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CVSDude moves out of early stage incubation

CVSDude moves out of early stage incubation

Hosted open source version control system developers CVSDude are one of two companies to ‘graduate’ the Queensland government’s i.lab incubation programme.
Staff Writers Dec 5 2008 2:47PM Software
Aussies arrested for 10,000TB of illegal film transfers

Aussies arrested for 10,000TB of illegal film transfers

Two Brisbane men have been charged with allegedly facilitating the transfer of over 10,000TB of pirated films and TV shows via an offshore website.
Staff Writers Dec 5 2008 12:22PM Software
M2 acquires People Telecom

M2 acquires People Telecom

People Telecom’s board has unanimously recommend shareholders approve M2 Telecommunications Group offer to acquire the local telco.
Staff Writers Dec 5 2008 11:25AM Telco/ISP
Webroot offers free security hardware recycling

Webroot offers free security hardware recycling

Go Green initiative promises to scrap legacy kit if customers sign to SaaS
offering.
Staff Writers Dec 4 2008 9:38AM Security
Tassie Internode customers gifted their speed back

Tassie Internode customers gifted their speed back

Internode has given its Tassie ADSL customers an early Christmas present by announcing it will remove speed constraints it imposed on them in May and absorb the extra backhaul costs to make it happen.
Staff Writers Dec 3 2008 12:39PM Telco/ISP
Fibre channel switch prices rise

Fibre channel switch prices rise

Overall prices for fibre channel switches rose for the first time since 2002, but the downturn on host bus adapters continues, according to analyst firm Dell’Oro Group.
Staff Writers Dec 3 2008 12:38PM Storage
Australia needs ICT people – 9,000 to be precise

Australia needs ICT people – 9,000 to be precise

.NET, Java, SAP and Cisco skills are high on Aussie employer wishlists, according to a new skills index developed by KPMG Econtech.
Staff Writers Dec 3 2008 12:37PM Training & Development
Victorian Council eyes 24x7 online access to services

Victorian Council eyes 24x7 online access to services

Mornington Peninsula Shire Council is rolling out Objective enterprise content management (ECM) software to 650 users enterprise-wide as part of a wider strategy to enable it to conduct more business process transactions online.
Staff Writers Dec 2 2008 1:06PM Software
Internode appoints first CIO

Internode appoints first CIO

Internode has appointed the former head of operations at Cable & Wireless, Mike Damms, as its first chief information officer.
Staff Writers Dec 2 2008 11:39AM Telco/ISP
User-created extensions coming to Google Chrome

User-created extensions coming to Google Chrome

User-created extensions are at the heart of a new Google plan to improve its open source Chrome browser, according to documents on the Chromium development site.
Staff Writers Dec 2 2008 11:22AM Software
Pownce acquired by Six Apart, will be shut down in two weeks

Pownce acquired by Six Apart, will be shut down in two weeks

Popular microblogging and social networking site Pownce will close forever on 15 December, after it was acquired by rival Six Apart, the company behind Movable Type, Vox and TypePad.
Staff Writers Dec 2 2008 10:29AM Software
New consumer telco body will cost $700,000

New consumer telco body will cost $700,000

Senator Conroy, Minister for Communications, will spend $700,000 to establish a new body for consumer representation in telecommunications: the Australian Communications Consumers Action Network, or ACCAN.
Staff Writers Dec 2 2008 6:32AM Telco/ISP
eBay issues trading warning for Thailand, India

eBay issues trading warning for Thailand, India

International auction giant eBay has issued a trading warning for Thailand and India in the wake of recent disruptions in both countries.
Staff Writers Dec 2 2008 6:29AM Strategy
SABRENet gets 14km extension to Adelaide naval hub

SABRENet gets 14km extension to Adelaide naval hub

Amcom has been awarded a contract to extend the SABRENet high-speed fibre network in Adelaide by some 14km to the naval industry hub, Techport.
Staff Writers Dec 2 2008 6:00AM Telco/ISP
Marshal8e6’s new software locks down Microsoft Exchange

Marshal8e6’s new software locks down Microsoft Exchange

Marshal8e6 promises to secure all Internet-based communication streams in the workplace with an internal filtering solution for Microsoft Exchange 2003 and 2007.
Staff Writers Dec 1 2008 2:22PM Software
ACS wants Gershon savings put into ICT pilots

ACS wants Gershon savings put into ICT pilots

Part of the $400m in yearly savings that the government is expected to get by implementing all of the Gershon report’s recommendations should be put back into ICT pilot projects, according to the Australian Computer Society.
Staff Writers Dec 1 2008 1:26PM Strategy
Conroy to bidders: make the case for intervention

Conroy to bidders: make the case for intervention

The NBN expert panel will judge whether any of the proposals make a ‘compelling case’ for regulations to prevent network overbuild by Telstra or to require a full switchover of Telstra’s copper to the NBN, Broadband minister Stephen Conroy said yesterday.
Staff Writers Dec 1 2008 12:45PM Telco/ISP
Vodafone’s $0 Dell netbook isn’t free - it’s $720

Vodafone’s $0 Dell netbook isn’t free - it’s $720

Vodafone’s announcement of a $0 Dell netbook and mobile broadband bundle doesn‘t actually mean the laptop is thrown in for free.
Staff Writers Nov 29 2008 3:16PM Hardware
Analysis: Copper is here to stay

Analysis: Copper is here to stay

Fibre and wireless have their place, but won't replace copper any time soon.
Staff Writers Nov 28 2008 2:36PM Hardware
Singtel Optus labelled ‘sub-prime’ bidder over $8bn funding gap

Singtel Optus labelled ‘sub-prime’ bidder over $8bn funding gap

Telstra has labelled the bid of its bitter NBN rival Singtel Optus as ‘sub-prime’, because the source of $8 billion of its funding is still unclear.
Staff Writers Nov 28 2008 2:16PM Telco/ISP

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