access for remote workers using Digipass system.
Staff Writers May 27 2009 10:53AM Security
Adios uncalled for, says Minchin

Adios uncalled for, says Minchin

Opposition communications minister Nick Minchin has praised Senator Conroy for his “generous” remarks about ex-Telstra chief Sol Trujillo, saying they “set a far higher standard” than those by the Prime Minister.
Staff Writers May 26 2009 5:17PM Telco/ISP
Exetel chief questions cost savings from Pipe cable

Exetel chief questions cost savings from Pipe cable

Exetel chief John Linton has questioned the cost benefits that early adopters of Pipe International’s Sydney-Guam cable might achieve by using the cable over that of competitors like Southern Cross and the Australia-Japan Cable.
Staff Writers May 26 2009 4:20PM Telco/ISP
PHOTO GALLERY: Spot yourself at the SC Magazine industry awards

PHOTO GALLERY: Spot yourself at the SC Magazine industry awards

Hosted by comedienne Corinne Grant, the inaugural awards were held on Tuesday 19th May during the Gala Dinner at the AusCERT 2009 Conference on the Gold Coast.
Staff Writers May 26 2009 12:40PM Security
Internode turns attention to customer care systems

Internode turns attention to customer care systems

Internode has started a $4 million upgrade to its customer care systems that the ISP says will reduce queues in busy periods and provide more self-service options for customers.
Staff Writers May 26 2009 11:12AM Software
Telstra offers relief package for flood victims

Telstra offers relief package for flood victims

Telstra has announced it will waive fees and offer free call diversions and cheaper mobile call prices to flood victims in Southern Queensland and Northern NSW.
Staff Writers May 25 2009 3:11PM Telco/ISP
Sydney Uni students vent about Microsoft email system

Sydney Uni students vent about Microsoft email system

University of Sydney students have taken to online forums to vent about the institution switching its email over to Microsoft’s Live@edu product earlier this month.
Staff Writers May 22 2009 2:17PM Software
Conroy reveals Tassie fibre network close to launch

Conroy reveals Tassie fibre network close to launch

Communications Minister Stephen Conroy said his department is “finalising discussions” with the Tasmanian Government to commence fibre-to-the-home rollouts from July.
Staff Writers May 22 2009 2:03PM Telco/ISP
Full-timers envy SMB's remote working bliss

Full-timers envy SMB's remote working bliss

Small businesses are flocking to remote working with at least 60 per cent doing it “regularly” and 35 per cent “at least three times a week”, according to two local surveys.
Staff Writers May 22 2009 6:00AM Software
Samsung scores Swinburne DVD breakthrough

Samsung scores Swinburne DVD breakthrough

Swinburne University of Technology researchers have licensed to Samsung a technique to create ‘five-dimensional’ discs with storage capacities 2,000 times larger than DVDs.
Staff Writers May 21 2009 3:42PM Storage
IT warned: Cloud could make you look bad

IT warned: Cloud could make you look bad

Aussie government CIOs will soon face increasing pressure to explain why in-house ICT services take so long and are so expensive to deploy compared to cloud-based services, Ovum has said.
Staff Writers May 21 2009 2:52PM Networking
AAPT busts out unlimited off-peak broadband plans

AAPT busts out unlimited off-peak broadband plans

AAPT has fast-tracked the launch of its ‘unlimited’ ADSL2+ plans which offer users six hours of quota-free downloads per day.
Staff Writers May 20 2009 2:14PM Telco/ISP
The SC Magazine Awards Australia 2009 - Winners Announced!

The SC Magazine Awards Australia 2009 - Winners Announced!

Hosted by comedienne Corinne Grant, the inaugural awards were held on Tuesday 19th May during the Gala Dinner at the AusCERT 2009 Conference on the Gold Coast.
Staff Writers May 20 2009 11:38AM Security
Dell unveils educational Ubuntu netbook

Dell unveils educational Ubuntu netbook

Dell is offering a purpose-built netbook running a choice of Windows or Ubuntu for Aussie school students.
Staff Writers May 19 2009 5:39PM Hardware
NBN $43 billion cost has lots of padding

NBN $43 billion cost has lots of padding

Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has revealed the actual cost of the NBN is expected to be “significantly lower” than $43 billion, especially if industry players like Telstra trade their infrastructure for equity.
Staff Writers May 19 2009 5:30PM Telco/ISP
Sol sent packing six weeks early

Sol sent packing six weeks early

Telstra CEO Sol Trujillo has jetted back to the United States some six weeks earlier than anticipated.
Staff Writers May 19 2009 11:30AM Telco/ISP
SMS content providers face tough restrictions

SMS content providers face tough restrictions

Premium SMS providers will soon be forced to operate a business-hours customer call centre whilst mobile users will be able to permanently bar such services from their account.
Staff Writers May 19 2009 12:01AM Telco/ISP
Grocon caches CAD files at building sites

Grocon caches CAD files at building sites

Building developer Grocon has started ‘pre-caching’ large CAD files at building project sites to reduce latency and stop employees from saving the files locally.
Staff Writers May 15 2009 3:06PM Software
Email security remains a threat

Email security remains a threat

SC Magazine takes a look at the products and managed services aimed at keeping the corporate inbox clean.
Staff Writers May 15 2009 12:07PM Security
Finalists announced in Secure Computing Awards

Finalists announced in Secure Computing Awards

The judging panel for the inaugural Secure Computing Awards, to be presented next week at the AusCERT conference, has announced its picks for finalists.
Staff Writers May 13 2009 2:47PM Security

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