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Caesar replaces McKenzie at Telstra Wholesale

Caesar replaces McKenzie at Telstra Wholesale

Telstra Wholesale will be headed up by the current executive director of national sales in the enterprise and government division, Nerida Caesar, replacing Kate McKenzie who moved into strategic marketing last week.
Staff Writers Mar 26 2009 2:32PM Telco/ISP
SafeNet completes acquisition of Aladdin

SafeNet completes acquisition of Aladdin

SafeNet's private equity owner has completed the takeover of Aladdin Knowledge Systems.
Staff Writers Mar 26 2009 11:19AM Security
iiNet trial could be test case for Government P2P policy

iiNet trial could be test case for Government P2P policy

After another hearing in the landmark iiNet copyright case yesterday, the Federal Government has indicated the result of the case could influence its policy position around illegal file sharing over peer-to-peer networks.
Staff Writers Mar 26 2009 11:07AM Telco/ISP
Telstra 21Mbps modems hit stores across Australia

Telstra 21Mbps modems hit stores across Australia

Several thousand Telstra business customers are already using the telco’s Next G 21 Mbps modem, which hit retail shelves yesterday.
Staff Writers Mar 25 2009 1:47PM Telco/ISP
Vodafone national 3G launch slips to August

Vodafone national 3G launch slips to August

Vodafone plans to switch on a national upgrade to its 3G network in August 2009, some eight months later than originally intended.
Staff Writers Mar 25 2009 5:49AM Telco/ISP
Half a million dollars swiped in ATM skimming theft

Half a million dollars swiped in ATM skimming theft

Thieves using ATM skimming devices are believed to have stolen some $500,000 from a single Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) in the Melbourne CBD.
Staff Writers Mar 24 2009 6:35PM Security
Deakin Uni extends records system to Mac users

Deakin Uni extends records system to Mac users

Deakin University will extend its HP TRIM records management system to Mac and web users with a Malaysian-developed rich interface add-on it has been trialling since December.
Staff Writers Mar 24 2009 3:43PM Software
iiNet withdraws internet filter trial application

iiNet withdraws internet filter trial application

Days after the ACMA's blacklist was purportedly leaked to Wikileaks, Perth-based ISP iiNet has withdrawn from negotiations with the Government to participate in round two of the internet filtering trials.
Staff Writers Mar 24 2009 10:14AM Security
ABC retail gets Professional Advantage

ABC retail gets Professional Advantage

System integrator and ISV Professional Advantage has won a multi-million dollar deal to deploy a 100-seat merchandising retail system for the ABC’s retail chain and wholesale business.
Staff Writers Mar 23 2009 5:32PM Training & Development
Dell extends small business award deadline

Dell extends small business award deadline

Dell Australia is offering an extra fortnight for tech savvy Australian small businesses to submit an application to win between US$25,000 and US$50,000 in Dell products and services.
Staff Writers Mar 23 2009 3:37PM Financial Services
iiNet withdraws internet filter trial application

iiNet withdraws internet filter trial application

Days after ACMA’s blacklist was purportedly leaked to Wikileaks, Perth-based ISP iiNet has withdrawn from negotiations with the Government to participate in round two of the internet filtering trials.
Staff Writers Mar 23 2009 3:35PM Telco/ISP
ACMA blacklist proves too popular for Wikileaks

ACMA blacklist proves too popular for Wikileaks

An updated version of the ACMA blacklist has proven too popular for the servers at whistle-blowing site Wikileaks, which has been out of action for most of the weekend.
Staff Writers Mar 23 2009 6:12AM Telco/ISP
AFL's Demons recruit Kaspersky

AFL's Demons recruit Kaspersky

Russian anti-virus vendor Kaspersky Lab has inked a three-year sponsorship deal with the Melbourne AFL team, the Demons.
Staff Writers Mar 20 2009 12:06PM Security
ACCC sues Telstra over exchange access

ACCC sues Telstra over exchange access

Competitors have welcomed Federal Court proceedings brought against Telstra by the ACCC alleging the incumbent refused access seeker requests for interconnection.
Staff Writers Mar 19 2009 3:32PM Telco/ISP
BOM-ANU deploy $30m Sun supercomputer

BOM-ANU deploy $30m Sun supercomputer

The Australian Bureau of Meteorology will be the first major weather forecasting site worldwide to run on an open source stack as part of a $30 million-plus supercomputer rollout.
Staff Writers Mar 19 2009 1:32PM Hardware
Unsecured mobiles leaving owners open to ID theft

Unsecured mobiles leaving owners open to ID theft

Personal information stored on unsecured mobile phones is leaving millions of users exposed to the risk of identity theft and fraud, according to a recent report by data protection firm Credant Technologies.
Staff Writers Mar 19 2009 11:06AM Security
Aussie start-ups to get $83m boost

Aussie start-ups to get $83m boost

Federal Innovation Minister Kim Carr has announced the Federal Government will offer $83 million in funding to early-stage start-up companies.
Staff Writers Mar 18 2009 5:28PM Financial Services
Gartner predicts big growth for IAM

Gartner predicts big growth for IAM

Identity and access management (IAM) will begin to be more of a service industry within two years, according to Gartner.
Staff Writers Mar 17 2009 3:21PM Security
APAC bullish on Linux server, desktop installs

APAC bullish on Linux server, desktop installs

Almost half of enterprise and government organisations surveyed by IDC on Novell’s behalf have indicated Linux will be their primary server platform within five years.
Staff Writers Mar 17 2009 2:11PM Software
Lotus battles Google, MS for Aussie Uni students

Lotus battles Google, MS for Aussie Uni students

IBM is making a play to get Aussie university students onto the Lotus Symphony productivity suite in what appears to be a targeted campaign against competitors like Microsoft and Google.
Staff Writers Mar 16 2009 5:56PM Software

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