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Vodafone struggles with mobile broadband pricing

Vodafone struggles with mobile broadband pricing

Vodafone claims to have unbundled ‘special pricing’ of its 5 GB wireless broadband offering for all new customers -– but it’s still behind in what has become an ultra-competitive market.
Staff Writers Oct 8 2008 2:10PM Telco/ISP
eBay cuts Australian jobs as part of global downsizing

eBay cuts Australian jobs as part of global downsizing

eBay Australia has cut 18 jobs as part of plans to reduce its workforce by 10 per cent, which will see over 1000 people out of work.
Staff Writers Oct 8 2008 12:22PM Training & Development
Bank customers move to mobile services

Bank customers move to mobile services

One in four bank customers would consider switching to a rival if they offered mobile banking services, a survey claims.
Staff Writers Oct 7 2008 12:48PM Strategy
Local job crunch looms as resumes rise

Local job crunch looms as resumes rise

Seek has foreshadowed a rise in unemployment levels on the back of the financial crisis and a fall in new job ads in September.
Staff Writers Oct 7 2008 12:47PM Training & Development
Telstra hoses down 21 Mbps claims

Telstra hoses down 21 Mbps claims

Telstra claims that Next G users will experience peak downlink speeds of 21 Mbps by year end but ‘actual customer download speeds will be less’.
Staff Writers Oct 7 2008 12:46PM Telco/ISP
Telstra tells Rudd: We need high-speed broadband

Telstra tells Rudd: We need high-speed broadband

Telstra has told PM Rudd that high-speed broadband must be the first cab off the rank. But on whose terms?
Staff Writers Oct 3 2008 1:32PM Telco/ISP
Telstra advertising bucks trend, up 50 per cent

Telstra advertising bucks trend, up 50 per cent

Telstra BigPond has reported a 50 per cent growth in advertising revenue this year, in contrast to traditional print and television outlets.
Staff Writers Oct 3 2008 7:18AM Financial Services
Record investment misses mobile devices

Record investment misses mobile devices

Records managers appear to be giving mobile access to records the thumbs-down despite recognising the need to provide information to users in real-time, a survey reveals.
Staff Writers Oct 2 2008 2:02PM Software
Telstra blames Spam Act for impersonal Tweets

Telstra blames Spam Act for impersonal Tweets

Telstra has hit back at claims its BigPond Twitter support feed is bot-like, arguing that personalising the messages would contravene the Spam Act.
Staff Writers Oct 2 2008 7:02AM Software
Daylight saving to commence this weekend in some states

Daylight saving to commence this weekend in some states

Daylight saving time will commence on Sunday 5 October in New South Wales, ACT, Victoria and South Australia and Tasmania.
Staff Writers Oct 2 2008 7:00AM Strategy
New 3.2 Tbps cable connects U.S. to China

New 3.2 Tbps cable connects U.S. to China

A new submarine cable with an operating capacity of 3.2 Tbps was opened today, connecting the United States to mainland China, South Korea and Taiwan.
Staff Writers Oct 1 2008 3:44PM Hardware
Aussie-registered sexual abuse sites shut down

Aussie-registered sexual abuse sites shut down

A network of websites registered in Australia that reportedly provided access to child sexual abuse material have been shut down in a joint operation between Irish and local authorities.
Staff Writers Oct 1 2008 3:35PM Software
Global Red scales campaigns on VMWare

Global Red scales campaigns on VMWare

Global Red will host customer loyalty programs for NRMA and Priceline on a VMWare-based platform via a three-year, $1 million deal with Macquarie Hosting.
Staff Writers Oct 1 2008 6:00AM Networking
Federal Government appoints new, full-time Chief Scientist

Federal Government appoints new, full-time Chief Scientist

Astronomy professor Penny Sackett has been appointed Australia’s new, full-time Chief Scientist.
Staff Writers Sep 30 2008 4:16PM Strategy
Nigerian arrested after scamming Aussie man out of $20,000

Nigerian arrested after scamming Aussie man out of $20,000

A Nigerian man has been arrested over an Internet-based lonely-hearts scam, which stripped a 45-year-old Queensland man of thousands of dollars.
Staff Writers Sep 30 2008 3:01PM Security
Telstra responds to reports of stranded mobile customers

Telstra responds to reports of stranded mobile customers

Telstra has responded to reports of "stranded customers" made by anonymous dealers to The Australian, saying that its new billing platform is "on track".
Staff Writers Sep 30 2008 3:00PM Telco/ISP
Nigerian scammer arrested with help of QLD police

Nigerian scammer arrested with help of QLD police

A Nigerian man has been arrested over an Internet lonely-hearts scam, which stripped a 45-year-old Queensland man of thousands of dollars.
Staff Writers Sep 30 2008 2:31PM Security
Microsoft targets spammers in legal blitz

Microsoft targets spammers in legal blitz

Reports suggest that today may be a bad day for Washington scammers.
Staff Writers Sep 30 2008 9:30AM Security
VMware banks on clouds

VMware banks on clouds

‘Cloud computing’ promises to deliver lucrative new revenue streams for technology partners who get to grips with exactly what it can provide, Ian Grayson talks to VMware about the clouds.
Staff Writers Sep 30 2008 9:06AM Software
Cisco patches 12 vulnerabilities

Cisco patches 12 vulnerabilities

In an advisory, Cisco Systems notified users of 12 security patches to fix vulnerabilities in its Internet Operating System (IOS) Software and Unified Communications Manager.

Staff Writers Sep 29 2008 12:32PM Security

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