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Senator Conroy blasts telcos over complaint levels

Senator Conroy blasts telcos over complaint levels

Communications minister Stephen Conroy has given telcos a blunt warning to either 'lift their game' in responding to customer complaints or face government intervention to make them do it.
Staff Writers Nov 21 2008 12:36PM Telco/ISP
Convict alleged file sharers and we’ll cut them off: iiNet

Convict alleged file sharers and we’ll cut them off: iiNet

iiNet has defended itself against allegations by the Australian film industry that it encouraged customers to download films illegally, saying it has supplied the alleged list of breaches to police and will disconnect any customers proven to have breached their service agreements and applicable laws.
Staff Writers Nov 21 2008 12:34PM Telco/ISP
Samsung Omnia i900

Samsung Omnia i900

A fine touchscreen phone, but held back by Windows Mobile and a slightly disappointing snapper
Staff Writers Nov 21 2008 11:06AM Telco/ISP
Review: Samsung Omnia i900

Review: Samsung Omnia i900

A fine touchscreen phone, but held back by Windows Mobile and a slightly disappointing snapper
Staff Writers Nov 21 2008 11:06AM Telco/ISP
ACS establishes e-security taskforce

ACS establishes e-security taskforce

The Australian Computer Society (ACS) has formed an E-Security Task Force, with the aim of taking a leadership role in the development of policy proposals for e-security and ISP filtering.
Staff Writers Nov 20 2008 11:28AM Security
Hyarchis busted in ACMA spam crackdown

Hyarchis busted in ACMA spam crackdown

Premium SMS provider Hyarchis Company is the latest to feature on a growing hitlist of firms caught by the Australian Communications and Media Authority for alleged breaches of the Spam Act.
Staff Writers Nov 20 2008 10:12AM Security
Brisbane mega data centre shows off its architecture

Brisbane mega data centre shows off its architecture

Digital Sense has lifted the lid on the technologies inside the first stage of its multi-million dollar data centre complex in Brisbane.
Staff Writers Nov 20 2008 10:11AM Hardware
Secerno and F5 hook up on network security

Secerno and F5 hook up on network security

Partnership aims to prevent attacks on critical databases.
Staff Writers Nov 20 2008 10:10AM Security
Australians support biometrics to protect identities

Australians support biometrics to protect identities

Australians strongly support the introduction of new technologies to provide greater security for individuals’ data and finances, according to the Unisys Security Index by Newspoll released today.
Staff Writers Nov 20 2008 1:00AM Security
Symantec CEO to retire

Symantec CEO to retire

Symantec’s chairman and CEO John W. Thompson will retire as CEO at the end of the fiscal year.
Staff Writers Nov 19 2008 9:31AM Security
New task force to examine ISP level content filtering

New task force to examine ISP level content filtering

The Australian Computer Society (ACS) has formed a new e-security task force to look into the Federal government’s controversial ISP filtering scheme.
Staff Writers Nov 18 2008 3:32PM Security
Symantec gains new CEO, MessageLabs

Symantec gains new CEO, MessageLabs

Global security firm Symantec announced today that it has finalised its acquisition of MessageLabs, and CEO John Thompson will retire to be replaced by Enrique Salem.

Staff Writers Nov 18 2008 2:18PM Security
Symantec wraps up MessageLabs acquisition

Symantec wraps up MessageLabs acquisition

Security giant expands software-as-a-service platform.
Staff Writers Nov 18 2008 9:47AM Security
Internode Ultra bundles ADSL2+, VOIP and line rental

Internode Ultra bundles ADSL2+, VOIP and line rental

Internode has launched a bundled service of ADSL2+ broadband, VoIP and a traditional phone line on a single plan.
Staff Writers Nov 18 2008 9:46AM Telco/ISP
New data centres underpin digital policy: Conroy

New data centres underpin digital policy: Conroy

Communications and broadband Minister, Stephen Conroy, has weighed into the data centre space debate claiming the raft of new facilities being built are important ‘foundations’ to the government’s digital economy – but he stopped short of revamping support subsidies to encourage further development.
Staff Writers Nov 17 2008 3:03PM Networking
Axia to bid for slice of National Broadband Network

Axia to bid for slice of National Broadband Network

Canada’s Axia NetMedia Group has appeared to signal an intention to bid for the National Broadband Network (NBN), dependent on its ability to utilise ‘functional capital markets’.
Staff Writers Nov 17 2008 2:58PM Telco/ISP
Unwired launch corporate WiMAX service

Unwired launch corporate WiMAX service

Unwired has taken the wraps off its corporate grade WiMAX offering which bumps wireless broadband speeds up to 10Mbps.
Staff Writers Nov 14 2008 2:17PM Telco/ISP
NetComm gets the go ahead for Call Direct

NetComm gets the go ahead for Call Direct

NetComm has hit the acquisition trail, with a purchase of Call Direct Cellular Solutions.
Staff Writers Nov 14 2008 12:48PM Networking
Senator Conroy expands reach of net filters to "unwanted content"

Senator Conroy expands reach of net filters to "unwanted content"

Senator Conroy has continued to expand the reach of his proposed mandatory net filters, saying that he will block up to 10,000 new sites that contain “unwanted material”.
Staff Writers Nov 13 2008 2:58PM Telco/ISP
WebCentral reveals capacity to run 653 virtual machines

WebCentral reveals capacity to run 653 virtual machines

WebCentral has provided a glimpse into its on-demand services architecture, revealing it is running 49 blade servers with the capacity to operate 653 VMware-based virtual machines.
Staff Writers Nov 12 2008 2:27PM Hardware

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