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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
Is the Telstra submission a joke?

Is the Telstra submission a joke?

Broadband minister Stephen Conroy is talking tough that his government is ‘not going to be pushed around’ by Telstra on the issue of further concessions for the NBN build.
Staff Writers Nov 28 2008 2:14PM Telco/ISP
Europe adopts new cyber crime agenda

Europe adopts new cyber crime agenda

EU vice president calls for co-operation and information exchange between
member states.
Staff Writers Nov 28 2008 10:51AM Security
UNSW offers students 500 times more email storage

UNSW offers students 500 times more email storage

The University of New South Wales has abandoned its UniMail system - which gave users just 20Mbit of storage - for a newer, smarter system hosted in the U.S.
Staff Writers Nov 28 2008 6:27AM Storage
Internode triples ADSL2+ reach with Telstra wholesale deal

Internode triples ADSL2+ reach with Telstra wholesale deal

Internode has signed a new wholesale agreement with Telstra that will give it access to about 1,400 exchanges equipped with Telstra ADSL2+ DSLAMs.
Staff Writers Nov 27 2008 4:04PM Telco/ISP
HP inks seven-year services deal with Sara Lee

HP inks seven-year services deal with Sara Lee

HP has scooped up a seven-year infrastructure services contract from FMCG giant Sara Lee to manage its global technology environment.
Staff Writers Nov 27 2008 4:04PM Hardware
NBN ‘unlikely’ to deliver promised reach or speed: IBRS

NBN ‘unlikely’ to deliver promised reach or speed: IBRS

Analyst firm IBRS has criticised the Federal government over the National Broadband Network process, claiming it could ‘have been better managed’ and is unlikely to deliver what it promised.
Staff Writers Nov 27 2008 4:03PM Telco/ISP
Vodafone reveals all-in-one business service pricing

Vodafone reveals all-in-one business service pricing

Vodafone has released details of its first Business One hardware and services package with pricing set to start from around $3,700 per month - not including handsets.
Staff Writers Nov 27 2008 3:52PM Telco/ISP
Start-ups get freebies and cheapies from Sun and Microsoft

Start-ups get freebies and cheapies from Sun and Microsoft

First it was students – now hardware and software vendors want to hook start-ups on their gear with Microsoft and now Sun Microsystems offering them free or subsidised software and hardware.
Staff Writers Nov 27 2008 3:51PM Software
NBN door remains open for Telstra

NBN door remains open for Telstra

Broadband Minister Stephen Conroy has asked voters to trust that the government's 98 percent coverage promise for the NBN will be delivered, despite the fact it will consider Telstra's lesser 90 percent proposal.
Staff Writers Nov 27 2008 3:49PM Telco/ISP
Internet café fined $82k, forfeits servers for copyright breaches

Internet café fined $82k, forfeits servers for copyright breaches

A Sydney Internet café raided by Australian Federal Police late last year has pleaded guilty to 40 charges of copyright infringement, copping an $82,000 fine, court costs and forfeiting some 60 computer terminals and three servers.
Staff Writers Nov 27 2008 3:46PM Software
Telstra baits Government with NBN ‘detail’ carrot

Telstra baits Government with NBN ‘detail’ carrot

Telstra will hold the government to ransom by submitting a ‘proposal’ to build a $9.7 billion National Broadband Network but withholding more detailed bid documents.
Staff Writers Nov 26 2008 1:27PM Telco/ISP
ACMA response to Hyarchis alleged spam breach

ACMA response to Hyarchis alleged spam breach

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has released a detailed response to claims by Hyarchis that its formal warning over alleged spam activities was unfair.
Staff Writers Nov 26 2008 12:52PM Telco/ISP
Facebook wins record spam payout

Facebook wins record spam payout

Social networking giant Facebook has been awarded a hefty US$837m judgment against a Canadian spammer under the US Can-Spam Act.
Staff Writers Nov 26 2008 9:46AM Security
Unisys brings BankWest joint venture back in-house

Unisys brings BankWest joint venture back in-house

Unisys has bought out BankWest’s 49 per cent stake in the two companies’ joint venture, Unisys West.
Staff Writers Nov 25 2008 3:25PM Strategy
Telstra pumps $5.5m into South Queensland projects

Telstra pumps $5.5m into South Queensland projects

Telstra has dropped $5.5 million into two communications infrastructure projects in Southern Queensland to provide a backbone for mining and gas developments in the region.
Staff Writers Nov 25 2008 3:24PM Telco/ISP
CBA system glitch takes out money twice

CBA system glitch takes out money twice

The Commonwealth Bank has blamed an unknown overnight processing system glitch for causing some Netbank and ATM transations to be processed twice.
Staff Writers Nov 25 2008 3:20PM Software
Microsoft copied us: AVG

Microsoft copied us: AVG

Free anti-virus provider AVG Technologies claims that Microsoft is ‘clearly’ following its lead in the security market but that it will face many challenges pursuing a free model, including a severe reseller backlash.
Staff Writers Nov 24 2008 5:04PM Security
Opinion: Why SMBs cannot afford to ignore BPM

Opinion: Why SMBs cannot afford to ignore BPM

Paul Berger, managing director of Australian owned business software company, Happen Business, (pictured), talks to CRN about Business Process Management.
Staff Writers Nov 24 2008 3:04PM Strategy
Helium-ion tech measures 'close' to diameter of atom

Helium-ion tech measures 'close' to diameter of atom

Carl Zeiss SMT claims to have set a new record resolution benchmark for surface imaging in the sub-nanometer range with a series of measurements closing in on the diameter of a single atom.
Staff Writers Nov 24 2008 12:20PM Hardware

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