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Dot ME domain names go under the hammer

Dot ME domain names go under the hammer

Drink.ME, employ.ME, tell.ME and film.ME are among 35 generic but “desirable” .ME domains that will be auctioned online by the European web marketplace Sedo later this month.
Staff Writers Mar 3 2009 1:13PM Telco/ISP
Japanese cybercrime levels see significant rise

Japanese cybercrime levels see significant rise

Finjan has claimed that 2008 cybercrime figures from Japan are showing a 15.5 per cent year-on-year annual growth.
Staff Writers Mar 3 2009 11:37AM Security
Survey: IT skills shortage remains

Survey: IT skills shortage remains

A new survey has found that strong demand remains for those Australian ICT workers willing to take on less exciting, operational jobs.
Staff Writers Mar 3 2009 9:42AM Training & Development
Sphere Healthcare replaces ERP with SAP

Sphere Healthcare replaces ERP with SAP

Contract manufacturer Sphere Healthcare will replace a six year old in-house built legacy ERP system with SAP Pharmaceuticals.
Staff Writers Mar 2 2009 2:52PM Software
Optus gets Naked as iiNet reports strong growth

Optus gets Naked as iiNet reports strong growth

Optus will differentiate its new ‘naked’ broadband offering from competitors like iiNet and Internode with a $10 discount for customers that bundle it with their Optus mobile phone.
Staff Writers Mar 2 2009 2:32PM Telco/ISP
JB Hi-Fi caught selling used phones as new

JB Hi-Fi caught selling used phones as new

JB Hi-Fi claims a 'procedural error' led to one of its stores selling used mobile phones as new - a glitch that has seen the retailer dragged over the coals by the Australian Consumer and Competition Commission.
Staff Writers Feb 27 2009 4:52PM Hardware
New dawn for CRN

New dawn for CRN

Haymarket Media is set to re-shape Australian IT channel publishing with the May 4 reboot of its CRN portfolio.
Staff Writers Feb 27 2009 11:03AM Strategy
New versions of man-in-the-middle attacks can be countered by taking secure steps

New versions of man-in-the-middle attacks can be countered by taking secure steps

Simple steps can be taken to help protect against man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks, according to Verisign.
Staff Writers Feb 27 2009 10:45AM Security
Poor password practice putting users at risk

Poor password practice putting users at risk

Internet users are still unwilling to sacrifice convenience to safeguard their online details, despite the growing amount of online fraud and other types of cyber crime, according to recent research by analyst firm Gartner.
Staff Writers Feb 26 2009 10:51AM Security
IPv4 space redistribution threatens to disrupt Internet

IPv4 space redistribution threatens to disrupt Internet

The regional Internet community is debating four separate proposals on how to redistribute IPv4 address space at the Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC) 27 meeting in Manila this week.
Staff Writers Feb 25 2009 3:07PM Telco/ISP
Internode launches FTTH speed offensive in greenfield estates

Internode launches FTTH speed offensive in greenfield estates

Internode will deliver 100Mbps retail fibre-to-the-home services over the OptiComm network to around a dozen 'greenfield' suburbs nationwide.
Staff Writers Feb 25 2009 3:04PM Telco/ISP
Sophos opens office in Perth

Sophos opens office in Perth

Sophos has opened a new office in Western Australia.
Staff Writers Feb 25 2009 2:34PM Security
Alcatel Lucent revamps Sydney learning centre

Alcatel Lucent revamps Sydney learning centre

Alcatel Lucent opened a new learning facility in Sydney today that will benefit Telstra employees among other telco customers.
Staff Writers Feb 24 2009 3:27PM Telco/ISP
Adelaide Uni offers Gmail to 16000 students

Adelaide Uni offers Gmail to 16000 students

The University of Adelaide has increased e-mailbox limits for 16,000 students from 250MB up to a potential 7GB after inking a “non-financial arrangement” with Google.
Staff Writers Feb 24 2009 3:22PM Software
Federal Government slammed for killing Telstra FTTN

Federal Government slammed for killing Telstra FTTN

Telstra has blamed the Trade Practices Act for stalling a “multi-billion dollar upgrade” of its fixed network to fibre-to-the-node and for killing off network investment in Australia generally.
Staff Writers Feb 24 2009 3:22PM Telco/ISP
Websense appoints APAC GM for Messaging Security

Websense appoints APAC GM for Messaging Security

Websense has appointed Andy Lake as general manager, Messaging Security, APAC.
Staff Writers Feb 18 2009 5:27PM Security
Melbourne contactless trial successful but next steps sketchy

Melbourne contactless trial successful but next steps sketchy

Telstra, NAB and Visa said a three-month trial into contactless mobile phone payments at Melbourne’s Docklands was a success but are only vaguely committing to its deployment.
Staff Writers Feb 18 2009 3:21PM Hardware
Pirate Bay trial descends into farce

Pirate Bay trial descends into farce

BitTorrent tracker site The Pirate Bay will no longer face a charge of copying copyrighted works.
Staff Writers Feb 18 2009 10:12AM Security
British troops may face Facebook ban

British troops may face Facebook ban

British soldiers serving in Afghanistan have been banned from using social networking sites for reasons of national security, according to reports.
Staff Writers Feb 17 2009 10:24AM Security
Trend Micro Australia reports 20 percent staff growth

Trend Micro Australia reports 20 percent staff growth

Trend Micro has increased its employee numbers locally by around 20 percent.
Staff Writers Feb 17 2009 10:02AM Security

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